Year 6
English
Term A brief overview of the topics/subject areas
covered within year 6 Half term
Autumn
Spring
Summer
Websites that will be used this year: https://ukhosted4.renlearn.co.uk/1893434
Will this need a log in and password? YES
Half term 1
Half term 2
Half term 3
Half term 4
Half term 5
Half term 6
Novel study: ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s stone’ by J.K Rowling
Wrest Park – Narrative writing
Novel study: ‘Holes’ by Louis Sachar
Novel study: ‘Holes’ by Louis Sachar
Writing letters
Recount texts
Novel study: ‘Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief’ By Rick Riordan
Year 6
Maths
Term A brief overview of the topics/subject areas
covered within year 6 Half term
Autumn
Spring
Summer
Websites that will be used this year: mymaths.co.uk
Will this need a log in and password? YES
Half term 1
Half term 2
Half term 3
Half term 4
Half term 5
Half term 6
Place Value
Four Operations
Fractions
Decimals and Percentages
Measurement
Algebra
Geometry and Statistics
Shape, Position and Direction
Revision for SATS
Bridging Unit (Statistics, Probability, Use of Scientific Calculator)
Year 6
Science
Term A brief overview of the topics/subject areas
covered within year 6 Half term
Autumn
Spring
Summer
Websites that will be used this year: https://www.doddlelearn.co.uk
Will this need a log in and password? YES
Half term 1
Half term 2
Half term 3
Half term 4
Half term 5
Half term 6
Material changes
Forces
Earth and Space
Classification of living things
Extinction
Extinction
Year 6
Geography
Term A brief overview of the topics/subject areas
covered within year 6 Half term
Autumn
Spring
Summer
Websites that will be used this year: https://www.doddlelearn.co.uk
Will this need a log in and password? YES
Half term 1
Half term 2
Half term 3
Half term 4
Half term 5
Half term 6
Mexico and the Caribbean. Migration, introduction to economic
development. What is life like in Barbados?
Physical geography of North America. Main climate zones, rivers
(Mississippi-Missouri), flood risk (Florida).
Physical geography of South America. Main climate types, Grassland
and tropical rain forest. River processes in the Amazon river.
Human geography of South America. Countries, capitals and regions.
Economic activities and culture of Spanish-speaking countries.
“Bem vindo ao Brasil”/Welcome to Brazil. Investigation of the re-
gions, people and cultures in Brazil and a comparison with the United
Human geography of North America. States, major cities. Transport
links (Great Lakes), life in the cold (Inuit peoples of Canada)
Year 6
History
Term A brief overview of the topics/subject areas
covered within year 6 Half term
Autumn
Spring
Summer
Websites that will be used this year: N/A
Will this need a log in and password? NO
Half term 1
Half term 2
Half term 3
Half term 4
Half term 5
Half term 6
Who were the Vikings?
Viking invasions and settlements.
Monarchs
Henry VIII
The Tudors
Tudor Explorers
Year 6
RE
Term A brief overview of the topics/subject areas
covered within year 6 Half term
Autumn
Spring
Summer
Websites that will be used this year: N/A
Will this need a log in and password? NO
Half term 1
Half term 2
Half term 3
Half term 4
Half term 5
Half term 6
Why are signs and symbols important?
To match a range of everyday symbols to their meaning and state
why we use them. To recognise symbols used in religion.
Are some books more important than others?
To choose books with personal importance and to identify a range of
sacred texts. To recognise why they are important.
Why do some people make special journeys?
To report on our own special journeys. To discuss and compare
religious pilgrimages.
Year 6
French
Term A brief overview of the topics/subject areas
covered within year 6 Half term
Autumn
Spring
Summer
Websites that will be used this year: https://www.activeteachonline.com
Will this need a log in and password? YES
Half term 1
Half term 2
Half term 3
Half term 4
Half term 5
Half term 6
Talking about likes and dislikes, regular verbs, talking about your sur-
vival kit and describing yourself.
