Year 6 curriculum
As your child enters the final year of key stage 2, the creative curriculum continues to excite, stimulate and challenge. The children are given a wonderful opportunity to develop their team building and leadership skills during a week at Manor Adventure, an outdoor pursuit activity centre, as well as participating in a year group theatre production, performed at the Solihull Sixth Form College theatre.
Autumn term 2020
Journeys- What kind of journeys do people and animals take?
Conflict- How was everyday life in Great Britain affected by both World Wars?
Literacy
- The Arrival (Shaun Tan)
- The Hobbit (JRR Tolkien)
- The Incredible Ecosystems of Planet Earth (Rachel Ignotofsky)
- Rose Blanche (Roberto Innocenti)
- The Harmonica (Tony Johnston)
- Letters From the Lighthouse (Emma Carroll)
- WW1 poetry
- Throughout the half term, children will write for a range of purposes – including fiction and non-fiction and sometimes poetry
- Writing is linked to other subjects such as Science, Humanities and RE where applicable
- Grammar is taught in context, with children learning to extend their vocabulary, improve their understanding of sentence structure and explore a range of punctuation
- Spelling is taught and tested weekly
Maths
- The children will be given opportunities to develop their mathematical fluency, reasoning and problem solving skills through the mathematical themes and cross curricular activities:
- Number and place value
- Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
- Fractions, decimals and percentages
- Ratio and proportion
- Algebra
- Measurement
- Statistics
Science
- Light (reflection, the eye, colour and shadows)
- Animals including humans (circulation, respiration and water transportation in the human body)
Religious Education
- Human Rights
- Exploration of the work and impact of significant figures including Martin Luther King, John Bunyan and Guru Hargobind
- Messiah: Incarnation: was Jesus the messiah?
History
- Study a theme in British history (migration) that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066
- Study WWI & WWII
- Understanding of the causes of war.
- Impact of war on Great Britain and Europe
- Reaction of the government to German invasions and reactions of the people of Great Britain and Europe
- Events leading to the end of WWI
- Evacuation of children
- Lessons of war and outcomes (creation of the United Nations, collaboration and agreement between world countries)
Geography
- Understanding of migration, causes of migration, its effect and the impact; terms: migration, seasonal migration; asylum seeker, refugee
- Understand the reasons that people become a refugee and know the cause and effect of being a refugee in another country
- Geographical locations of migration from and to, routes of migrants from a physical geography aspect and destinations
- Current migration situation around the world; destinations and political responses. Geographical location of source of refugee and destinations
- World biomes
- rainforests
- distribution of natural resources
Computing
- Computer science- introduction to Python programming
- Revision of using email (Office 365)
- Online safety (privacy & security, online reputation, online bullying, online relationships)
Physical Education
- Tennis
- Hockey
- Gymnastics
- Dance
- Real PE (coordination: ball skills, agility: reaction & response, static balancing)
Art, Design and Technology
- Dragon eyes
- sketch
- clay
- Zooming in
- oil pastels
- Kate Scott Illustrations– create watercolour paintings of flora and fauna
- Shaun Tan Art – Children practise drawing skills using images from The Arrival
- Origami birds made in the style of the bird in the book- mono-printing of a scene from the book
- Watercolour/Artist Study (Vincent Van Gough) – poppy paintings for WWI poetry
- Landscape Collage – Create a WW2 landscape collage
Personal, Social and Health Education
- Being me in my world (Jigsaw)
- Taking care
French (Language Angels)
- Verbs and grammar
- At school
Music
- Charanga music
- classroom jazz
Spring term 2021
Conflict- How were lives in Great Britain affected by both World Wars? (continued)
Rule Britannia- Who fought for the English crown?
