Topic Plan
Year 6 Spring Term 1
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 this knowledge to build their electricity circuits. We have already A Boy in the Girl’s bathroom, by Louis Sacher 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. The Boy in a Girl’s Bathroom, by Louis Sacher, this half term. revising calculation, place value, sequences, Non –chronological reports – the children will co-ordinates, shape, measurements, mean write a school report for Bradley from the averages and fractions. Please practise times The children will also continue to look at perspective of his class teacher. tables at home with your child. spellings, punctuation and grammar to help support them with their SPAG SAT. Persuasive writing – linked to Dragons Den. Science SPRING ONE Electricity – Can you be the next Dragon? The children will be exploring and creating their own electrical circuits this half term.
The Learning Challenge Question Can you be the next Dragon?
Design & Technology
Music The children will be taking part in a Travelling By Tuba assembly this half term. Within this assembly, they will be looking at music history and how some instruments have evolved.
The children will be designing a burglar alarm using their knowledge of electrical circuits for the main character, Bradley, from their literacy novel. Computing Throughout this half term, the children will be looking at programming skills and being able to confidently use Scratch.
Report writing linked to Science topics.
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.