Topic Plan
Year 6
Context – What do we Know? And pre-learning experience Starting point – Hook and Wow! The children have studied electricity in year 3 therefore they can use FREAKS, written by Kieran Larwood this knowledge to build their electricity circuits. We have already A trip to the Tower circus. looked at calculations, fractions and place value so the children will be able to use this knowledge to support their maths work. Maths English Writing Opportunities During this half term, the children will be The children will be reading, FREAKS, written by Kieran Larwood this half term. revising equivalent fractions, decimals and Newspaper Article – based on the class novel. percentages; subtraction and addition of decimals; angles in a circle, on a straight line Discussion text – based of circuses. Should and in a triangle; time; converting The children will also continue to look at circuses be allowed to use animals? measurements; data analysis and ratio. spellings, punctuation and grammar to help Science Challenge Question support The themLearning with their SPAG SAT. Report writing on an animal from the circus. Animals, including humans – What would a journey through your body be like?
What would a journey through your body be like?
The children will be using picture stimulus to create descriptive pieces of writing.
Design & Technology The children will be designing and creating a 3D model of the mechanical crab from the class novel FREAKS. Computing Throughout this half term, the children will be looking at programming skills and being able to confidently use Scratch.
PE The children will be learning the critical Skills needed to play invasion games this half term. They will need to develop a high level of team work.