Curriculum Overview
Year 6 Curriculum Overview 2021-2022
| Autumn 1 (7 weeks) | Autumn 2 (7 weeks) | Spring 1 (6 weeks) | Spring 2 (6 weeks) | Summer 1 (6 weeks) | Summer 2 (7 weeks) |
English (Units) | 1.Entertain Narrative
2. Persuade Balanced Argument
| 1.Entertain:Narrative Classic Literature
| 1.Entertain: Poetry
2.Entertain:Narrative Social Issue | 1.Explain Policy statement
2.Describe Non-chronological Report
| 1 Entertain:Narrative Playscript Shakespeare
2 Recount: Indirect Biography (History link) | 1.Entertain: Visual Literacy
2. Persuade Debate |
Key texts (English) | Wonder | A Christmas Carol | On the Move The Bone Sparrow
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| Macbeth
| TBC |
Maths | Number: place value Number: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division | Number: fractions Geometry: position and direction | Number: decimals Number: percentages Number: algebra | Measurement: converting units Measurement: perimeter, area and volume Number: ratio Statistics | Geometry: properties of shape Securing formal methods for the 4 operations Operations involving fractions and decimals Conversion between FDP Measurement/angles/shape contextual problems
| Consolidation, investigations and preparation for KS3 |
Science | Evolution and Inheritance | Living things and their habitats | Light | Climate Change and Sustainability Link with Geography/inter-disciplinary topic | Electricity
| Animals, incl humans – circulatory system, healthy lifestyle, human body (RHE)
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History |
| Anglo-Saxons and Scots
| Migration Refugees Windrush Asian migration to UK |
| Monarchy Queen Elizabeth II Queen Victoria How has monarchy changed over time?
| Local history -The Blitz (Rebuilding London) |
Geography | What Darwin Saw |
| Migration Refugees Windrush Asian migration to UK | Time Travel Mapping, positional concepts |
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Computing | Online Safety Computing and Networks
| Programming Data Handling | Creating Media Webpage Creation | Data and Information Spreadsheets | Creating Media 3D Modelling | Programming B Sensing |
Design and Technology | Textiles Combining different fabric shapes Project: mobile phone case | Textiles Combining different fabric shapes Project: fabric advent calendar
| Mechanical Systems Pulleys Project: sports car/off road vehicle | Mechanical Systems Pulleys Project: fairground ride | Food Celebrating culture and seasonality Project: savoury scones | Food Celebrating culture and seasonality Project: pizza (making dough) |
Music | How does music bring us together? Developing Melodic Phrases
| How does music connect us with our past? Understanding Structure and Form | How Does Music Make the World a Better Place? Gaining Confidence through Performing | How Does Music Teach Us About our Community? | How Does Music Shape our Way of Life? | How Does Music connect Us with the Environment? |
Art | Drawing | Painting | Collage | Printmaking | Textiles | 3D Sculpture |
PSHE/ safeguarding
| Physical & Mental Health | Keeping Safe | Relationships: Friends & Family | Respectful & safe Relationships | Living in the Wider World: Financial Literacy | Health & Wellbeing: Ourselves- Growing & Changing |
RE | What does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today? (part 2) | What difference does it make to believe in Ahimsa, Grace and/or Ummah? | Is it better to express your beliefs in arts and architecture or in charity and generosity?
| Is it better to express your beliefs in arts and architecture or in charity and generosity?
| What do religions say to us when life gets hard?
| What do religions say to us when life gets hard?
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PE | Invasion Games Football /Basketball/
| Invasion Games Hockey/Tag Rugby | Gymnastics/ Dance Mindfulness | Athletics | Strike and Field Games Cricket | Net and Wall Games Tennis |
French | Vocabulary Classroom objects School uniform Personal details Grammar J’ai/Je n’ai pas Create sentences Extending sentences: Parce que/car (because)
| Vocabulary Family names Professions/jobs Toys/Household items Grammar Mon/ma/mes Gender of nouns Culture Why is learning a language important? Christmas traditions Christmas carol
| Vocabulary Homes -rooms Adjectives -size Grammar Writing a descriptive paragraph
| Vocabulary Furniture Food Breakfast food Grammar Ordering food Culture Food in France Mardi Gras and Easter | Vocabulary Accommodation Transport Tourist attractions /events Grammar Future tense Booking accommodation Culture Where is French spoken in the world? | Vocabulary Time Grammar Phonics ‘qu’ Culture Stereotypes /Cultural perceptions Tour de France Bastille Day |
School Events | Class Charters Black History Month | Anti Bullying Week Children in Need Winter Festivals
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| Red Nose Day | QEII Platinum Jubilee |
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