Learning Map for Year 6 : Autumn 2 2015 The Big Bang! Please encourage your child to read each day ICT at Tolworth Girl’s School (Programming using Logicator) Rose Blanche –WW2 Picture Book Understanding what a historical fiction genre is. Understanding underlying issues and features of the text Analysing the images Analysing the viewpoint of children living in Nazi Germany Gymnastics Science Autobiographies and Biographies Analysing the biographies of Walt Disney and Charles Dickens Writing our own biographies about Anne Frank Writing our autobiography Micro-organisms Understanding what microbes are Understanding the diseases caused by microbes and looking at how scientific theory is based on evidence Understanding how mould on food is caused by microbes and investigating the conditions which affect the growth of mould on bread Understanding how to prevent food spoilage Knowing how decay is useful in the environment How to prevent the spread of disease in the kitchen Identifying good, bad and useful micro-organisms Swimming ICT PE English Play scripts: ‘A Christmas Carol’ Writing our own play scripts based on the story of ‘A Christmas Carol’ Making Anderson shelter models from recycled materials Year 6 The Big Bang! DT Music PSHE Christmas music and singing RE New Beginnings Maths History Handling data and measures – Converting measurements, reading and interpreting different scales, calculating averages – mean, median, mode and range; constructing and interpreting tables, bar charts, line graphs and pie charts. Securing number facts, relationships and calculating – Solving problems involving fractions, decimals and percentages, relating fractions to multiplication and division; solving simple problems scaling quantities up and down. World War Two Looking at the different aircraft used in WW2 Understanding the plight for Jewish people during the Holocaust Understanding the story of Anne Frank Understanding that not just British children were evacuated – looking at the Kindertransport Understanding the affect of WW2 around the world The Sermon on the Mount Understanding how Christians can make a difference in the community The significance of being ‘the light of the world’ Understanding how to empathise with the poor in the local community and overseas Understanding the meaning behind prayers How the Christmas story challenges Christians to care for the homeless and refugees How learning about the homeless affects my thoughts about Christmas. Counting, partitioning and calculating – Understanding decimals up to three places, solving money problems using a calculator; using the times tables to work out other problems.