Year 3
3BB Mosque visit
Children visited Tunstall Mosque to learn about prayer.
3BB Mosque visit
Children visited the mosque and the guide recited prayers in Arabic.
3BB Poetry Recital
Children recited poetry and added actions - the poem was about living in the countryside versus living in the city.
3DT conscience alley
3BB Religious Education - visit a mosque 2
Children visited Tunstall Mosque.
Religious Education-visit to mosque 1
Children visited the local Tunstall Mosque to learn about how Muslims pray.
3 BB Science strength of magnets part 2
Children explored the strength of different magnets.
3 BB Science-strength of magnets
Children worked in groups to explore which magnet was the strongest -which magnet held the most paper clips.
3BB Science-magnetic and non-magnetic
Children explored whether objects/materials were magnetic or non-magnetic and completed a table of results.
3BB Group 6 Friction investigation
Children investigated at what height a car moved when rolling down a wooden surface.
3BB Group 5 Friction investigation
Children investigated at which height a car moved when rolling down a board covered in bubble wrap.
3BB Group 4 Friction investigation
Children investigated at what height the car moved when rolling down a rough carpet.
3BB Group 3 Friction investigation
Children investigated at what height a car moved when rolling down a smooth carpet.
3BB Group 2 - Friction investigation
Children investigated at what height the car moved when rolling down a glass surface.
3BB Group 1 Friction investigation
Children investigated at what height the car moved when rolling down a surface covered in sponge.
3BB Science - sorting objects
Children looked through pictures of objects and sorted them according to whether they rolled, bounced or slid.
3BB Islamic objects used during prayer
Children discussed Islamic objects that are used during prayer. In each group, there were ‘experts’ who were able to talk about the importance of each object.
3BB Map drawing
Children visited Tunstall Town Square and then came back into school to draw a map of the buildings and shops within the Square.
3DT conscience alley
Mass
3BB Big Question What makes places special?
Big debate 3DT
Year 3 art exhibition
3DT poem
Shadows
TAPS
Capacity
Counting in 50s
Finding 1,10 or 100 more or less
Making hundreds
Settlements hot seating
Map jigsaw
Map drawing BB
Map drawing
Number line
3BB Using question stems
A group of children used question stems to craft historical questions
3BB Field trip - Cannock Chase
Children found natural resources from the environment around them to create a tree - roots, stem, leaves, flowers.
Field work - Year 3 Visit to Cannock Chase Forest
Children went to the forest in Cannock Chase as part of their learning about rainforests. They took part in pond dipping to see which living creatures live in the pond.
3BB Discussion - the pros and cons of deforestation
Children looked at some statements and discussed whether they were for or against deforestation, and grouped them accordingly.
3BB Weather report 2
Children researched the weather in different rainforests, and then wrote and delivered a weather report.
3BB Weather report - Rainforest 1
Children researched the weather in different rainforests, and then, wrote and delivered a weather report.
3AH-Rainforest weather forecast 2
3AH-Rainforest weather forecast
3BB Lego Spike
Children used Lego to create a product and used coding to instruct it to move.
3BB ICT Coding
Children created instructions to communicate with computers.
3BB History - asking questions about artefacts
Children looked at seals from the Indus Valley Civilisation and generated questions, in small groups.
3BB Indus Valley 2
Children presented one point that they had learnt after looking at pictures of life in the Indus Valley.
3BB History-The Indus Valley
Children looked at pictures of what life would have been like in the Indus Valley . They looked for clues and , after discussion in small groups, they wrote down what the pictures revealed.
3AH- Collecting information from pictures of the Indus valley civilisation
Children worked in groups to infer from pictures of the Indus Valley Civilisation.
3BB Design and Technology-making a pouch to hold seeds
Children cut out and stitched a pouch together. This project was as part of their Stone Age to Iron Age topic. The pouch was made to hold seeds by the hunter gatherers.
3BB Science - exploring the roots of a plant
Children used magnifying glasses to look closely at the roots of a plant.
3BB Science-life-cycle of a plant
Children worked in pairs to arrange a set of cards into the life-cycle of a plant.
3BB Speech 2
Children made a speech about the reason why the day that Jesus died is called Good Friday.
3BB Speech-Good Friday 1
Children wrote a speech about why the day Jesus died is called Good Friday and then they presented it to the class.
3AH SPEECH - spring
3BB Science-plants
Children used the internet to find information about the different parts of the plant, and the function of each part.
3AH- why are roots important?
3AH- importance statements about plants
3AH British Science Week - time
3BB Science Week Investigation- Time
Children created some water clocks, using empty water bottles, bottle tops and water.
3BB Science-Plants
Children worked in pairs to create a diamond nine outlining the reasons why plants are important - ranging from the most important to the least important.
3BB The Last Supper 2
Children discussed the painting of the Last Supper and generated some questions.
3BB Religious Education - The Last Supper
Children are learning about the Easter Story. They worked in pairs to look at a painting of the Last Supper and generated questions around the Image.
3BB Design and Technology - Textiles
Children developed their sewing skills - threading a needle, using the running stitch, sorting out mistakes, etc.
Year 3 Stone Age Workshop
Children designed and made mini henges.
Year 3 History workshop
Children moved the pieces to build Stonehenge.
Year 3 Stone Age Workshop 2
Children built fences, they made houses, dressed up, sharpened tools, and had fun alongside consolidating their learning.
Year 3 Prehistory Workshop
Feedback from children on the tasks they had completed
Year 3 pre history workshop
Children were fortunate enough to consolidate their learning on Stone Age to Iron Age by inviting a workshop - Past Presents - into the school. For the day, children became Stone agers as they travelled back in time and completed many tasks which were important at that time - grinding grains into flour, lighting sparks, decorating a home, searching for mushrooms, looking at arrowheads, and making tools. Children thoroughly enjoyed the day and took part in the many activities happily and with enthusiasm.
