Moorfield Primary School-Year 6 Curriculum Overview
MOORFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL-YEAR 6 CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
Year 6Curriculum Overview
Year / Autumn Term / Spring Term / Summer TermHow can you help your child this term? / Please check the VLE on a regular basis for homework opportunities.
Take a visit to Lyme Hall to have a look at the Ancient Greek architecture and artefacts. / Please check the VLE on a regular basis for homework opportunities.
Take a trip to Castleton in preparation for our residential visit. / Please check the VLE on a regular basis for homework opportunities.
Please support the various High School transition opportunities that are available this term.
English / Texts used: Goodnight Mr. Tom, The Water Tower, Greek Myths and Legends, nonsense poems and War Horse.
In writing we will be developing the following skills: to use adverbs, pronouns and connectives to improve sentences. Creating poems, newspaper articles, short stories, fact files and play scripts
In reading we will be developing the following skills: how to retrieve information from texts,
In speaking and listening we will be developing the following skills: mediation techniques and group speaking. Turn taking and ‘good listening’ techniques.
In spelling we will be developing the following skills:words ending with ed, ing, ible/able, on/an, ion, iate, ure/are, ly, ary/ory, ious, ual, ion, our, ar. Words beginning with tri, in, aqua, sub, dis, auto, app, acc and silent letters e.g. knuckle. / Texts used: Biographies and autobiographies, fairy tales and texts from KS2 reading tests.
In writing we will be developing the following skills: to use fronted adverbials, extended clauses and semi-colons to improve sentences. Creating biographies, autobiographies and fairy tales.
In reading we will be developing the following skills: how to follow complex plots and settings and comment on these,
In speaking and listening we will be developing the following skills: listening to and respecting the views and opinions of others through School and Class Council meetings.
In spelling we will be developing the following skills:words ending with tion, ssion, ful, ally, lity, ully, ves, iest, lar. Words beginning with sub, ch, wr, kn and silent letters e.g. gnome. / Texts used: Kensuke’s Kingdom and information booklets.
In writing we will be developing the following skills: to use speech marks semi-colons and colons, to improve sentences. Creating guides, information booklets and other non-fiction items about Castleton.
In reading we will be developing the following skills: how to review and reflect on texts that we have read,
In speaking and listening we will be developing the following skills: working towards a whole year group performance to present our end of year production.
In spelling we will be developing the following skills:words ending with ous, ity, ist, ggle, tion, ly, ance, ent, iour, our. Words beginning with en, dis and words with au/uaie/ei.
Mathematics / In mathematics we will be developing our number fluency through: learning the x3, x4, x6, x7, x8 and x9 tables, understanding the relationship between division and multiplication, understanding the place of number up to 1 000 000, calculating the % of any given whole number.
In geometry and measures we will be developing our skills in: measuring angles to the nearest degree, finding the area and perimeter of simple shapes, learning about different triangles and their key properties, reading information from different types of graphs and diagrams – line, frequency, carroll, pictograms, pie charts. / In mathematics we will be developing our number fluency through: improving the recall and pace of the x3, x4, x6, x7, x8 and x9 tables, understanding the relationship between fractions, decimals and %, simplifying, adding and subtracting fractions, using a calculator to check our answers and solving word problems.
In geometry and measures we will be developing our skills in: finding the radius and diameter of circles, the volume of simple 3D shapes how to convert standard measures (mm-cm-m-km), to draw simple 2D shapes accurately. Creating nets for 3D shapes and naming their key properties, / In mathematics we will be developing our number fluency through: consolidating our understanding of grid multiplication and division through chunking (moving to the standard algorithm), searching for patterns in number and learning how to express number solutions algebraically, and solving complex problems involving money.
In geometry and measures we will be developing our skills in: learning about the circumference of a circle, solving complex problems involving time (reading the 24 hour clock), knowing about the relationship between imperial a and metric measures and converting ml to litres.
Science / We will be covering the following areas to develop our scientific skills: electricity,
reversible and non-reversible changes and
more about dissolving. / We will be covering the following areas to develop our scientific skills: balanced forces and how we see things. / We will be covering the following areas to develop our scientific skills: interdependence and adaptation, micro-organisms and habitats and food chains.