Literacy
- The Dreadful Menace (poem)
- Sherlock Holmes & The Speckled Band- Sir Arthur Conan (retold by Lucy Corvino)
- The Highwayman (Alfred Noyes)
- Throughout the half term, children will write for a range of purposes – including fiction and non-fiction and sometimes poetry
- Writing is linked to other subjects such as Science, Humanities and RE where applicable
- Grammar is taught in context, with children learning to extend their vocabulary, improve their understanding of sentence structure and explore a range of punctuation
- Spelling is taught and tested weekly
Maths
- The children will be given opportunities to develop their mathematical fluency, reasoning and problem solving skills through the mathematical themes and cross curricular activities:
- Number and place value
- Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
- Fractions, decimals and percentages
- Ratio and proportion
- Algebra
- Measurement
- Statistics
Science
- Chemical changes (reversible & non-reversible change, burning, rustling & other chemical reactions)
- Electricity (circuit diagrams, voltage and investigating circuits)
Religious Education
- Hindu worship
- Resurrection: what difference does resurrection make to Christians?
Geography
- Use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied.
- Use 8 points of the compass, grid references, symbols and key (inc OS maps) to build knowledge of the UK and the wider world
History
- Understanding where the Anglo-Saxon, Viking invaders and Norman conquest are sequenced within British history
- The changing power of monarchs in Britain and a significant turning point in British history
Computing
- Microsoft office: Excel
- Film making
- Online safety (managing online information, Safer Internet Day- teaching objective according to the yearly theme, self-image & identity)
Physical Education
- Football
- Netball
- Dance
- Gymnastics
- Real PE (dynamic balancing on a line, counter balancing with a partner, static balancing and jumping & landing
Art, Design and Technology
- Children will create a simple cross-stitch to depict a battle scene (Bayeux Tapestry)
Personal, Social and Health Education
- Celebrating difference (Jigsaw)
- Dreams & goals (Jigsaw)
French (Language Angels)
- The weekend
- World War II
Music
- Charanga
Summer term 2021
Disaster! – Why do people live near volcanoes and earthquakes?
Yes, Minister! – How does Politics affect the world I live in today?
Literacy
- Survivors (David Long)
- Black Powder (Ally Sherrick)
- Throughout the half term, children will write for a range of purposes – including fiction and non-fiction and sometimes poetry
- Writing is linked to other subjects such as Science, Humanities and RE where applicable
- Grammar is taught in context, with children learning to extend their vocabulary, improve their understanding of sentence structure and explore a range of punctuation
- Spelling is taught and tested weekly
Maths
- The children will be given opportunities to develop their mathematical fluency, reasoning and problem solving skills through the mathematical themes and cross curricular activities:
- Number and place value
- Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
- Fractions, decimals and percentages
- Ratio and proportion
- Algebra
- Measurement
- Statistics
Science
- Evolution and inheritance (variation & inheritance, how fossils provide evidence for evolution)
- Living things and their habitats (classification)
Religious Education
- Kingdom of God: what kind of king is Jesus?
- Creation & science: conflicting or complementary?
Geography
- Earthquakes and volcanoes
- Map Skills
- Naming the physical features of the Earth
- Study of people and places
- Focus on London as a settlement and capital city
- Name and locate counties and cities of the United Kingdom, geographical regions and their identifying human and physical characteristics, key topographical features (including hills, mountains, coasts and rivers), and land-use patterns
- Use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure grid references, symbols and key (including the use of Ordnance Survey maps) to build their knowledge of the United Kingdom
- Understand how some of these aspects of London have changed over time
History
- Children will study London and trace the origins of the parliamentary system
- Use sources of evidence to deduce information about the past
- Select suitable sources of evidence, giving reasons for choices
- Gain and use historically grounded understanding of terms such as civilisation and parliament
Computing
- Computer science: networks
- Understanding binary
- Online safety (copyright & ownerships and health, wellbeing & lifestyle)
Physical Education
- Rounders
- Cricket
- Athletics
- Real PE
Art, Design and Technology
Personal, Social and Health Education
- Healthy me (Jigsaw)
- Relatiohsips (Jigsaw)
- Changing me (Jigsaw)
French (Language Angels)
- Healthy lifestyles
- The Olympics
Music
- Charanga