When teaching a topic approach to learning in Year 3, I decided to linked all English units of work to our geography topic of 'Climates Around the World.' In a 'Pie Corbett' style of text-telling; the children learnt an excellent example (included in these resources) containing all key features. The children became familiar with the success criteria and then were able to confidently innovate, choosing another climate area studied. The unit worked really well so that English and Geography work could be studied and covered simultaneously, thus reinforcing learning and achievement.

Whilst teaching Year 3 through a topical approach to learning, I created a 'climate' style class-room, with a Travel Agents, maps, globes and animals to match each climate. All lessons for half a term were linked as much as possible to this topic. Included in this package of resources are: Maths place value work, posters linked to holiday prices in the different climates, a great animal story-telling text to learn with actions in a 'Pie Corbett' style and a non-chronological report climate text.