Theme Map for Year 3: Summer 1 2016 Theme – In my shoes Home Learning set on Tuesdays and due back on the following Mondays. *Digital Literacy and ICT Use sequence, selection and repetition in programs *Developing skills in a range of athletic activities. *Reading a variety of adventure and mystery narratives. Creating characters and writing their own stories centred around this theme. *Further developing skills and confidence in swimming. Please encourage your child to read each day *Reading and responding to a range of articles about their local area. PE English ICT *Comparing and contrasting land use in the past and present day. *identify and describe the functions of different parts of flowering plants: roots, stem/trunk, leaves and flowers * explore the requirements of plants for life and growth (air, light, water, nutrients from soil, and room to grow) and how they vary from plant to plant Year 3 In my shoes Science History Geography Music PSHE *Learning composition work based on the BBC Ten Pieces concluding with a performance. *Learning the eight points of a compass and using these to locate objects. *Building on their knowledge of their local area and our city, *Investigating the human and physical features of their local area and how this affects its use. *Exploring the River Thames. *Understanding and being able to express feelings. *Learning how to cope with challenging feelings. Art and DT Solving a range of one and two-step problems involving number, shape and measure, Maths RE *Estimating and reading time with increasing accuracy, *Comparing the duration of events. *Learning how to use four figure grid references to locate objects. *Recalling and using multiplication and division facts for the 3, 4 and 8x table. *Pop up books – Investigate the structure of pop up books, designing and making our own. *Exploring and responding to Hinduism.