British International College Cairo

Medium Term Planning Overview

Spring Term 2:1
Year 3
8th January to 22nd February 2017

Topic E-safety and digital citizenship

Teacher: Geraldine Zain
6 Week

MTPO - Year 3 - January to February 2017

Subje
ct
English

Week 15
w/b 8th Jan
Spelling:
Compound words
Grammar:
Synonyms for
high frequency
words.
Punctuation
Maintain accurate
use of Capital
letters and full
stops.

Poetry
extended
rhyming Children
write and perform
poems, attending to
the sound of the
words.

Maths

Counting in 3s
and 4s
Read ,write and
order whole
numbers at least
to 1000 and
position them on
a number line :
count on from
back to zero in
single- digit
steps .

Week 16
w/b 15th Jan
Spelling:
Compound words
Writing Use a
dictionary to find
spelling and
meanings of
words. use and
spell compound
words .
Grammar Revise
the definition of
nouns verbs
adjectives and
pronouns
Non- fiction text

Week 17
w/b 22nd Jan

Week 18
w/b 29th Jan

Week 19
w/b 5th Feb

Week 20
w/b 12th Feb

Spelling: tion
words
Grammar: verbs
and adjectives
Listening Text .

Spelling:
Grammar:
Plurals.
Non-fiction text
- Read a range of

Instructions.Children should
listen and
remember a
sequence of
instructions . Make
a bee Hovering bee
following certain
instructions .

story, poetry and

information texts
and begin to make
links between them.
Understand Parts of
a book .
Book Review
Children read
different books and
write a short
summary

Spelling:
Singular and
plural words
Grammar:
Sentence writing
(Simple And
compound)Replaci
ng nouns with
pronouns.
Informational
text
Locate
information in a
non-fiction text
using context .

Spelling:
Singular and
plural words
(y/ies)
Grammar: Usage
of a dictionary .
Biography/Auto
biography :
Define the words
by looking it up in
the dictionary.
Children will
choose an author
and research
his/her
Biography/Autobio
graphy

Addition facts :

Subtraction
facts :
Derive and recall
subtraction facts
for each number
to 20, and the
differences of
multiples of 10

Adding
multiples of
ten : Derive and
recall pairs of 10
total to 100

Mental addition:

Children plan and

write short nonfiction stories

Partitioning 3
digit numbers :
Position 3 digit
numbers into
multiples of 100, 10
and 1 in different
ways .

Read ,write and

order whole
numbers at least
to 1000

Use place value to

add numbers .
Derive and recall all
addition facts for
each number to 20,
and the sums of
multiple of 10
Vocabulary
Addition , add,
sum ,total plus,
equals, multiple of
ten

Vocabulary
Subtraction,
subtract, minus,
take away,
difference between ,
multiple of ten .

Vocabulary
Multiples ,
hundreds, add,
plus ,sum equals

Add mentally
combinations of one
-digit and
Two- digit numbers
Mental
Subtraction
Subtract mentally
combinations of one
-digit and two- digit
numbers.
Vocabulary
Add, addition, plus,
sum, total,
altogether, equals
,sign, takeaway ,
subtract, minus,

fewer less
difference

Science
Science

Plants / Humans and animals

Mountain
plants/ Flowers
and unusual
plants
Identify how
different plants
are suited to cold
and wet
conditions.
compare plants in
the cold, wet
conditions with
plants in hot
conditions .
Identify parts of
the flower and
pollination.
Key vocabulary:
alpine, needle,
pollen, flower petal
nutrients

Life process
Discuss living and
non living things.
How to
differentiate
between living
and non living
things. Sort and
group living and
non living things
Introduce the
scientific term Life
process .

Key vocabulary:
sort group living
non-living life
process, move
sensitivity,
reproduce

Living and nonliving things.

(exploring/sorti
ng and
classifying)
Using life process to
define what makes
something living or
non living .
Applying new
methods of
scientific
observation and
scientific
terminology

Key vocabulary:
sort group living
non-living life
process, move
sensitivity,
reproduce

Food for energy

Explore and
research
Exercise and the
adequate varied
diet needed to
keep health

Topic

What is a healthy
diet .
Define all types of
food needed for a
healthy diet .

Research and sort

different types of
foods from
different food
groups

Comparing
different types of
diets and how
they affect our
health .

Define Foods,,
carbohydrates
sugars vitamins,
minerals and fats

Children should be
able to put their
own daily diet in a
food pyramid design
and label each food
type.

which kind of food

they are found
and their benefits
Key vocabulary:
protein,
carbohydrates, fats,
vitamins, sugars

Topic

Eating the right

food

Key vocabulary:
protein,
carbohydrates, fats,
vitamins, sugars,
healthy, diet, fibre,
balanced, food
pyramid

Eating the
wrong food
Define unhealthy
diet and its
components.
Understand and
differentiate
between healthy
and unhealthy food.
Obtain and
present evidence
Observe and
compare objects,
living things and
events : present
results in drawings,
bar charts and
tables.

Key vocabulary:

: protein,

carbohydrates, fats,
vitamins, sugars,
healthy, diet, fibre,
balanced, food
pyramid, unhealthy,
junk food

E-safety and digital citizenship

Cyber Bullying

Passwords,

Emojis and

In-app

Making the

Applying E-

To understand
what is meant by
cyber-bullying and
explore the
similarities and
differences
between bullying
and cyberbullying.
To discuss cyberbullying scenarios
and role-play the
consequences and
outcomes.

Music

Music

open
information and
images
To understand the
importance of
privacy settings
and keeping
passwords safe.
To identify the
features of a
strong password.
To understand the
implications of
taking and
sharing
photographs and
videos.

slogans
To consider the
phrase Think
before you send
and the impact of
emojis when
communicating.
To explore the
meaning of
emojis.

purchasing

game

To understand the
hidden costs of app
usage and In-app
purchasing.
To explore the
ethics behind In-App
purchasing.

