Long Term Curriculum Plan Year 6 Year A Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2 Topic How we became Solar system Life Mandela Natural disasters Materials Magic Literacy Maths Journalistic writing Mystery and suspense Explanations and Instructions Biographies and discussion Letters Poetry Fantasy Science movement of the earth, and other planets, relative to the Sun movement of the moon Sun, moon and earth To explain day and night To describe changes in humans as they develop To identify and name main parts of the circulatory system and describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood To recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on bodies To recognise that living things have change over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago To compare and group together materials according to their properties including their hardness, solubility, transparency, conductivity (electrical and thermal) and response to magnets To know some materials dissolveand describe how to recover a
way nutrients and water are transported within animals including humans. substance from a solution To know how mixtures can be separated To give reasons for the uses of materials To demonstrate reversible changes To explain some changes result in the formation of new materials and that this kind of change is not usually reversible. History Geography To investigate and interpret the past chronology To build an overview of world history pre and post Romans To communicate historically chronology To build an overview of world history To investigate and interpret the past knowledge of location geographical skills knowledge of location and understanding of
ICT RE Know resources which can be downloaded and used Use variables to count in Scratch Count in Roman Numerals Control Lego WeDo robots Technology in our Lives Search for sound effects How is information sorted and stored? Creation 1/9 17/10 Letter writing, similar and different Handling Data Dataloggers used to investigate sound levels Multimedia Creating a story using sound effects Prayers, Saints and Feasts 20/10 28/11 Questions, and understanding What is posted online can be seen and affect others Important to communicate kindly and respectfully Explain importance of reporting to an adult Algorithms and programs to create shapes and patterns using repeat procedures Floor robots to achieve goals efficiently Multimedia Greenscreen to produce a weather report Christmas 5/1 16/1 Note taking, swat analysis, news Handling Data Recording weather on a spreadsheet Revelations 26/1 20/2 Portraits, conversation, short physical geography - volcanoes, earthquakes geographical skills and understanding Protect personal information Report concerns and protecting friends Spending too much time online Pong game in Scratch using variables Adapt to create own game Technology in our Lives www and Internet Using search engines and evaluating information Easter 13/4 8/5 Mind maps, symbols, poetry, Multimedia Presentation or quiz based on topic Pentecost and Mission 11/5 12/6 Art, letter writing,
Art D & T Music PHSE/ SEAL Yr 5 PE diagrams, writing a blurb, play scripts Prayers, Saints and Feasts 20/10 28/11 Questions, internet searching, travel brochures, story writing To use painting to develop ideas To use collage - mosaics New beginnings Swimming internet searching, travel brochures, story writing Advent 1/12 19/12 Character profiles, freeze frames, speech and dialogue To use digital media To use collage to develop ideas Getting on and falling out Say no to Bullying Invasion games Swimming report Faith Week 19/1/- 23/1 Revelations 26/1 20/2 Portraits, conversation, short presentations, eye witness statements To use sculpture to develop ideas To use the works of artists presentations, eye witness statements Lent 23/2 20/3 Letter writing, job descriptions, advice sheet Holy Week 23/3 27/3 Labelled diagram or plan, witness statements, role play including hot seating To use printing and batik to develop ideas Textiles create CD cover Pentecost and Mission 11/5 12/6 Art, letter writing, adverts To use sculpture - volcanoes adverts Sacraments 15/6/ - 17/7 Glossaries, prayers, report writing Going for goals Good to be me Relationships Changes Invasion games Dance Hook Iron age fort Planetarium Paramedic Heart dissection Gym Role play discrimination Athletics Mad Science Food Striking and fielding games Outdoor Ed Mill visit
