BIG CURRICULUM PLAN Year:6 Teacher: Mrs Pigott Term: Aut 2016 Theme: Disaster
Area of Learning / Skills / Contexts and ContentCurriculum Aims: *Successful learners who enjoy learning, make progress and achieve.
*Confident individuals who are able to live safe, healthy and fulfilling lives
* Responsible citizens who make a positive contribution to society
DEVELOP LEARNING AND THINKING SKILLS, SPIRITUAL, MORAL, PERSONAL AND EMOTIONAL EDUCATION, SOCIAL STUDIES AND CITIZENSHIP THROUGH ALL TOPICS. / Notes
Rights respecting articles noted.
British values (BV)
Computing
English
History
Geography
Technology / To research… / *Use www/internet, library and books, field study and visitors to research:
Historical natural disasters – when and where they happened.
Why natural disasters occur.
How buildings are built to withstand earthquakes.
Safety advice given in areas prone to natural disasters.
*Use key words in MFL / Rights Respecting Articles:
13, 17, 24, 26, 39
English
PSHE
Science / To talk… / Discuss why people live in areas where they are in danger of natural disasters.
Conscience alley – would you try to save someone else if it meant putting yourself in more danger.(BV)
Explain why some natural disasters occur.
Hot seat –asking questions of the character Kyle in Escaping the Giant Wave.
Discuss how we can choose a school that is right for us at Secondary level.
*Use key words in MFL / Rights Respecting Articles:
12, 24, 26, 28, 39
English
PSHE
Science / To read and write… / A diary entry of someone caught up in a disaster – the day before and the day after it occurs.
Biography of Maria Belon – survivor of the 2004 Tsunami in Thailand.(BV)
Information text on natural disasters.
Instructions on what to do in the event of an earthquake.
Read Escaping The Giant Wave by Peg Kehret and Volcano Adventure by Willard Price.
*Use key words in MFL / Rights Respecting Articles:
13, 29, 39
Maths
Geography / To calculate… / Look at the Richter scale and what it means.
Look at measurements collected to predict earthquakes.
*Use key words in MFL / Rights Respecting Articles:
Technology
Science
Art
Computing / To make/produce / Artwork in the style of ‘Volcano Madness’ by Deyanira Harris.
Drawing in the style of ‘Vesuvius’ by Andy Warhol.
Powerpoint giving safety information in the event of a natural disaster.
Model of a volcano which erupts.
*Use key words in MFL / Rights Respecting Articles:
13, 29
English
Music
PSHE / To perform… / Perform poetry in Harvest Festival service.
Role play characters during scenes in The Great Wave.
Read aloud during reading sessions.
*Use key words in MFL / Rights Respecting Articles:
12, 13
PE
PSHE / Discrete / House Captain vote – persuade KS2 children to choose them.(BV)
Visit Nissan to learn about the manufacturing process.
*Use key words in MFL / Rights Respecting Articles:
12