Topic: Year 6 The Human Planet Spring 2 2014
Humanities: Geography Focus
Questionsserving
children
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investigate:
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Why is China a popular place?
Why is the UK a rich Country?
Why are there rich and poor people?
Why is Bangladesh such a poor country?
Where in the World is China?
What is life like in China?
What is life like in Bangladesh?
What food do they have in Bangladesh?
Art /DT:
DT - Food and Nutrition, looking at healthy
eating/seasonality/food links. Chinese food.
Art – 2D work inspired by famous graffiti artists using a
range of media.
3D work, sculpture using a range of recycled materials
PE and Music:
Comparing UK to countries not in the EU – China and
Bangladesh.
Understanding what the EU is.
Investigating how China rose from Poverty.
Why Bangladesh (next to China) is poverty stricken and
struggling?
Human planet – looking at how people live/survive in
other countries.
Looking at homelessness in the UK.
How the River Ganges has devastating effects causing
poverty, but also has positive effects on countriescontributing to wealth and health.
Focus on map skills, continents, locating and drawing.
Dance and Gym:
ICT:
Handling Data:
Entering data into spreadsheets
Costings
Formulae and calculations
Budgeting
Making graphs on computers
Numeracy Links:
Primary Numeracy Framework linking
with Medium Term plans:
Linking with ICT – producing and
reading data. Data analysis
Word problems and application linked with china
and Bangladesh
Gymnastics – travelling and moving
RE:
Music:
Manchester Music scheme.
Chinese and Bangladesh music, children to explore percussion.
Writing Opportunities:
Drama/S&L Opps:
All literacy this term will be directly linked to the
topic.
Poetry: Life in Poverty/Wealth – exploring what
imagery represents these and showing this
through words.
Non-fiction: Writing a factual informative
presentation about a specific topic in one of the
countries we are studying/The River Ganges.
Writing autobiographies and Autobiographies
about people connected to our topic.
- pride materials, drama, scenarios.
Is money the key to happiness? Debate.
PRIDE MATERIALS
DRUG AWARENESS
AND SAFETY.
Stories/Texts/links:
Ester (homeless person)
Non-fiction books on Bangladesh
and China
Biographies
Science:
Classifying Critters (rising stars scheme)
-classification of plants and animals (branching/webs/chains)
-naming groups of animals and plants in genus.
-specific characteristics of living things.
Using the Manchester
scheme of work
Buddhism
Visits
Graffiti
Workshop
in school
with
children