YEAR 6
Autumn
Title: Groovy Greeks Opener: Greek Day
Outcome: Greek Exhibition
Visit: Greek actor
Title: Light me up! Opener: look at model houses
Outcome: houses with circuits in
Science: Light and Shadow, The Eye
Title: Where am I? Opener: IOW, British and World
map. Outcome: Map work display Visit: IOW OAP
to talk to children about changes to Ryde
History: Greeks
Science: Electricity
Science: Electricity circuits within context
Art / Design: Greek Pots, sketching Greek people artefacts and shields
Geography:
Design/ Technology: house design and build - wood
RE: Places of worship, religious books, God’s Power
Design/ Technology: pasta dish cookery
French: seasons
French: Greetings
RE: Interpretation: similarities between Christmas stories
PE: inter house competition
PE: Tag Rugby, Basketball, Gymnastics
French: Pets, numbers
Music: Winter composition
Music: Musical Notation, keyboard skills
PE Indoor athletics, handball
Computing: Hyperlinking in PowerPoint
Music: Keyboard music
SMSC / British Values: spiritual / social teamwork through
technology task
SMSC / British Values: Law: Rules of Y6, Democracy: Voting House
Captains
Computing:
Spring
PHSE / PDL:Managing conflict
map work, grid references, biomes
Search technologies
SMSC / British Values: Our place in the world, comparing different
cultures
PHSE / PDL: The world of work
Title: Come Dine with Me Opener: Healthy food
tasting Outcome: Parents come to lunch Visit:
Greengrocer
Title: Amazing Africa Opener: footage of African
creatures Outcome: Shoe shop open
Science: Healthy lifestyles
Geography:
Geography:
Design/ Technology: slippers
Where do foods come from? / Economy
Science: Fair testing
Amazing Africa
Focus mainly on core subjects just prior to
National Testing
RE: Jesus the law breaker
RE: Easter, Resurrection
French :Family
French: clothes
French: Time
PE Netball, OAA, Football
PE: interhouse competition
PE Dance, Hockey
Music: African drums and African music
Music: composition and performance in assembly
Music: Fanfares, history of music
Art / Design: African landscapes with wash paint
Computing:
Art / Design: Still life sketching of fruit / veg
Computing:
SMSC / British Values: self discipline / perseverance / self motivation
E safety inc 9th Feb
SMSC / British Values: Healthy lifestyles / mental health / making own
choices
PHSE / PDL:Taking responsibility for own safety
Title: Rule Britannia Outcome: London trip assembly
Visit: London Residential trip
Excel spreadsheets to solve problems (shop)
computer networks
SMSC / British Values: common values UK and African countries, Right
/ Wrong behaviour, link to development / environment / poverty
PHSE / PDL: Rights, respect, responsibilities and the law
Title: Knowing me, knowing you! Opener: Human
body draw around Outcome: SRE booklet
completed
Science: Science museum as revision of KS2 topics
Summer
Title: Get Ready ...! Outcome: Assessments!
Design/ Technology: Cook savoury dishes
Computing:
Title: Journey’s End Outcome: Leaver’s
Assembly / Prom Visit: to Secondary schools
Science /Geography: evolution and adaptation/ classification
History: Victorians plus London history throughout trip
Science: Human body
RE: Rites of Passage
Geography:
Geography:
French: Sports / hobbies
travel / transport / people
Field work / school location
RE: Wisdom, Bible and Qu’ran
Design/ Technology: cooking a variety of dishes
PE interhouse competition / sports day / swimming
French: Weather
French: Food
Art / Design: sketching sea scapes / landscapes at beach
PE Tennis, Cricket
PE Athletics , dodgeball
Computing:
Music: Classroom Jazz
Music: Livin on a prayer , Rock Music
Art / Design: Work linked to Artists / Architects : National Gallery visit
Computing:
SMSC / British Values: reviewing the year / school’s end / leaver’s
play/ dealing with change/ transition to high school.
Computing:
SMSC / British Values: how to keep safe, link to PHSE “changes”
Write programs
SMSC / British Values: London trip : many cultures, one city. National
Gallery, Museum visits
PHSE / PDL:Changing relationships
List of Texts
Lowest group (Red)
“Dangerous Planet” N. Abadzis
“Blasts from the past”
M.Lawrence
“Diary of a killer cat” A Fine
“Mincing Machine”
“War Games”
sequencing / repetition / selection
PHSE / PDL: transition and managing change
use technology safely
Group 3 (Yellow)
“Martin’s Mice” D king Smith
“Bill’s new frock” A Fine
“Cool” M Morpugo
“Wimmer” M McAllister
“Skew Wiff” A Perera
“Space Rock” J Blake
Group 2 ( Green)
“Krindlekrax” P Ridley
“Kensuke’s Kingdom” M
Morpurgo
“ Danny Champion of world” R
Dahl
“Graffiti” N Warburton
“War Record” N Warburton
“Public Enemy no 2” A Horowitz
Group 1 ( Blue)
“Public Enemy no 2” A Horowitz
“Charlie Bone” J Nimmo
“The Turbulent term of Tyke
Tiler” G.Kemp
“Kensuke’s Kingdom” M
Morpurgo
YEAR 6
Please complete the 2 terms with:
A title, Opener (if one), Outcome and any visits (in or out) – for as many topics that you are doing in the Term.
Subjects being covered with brief description e.g. His – Romans, DT – Roman chariot, Art – Printing, RE – Festival of Holi, SMSC – keeping safe in school/courage & rights,
Computing – music making, scratch, Sci – Forces, Magnets and How the time of day affects shadows.
Please also add a British Values statement to each topic or term.