1. Learning Map for Year 6 : Autumn 1 2014 A Brave New World
Please
encourage
your child to read
each day
Gymnastics
Composing and linking sequences fluently using contrasting body shapes, travel, balance, jumps, rolls and turns.
Rose Blanche –WW2 Picture Book
Identifying fiction genres
Understanding underlying issues and features of the text
Identifying historical fiction
features of a text/image
Analysing the viewpoint of children living in Nazi Germany
Athletics
Using iPads for research purposes
Street Child – Narrative
Identifying the features of a narrative
Understanding the life of the poor children during the reign of Queen Victoria
Analysing the meaning of a text through Street Child
Creating a narrative piece of writing to capture the reader’s interest
Science PE
ICT
English
Living Things and their Habitats
Knowing what plants need to survive
Using a key to identify animals and plants
Understanding how animals and plants in a habitat are interdependent
Constructing and explaining food chains
Investigating different soil conditions
Understanding that different plants and animals are found in different habitats
Year 6
A Brave New World DT
Making Evacuation Shelters
PSHE
Geography
Human Rights
* Understanding our rights and how to take responsibility as a member of society
Art
Music
Map of Europe (link to outbreak of WWII)
Identifying where countries are situated
The Role of Music in Different Wars
Andy Warhol – Idols
Understanding the works of Andy Warhol
Experimenting using different colours and surfaces
Creating a celebrity portrait in the style of Warhol
Printmaking
History RE
Counting, Partitioning and Calculating
Maths
World War Two
Understanding how the second world war started and who the key figures in conflict were
Understanding The Blitz
Understanding the experiences of an evacuee child and people who were not evacuated
Understanding why rationing was introduced
Saints (including Modern Day Saints)
Understanding the life of a Christian saint
Knowing how ordinary people can become saints in their community
Understanding the character of St Peter
Knowing that Mary the Mother of Jesus is a focus of devotion
Securing Number Facts and Understanding Shape
Calculating, Measuring and Understanding Shape