Key concept/question: / Key skills: / Key outcomes overall: / Key competencies to keep in mind:
What was life like in Ancient Greece and how does it continue to influence life today? / Evaluation - Pupils will assess themselves and others.
-  They will recognise and celebrate success.
-  Evaluate experiences & learning to inform future progress.
-  Learn to edit and improve their own work.
Investigating - Work independently or collaboratively to investigate the answers to questions.
-  Plan how they will research answers to questions, using a range of evidence / ·  To draw, paint and print in response to stimuli.
·  To write several pieces of cross-curricular pieces of work
·  To understand the influence of Ancient Greek civilisation on modern day life.
·  To create scenes from a chose Greek myth. / Relating to others – empathising with people
Communicating well – describing and explaining in a range of contexts
Creativity – designing ideas and using/manipulating materials
Managing self – compromising and dealing with disappointment
Problem solving – discussing, planning and improving approaches (extra emphasis)
SummerTerm 2016 Residential to the Isle of Wight and other enrichment activities / Topic/theme: Ancient Greece
Personal, Social and Emotional Development / RE / Humanities (History/Geography) / Expressive Arts and Design (Art, D & T and Music)
·  Study the origins of democracy within Athens and compare this with the system of democracy today.
·  Studying beliefs in action in this world and questions relating to them (focus on Christianity and Judaism).
·  Greek beliefs (How their belief influenced their daily life.)
·  Different roles of women and children in Athens and Sparta.
·  Looking at different ways of resolving conflicts.
·  Philosophy in Ancient Greece and now – asking questions and thinking skills. / ·  To discuss à Who were the Ancient Greeks? – Where did they live? Identify chronological events within their timeline; how we know about them? Discuss different types of evidence.
·  What is democracy? Look at the invention of the water clock and use this to present historical and modern debates.
·  Identifying human & physical characteristics, key features (hills, mountains, coasts & rivers) and compare these to other countries both in and beyond Europe.
·  Understand the history of the Olympic Games and the Marathon. Then compare this information with modern games.
·  Study the legacy of famous people during the Ancient Greek era, Hippocrates, Pythagoras, Plato among others.
·  Understand the key inventions designed by the Ancient Greeks which have influenced modern design and technology. / ·  To develop their techniques, including their control and their use of materials, with creativity, experimentation and an increasing awareness of different kinds of art, craft and design.
·  To engage in an iterative process of designing and making.
·  To generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through discussion and annotated sketches
·  To select from & use a wider range of materials including construction materials, textiles & ingredients, according to their properties and aesthetic qualities
·  evaluate their ideas & products against design criteria.
·  perform, listen to, review and evaluate music across a range of historical periods, genres, styles and traditions.
·  A focus on rhythm across the term and within Arts week.
English / Understanding of the world (Science) / Computing / P.E. / Mathematics
Key aspects of this subject will be covered (see separate English planning): Spoken language – to prepare/structure debates & read poetry; Drama – based around Greek myths;
Upper Key Stage 2 Reading – fiction and non-fiction texts.
Upper Key Stage 2 Writing – story writing/diary/fact files.
Handwriting - joined/high expectations;
Spelling – Year 5 & 6 list and other spelling objectives; Grammar – linked to analysis of SPAG assessments / To identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system, and describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood
To recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function
To describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, including humans.
To review other aspects of the Year 6 Science curriculum. / To use technology safely, respectfully & responsibly; recognise acceptable &unacceptable behaviour; To identify a range of ways to report concerns about content & contact; To select, use & combine a variety of software (including internet services) on a range of devices to design & create content for a purpose. To use Rapid Router, Pivot etc. / Outdoor PE (Pedpass planning) – Invasion games and rounders/cricket
Greek Dancing and circuits / Key aspects of this subject:
Identifying ways/methods to solve problems.
To continue to become secure in all the assessed areas of Yr 6 mathematics.