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This half term we are learning about the Stone Age!

We will be travelling back to Prehistoric Britain. We will learn about how life changed between the last Ice Age and the arrival of the Romans, this period includes the middle stone age (Mesolithic), late stone age (Neolithic), Bronze Age and Iron Age.

In English we are looking at texts which include ‘Minnow and the Bear,’ ‘Stone Age Boy’ and ‘How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth.’ We are focusing on descriptive writing, letter writing and also instruction writing throughout this half term.

In Maths we are focusing on Numbers and Place Value, which will involve a variety of practical activities, as well as reasoning and problem solving questions! This week pupils have enjoyed using playdough, base ten and string beads to display ones, tens and hundreds.

In Science, we will be learning about the properties of rocks and soils. The children will have a range of practical investigations, and we will be sorting rocks according to their appearance and properties.

In History we will be researching the Stone Age, and this will involve us exploring artefacts and evidence, and investigating caves, tools, food and clothing. As well as researching Mary Anning, Stone Henge and Skara Brae.

In Art we will be researching Cave Paintings, we are going to explore what the symbols and pictures may have meant, and from this we will then create our own paintings, using a variety of media and materials, including mud and berries and different textures, such as stone and rocks.

Our ‘Calm Cave’ has been created in our ‘Nurture Nook’ area, the Nurture Nook is an area every class has, and this is a special place in each classroom which pupils can access, and have a few minutes to themselves if they choose.

Year 3 Gallery

We have been busy in Maths! This half term we are focusing on Numbers and Place Value! We enjoy taking our learning outside too! 

In Science we are looking at Rocks! We made edible Sedimentary rocks using marshmallows, chocolate and biscuits to understand how these natural rocks form. 

Here we are in Art creating our very own cave paintings! We turned our classroom tables into caves.