Year 6 Curriculum overview
Minehead Middle School
Autumn i
Autumn ii
Spring i
Spring ii
Summer i
Summer ii
Topic
Art & design
An artist study: Picasso
Target setting; Dream reports
(DT Focus)
(DT Focus)
Target setting
Anglo Saxon Brooches
(DT Focus)
Target setting
Citizenship
Democracy – laws &
Parliament; Issue: civil rights
[see PSHE]
Issue: genetic modification; Issue:
global warming;
In the news; Racism
[see PSHE]
Class project
3D drawing project - Boxes
(Art Focus)
Electronics-Steady hand game
Design &
technology
English
Geography
History
Computing
(Art Focus)
World Focus: Designing a snack
box
Topics include:
Super Hero descriptions
Fiction Genres
Discussions, Speaking and Listening
Where in the world
Topics include:
Diary recount
Beowulf
Revision for SATs
PANTO props, posters, tickets, etc
Topics include:
Riven
Kensuke
Anglo-Saxons
Introduction to Moodle.
File organisation
Searching skills.
Robot Programming
Building a Lego robot that can be
programmed to respond to inputs
using programs created on the
computer.
E-Safety Stop-Motion Animation
Communicating to others how to
stay safe online by creating a
stop-motion animation to teach.
Choose Your Adventure
Writing an adventure story and
creating a non-linear multimedia
adventure using presentation
software.
Maths
A range of topics including:
Place Value
Addition & Subtraction
Decimals, addition and money
Area and Perimeter
Properties of Shape
Shape & Symmetry
Shape & Data
Mental Multiplication and Division
Multiplication & Division
Fraction, percentage and ratios
Place value, addition and subtraction.
Addition & Subtraction
Time and data
Measures
Functional Maths
A range of topics including:
Place Value
Addition & Subtraction
Measurement & Statistics
Multiplication & Division
Measure & Data
Co-ordinates and Line Graphs
Co-ordinates and Statistics
Fractions
Fractions and Decimals
Written Division; Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
Algebra
Perimeter, Area and Volume
Addition & Subtraction
Time, Position & Direction
Place Value, Subtraction, Scaling, Ratio & Percentages
French
Classroom objects, classroom
routine, hobbies.
Clothes, fashion show.
Music
Gamelan music - Pupils will
study cyclic melodic patterns
PE
PANTO props, posters, tickets, etc
Records of Achievement –
reviewing performance
Fairtrade; Rights, wants and
needs
Colours, parts of the body, French
Christmas carols.
6SB and 6MH:
PE Inductions
Multiskills
Tag Rugby
Song writing - Students will learn
about Blues music and write their
own Blues piece
6SB and 6MH:
Football
Netball
Gymnastics
6CC, 6SM and 6MB:
PE Inductions
Football
Hi-5 Netball
6CC, 6SM and 6MB:
Tag Rugby
Gymnastics
Multiskills
Scoring silent films –An
introduction to synchronising
music to media
6SB and 6MH:
Cross Country
OAA
Types of accommodation, rooms
in the house, designing ideal
house.
Music Technology –An
introduction to microphones,
amplifiers and sequencers
6SB and 6MH:
Dance
Hockey
6CC, 6SM and 6MB:
Cross Country
Dance
6CC, 6SM and 6MB:
OAA
Tennis
Pantomime Challenge
Complete a range of tasks
including designing programmes
and tickets and modelling costs
using graphics and spreadsheet
software.
Kensuke Story Kodu Challenge
Use Kodu to recreate a chapter
of Kensuke’s Kingdom and using
advanced features (e.g. cut
scenes) to tell part of the story.
A range of topics including:
Place value
Number, place value and time
Addition and subtraction
Number, place value, subtraction, area and perimeter
Multiplication, division and percentages
Measurement and data
Area, perimeter and co-ordinates
Angles and Polygons
Geometry and data
Addition, subtraction and money
Fractions and Subtraction
SAT’s
Place value and sequences
Mental multiplication, written division and ratio
Fractions, Decimals & percentages
Calculation (all four operations, mental, written and calculator
Weather recap, transport,
holidays.
Telling the time, school routine,
school subjects.
Aladdin Musical – Rehearsals for
Aladdin production
Aladdin Musical – Rehearsals for
Aladdin production
6SB and 6MH:
Hockey
Tennis
Cricket
6SB and 6MH:
Cricket
Rounders
Athletics
6CC, 6SM and 6MB:
Tennis
Hockey
Athletics
6CC, 6SM and 6MB:
Athletics
Cricket
Rounders
Year 6 Curriculum overview
Minehead Middle School
Science
PSHE
RE
Friday
University
Events / trips
/ visitors
Evolution & Inheritance
Classification
Variation – Inherited &
Environmental
Evolution & Fossils
Linnaeus, Anning & Darwin
Light
Light sources
Reflection
Shadows
Electricity
Series circuits
Circuit symbols
Voltage
Switches, bulbs, buzzers and
motors
Animals including humans
Diet
Exercise
Drugs & lifestyle
Animals including humans
The circulatory system
Human transport system
Individual Investigations
Personal safety
Money; Drugs; Peer pressure
[See Citizenship]
Stressbusting; Revision strategies;
Growing up
[See Citizenship]
Preparing for change
Various Courses
Various Courses
Various Courses
Various Courses
Islam. Questions and Mysteries.
Various Courses
Various Courses