YEAR 6 – LONG TERM PLAN
TERM 1&2 – The Greeks Ancient and Modern
o About the Greeks, Ancient, Modern and our Legacy from Ancient Greece
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Who they were + How we use their ideas
Marathon, City states, Athens V Sparta, Hoplites, Battles etc.
Greek Life, theatre, schools etc.
Famous Greeks Scholars etc.
Government Types - Democracy, Oligarchy monarchy etc. Tie in with visit to Houses of Parliament.
Greek Pots and Ceramics, making containers
Where Greece is – related Map work, location, climate and terrain. Fact File
Having a holiday there, Modern day life in Greece
Greek Music, traditions, dancing, Greek plays and drama/performance allied to a play/story
Internet searches and power point to present work
o Creation Stories
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Looking at Creation Stories from different cultures including Ancient Greece
Christmas story compare/contrast/amalgamate versions from different books in the Bible
Carol Concert
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New beginnings, Getting on and Falling out
Rights and Responsibilities UNICEF
Dissolving, separating, filtering
Micro-organisms Tie in with bread
Classify reversible and irreversible changes, including exothermic reactions
Classifying materials according to properties
Note taking etc.
Fact files - Scholars-this term, varies termly depending on theme
Using texts – Broad range of genres and books - The Iliad, The Birds, The Odyssey, Holiday brochures
Performing to audience-talk to peers on a subject of personal knowledge
Money management
Je Me Presente
o All about Me/Health and Lifestyle
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Good to be Me
DIPSY Drugs Education
Childhood illnesses
Keeping Healthy
Life Cycles
How we see things.
Circulatory System
Plants and conditions for growth
A Sense of Place
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record their observations in sketch books use them to review
and revisit ideas
Use a viewfinder to frame view
Investigate famous artists
Present work in the style of…
Easter
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PowerPoint, Presentations, Data bases
Compare and contrast C of E and Baptist Church
Look at symbols used in religion
Baptism, compare and contrast
John the Baptist
Design, make and trial a computer game to suit a chosen aim for younger children
Suggest improvements, modify and give reasons
o English Country Dancing
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Work on a selection of English Country dances
PHSE
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Going for Goals, Say no to bullying
Art and Design – ongoing throughout the year
Improve mastery of techniques across the board
TERM 5- Mayan Civilization
SATs
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Non-European Society-Broad History Study -Mayan Civilization
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Rise and fall
Location
Writing, Maths, Astronomy, Calendar, Science
Religion/Gods
Art and Architecture/Buildings
Literature
Geography
Culture
Comparison with UK and Ancient Greece
Church Year
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Ascension
Church Schools’ Festival
Relationships
Using ICT for Research and Presentations
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Term 6 Moving on
Educational Experiences
Revise, recap, review
PSED
Visits to Church
Work on the meaning of Easter with the Rector
o Using ICT for Research and Presentations
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TERM 4 - Me
Locate World’s rivers using maps to focus on
concentrating on environmental regions&biomes
key physical features/land use allied to and impinging on rivers
Vocabulary allied to rivers
Water cycle in greater depth
human characteristic that impinge on rivers
countries, and major cities they pass through
compare and contrast rivers from different regions
in depth on River Severn
Local river study including measuring speed at which it flows
4 and 6 figure grid references
o Places of Worship and allied symbols
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o Literacy allied to Greeks-this term, ongoing throughout the year. See National curriculum document for further details
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Interdependence and adaptation
o Evolution and adaptation
o Look at how we and creatures/plants have evolved and are adapted to their environment
o Games-Too Simple
o Dissolving, Micro-organisms, reversible and irreversible
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TERM 3 - Rivers
PowerPoint, Presentations, Data bases
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Visit London or Ilam
Contrasting localities
Geography fieldwork
Forest Schools
Games-Matches/experiences cricket/rounders/athletics/tennis etc. as offered
Outdoor adventure
Maths Trails
PHSE/RE
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Changes, Puberty, Relationships, responsibilities, allied to visit.
o Bikewise
o Compare and Contrast Religious buildings/faiths
Performing
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Summer Performance
o Leavers’ Worship
o What’s in the News – Presentation by each child
D and T/Art
o Slippers, shelters-allied to something happening during the term, Mod roc/People in Action.
o Learn about great architects, designers
Map work
o Allied to visits and Mathematics
Using ICT for Research and Presentations
o PowerPoint, Presentations, Data bases