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Roskear Primary School

Roskear Primary and Nursery School

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Year 3

Surviving the Sahara
 
Building on year KS1 knowledge of hot and cold countries in relation to the equator. Pupils now begin to learn about the desert and arid climate zones  with a focus on a hot desert -  the Sahara in the country of Egypt on the continent of Africa.
 
Year 3- Autumn 1- Surviving the Sahara- Learning overview. pdf
Ancient Egypt
 

Pupils  learn about the first civilisation and settlements in Egypt (3100BC): the pyramids, pharaohs, early writing and maths and what life was like.

 
Year 3- Autumn 2- Ancient Egypt - Learning overview.pdf
London our capital
 

Pupils continue to embed and broaden their knowledge and understanding of UK villages, towns and cities and counties. Pupils will study the human and physical features of (inc settlements) of London

 
Year 3- Spring 1 - London, Our Capital. Learning overview .pdf
Scavengers and Settlers
 

Pupils look at history proceeding (pre-history-dinosuars).  They look at early people and what life was like: early settlements, tools etc with links are made to Cornish mining.

 
Year 3- Spring 2 - Scavengers and Settlers- topic web.pdf
Fantastic Forests
 
Pupils will identify the  features of a forest biome and where they are located around the world with a focus N/S America: Amazon, Tongass, Sequoia, Redwood. Pupils will compare these  forest biomes with a local forest and describe how the land has changed.
 
Year 3- Summer 1 - Fantastic Forests. Topic web. pdf
What the  Romans did for us
 

Pupils learn about the impact of the Romans (27BC-476AD): and what they did for us: roads, language, towns, education.  Pupils learn about Boudicca, who led the revolt, but who was defeated, against the Romans.

Year 3- Summer 2- What the Romans did for us- Topic Web.pdf