To review
importance of esafety. To discuss
and write rules for
digital citizenship.
To create a board
game and test out
in groups and
design an
assessment quiz for
players of the esafety game.

safety

TOPIC: POETRY three contrasting poems are explored in this unit. The children use voice, body percussion, instruments and
movement to create their own expressive performance. MUSICAL FOCUS: Performance
TOPIC: CHINA the children explore the pentatonic scale ad ways of notating pitch. They listen to traditional Chinese music, sing,
read and compose music, ending in a musical celebration of Chinese New Year. MUSICAL FOCUS: Pitch
POETRY
POETRY
POETRY
CHINA
CHINA
CHINA
Lesson Learning
1.Enhancing and
extending the
performance of a
poem using vocal
patterns
2. Creating a piece
of playground
music out of
layered vocal
patterns as part of a
performance piece.

Lesson Learning1.Exploring
contrasting moods
and effects as part
of a performance

Teaching Activities-

Additional:

Teaching Activities1.Sounds
2.Tiniest.noisiest,sp
ookiest and
happiest sounds
3.Performance

Lesson Learning
1.Combining two
rhythmic patterns
using body
percussion and
percussion
instruments as part
of a performance
piece
Teaching Activities
1.Bug chant
2. Bug rhythms and
movement

Lesson Learning1.Understaning the

pentatonic scale
Teaching Activities1.White snow in
sunny spring
2.Singing
pentatonic melodies
3.playing pentatonic
melodies

Lesson Learning1.Understading
pitch through
composing, notating
and reading graphic
notation
2.Performing a
pentatonic song
with tuned and
untuned
accompaniments

Additional:
1.Vocal warmups

Teaching Activities1.Pentatonic bricks

Lesson Learning1.Exploring the

pentatonic scale
2.Playing in steps
using graphic
notation
Teaching Activities1.Gung Hay Fat
Choy
2. New year
accompaniments
3.Gung Hay Fat
Choy performance

1.Playground song
2.Playground
interludes
3.Playground song
performance

1.Vocal warmups
and singing songs
2. Instrumental
playing

3. Bug chant
performance

Cats
-The purpose of
this topic is
encouraging the
students to use
unreal colours in
Art. -Students will
be able to create
a colourful cat.
Activities: -Watch
many pictures
about colourful
cats. -Learn how
to draw a cat step
by step. -Divide
the cat into parts
and colour each
part with a
colourful colour to
make it as
attractive as
possible.
Objectives:
1-Enhance
imagination skills

Parrots
Parrots are one of
the most colourful
birds.
Activities: -Watch
many pictures of
colourful parrots.
-Learn how to
draw a parrot step
by step. -Learn
more about the
contrast of colours
and use matching
colours to show
the colour
contrast.
Objectives:
1-Learn more
about contrast of
colours.
2-Learn how to
draw a parrot step
by step.
3-Apply the
contrast of colours

Additional:
1.Vocal warmups
and singing songs
2.Instrumental
playing

ART

Ostrich
Students will
know more facts
about ostriches.
Activities: -Watch
many pictures
about ostriches.
-Learn how to
draw an ostrich
step by step.
-Create a
background that
could be a garden
with a river. -Use
suitable colours.
Objectives: 1Learn how to draw
an ostrich step by
step.
2-Know more
facts about
ostriches.
3-Learn how to
use materials
wisely.

and singing songs

2. Instrumental
playing

Additional:
1.Vocal warmups
and singing songs
2. Instrumental
playing

2.Build your own

3.Chinese wall
Additional:
1.Vocal warmups
and singing songs
2. Instrumental
playing

James Rizzi
James Rizzi is one
of the American
pop artists who
was raised in NewYork.
Activities:
-Students will
watch many
pictures of
drawings of the
famous artist
James Rizzi. -Each
student will create
a picture of
buildings inspired
by Rizzi. -Use
matching colours
to colour the
buildings.
Objectives:
1-Students will
know more about
the famous artist
James Rizzi.

Vase
-A pattern is a
form of geometric
shapes and
typically repeating
like a wallpaper.
Activities: -Watch
many pictures of
vases that have
flowers. -Revision
about flowers,
students will
demonstrate their
understanding to
draw the two
different kinds of
flowers. -Add
pattern to the
vase. -Use
colourful colours
to make the
pattern more
attractive.
Objectives:
-Learn to draw

Additional:
1.Vocal warmups
and singing songs
2. Instrumental
playing

Jolie Ryder
Introduction about
famous artist Julie
Ryder. (She is one
of the modern
artists that used
the mixed media
techniques in her
drawings).
Activities: Students will start
to create a poster
using mixed
media technique.
(-Ill assist the
students in using
the glue gun).
-Students will
create a poster
inspired by Jolie
Ryder by using
many mixed
media together in
the same artwork.
Objectives: 1-

4-Use many kinds

of colours in the
same project.

by imagining a
colourful cat.
2-Learn how to
draw a cat by
following simple
steps.
3-Create a
colourful cats.
4-Develop control
of tools and
materials.

to make the
parrot eye catchy
and attractive.
4-Use different
types of colours in
the same artwork.

2-Learn how to
create a picture
inspired by Rizzi.
3-Use matching
colours to make
the picture
attractive.

two different kinds

of flowers.
-Learn how to
apply a pattern.
-Use matching
colours.

Students will
identify the
artwork of the
famous artist Julie
Ryder. 2-Students
will create a
mixed media
poster using found
materials. 3Students will be
aware of the
mixed media.