2016-2017 Curriculum Map Y6 Lions

Curriculum Map Annual Overview Year 6 Lions SUBJECT

Theme (with main focus)

Autumn 1 (8 weeks)

Autumn 2 (7 weeks)

Spring 1 ( 6 & ½ weeks)

1.Values Week (RE, PSHE)

1.Skem through the ages. 2 weeks.

(History, Geography)

1.Healthy me.

(Science, PE, PSHE, D&T)

2. I’m a Year 6: Get Me Out of Here! 6 weeks.

(Geography, Art and Design, Design Technology)

2. Remembrance Week. 1 week.

(RE, History, Geography)

2.Mighty Mayans (History and Art and Design)

2016-2017

Spring 2 ( 6 weeks) 1. Abracadabra (Art & Design and Design Technology)

Summer 1 (6 weeks) 1. Abracadabra (continued up to SATs)

2. Eco-Warriors.

(Design Technology)

Summer 2 (7 weeks) 1. You’re Hired!

(Computing, Maths, Design Technology)

2. Invaders and Settlers (History)

3.Anti-Bullying Day *Y6 do display outside the ICT room.

2. Harvest Week (R.E, Art and Design, English)

 Residential  Beacon Trip

WOW!

4. Feliz Navidad! 3 weeks.

(F.L and Music)

 Christmas performance.  Spanish taste day!

2. Shakespeare Week (English)

 Cadbury’s World  Mexican fiesta day.

 Art Exhibition/ Tea & Coffee afternoon.

3. Oh What a Performance! (Drama & Music)

 Trashion Show.

 End of Year performance  Whole school enterprise event.

Novel as a Theme: Kensuke’s Kingdom  Recount  Discussion

English

Writing Across the Curriculum:  Diary Writing.

 Poetry  Information guide.  Balanced argument

Mathematics

Number:  Place value including decimals  Mental and written addition, subtraction, multiplication and division Geometry:  2D and 3D shapes  Finding unknown angles

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Writing Across the Curriculum:

Writing Across the Curriculum:  Non-chronological reports.  Information texts.

 Discussion.  Non-chronological report.  Balanced argument.

Number:  Fractions – compare and order, add and subtract, equivalences,  Percentages  Ration and proportion Geometry:  Unknown angles Statistics:  Interpret and construct pie charts Measurement:  Conversions  Length, mass, volume/ capacity

Classic fiction Explanation text Persuasion

 Classic poetry  Revision units  Formal/Informal letters Writing Across the Curriculum:  Biography

 Poetry free verse.  Discussions Writing Across the Curriculum:  Journalistic writing

Number:  Place value  Sequences  Order and comparing  Negative numbers  Calculating with fractions  Multiplication  Division Geometry:  Co-ordinates  Translation  Reflection Statistics:  Mean Measurement:  Time

Number:  Ratio and Proportion  Algebra Geometry:  2D and 3D shapes including nets  Quadrilaterals  Naming parts of the circle.

Statistics:  Line graphs  Conversion chart  Interpret and construct pie charts Measurement:  Area, perimeter and volume of shapes

Number:  Factors, multiples, prime  Mental and written calculation  Calculating fractions  Ratio and Proportion  Using simple formulae Statistics:  Mean Measurement:  Solving problems using conversions

 Electricity

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Living things and their habitats

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Light

 Evolution and inheritance

 Revision units

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E-Safety Information technology

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Computer Science

 E-Safety  Digital literacy

Digital literacy

Science

Computing

 Detective crime  Poems with Imagery

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Writing Across the Curriculum:

 Explanation text  Historical narrative.

Number:  Calculating fractions Measurement:  Mass, volume/ capacity Transition units: Lancashire.

Revision units

 Digital literacy

 Animals, including humans. 

Computer Science

 Life as a Journey – Christianity  Visitor: Rev Harrison

RE

PHSE

Foreign Language (Spanish)

 Being me in my world.

 Classroom instructions  Describe the weather.  Describe flags and countries.  Invasion Games

 Life is a Journey (Non-Christian faiths)  Advent  Visitors: ?? 

Celebrating difference.

 Christmas in Spain  Day of the Dead

 Gymnastics  Swimming

 The Eucharist / Passover  Visitors: SHMULI & YOTAM

 Easter – Who was Jesus?  Visit: Whole School Mosque /Synagogue

 Ascension and Pentecost  Visit: Anglican Cathedral (workshops)

 Ideas about God / Prayer  People of Faith  WOW: Plan and deliver whole school Eucharist

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 Healthy me.

 Relationships.

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 Holidays and festivals

 Focus on Spain.

Towns.

 Transition work

 Striking and Fielding: Cricket

 Net and Wall

 Athletics  Outdoor Education: Orienteering

Dreams and Goals.

 Holidays and festivals

 Dance

P.E 

History

A local history study

 A non-European society that provides contrasts with British History: Mayan civilization c.AD 900.

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Changing me.

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Britain’s settlement by Anglo-Saxons and Scots

Geography

Locational knowledge:  World Countries Mapping:  Maps, atlases and coordinates Fieldwork:  8 cardinal points to give directions & physical features Communications:

 Geographical information

Use of ICT/technology:

 Investigate electronic links with schools/children in other places e.g email/video communication  Use and interpret live data e.g. weather patterns

Locational Knowledge:

Locational knowledge:  World Countries Mapping:  Maps, atlases and coordinates

• Locate the world’s countries

Place Knowledge:

 A region in a European country (Region in Spain)

Art and Design

Artist: Andy  Drawing Goldsworthy  Painting.  3D: Shell Pots, Mud faces  Drawing: Observational drawing, Landscape drawing.  Digital Media: Photos/videos for Values week.  Painting: View of Beacon

 Drawing  3D: Mayan Pot, Mayan Textiles.  Painting: Mayan Art.

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Collage: Stain glass windows (Ted Harrison) Drawing: Observational drawing and learning about artists.

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Collage: Stain glass windows (Ted Harrison) Drawing: Observational drawing and learning about artists.

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Drawing.

3D: Making shields.

Design Technology

 Shelter building  Food for Harvest  Campfire food

 Charanga: Living on a prayer

Music

 Spanish Taste day.

 F.L songs and Christmas songs from different cultures.  Christmas Performance songs.

• Designing and making a chocolate bar and packaging.  Design and make Guatamalan worry dolls.  Charanga: Classroom Jazz

 3D Sculptures inspired by a range of artists

 3D Sculptures inspired by a range of artists.  Whole DT cycle.

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 Charanga: Fresh Prince of Bel Air

 Charanga: Make you feel my love.

 Performance songs.

Ongoing skills - Singing

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