Year 6 Curriculum Plan

Term English Maths Science Topic Computing Art/DT PE PSHESMSC Music LanguagesWow opportunity
Autumn 1



Non fiction
Non-Chronological reports (Mountain focus)

Fiction
Journey to the centre of the Earth
Adventure story / Diary writing





Number

Understanding place value.

Multiplying and dividing by 10,100 and 1000.

Addition

Subtraction

Multiplication

Division

Arithmetic skills
Evolution & Inheritance Geography:
Mountains

Coding



Art
David Hockney

Invasion games; Object mastery
Sport – Football
Gymnastics; Balance

New beginningsWhat do religions say to us when life gets hard?The Blues
C,e,g,a,Bb,a,g,e
is the shape of a moutain. The Mountain range are the chords: C,F and G.
The Great Spanish Languages Challenge

Dinosaur Day
(Evolution)

Dovedale Trip


Autumn 2
Non fiction
Journalistic writing (Black Death link)

Poetry
Sonnets (Winter)
Number
Fractions (4 operations, fractions of amounts, ordering)


Measurement: Converting units

Arithmetic skills

Maths Week
Arty’s Broken HeartHistory:
The Black Death
Binary Code

D&T

Needlework
(Plague Doctor)

Invasion games; Locomotion skills
Sport – Rugby

Getting onWhat matters most to Christians and Humanists?Carolling and
Wassailing

Medieval and Modern
Food – Likes and Dislikes
Dissecting a heart

Black Death Day

Tesco Art project

Spring 1Non Fiction
Biographies
(Inspirational figure)

Non Fiction
Balanced Arguments – Wildfires (Natural Disasters)
Number
Ratio

Algebra

Decimals

Fractions, Decimal and Percentage links

Arithmetic skills
Nature LibraryGeography:
Natural Disasters    
QuizzingArt
Jave Yoshimoto inspired scenes
Object mastery – Long stick.
Sport – Hockey
Dance; Stability

D.A.R.T. Making safer and healthier choicesWhat difference does it make to believe in Ahimsa, Grace & Ummah?

Machine Music (the opposite of Natural)
Food and Drink – What would you like?English theme day

Mindset day

D.A.R.T

London

Dol-y-Moch
Spring 2Fiction
Alma



Non Fiction
Explanation text – How is chocolate made?
Fractions, Decimal and Percentage links

Area, Perimeter and volume

Statistics

LightHistory:
The Mayans
Spread SheetsD&T

Mayan Vessel
Co-ordination – Net wall
Sport – Volleyball

D.A.R.T. Making safer and healthier choices What does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today?
(Ramadan/ Eid)
Machine Music
Planet Blue
Cantata
What is the time?

Mayan Day

D.A.R.T

Mindset Days

Summer 1Non-Fiction
Explanation
(Electricity link)

Non Fiction
Persuasive letter (Glastonbury)
Geometry

Properties of shape

Position and Direction


SATs Revision

Electricity
History:
Hidden in Plain Sight
Online Safety/BloggingArt
Insect Art

Athletics; Locomotor Skill
Events – Track events

Communities
Is it better to express your religion in arts and architecture or in /charity and generosity?To be or not to be….
Play/Musical Preparation

Rhythmic and Melodic notation reading.
At school – Likes and dislikesThemed days

Summer 2Fiction
La Luna

Poetry
Citizenship

Secondary Transition
Investigations

The Fiver Challenge

Problem solving
STEAM Project – Designing Roller CoastersGeography:
Social Geography of Japan
Text Adventures/NetworksD&T
Japanese Food Tech
Striking and fielding; Co-ordination.
Sport – Cricket

Swimming
Changes – Reflecting and moving onCitizenship ProjectPlay/Musical
Performance


Notation and the elements of Music.
Where do you live? My TownEnd of Year Production

Drayton Manor

Skint to Mint project

Graduation





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