Year 6 Spring Term
Science Term 3
Year 6 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 |
Topic: Electricity | LI: To use recognised symbols when representing a simple circuit in a diagram. | LI: To know the requirements necessary to build a simple circuit. | LI: To investigate how the brightness of a lamp is affected by the number and voltage of cells used in a circuit. | LI: To investigate and give reasons for variations in how components function. | LI: To know about and present information on the key figures responsible for the development of electricity. | LI: To know about and present information on the key figures responsible for the development of electricity. |
Science Term 4
Year 6 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 |
Topic: Healthy Bodies | To identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system and describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood. | To identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system and describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood. | LI: To investigate the effects of exercise on heart rate. | To recognise the impact our lifestyles have on the way our bodies function. (Diet) | To recognise the impact our lifestyles have on the way our bodies function. (Drugs) | To know the advancements made by John Boyd Orr in the 1930s. |
Geography Term 3
Year 6 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 |
Topic: Global Warming and Climate Change | LI: To understand the threats to the health of our planet and some possible solutions. | LI: To understand the different types of energy available, and their advantages and disadvantages. | LI: To understand the importance of protecting the oceans. | LI: To carry out an enquiry into sustainability. | LI: To explain how a particular environmental issue has been caused and suggest some possible solutions. | LI: To explain how a particular environmental issue has been caused and suggest some possible solutions. |
History Term 4
Year 6 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 |
Topic: The Ancient Greeks | To know the location and time period of Ancient Greece and compare against other periods of study. | To compare the lives led by the Spartans and the Athenians. | To understand the importance of the Olympic Games to the Ancient Greeks and make comparisons with the modern games. | To understand the importance of religion and the gods to the Ancient Greek people. | To utilise evidence to know and understand the importance of warfare in Ancient Greece. | To communicate my knowledge and understanding of the legacy of the Greeks. |
DT Term 3
Year 6 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 |
Topic: Textiles (stuffed toy) | LI: To explore existing products and create a design criteria. | LI: To design a stuffed toy. | LI: To know how to do a variety of stitches. | LI: To make a stuffed toy. | LI: To make a stuffed toy. | LI: To evaluate our designs and making process. |
Art Term 4
Year 6 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 |
Topic: Self-identity. | To investigate different drawing styles. | LI: To consider our own self-identities. | LI: To explore the work of famous artists. | LI: To design a motif. | LI: To create a final piece. | LI: To evaluate our artwork. |
Music
Year 6 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 |
Topic: The Lion King | To find the pulse and explore the style of music | To understand rhythm and be able to apply this to the song | To learn and understand the lyrics of the song | To learn the chorus of the song. | To learn the verses. | To perform the song. |
PE Term 3
Year 6 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 |
Topic: Netball | Netball - Elite - Introduction to Netball | Netball - Elite - Passing | Netball - Elite - Attacking Play | Netball - Elite - Defending Play | Netball - Elite - Tournament | Netball - - Final Lesson recap |
PE Term 4
Year 6 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 |
Topic: Tennis | To play shots on the forehand and backhand side of the body. | To adopt a good position on court. | To direct the ball into a gap on the opponent's court. | To perform skills with accuracy confidence and control. | To develop control. | To apply basic principles suitable for attacking. |
RE Term 3
Year 6 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 |
Topic: Creation Story | To know the key views Christians have on God | To know the key events of the Christian creation story | To know the key rites of passage in relation to birth | To know the key parts of a Christian's conformation | To know the key parts of a Christian marriage ceremony | To produce a presentation on the rituals that mark a Christian's journey through life |
RE Term 4
Year 6 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 |
Topic: Christian Celebrations | To know the key events in a Christian marriage ceremony. | To know the key events of a Christian funeral. | To plan a presentation on the rituals that mark a Christian's journey through life. | To produce a presentation on the rituals that mark a Christian's journey through life | To produce a presentation on the rituals that mark a Christian's journey through life |
RSE/PSHE Term 3
Year 6 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 |
Topic: Keeping myself safe | To accept that responsible and respectful behaviour is necessary when interacting with others online and face-to-face; | To identify strategies for keeping personal information safe online | To explore the risks of sharing photos and films of themselves with other people directly or online | Explain how drugs can be categorised into different groups depending on their medical and legal context | To understand some of the basic laws in relation to drug | Understand the actual norms around drinking alcohol and the reasons for common misperceptions of these |
RSE/PSHE Term 4
Year 6 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 |
Topic: Rights and Responsibilities | To Define the terms 'fact', 'opinion', 'biased' and 'unbiased', explaining the difference between them | To know the legal age (and reason behind these) for having a social media account | To describe the different ways money can be saved, outlining the pros and cons of each method | To recognise and explain that different jobs have different levels of pay and the factors that influence this | To explain what we mean by the terms voluntary, community and pressure (action) group | To recognise reasons for rules and laws; consequences of not adhering to rules and laws |
Computing Term 3
Year 6 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 |
Topic: iData | LI: To identify parts of a spreadsheet | LI: To understand that spreadsheets can be used to store numerical data and to make calculations | LI: To enter numerical data into cells | LI: To understand that graphs and charts can be created and changed using spreadsheet data. | LI: To use a spreadsheet to model a costing exercise. | LI: To use a spreadsheet to model a costing exercise. |
Computing Term 4
Year 6 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 |
Topic: iApp (2) | To understand the value of mobile technology and its future development. | To explore event driven programming using a text-based programming language. | To understand the importance of decomposition. | To develop algorithms to develop a solution to a problem. | To understand that apps are computer programs that are developed according to a plan. | To develop an app according to a plan. |
French Term 3
Year 6 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 |
Topic: Greetings | To speak and understand French greetings | To speak and understand French greetings including day and night | To say and understand 'How are you?' | To perform a simple rhyme in French | To speak and understand French colours | To speak and understand French shapes and sizes. |
French Term 4
Year 6 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 |
Topic: Basic Phrases | To use shapes like the French artist Matisse | To follow a set of instructions in French to create a piece of art | To count 1-6 in French | To count 7-12 in French | To speak and understand 'How old are you?' | To read French numbers. |