Year 6 2015 – 2016
Term 1
HORRIBLE
HISTORIES:
VILLAINOUS
VICTORIANS
Term 2
THE FIREWORK
MAKER’S
DAUGHTER
Term 3
SHAKESPEARE
Term 4
LIVING THINGS
Term 5
REVISION
Term 6
CIRCUS
Literacy: Narrative, diaries, poetry, recount
Texts: Horrible Histories,
History: Study an aspect of British History that extends beyond 1066
Science: Electricity
P.E: Invasion – Tag Rugby and Dance
DT: Food: Victorian cooking/ingredients
Computing: Programming (Scratch)
Spanish: En mi pueblo
RE: Hinduism: Beliefs and Questions and Symbols Theme (ONE OFF LESSON/DAY)
Literacy: Narrative, information text/leaflets-Firework Night
Text: Firework Makers Daughter, Firework safety leaflets/info
Science: Light
P.E: Invasion – basketball and OAA
DT: Textiles: Create 3D product – FIREWORK PACKAGING
Computing: Graphics, Computer Networks
Spanish: En mi pueblo
Literacy: Playscripts, performance, poetry, debate
Texts: Orchard Book of Shakespeare Stories,
History: (Revision of) chronological order – Family tree/chronology of famous plays
P.E: Net/wall – volleyball and Gymnastics
ART: Printing: lino cuts – two overlays SHAKESPEARE CHARACTER
ARTWORKS: Traditional linocut images.
Computing: Programming
Spanish: America latina
Literacy: Narrative, autobiographies, info text on barn spiders
Text: Charlotte’s Web
Geography : Study a region of North/South America concentrating on their environmental
regions, key physical and human characteristics, countries and major cities. Contrast to
Spain and UK.
Geography: understand biomes, vegetation belts, land use, economic activity, distribution
of resources. FARMING – LINK WITH CHARLOTTE’S WEB
Science: Living things and their habitats
ARTWORKS: NATIVE AMERICAN ART
P.E: Invasion – netball and gymnastics
Computing: Animation, blogging
Spanish: America latina
Texts: Cloudbusting – Malorie Blackman, Personification poetry – City Jungle
P.E: Net/Wall badminton and Striking and Fielding – cricket
Science: Evolution and inheritance – cover in an afternoon/day
Spanish: Los puntos de vista y ideas (opinions and ideas)
Literacy: Performance, explanation text, discussion text, instructions, Newspaper article
Texts: The Great Elephant Chase, Leon’s Place in Between, Clown by Quentin Blake, Peter Spier’s
Circus
Science: Animals- LIT LINK: FACT FILE OF CHOSEN ANIMAL
P.E: Dance and Athletics
ART: Digital Media
ARTISTS: contemporary artists working in digital media and/or take another piece of artwork as a
starting point.
DT: Construction: pulley/gear models linked to the Circus. MOVING PUPPET OF CIRCUS
CHARACTER?
Computing: Video, Data – DIRECTING AND FILMING AN ADVERT FOR A CIRCUS OR
LINK TO MUSIC.
Spanish: Los puntos de vista y ideas ( opinions and ideas)
Music: Improvise and compose music for a range of purposes using the interrelated
dimensions of music.