BROOMFIELDS JUNIOR SCHOOL: CURRICULUM PLAN 2015-16
YR 6
AUTUMN
ENGLISH
Writing:
Biography/Autobiography
Narrative structure – adapted according to type:
historical/mystery etc.
Non- narrative – non-chronological report/instructional
writing/explanation
Poetry - different poetic forms including Shakespearean and
blank verse
Reading:
non-narrative/narrative
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Maintain positive attitudes to reading
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Develop understanding and ability to explain the text
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Discuss and evaluate author’s use of language
SPRING
Writing:
Formal and informal styles of writing
Narrative - using flash back
Non-narrative - recount / journalistic
writing/diary/persuasion/balanced argument
Poetry – poems to perform: personification/imagery
Revision
Reading:
non-narrative/narrative
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Maintain positive attitudes to reading
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Develop understanding and ability to explain the text

Discuss and evaluate author’s use of language
Speaking and Listening:
Drama/poetry/debate/discussion/speech
Speaking and listening:
Drama/poetry/debate/discussion/persuasion
Grammar:
The 8 parts of speech/recognising word types/synonyms and
antonyms/sentence structure
Text structure – introduction/conclusion
Grouping information effectively into paragraphs
Punctuation
Grammar:
Different sentence structures for effect e.g.
subordination/active/passive/conditional/rhetorical
questioning/nominalisation/modals
Paragraph links
More complex punctuation: colons/semi colons etc.
Spelling
Spelling
(Opportunities to demonstrate skills across the curriculum)
Properties of number
Mental strategies and formal written method of addition,
subtraction, multiplication and division
Fractions
Decimals
Percentages
Ratio and proportion
Algebra
Properties and shape
Measures
Data
Probability
ALL LIVING THINGS
ANIMALS inc HUMANS
Could Spiderman really exist?
What would a journey
through your body be like?
E-safety/using the internet for
We are project managers
research/using the VLE
We are app planners
(Opportunities to demonstrate skills across the curriculum)
Properties of number
Mental strategies and formal written methods of addition,
subtraction, multiplication and division
Fractions
Decimals
Percentages
Ratio and proportion
Algebra
Properties and shape
Measures
Data
Probability
LIGHT
ELECTRICITY
How can you light up your
Could you be the next
life?
Nintendo apprentice?
Multi-media
We are interface designers
presentations/using the
VLE/research
We are market researchers
SUMMER
Writing revision:
Myst
Shirt Machine
Reading:
Narrative and non-narrative revision including poetry
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Maintain positive attitudes to reading

Develop understanding and ability to explain the text

Discuss and evaluate author’s use of language
Speaking and listening:
Continued opportunity through the following:
drama/poetry/debate/speech
Grammar: revision
Spelling
(Opportunities to demonstrate skills across the curriculum)
Transition units
MATHS
SCIENCE
COMPUTING
GEOGRAPHY
HISTORY
VOLCANOES
What makes Earth angry?
TUDORS
What were the differences between the lives of rich and poor in
Tudor times?
WW2
How could Hitler convince a nation to follow him?
Properties of number
Mental strategies and formal written methods of addition,
subtraction, multiplication and division
Fractions
Decimals
Percentages
Ratio and proportion
Algebra
Properties and shape
Measures
Data
Probability
EVOLUTION & INHERITANCE
Have we always looked like this?
Transition unit
Using the VLE/research
We are marketers
We are app developers
UK RIVERS
Will we see water again?
ISLAMIC CIVILISATIONS
Why was the Islamic civilisation AD900 known as the ‘Golden
Age’?
ART
DT
Portraits- Tudor and collage of self-portraits, textiles of Tudor
clothing Escher
Creating a haka for performance
Tudor music from sounds scheme
Moving Toys
PE
Invasion Games – Tag Rugby, Football
MUSIC
Dance – Haka
RE
Gymnastics
Christianity
God
Is life like a journey?
Christianity
Jesus
Can people really change?
LANGUAGES
German – greetings. What is
your name? How old are you?
1 – 20.
German–Christmas in
Germany. Writing a letter
PSHE/SEAL?
Local Community – Local and National Democratic Procedures.
Global Environmental issues
Healthy lifestyles
Drugs and Education
Exercise and Diet
Body Awareness – micro-organisms
Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne
Text
Landscapes – water colour and 3D Work
Journey of the Evacuees
Gas Masks
Make Do and Mend - Slippers
Handball
Netball
Gymnastics
Dance – WW2 Fleeing from
danger
Islam
What should our attitudes be
on our journey?
Christianity
The Church
How do religions mark the
‘signposts’ and the ‘turning
points’ on the journey?
German – everyday
German - recap prior learning.
life/traditions in Germany.
Colours. Describing family
Researching information
members. Clothing. Pets.
about German towns. Days of
Months.
the week. Weather. Alphabet
Local Community – Respect for the Community
Diversity and Difference
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
When Hitler Stole
Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr
Good night Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian
Under a Bombers Moon by Stephen Harris
The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier
Rose Blanche by Ian McEwan
Pop Art
Transition Art Project
Which music is linked to water and can you create your own?
Athletics
OAA
Striking & Fielding
Hindu
Dharma
What is the map for our
journey?
Buddhism
If life is a journey, where does
it lead?
What is happiness?
French – revision of prior learning. Using cognates, near
cognates & prior knowledge.
Singular & plural. Masculine & feminine Writing a poem &
teaching to Y3 buddy
Myself and Others
Self Esteem -Relating to Transition
Self Esteem – Relating to Puberty
Life cycles and Reproduction
Self-Awareness and Social Skills
Marvellous Stories from the life of Muhammad by Mardijah
Aldrich Tarantino
Mausoleum Murder by Katherine Roberts
The Splendid Kingdom by Lilly S Mohsen
The Journey from the River to the Sea by Eve Ibbotson