Curriculum Overview – Year 3

  Term 1.1 Term 1.2 Term 2.1 Term 2.2 Term 3.1 Term 3.2
Main theme/topic How do earthquakes, volcanoes and mountains effect the planet? Who were the Ancient Egyptians? How have humans developed from Stone Age to the Iron Age and beyond?
English Adventure Story The Tunnel Instructions Grow your own lettuce Poetry –alliteration Narrative including dialogue  Oliver and the Seawigs Formal letter writing Dr K Fisher Poetry – Adjectives Non- Chronological report – Paddington goes to town Fables Poetry – Limericks
Maths · Place Value · Addition and Subtraction · Multiplication and Division · Time · Length · Place Value · Addition and Subtraction · Multiplication and Division · Time · Length · · Fractions and decimals · Addition · Subtraction · Measures: Data · Multiplication and Division · Place Value · Addition and Subtraction · Multiplication · Division · Fractions · 2D shapes · Mental calculation strategies · Place value and decimals · Multiplication and division · Area and Perimeter · 2D and 3D shapes · Fractions and decimals Addition and Subtraction · Multiplication and division · Coordinate geometry · Statistics and Data · Fractions
Science Rocks Types of rock; fossils Plants Parts of flowering plants Forces and magnets   Light Reflection; shadows Animals, including humans Nutrition; skeletal and muscular system Working Scientifically
Arabic A عالم الأحلام (الجملة الفعلية والجملة الإسمية –همزة الوصل والقطع –نشيد زقزق العصفور ….أثق بنفسي (أحرف الجر المنفصلة والمتصلة – أسلوب النداء التنوين الضمائر (المتكلم – المخاطب – الغائب )القلب الكبير ( أسماء الإشارة –أسلوب التعجب ) كان وأخواتها وعملها في الجملة الإسمية نشيد صباح الخير ياجاري ملاحظة : بالإضافة لكراسة اللغة العربية وأوراق العمل 
Arabic B At School Class survival vocabulary UAE Culture Desert and Bedouin Life  UAE Food and Drinks At home Arabic Food Fruits / vegetables/ menus/ sweets/ drinks Colours Taste Going to the Souq Map – road – transportations- directions Different shops, Restaurant, Cinema, Boutique, Supermarket My best friend (Introducing self, introducing best friend, describing friend) In the zoo (zoo setting, zoo animals, feeding the animals)
Islamic (for Muslim students) Unit 1 🙁 Islam Teaches Me) 1-Morals & Values of Islam. 2- The Etiquette of the Qura’n Recitation. 3- The Beginning of Revelation. 4- (Surat Al-Alaq) 5- Khadija, may Allah be Pleased with Her. 6- Hadeeth of Good Morals. – Prophet Soloman (PBUH) and his Hoopoe. Unit 2 🙁 I am a Devoted Muslim). 1-Belief in the Angels. 2- (Surat Al-Bayyinah). 3- Prayer’s Conditions and Nullifications. 4- The Virtues of Reciting the Holy Qur’an. 5- Athan (Call for Prayer) and Iqamah (the second call for prayer). 6- Hadeeth on expiation for the sins. Unit 3 🙁 Worship Cultivates Me) 1- The Etiquettes of Hospitality. 2- Fasting. 3- (Surat Al-Hummazah). 4- Hadeeth on the Believers Attributes. 5- (Surat Al-Layl). 6- Tolerance.
Moral Education UNIT 6 CUS4 What objects and symbols can tell us – similarities and differences UNIT 6 CUS4 What objects and symbols can tell us – similarities and differences UNIT 3 CUS3 What objects and symbols can tell us UNIT 5 IC4 Being healthy and staying well UNIT 4 CM4 Resilience and Perseverance UNIT 1 CM3 Tolerance and respect for difference UNIT 2 IC3 Self identify and working with others
Social Studies Geography of the UAE Culture and traditions of the UAE Housing Water usage in the UAE Traditional trades and games of the UAE UAE Sporting figures
Geography/History Earthquakes, Mountains and Volcanoes Ancient Egyptians Stone Age to Iron Age
Art/DT Mixing and blending colours Edible Garden (DT) Clay modelling/sculpture Sketch/light and shadow Shadow puppets Mechanical posters (DT)
Computing Internet Research – using search engines Programming – Turtle Logo and Scratch Code.org Desktop publishing
PE Swimming/Tag Rugby Athletics/Swimming Athletics Striking and Fielding (Rounders/Cricket)   Dance + Gymnastics Swimming Alternative games(Ramadan)/ Swimming
Music Animal Magic – Exploring Descriptive Sounds Ancient Egypt- Exploring Dynamics, Texture and the Minor scale The Class Orchestra – Exploring Arrangements Dragon Scales – Exploring Pentatonic Scales Painting with Sound – Exploring Sound Colours Salt Pepper Vinegar Mustard – Exploring Singing Games
French Greetings Family Numbers to 20 How old are you? Compare school life in France and Dubai Using dictionaries Classroom commands and playground games Alphabet Adjectival agreement Food – likes and dislikes My family and friends How do you spell? What’s your name? My home School Parts of the body Clothes Numbers to 30 Dates and birthdays Months of the year Animals and Pets