Year 6 Curriculum Information
Year 6 Curriculum Information TOPICS COVERED THIS TERM INCLUDE: Science –
Micro-organisms, revision of plants and electricity
MATHEMATICS:
History – Britain since 1930 leading to the 2nd World War.
In addition to revision, some of the work covered in oral maths this term will include
Technology – Food technology – yoghurt project; model of a Morrison shelter; wartime crafts.
Developing strategies to solve mathematical problems mentally, quickly, through oral and written mental tasks.
P.E. – Rounders. ‘Kwik’ Cricket, athletics Some of the work covered in topic maths this half term will include
LITERACY:
Reinforcing operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division and applying them to money, decimals, problems.
Co-ordinates, translation of shapes.
Use of the calculator.
Shapes/nets.
Perimeter/area.
Averages – median, mode, mean.
Spelling – reinforcement of common strategies.
Practical maths challenges.
Reading – ‘Goodnight Mr. Tom.’
Volume.
In addition to revision, some of the work covered in Literacy this half term will include Various texts – information, poetry, leaflets, drama, balanced arguments. Non-narrative and narrative scripts developing purpose and organization, punctuation and style of writing.
Grammar – word classification and sentence structure
VISITS:
Beamish – World War II
Outdoor Education and Thurston
Micro-organisms, revision of plants and electricity
MATHEMATICS:
History – Britain since 1930 leading to the 2nd World War.
In addition to revision, some of the work covered in oral maths this term will include
Technology – Food technology – yoghurt project; model of a Morrison shelter; wartime crafts.
Developing strategies to solve mathematical problems mentally, quickly, through oral and written mental tasks.
P.E. – Rounders. ‘Kwik’ Cricket, athletics Some of the work covered in topic maths this half term will include
LITERACY:
Reinforcing operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division and applying them to money, decimals, problems.
Co-ordinates, translation of shapes.
Use of the calculator.
Shapes/nets.
Perimeter/area.
Averages – median, mode, mean.
Spelling – reinforcement of common strategies.
Practical maths challenges.
Reading – ‘Goodnight Mr. Tom.’
Volume.
In addition to revision, some of the work covered in Literacy this half term will include Various texts – information, poetry, leaflets, drama, balanced arguments. Non-narrative and narrative scripts developing purpose and organization, punctuation and style of writing.
Grammar – word classification and sentence structure
VISITS:
Beamish – World War II
Outdoor Education and Thurston