3AH- Stone Age Workshop
Today, Year 3 had a workshop to support their learning of the Stone Age. We learnt about the different periods and how people used to live. We looked at hunting, cooking and how they would dress.
3BB the Iron Man role play
Children read the first chapter and the second chapter of the Iron Man by Ted Hughes’s and then acted out a scene when Hogarth returns home to tell his parents that he has seen the Iron Man. After acting out the scene, children wrote a conversation between the three characters.
The Iron Man- chapter 1 roleplay
3AH are acting out the scene of when Hogarth returns home to tell his parents that he spotted the Iron Man.
3AH- Exploring and inferring from the the Iron Man front cover
3AH- Exploring and inferring from the the Iron Man front cover
3AH - Exploring and inferring from the the Iron Man front cover
3BB The Iron Man
Children worked in groups of 3 to look at different versions of the Iron Man covers and to infer what the story is about.
3BB Internet safety group work
Children worked with partners to discuss how to stay safe while using the internet.
3BB Internet safety discussion
Internet safety day - Children looked at internet safety and how to be safe on-line.
3BB Science-layers of the earth part 2
Children used food to create the different layers of the earth.
3BB Science -layers of the earth Part 1
Children used food to create the different layers of the earth.
3BB religious debate
Children discussed the question - is lying ok in some situations - and offered their thoughts.
3BBICT lesson
Children used Lego to build a cave car and then used ICT to make the car light up.
3BB Religious Education
Children worked in pairs and travelled to different stations to learn about the different Hindu gods.
3BB science lesson - exploring rocks
Children worked in pairs, small groups to look at rocks, what they are called and what properties they have.
Stone Age- Roleplay
3AH were put into groups and allocated a task: making fire, making tools, using tools, preparing and using animal skins, preparing and cooking food, hunting/ fishing - these relate to pages 16 and 17 of Stone Age Boy. Children looked at the images and create a group tableau of them doing that particular task. Children used freeze/action to bring the piece to life and the magic microphone to interview characters.
Debate: Whether life before electricity was a good/bad thing
3AH debated whether life before electricity was better.
Name and Action game
3AH were naming and acting out everyday tasks and considering whether it would need electricity. Then, we discussed how these activities differ from the Stone Age.
3BB History role play-life in a StoneAge village
Children enacted the jobs carried out by Stone Age people, and brought the village of prehistory to life.
3BB Discussion-a world without electricity
Children held a discussion outlining the reasons why a world without electricity would be a good thing or a bad thing.
3BB Excavators of the past-discussing artefacts
Children worked in pairs/small groups to generate questions about artefacts -stone-age arrow heads.
3BB Design and Technology
Making fruit salad
3BB Food Technology
Children talked about the new skills they had gained from their food technology session.
3BB Food Technology
During their Design and Technology Lesson, children made fruit salad. They looked at how to use equipment carefully, and how to keep everything clean - surfaces, food and themselves. Children also learnt to chop, dice, peel, use a grater, use a knife and mix the ingredients.
What makes us human
Children explored the notion of what makes us human during a session of religious debate and discussion.
Autumn 2: The Big Question 3AH- What makes us human?
Year 3 watch me learn PE session - dance - part 2
Children worked alongside their parents to create and perform a fantastic dance routine.
Year3 watch me learn PE session-dance
Children learned dance routines alongside their parents - part 1.
3BB labelling the parts of the human anatomy part 2
Children worked in small groups to label the parts of the human body - organs, features, bones and joints - as part of our science - exploring the function and the make-up of the human skeleton.
3BB drawing and labelling the parts of the human skeleton part 1
Children worked in small groups to draw around a child before labelling the different parts -organs, features and bones - of the human body. This session was the launch to our science topic exploring the human skeleton and what functions it serves.
3AH- Labelling a Skeleton
Today, 3AH labelled the bones of a skeleton.
3BB Conscience alley
Should Charlie Bucket buy another chocolate bar with the 50p?
3AH Conscience Alley
3AH devised a conscience alley to deliver the thoughts of Charlie when he found the 50p coin.
3AH 50p debate
3AH held a debate about what Charlie should have done with the 50p coin that he found.
Debate-should he or shouldn’t he?That is the question
A debate to discuss what Charlie Bucket should do with the 50p coin that he finds.
3BB Art
Children drew on material and then painted their artwork.
3BB Art
Children sketched different types of homes, onto material and then painted them.
3BB religious education debate
What does it mean to be kind - debate and discussion
Y3BB poetry recrial
We recited a poem we wrote as a class
3AH: The Big Question: What makes a person kind?
For the final R.E lesson, children discussed what makes a person kind.
3AH- Crazy City vs Cool Countryside
During Poetry Week, 3AH wrote a poem comparing the busy life of the city to the more laid-back life in the countryside. We used a rhyme scheme, created rhythm and included imagery. Then, we added actions to our poem and performed it.
Year 3 visited a local mosque
Year 3 visited a local mosque
Exploring the strength of magnets
The children were exploring the strength of magnets
Exploring magnetism
The children had different materials and magnets to investigate which materials were magnetic
Human and physical features
The children were finding physical and human features of our locality
A visit to the mosque
Today, 3AH visited the local mosque to learn about Islam and the importance of prayer for muslims. The children had the opportunity to look at different artefacts, discuss the different prayers, look at the different rooms in the mosque and were also able to try out the different prayer positions.
Investigating Friction with 3BB
We were investigating how a car travels on different surfaces.
Testing the strength of different magnets
3AH were investigating which magnet held the most paperclips to find the strongest magnet.
Investigating Friction
I can investigate the effects of friction on different surfaces.