Year 6 Yearly Overview 2014/15
Maths
Term 1
Term 2
Term 3
Term 4
Term 5
Term 6
Place value, 4 operations, fractions,
percentages
Ratio, shape, measures, algebra,
statistics
Revision
Revision
Place value, 4 operations,
fractions, percentages
The DreamMaster by
Theresa Breslin :
- instructions
- poetry
- playscripts
Peter Pan, J.M Barrie
- formal letter writing
- playscripts
- poetry
- discussion text
- alternative ending
Text tbc
- Non-fiction
- Poetry
- Playscripts
- Fiction
English
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non-fiction explanation text
poetry –harvest
Tarka the Otter by
Henry Williamson–
fiction.
River Boy by Tim Bowler
- Writing a new chapter (puppet
show)
- diary entries
- poetry – river and WW1
- discussion text (PEE)
Link to topic – Ancient
Egypt
Link to topic: Ancient Greece
Link to topic - Natural disasters-Earthquakes,
volcanoes & floods.
Science
All Living Things
(Year 5 & 6)
Electricity
History
Geography
Light
Revision
The Egyptians
Raging Rivers & Coasts
Raging Rivers & Coasts
Animals including humans
(Year 5 & 6)
Modern & Ancient Greece.
Link to:
- English
- DT
- End of year
production
Natural disasters-Earthquakes, volcanoes & floods.
Link to: English & DT
Year 6 Yearly Overview 2014/15
Art
Sketching, paints, pastels, charcoal.
Improving mastery of art
Collage and textures
D.T
Modrock modelling
Link to topic: Ancient
Egyptian Death masks
Sculpture
Develop design criteria and design specification
Designing own imaginary world.
Link to English.
Modern & Ancient Greece.
Nutrition and cooking
Link to topic, English and
music
Music
ICT
O2
O2
Using the internet to research –
artists, designers
Using the internet to research –
artists, designers
O2
Scratch and game
design
- Visits from
computing expert
(S. Proctor)
Production
New curriculum - tbc
New curriculum - tbc
R.E
Is
Anything ever eternal? Christianity
P.E
Gym (AR)
Hockey (KE)
Football (RN)
Basketball (CH)
Trial joint teaching approach
across Y5/6.
Mary – Jesus’ mum: Christianity
Gymnastics
Sikhism
Dance
Does Belief in
Akhirah...
Islam
Is Christianity still a
strong religion?
Games + dance/gymnastics
New curriculum - tbc
What is the best way for
Muslims to show
commitment to God?
Islam
Athletics (CH)
Volleyball (AR)
Orienteering (RN)
Dance: Aerobics (KE)
(Swimming – yr6)