Science key area of learning: Key Vocabulary Ancient Egyptians: the Identify that humans and some other animals have Key areas of maths learning: skeletons and muscles for support, protection and We will start by looking at Pyramids structures left by mankind movement. timesing 2 digits by 1 digit.

How do buildings affect our Understand the importance of maintaining our teeth and We will them move on to look at Giza values and beliefs? look at what will happen if oral hygiene isn’t maintained. money- specifically converting pounds and pence, and adding and Pharaoh subtracting amounts of money. Science working scientifically skill development: Cleopatra Year group 3 We will use straight forward Tutankhamun Our Enquiry for the year is: How does humankind leave its mark upon scientific evidence to answer Unit links to maths learning: the world? key questions and support our Canopic Jars opinions. We will use our multiplication Our Enquiry for this unit is: How do buildings affect our values and We will make systematic and knowledge to build our own Mummification beliefs? careful observations and, where pyramids with different sized bases. appropriate take accurate Sphynx measurements Key areas of English learning: Our Story Afterlife Science knowledge and We will continue to revise some People: the general public understanding: Key elements of writing such as Place: present day - Apostrophes to show worship Problem: An investigation: Why did the Ancient Egyptians possession What makes a balanced diet? build the pyramids? How did their beliefs influence these - Apostrophes to show What foods contain vitamins, structures and consequent practises? omission minerals, healthy and Possibility: An investigation: Y3 historian team- Can we build - Coordinating conjunctions unhealthy fats? a news report to inform the general public about the - Subordinating Are unhealthy foods okay in conjunctions creation of the pyramids and Ancient Egyptian beliefs? moderation?

Visits, visitors or key events (Community) Unit links to English Learning: th Tony North will be visiting year 3 on the 13 January for a Pharaohs, gods and afterlife workshop. Our unit links to English will involve creating a set of instructions on how to make a mummy! Home learning ideas/places to visit (Community) We can’t wait to start our new topic! Read Together: Awesome Egyptians- Terry Deary Talk Together: Do you believe the Egyptians built the pyramids? Why? Make/Do Together: build a pyramid out of sugar lumps or make an Egyptian head dress! Physical Education skills development and activity: Music skills and learning: Computing skills and learning: We will be developing our skills in gymnastics and fielding Year 3 will be continuing their violin We will initially look at how to navigate the internet and ball games. We will learn to vary skills, actions and lessons with Mr Lang. We will be simply. We will look at how to find relevant information ideas and link these in different ways. Also, the children will practising for a violin assembly that by browsing a menu. learn to vary their responses to tactics, strategies and will take place during Spring 1. We will then use the publishing tool to create a leaflet sequences used. which contains information about Egyptian beliefs.

Geographical knowledge and skills Historical knowledge and Art knowledge and skills: Religious Education: skills We will look at blending colours effectively and will We will look at where Egypt is on We will reflect on what is recap on primary and secondary colours. We will use this We will be looking at knowledge when creating colours to apply onto our the map in comparison to the UK. meant by ‘chronology’ and will Jesus’ miracles. We will cartouches. discuss: Could Jesus look at when the Egyptian We will learn about the compass heal people? Or was period occurred in history and points N/E/S/W and will look at how there another compare it to the present day Design and technology knowledge and skills: to navigate a basic map. We will explanation? and the stone age. After learning about hieroglyphics and their meanings, also locate the river Nile on a map. we will look at a range of cartouches before designing, making and evaluating our own cartouche.

Creativity (connections and fluency of ideas) How we are going to Language Development (French): (KS2) PSHE development: share our learning with our community We will be discussing the We will be looking at our family and will learn We will carry out research on Egyptian structures and beliefs and will importance of maintaining our the names of different family members. We teeth and will be looking at create a news report to share our findings as historians. We will share will eventually create a family tree which what happens when oral our musical ion playing the violins with children, staff and parents displays all our different family members. during a violin assembly. hygiene isn’t maintained.