YEAR 6 Subject Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2 English Autobiographical writing Class reader: Roald Dahl s Boy Focus: Writing to describe, to inform and to entertain National Poetry Day Activities House poetry competition Class reader used as inspiration for writing Focus: Creative writing Introduction of P.E.E Introduction of 11plus for potential scholars Class reader Mini project on reasons for writing linked to class reader 11+ C.E. paper Maths Numbers up to 1 million, decimals; strategies for mental addition, subtraction and halving; negative numbers, sequences; written addition, subtraction, multiplication; squares, rectangles, triangles, angles and lines Science Topic order may vary depending on teaching B1 Humans Ready for anything C1 Physical changes Metric units of length, mass and capacity, using 10, 100, 1000; surveys and charts, scale, fractions of circles, range, mode, median and mean; Primary Maths Challenge P1 Light Fractions, percentage and decimals; equivalence and simplifying; fractions and percentage of quantities; division; primes, factors and multiples; division by factors and chunking; division with decimals P2 Electrical circuits C2 Chemical changes Proportion and ratio, conversion graphs; coordinates, names of points and lines; properties of polygons; line and rotational symmetry; tessellations; constructions Time, duration and speed; probability and fractions; solids, nets, volume and surface area Number games; magic squares and sequences; combinations; formulae; metric and imperial units Science Challenge P3 Further forces B2 Classification, evolution and Adaptation
group Geography History Global location Scandinavia, Norway Case study France Rivers, towns Normandy The Norman Conquest The events of 1066; the Bayeux Tapestry. Case study ITALY & JAPAN Physical features Climate Industry Population Earthquakes The Norman Conquest Rebellions; castles; and the feudal system. Farming Farm to fork The farmers year Where does our food come from? Arable, pastoral Market gardening Farm visit??? Crop rotation Research study MEDC v LEDC farming Medieval town and village life Life on a medieval manor; the peasant s year; Colwall in the Domesday Book; guilds; life in a medieval town; development of the English language (Chaucer). Europe and the EU Review global location What is the EU? Global location Countries involved in WW1 and WW2 Migration Immigration Emigration Jews escaping the Holocaust The 20 th Century Key events that shaped the modern world: World Wars and revolutions. RS Islam. Muslim countries. Core Muslim beliefs. The 5 Pillars. Festivals- Ramadan and Eid Muhammad. The Qur an. The Mosque. Halal and Haram food Family Life today Life in Bible times. Geographical features. Religious People Synagogues. The Sabbath. Festivals. Food, homes. The Roman Empire. Family life/the role of women/ farming and industry. Stories from the Bible. Expressions of Faith Religious symbols. What is faith and religion? Who or What is God? Ethics and Values Knowing right from wrong. The Golden Rule Moral Dilemmas French Free time/holidays Seasons / days months + questions Le matin/ l aprèsmidi/le soir Weather + quel temps fait-il? Qu est-ce que tu fais? + activities vocabulary Faire / Jouer Different tenses + verbs: Present tense + new list of verbs ER verbs endings + pronouns Pouvoir/vouloir/d evoir + on Negative form Future tense + aller Personal: Name / age / live /décris toi/ couleur préférée/ anniversaire : questions and answers Hair / eyes / characteristicsheig ht, birthday Verb to be + Dans ma famille : Il y a mon père, ma mère. j ai... Je n ai pas de... Describe a person Jobs As-tu un animal? Comment il s appelle? Il est de quelle couleur? +colours Verb to have + Il n a pas de/ je n ai pas de Tourist office : Les magasins/ Les endroits en ville - vocabulary Description buildings/ shops/ places in town + adjectives Où est + directions + prepositions Pour aller+ places in town Shopping for clothes : Vocabulary on clothes Pocket money Presents Problems Role play: Food / drinks : Vocabulary food and drinks
Expressions of time Est-ce que tu aimes..? Transport characteristics + agreement of adjectives Nationalities French evening: Preparations/plays/ songs Quelle est ta couleur préférée? Quel est ton animal préféré? French evening: Preparations/plays/son gs Tourist office conversation Verb to go Revisions for exams Quantities expressions Role plays, menu Nourriture preferee, plat prefere? Money, numbers 1-100 +shopping Music DT Music from Indonesia Introduction to the music and instruments from Indonesia. Pupil s will also gain an understanding of Cyclic Form and compose a percussion piece based on repeated rhythm patterns. Pupils will learn to play the Anklung Pupils will learn about Gamelan instruments and learn to play a Javanese Gamelan piece. All pupils will be given an opportunity to take part in a Gamelan Workshop. Macmillan cakes and posters. Nesting boxes. Product research into bird nesting boxes. Design brief. Planning and making. Finish and evaluation. Fabrics, making a pencil case roll. Product research. Design brief. Sewing machine skills. Making and evaluation. Early Popular Styles - Blues and Jazz Introduction to the main characteristics of Blues and Jazz. Introduction to Blues and Jazz instruments, composers and early musicians. Develop understanding of a chord sequence in a major key and the structure of a 12-bar blues chord sequence. Pupil s will develop their ability to improvise over a 12-bar blues chord sequence. Pulleys Theory and making a prototype. Designing a well. Make and evaluate..
Art Faces & human portraits. Investigate different styles within the genre of portraiture: drawing, painting, collage and sculpture. Learn about First World War artists such as Paul Nash, and investigate examples of his work to link in with Remembrance History. Explore art works inspired by music and sounds (Music syllabus links). Create observational drawings of musical instruments from different parts of the world: guitar and the Indonesian gamelan (attend gamelan workshop). Explore art works by Kandinsky, Picasso, Matisse & Monet. Art visit to London galleries. Explore masterpieces of Italian Renaissance Art: Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo & Raphael - drawings, paintings, sculpture & architecture. Create art works in response to their investigations. PSHE Growing & Changing Changes that happen as they grow up. What puberty and adolescence is and the changes, which takes place during puberty. Food, health and exercise during puberty. How young people s feelings change during adolescence and the moods they many experience. Changes in personal hygiene. Changes to skin, hair, etc. Growing Up' talk Choices Likes and dislikes and the difference between right and wrong. How they behave in groups and gangs. What influences the decisions they make when they are in a group. They consider rights and responsibilities when making decisions. They consider the effect of their choices on other people and the environment. Aspects of teasing and suggests ways of dealing with it. Bullying and how they should behave if they are being bullied. Family Matters What constitutes a family Roles, relationships and responsibilities within the family. Some of the causes of conflict between parents and children and between brothers and sisters. How conflict arguments and quarrels can be avoided/managed.
PE Girls Games Boys Games Cross country Weeks 1 & 5 Basketball Cross country Weeks 8 & 11 Swimming Sports Hall Athletics (Netball) (Netball) Rugby Rugby Football Why people bully and why people are bullied. E-Safety - Bullying Cross country Gymnastics Athletics Tennis Weeks 1, 4 & 7 Gymnastics Netball (Pop Lacrosse) Netball (Pop Lacrosse) Football Tennis Rounders Cricket (Tennis) Tennis Rounders Cricket (Tennis)