Curriculum Framework/map
SUBJECT
TERM 1
ENGLISH
MATHEMATICS
SCIENCE
ICT
Key Stage
Daily literacy hour:
Stone speech poems (first 3 days)
Biography/Auto biography - musicians (3
weeks)
Journalistic writing – Little red riding hood (3
week)
Fiction – Narnia (2 weeks)
Fiction - Goodnight Mister Tom (4 weeks)
Performance Poetry (1 week)
Daily numeracy lesson (place value,
decimals, four rules and inverses, word
problems, shape, ratio and proportion,
handling data, fractions, probability,
measures, number sequences, Att 1
development)
Mental arithmetic development
New curriculum objectives week 1
REVISION WEEKS
Forces
Sound
Physical Processes
Light
Electricity
Working scientifically
Gas mask posters using textease
Powerpoint presentations on WW2
Flow charts/algorithms to calculate the area
of a triangle
2
TERM
Year group 6
Daily literacy hour:
Fiction –Quest stories – Aztec Indiana
Jones (3 weeks)
Reports – Tongo Lizard (2 weeks)
ASSESSMENT WEEK
Classes for 2015/16
TERM 3
Daily literacy hour:
Letters of complaint (2 weeks)
Persuasive writing (2 weeks)
SATS WEEK
PERSONAL PROJECT WEEK
Fiction - Iron Man (2 weeks)
Fiction - Kensuke’s Kingdom (4 weeks)
Balanced Reports – trainer try out/pack BOGGLE HOLE WEEK
it in bag (2 weeks)
PREFORMANCE WEEK
Fiction – Varmints (2 weeks)
Daily numeracy lesson (place value,
Daily numeracy lesson (strong revision
handling data, measures, area and
focus followed by investigations and
perimeter, fractions, decimals and
transition units)
percentages, 2D shape, word problems, Mental arithmetic development
number statements, Att 1
development)
Mental arithmetic development
New curriculum objectives week 2
Life Processes
Animals including humans (circulatory & respiratory)
All living things (including habitats)
Evolution & inheritance
Working scientifically
Espresso coding – unit 1
Powerpoint presentation – interactive
display about Mexico
Scratch – sequences for a set of traffic
lights
Scratch – dancing man/pop balloon
game
Citizenship – lessons 1&2
Espresso coding – unit 2
RE
Exploring the Bible
Christmas
Citizenship – lessons 3&4
Religions Here and Now
Easter
Design
Technology
Anderson Shelters
Cooking – weighing and measuring
skills (links to History WWII
rationing/maths conversions)
Multi-media presentation about Boggle
Hole
Coastal Map on Publisher
Espresso Coding – unit 3
Citizenship – lessons 5
Aztec bridge structure using wood work
skills.
Cooking – chocolate based foods
(links to History/ Spanish/
Geography/Mexico)
Expressing Faith through the Arts
Beautiful World; Wonderful God?
Cooking – Scott’s berry baskets
(links to growing – fruit tarts
using filo pastry/glazing)
History
Geography
World War 2 (especially focussing on the four
big questions: How did the war affect the
home front? What impact did it have on city
children? How did the war change the lives
of women? What were the key events?)
Tea Dance enrichment day – Christmas party
Physical Geography, knowledge of the world
linked to WW2.
Art
Pebbles/Stone Speech work
Art & design affecting our history; WWII
related; evacuees, Blitz, clothing/fashion,
Atlantic pictures
Development of Artbook
Music
Weekly singing
Musicians & Composers (links to
Literacy)
Music Express
Gymnastics
Football
Basketball
SEAL – New beginnings, Getting on and
falling out, Say no to bullying
QMC trip
Making simple sentences
Preparing short presentations
Clothes; describing and opinion of clothes.
PE
PSHE/
Citizenship
Spanish
The Aztecs/Mayan civilisations
(links to Geography & Spanish)
Physical Geography, knowledge of the
World; use of maps/atlases.
A study of an American countryMexico (links to History &
Spanish)
Art relating to the Aztecs;
Sun rubbings and layering.
Mosaic serpent pictures.
Aztec headdress
Aztec printing
Water colour work; Mexico City scape
and other comparative landscapes eg
village and rainforest
Iron Man related work
Development of Artbook
Weekly singing
Mexican/Spanish music
Music Express
Coastline Geography unit NEW
Dance
Netball
Hockey
SEAL – Go for goals, It’s good to be me
Swimming
Kwik Cricket
Athletics
SEAL – Relationships, Changes
Homes/ houses including furniture
Holiday to a Spanish speaking country
(Mexico)
Last updated: July 2015
NOTES:
Bold = New Curriculum changes
Science:
Sound and Earth and Space dropped in New Curriculum
History:
Finish WW2 in Autumn – so that Mexico/Aztecs can begin at the start of spring term.
Literacy:
Include more independent/one-off pieces of work in red books.
Visit to Boggle Hole
Kensuke related silhouettes and wave
pastel pictures
Sketching still life/observational
sketches
Boggle Hole sketches and water
colours
Development of Artbook
Weekly singing
Yr.5/6 Production
Music Express
RSE
Conversational Spanish