session Espresso Mandela materials Take home task Research cave painting and create own Make a model of a solar system Keep a food diary for 2 weeks Write biography of life so far Research a volcanic eruption and explain what happened Find out as many different bread products and create a poster showing them Outcome Produce and iron age class newspaper To produce class book of stories Make a leaflet about keeping healthy PowerPoint presentation on Mandela Produce high quality poetry about volcanoes and earthquakes To make bread weighing out the ingredients and following instructions Year B Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2 Topic How the wars changed Let s play Fairtrade Rainforests Light Fantastic! Speed Britain Literacy Letter writing Diaries Goodnight Mr Tom Explanation and Instructions Arguments Poetry Classic Biographies Maths Science electrical circuit To know how animals and plants To recognise that light appears to travel in straight lines. To use the mechanisms
symbols To compare and give reasons for variations in how components function including brightness of bulbs, loudness of buzzers and the on/off position of switches. To associate the brightness of a lamp or the volume of a buzzer with the number and voltage of cells used in a circuit. are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution life process of reproduction in plantsand animals differences in the life cycles of a mammal, an amphibian, an insect and a bird To describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to common observable characteristics, including microorganisms, plants and animals To give reason for classification To investigate living things To idea that light travels in straight lines to explain that objects are seen because they give out or reflect light into the eye. To explain that we see things because light travels from light sources to our eyes or from light sources to objects and then to our eyes. To use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain why shadows have the same shape as the objects that cast them. allow a smaller force to have greater effect To explain gravity. To identify air resistance, water resistance and friction
recognise living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents History To investigate and interpret the past chronology To build an overview of British History To communicate historically (WWII). To investigate and interpret the past chronology Geography knowledge of location geographical skills and understanding knowledge of location geographical skills and understanding understanding of physical geography climate knowledge of place ICT Explain consequences of spending too much time online or on a game. Support friends to protect themselves and make good choices online Protect personal data Age appropriate and reliable website
RE Art D & T Music PHSE/ SEAL Yr 6 Create a times tables game and then use this to plan and create a Mayan quiz game Multimedia Create and collect sound and images files for game Creation 1/9 17/10 Prayers, Saints and Feasts 20/10 28/11 an understanding of artists Food rationing Construction shelters New beginnings Technology in our lives Labelled diagram of web resources used Scratch community sharing game Prayers, Saints and Feasts 20/10 28/11 Advent 1/12 19/12 Electronics Construction Getting on and falling out Say no to Bullying Explain consequences to myself and others of not communicating kindly and respectfully Create a simulation of a system of the body using chosen programming software Multimedia Green greening combined with other multimedia to present system of the body Christmas 5/1 16/1 Faith Week 19/1/- 23/1 Revelations 26/1 20/2 ideas using textiles Textiles Handling Data Data loggers to measure most effective eye protection for sunlight or heart rate after exercise Revelations 26/1 20/2 Lent 23/2 20/3 Holy Week 23/3 27/3 ideas using painting Cyberbullying Logo program using if statements to create patterns Create mathematical function machines in Logo Technology in our Lives How Internet works and data sent Origin of websites Easter 13/4 8/5 Pentecost and Mission 11/5 12/6 ideas using printing Handling Data Plan an investigation Collect data about websites Present findings to others Mission 11/5 12/6 Sacraments 15/6/ - 17/7 Mechanics Going for goals Good to be me Relationships Changes
PE Swimming Invasion games Swimming Invasion games dance Gym Athletics Striking and fielding games Outdoor Ed Hook Visitors Fleet Air arm Toy artefacts Ministry of play Fairtrade organisation Rainforest museum Shadow Puppet workshop Racing car (possibly KA/ Haynes ) Take home task Research some posters from the wars and design own Find a toy powered by batteries and explain how it works using pictures and diagrams Find Fairtrade products in the supermarket and research one e.g. sugar, bananas making a poster persuading people to but Fair trade Find out about an animal that lives in the rainforest and create a fact file showing how it is adapted to it s habitat Readathon Make a paper aeroplane that will travel as far as possible Outcome Create effective letters from evacuees showing an understanding of how the wars effected children Design and make an effective battery powered toy Produce an information web page about Fairtrade in school Publish effective adventure stories as a class book Drama Performance Design and make a moving vehicle