Computing / We will be developing the following computing skills: the importance of internet safety, how to merge pictures and texts, searching databases and interpreting information. / We will be developing the following computing skills: the importance of internet safety, creating a multi-media presentation and developing coding techniques.
Safer Internet Day activities. / We will be developing the following computing skills: the importance of internet safety, using control procedures to move vehicles’/objects, design and present a media driven project, select how to best utilize the computing resources available.
RE / We will be studying the following key events/faiths/religions/festivals:the importance of Remembrance (studying War Horse and Goodnight Mr. Tom), learning about conflict and resolution and Christianity (The Church Year, Christmas and Advent), supporting the Wellspring, Francis House and Operation Christmas Child charities / We will be studying the following key events/faiths/religions/festivals:supporting Red Nose Day (every other year), Christianity (Christian Values and The Easter Story). / We will be studying the following key events faiths/religions/festivals:supporting Debra through the end of year production and learning about Islam.
History and Geography / We will be developing the following skills:how to uncover stories from the past through the scrutiny of key resources, the effect on history of conflict and resolve.
The time in history that we will be studying is:the Ancient Greek civilization. / We will be developing the following skills:
how to read an ordinance survey map and follow instructions, to understand the changing landscape through the Castleton field study, how to take a soil sample and analyse the results. / We will be studying key historical figures:
eg: Nelson Mandela, John Lennon and Sir Winston Churchill.
Art, design and technology / We will be developing the following skills:perspective, drawing, optical illusion and pattern.
We will be learning about the work of: Andy Warhol and Keith Haring (pop art) / We will be developing the following skills:collage, drawing moving people and portraits
We will be learning about the work of:Henri Matisse and Picasso. / We will be developing the following skills:landscapes, watercolours and paint effects.
We will be learning about the work of:Constable, Cezanne and various folk artists.
Gymnastics dance and games. / We will be developing the following skills in football: dribbling, shooting, passing and tackling. Understanding how to respect the opponent and learn how to win and lose gracefully. / We will be developing the following individual and team skills in gymnastics: fluency, body tension, dynamic, performance and extension in jumping, rolling and balancing, creating a final polished piece of gymnastic movement.
In Dance we will be creating dance routines linked to Ancient Greece and Sport (Haka). / We will be developing the following skills in rounders, athletics and kwik cricket: running, jumping and throwing, catching, hitting and planning strategies to do well as an individual and a team.
Music / Cyclic Patterns
Rhythm/ pulse/ ostinato in the context of African and Asian music.
Rondo Composition
Using Mozart’s Horn Concerto number 4 as a starting point, combining melody & rhythm. / Extended Composition
Using the first movement of Beethoven 5
Use of motif (musical idea) and how it can be a starting point for a piece of music
Varying a motif by changing tempo/ dynamics/ pitch/ use of sequence.
Space & Music
Mars from The Planets Suite by Holst
How is a war-like feeling created in this piece?
Use of triplets and discards to create own ‘space battle’.
Extension in Y6- use of a more unusual meter i.e. 5 beats in a bar. / Blues Scale
How accidentals are used in C scale to create ‘Blues’ effect
Use of swing rhythms
Own blurs scale composition
Steel Drums
Performing together as a class- ensemble and practice skills
Y6 children who are in Wednesday after school group may be in different pairs in class lesson.
MFL / To communicate in French during the following activities: European Day of Languages/ Gender/Definite and indefinite. articles/Retelling a story in French, Sports and hobbies / Opinions / Christmas in France / To communicate in French during the following activities:Healthy Living, Writing and Speaking focus – lifestyle. / To communicate in French during the following activities:Describing myself – physical description and characteristics (using 1st person), Friends (using 3rd person to describe others).
PSHE / We will be developing the following skills:How to follow and interpret local, national and international news. The importance of citizenship and tolerance. How democracy works through School and Class Council meetings. / We will be developing the following skills:
All about me and the changes and challenges I face, how to deal with growing up and the importance of valuing different relationships. / We will be developing the following skills:
How to understand my rights and responsibilities, to work as a team player, to support those less fortunate and understanding change and challenge through transition to Secondary School.