Talking about other people, using more complex adjectives, describing
others in detail, End of module assessment
Talking about school subjects, asking questions, extending opinions and
reasons, using the 12 hour clock
Talking about your school day, using "on", talking about food and using
the partitive article
End of module assessment for previous work, talking about use of
modern technology, using the verb jouer + à
Using the verb faire + de, saying what you like doing - using aimer +
infinitives.
Year 6
PE
Term A brief overview of the topics/subject areas
covered within year 6 Half term
Autumn
Spring
Summer
Websites that will be used this year: N/A
Will this need a log in and password? NO
Half term 1
Half term 2
Half term 3
Half term 4
Half term 5
Half term 6
Boys—rugby
Girls—netball and football
Boys—x/c and basketball
Girls—x/c and gymnastics
Boys—football and gymnastics
Girls—basketball and hockey
Boys—cricket and rock-it ball
Girls—rugby and rock-it ball
Boys—athletics
Girls—athletics
Boys—tennis and striking/fielding
Girls—tennis and rounders
Year 6 Design and Technology
Cooking and Nutrition
(Pupils will complete three or four rotations in the year)
Subjects A brief overview of the topics/subject areas
covered within year 6 Termly Rotation
Cooking
and
Nutrition
Graphics
Resistant
Materials
Textiles
One Term or 9 week
rotation
Using, interpreting recipes, practical skills
Continue to develop knowledge of health and hygiene
One Term or 9 week
rotation
Monograms
Marketing and Advertising
Desktop Publishing
One Term or 9 week
rotation
Construction of wood joints
Mechanisms and Levers
Finishing qualities
One Term or 9 week
rotation
Design Process
Materials and their properties
Smart materials
Hand Skills
Culture influences
Websites that will be used this year: N/A
Will this need a log in and password? NO
Year 6
Art
Term A brief overview of the topics/subject areas
covered within year 6 Half term
Autumn
Spring
Summer
Half term 1
Half term 2
Half term 3
Half term 4
Half term 5
Half term 6
Containers Ceramics
Georgia O'Keefe - Flowers and fauna
Fantastic Creatures Illustration
People in action Figurative sculpture
Colour Perspective Drawing and Painting
Texture Printmaking Collagraphs
Websites that will be used this year: pending topics: Flowers and Fauna web-
sites linked to homework
Will this need a log in and password? NO
Year 6
Computing
Term A brief overview of the topics/subject areas
covered within year 6 Half term
Autumn
Spring
Summer
Half term 1
Half term 2
Half term 3
Half term 4
Half term 5
Half term 6
Online Safety
Binary
What’s In A Computer
Multimedia Presentation
Scratch Animation
Presentation (Including further use of templates)
Research skills—Boolean, Keywords, Reliability
Databases Creating superheroes Code Studio Revision
Scratch animation—Team challenge Control systems
Creating Questionnaires Touch Typing
Websites that will be used this year: A large range of sites can be used for re-
vision activities or extending knowledge beyond the lesson, to facilitate this a
Google Classroom with useful computing links will be shared with all pupils.
Will this need a log in and password? Access to Google Classroom is via their
school email address
Year 6
Music
Term A brief overview of the topics/subject areas
covered within year 6 Half term
Autumn
Spring
Summer
Websites that will be used this year:
http://www.philharmonia.co.uk/explore/instruments
http://www.bbc.co.uk/culture/story/20140806-pop-musics-classical-inspiration
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/world_music
Will this need a log in and password? NO
Half term 1
Half term 2
Half term 3
Half term 4
Half term 5
Half term 6
INSTRUMENTS OF THE ORCHESTRA—a detailed look at the different
traditional instruments, how they are made and their sounds.
HARMONY—How are pieces made up. A look into the chords and how
to create a Melody that ‘fits’.
STORY MUSIC—Investigating the sounds on the keyboards and the
way music evokes emotions to create a story through music.
ROUNDS—What are they? Use of harmony and creating a melody
that can be repeated.
MUSIC AND COMPUTERS—The used of computers to create and
adapt a piece of music.
WORLD MUSIC—AFRICAN DRUMMING.
Develop an understanding of music from different cultures.