2. Year 6 revised curriculum Sept 2016

3. Terms Autumn 1st Half Term= 7 weeks
7 weeks topic 1 week Harvest/ showing assembly to parents
Autumn 2nd Half Term= 7 weeks
5 weeks topic and 2 weeks Christmas focus
Remembrance day commemoration, Carols, Party
Spring 1st half term= 6.5 weeks
Parents evening
Spring 2nd Half term= 6 weeks
SATs Parent Meeting
SATS Drop-ins
Summer 1st Half term=- 5 weeks
Summer 2nd Half Term=- 7 weeks
Graduation

4. Year 6 Year Overview
Autumn 1st Half term- How to survive around the world (Geography, DT, Science)
Autumn 2nd Half term- How to survive war , (History, Science, Geography)
Spring 1st Half term- How to survive a natural disaster ( Science, geography, DT and Art)
Spring 2nd Half term- How to survive the Victorians ( Science, History, DT and Art)
Summer 1st Half term- How to survive the SATs (Science, Geography and Music drivers)
Summer 2nd Half term- How to survive at sea (Science, Geography and Music drivers)

5. English Writing & SPaG overview
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Autumn
Half-minute horror
Narrative
Alma
narrative
Trip-advisor
(School trip)
WWI
Journalism WW
Poetry
WWII
Recount (air raid siren)
(Evacuation: persuasive letter)
Truce (Sainsbury’s advert)
SPAG
Word classes: nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs.
Sentence punctuation: CL, FS, QM, EM.
Phrases & clauses
Commas
Semi-colons & colons
Direct & indirect speech
Synonyms, antonyms
Past & present progressive
Perfect form
Modal verbs
Letter writing styles
Fronted adverbials and linking paragraphs
Spring
The long Walk
The Giants necklace
Chinese NY
(28th Jan)
(Spring SPaG poems)
How to manage your teacher
(narrative instructions)
Discursive
Battle of the biscuit tin.
Kingswood
Non-fiction recount X
Dashes, hyphens and colons (parenthesis).
Apostrophes
Prepositions, abstract nouns, concrete nouns, adverbs for effect.
Bullet points
Subject & object
Active & passive voice
SPaG tests/revision
Summer
SATS Prep
SATS week
RE: Creation stories. Introduce concept, run weekly on ‘the day of write’
Flashback story
‘Late again’
Year 6 performance/moderation prep.
transition
SPaG revision

6. Year 6 Year Autumn 1 Overview
How to survive around the world
Eng – survival stories/Horror stories
Geog - locate the world’s countries, using maps to focus on Europe (including the location of Russia) and North and South America, concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, countries, and major cities
Sci – Living things and their habitats – how are animals adapted around the world, how has man adapted to survive around the world.
DT – shelter building

7. Year 6 Year Autumn 2 Overview
How to survive war
Eng – through history
Hist – WWI (2 weeks), WWII (3 weeks), Modern day conflicts (1 week), WWI Xmas armistice
Sci – Evolution & inheritance – survival of the fittest ‘natures war’
Geog – European countries and key features

8. Autumn term English
AT1 – How to Survive around the world
Survival – Bear Grylls - Mission Survival 1: Gold of the Gods
Mission Survival 2: Way of the Wolf: Survival - Way of the Wolf
Mission Survival 3: Sands of the Scorpion
Links to adaption and key places around the world
Horror – 30 second horrors/Alma
AT 2 – How to survive war
WWI (2 weeks), WWII (3 weeks), Modern day conflicts (1 week), WWI Xmas armistice
Christmas Story WWI Sainsbury's advert ‘Surviving the trenches in 1914’

9. Year 6 Year Spring 1 Overview
How to survive a natural disaster
Eng –
Geog - Natural Disasters: Book for bourgeoning adventurers!
Non-fiction writing
Sci – Light
Ideas

10. Year 6 Year Spring 2 Overview
How to survive the Victorians
Eng – street child/Dickens
Hist - Victorians
Sci – Electricity

11. Year 6 Year Summer 1 Overview
How to survive the SATs
Revision/Test
RE – Exam and re-write creation stories from a variety of cultures.

12. Year 6 Year Summer 2 Overview
How to survive the Stage
Eng – select and rehearse a play to perform.
DT – Create sets and costumes
RE – Exam and re-write creation stories from a variety of cultures.
Music – rehearse & perform songs

13. First Hand Experiences
Forest School
How to survive around the world
Evolution & Adaption workshop Hancock Museum
How to survive war
First aid training
How to survive a natural disaster
Kingswood
How to survive the Victorians
How to survive SATs
Cluster stage school
How to survive on stage

14. History, Art, Science and DT skills
Historical study:
Geography (UKS2)
History
 Name & locate counties, cities, regions & features of UK
British History (taught chronologically)
 An extended period study, e.g.
 Understand latitude, longitude, Equator, hemispheres, tropics, polar circles & time zones
- The changing power of monarchs
- Significant turning points in British history
- Crime & punishment
 Study a region of Europe, and of the Americas
- Leisure
 Understand biomes, vegetation belts, land use, economic activity, distribution of resources, etc.
Broader History Study
 Non-European society, i.e.
- Islamic civilization, including Baghdad
 Use 4- and 6-figure grid references on OS maps
- Mayan civilization
- Benin (West Africa)
 Use fieldwork to record & explain areas

15. Science
Biology
 Classification, including micro-organisms
 Health & Lifestyles, incl. circulatory system
 Evolution & Adaptation
Physics
 Light & Shadows; the eye
 Forces, including gravity
 Electricity: investigating circuits
Computing (UKS2)
 Design & write programs to solve problems
 Use sequences, repetition, inputs, variables and outputs in programs
 Detect & correct errors in programs
 Understand uses of networks for collaboration & communication
 Be discerning in evaluating digital content
Art & Design
 Use sketchbooks to collect, record, review, revisit & evaluate ideas
 Improve mastery of techniques such as drawing, painting and sculpture with varied materials
 Learn about great artists, architects & designers
Design & Technology (UKS2)
 Use research& criteria to develop products which are fit for purpose and aimed at specific groups
 Use annotated sketches, cross-section diagrams & computer-aided design
 Analyse & evaluate existing products and improve own work
 Use mechanical & electrical systems in own products, including programming
 Cook savoury dishes for a healthy & varied diet

16. Computing
 Design & write programs to solve problems
 Use sequences, repetition, inputs, variables and outputs in programs
 Detect & correct errors in programs
 Understand uses of networks for collaboration & communication
 Be discerning in evaluating digital content
Music
 Perform with control & expression solo & in ensembles
 Improvise & compose using dimensions of music
 Listen to detail and recall aurally
 Use & understand basics of staff notation
 Develop an understanding of the history of music, including great musicians & composers RE
Follow A360 RE scheme of work.