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Year 6 Curriculum Map 

What do we learn?

Term 1 

Autumn

Driver project 

Maafa - History

Class text is Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah

Reading

 

 

Writing

 

 

Science

(Cornerstones)

 

Circulatory System 

https://maestro.cornerstoneseducation.co.uk/project/animals-including-humans-4

A&D 

(Cornerstones)

Tints, Tones and Shades

Trailblazers, Barrier Breakers

D&T 

(Cornerstones)

Food for Life 

https://maestro.cornerstoneseducation.co.uk/project/food-for-life

Geography 

(Cornerstones)

Our Changing World

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RE 

(Cornerstones)

Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur  Judaism

 

Bandi Chhor Divas -  Sikhism

Computing

(Cornerstones, via Barefoot)

The Phisherman game

Ranking Search Address

Music

(Charanga)

Music and Technology

Developing Ensemble Skills

MFL - French

(Language Angels)

The Date

Do you have a pet?

PSHE

Being Me in My World

Identifying goals for the year Global citizenship 

Children’s universal rights 

Feeling welcome and valued Choices, consequences and rewards 

Group dynamics 

Democracy, having a voice Anti-social behaviour Role-modelling

Celebrating Difference

Perceptions of normality Understanding disability 

Power struggles

 Understanding bullying Inclusion/exclusion 

Differences as conflict, difference as celebration 

Empathy

PE

Football-start using accuracy when passing, control whilst turning, close control of the ball, start to press an opponent, strike the ball with power and control, combine skills learnt and apply it to a game

Hockey-shoot under pressure , perform corner routines, use goal side marking to stop a goal, use a curved run to force an attacker out wide, hit out successfully to restart a game, use dribbling skills into a game situation.

Memorable experiences

Term 2

Spring

Driver project 

A Child’s War - History

Class text is The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

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Reading

 

 

Writing

 

 

Science

(Cornerstones)

 

Evolution and Inheritance (including Darwin’s Delight)

https://maestro.cornerstoneseducation.co.uk/project/evolution-and-inheritance

A&D 

(Cornerstones

 

Distortion and Abstraction 

Henry Moore

Bees, Beetles and Butterflies

D&T 

(Cornerstones)

Make Do and Mend

https://maestro.cornerstoneseducation.co.uk/project/make-do-and-mend

Geography 

(Cornerstones)

Frozen Kingdom (pre-teach for Term 3 Summer)

RE 

(Cornerstones)

Parinirvana - Buddhism

Lailat al Miraj  - Islam

Computing

(Cornerstones, via Barefoot)

Investigating Inputs

Investigating Outputs

Classroom Sound Monitor

Make a Game project

Music

(Charanga)

Creative Composition

Musical Styles Connect Us

MFL - French

(Language Angels)

Clothes

At School

PSHE

Dreams and Goals

Personal learning goals, in and out of school 

Success criteria 

Emotions in success 

Making a difference in the world Motivation 

Recognising achievements Compliments

Healthy Me

Taking personal responsibility 

How substances affect the body Exploitation, including ‘county lines’ and gang culture 

Emotional and mental health Managing stress

PE

Gymnastics - Improve our ability to perform handstands, forward roll and backward roll, refine our shapes within a sport dance style, demonstrate quality and control when using small and large apparatus, using skills learnt to plan a sequence, continue to practice a sequence in a group, perform the group performance to the class

HRE-Improve cardio, core strength and functional movements, improve our core strength and learn how it helps our body, improve our understanding of the importance of cardiovascular training, challenge ourselves by trying to improve our results from week 1,recognise the importance of a strong cardiovascular system, use the correct technique in a variety of circuit exercises and improve on previous results from week 1 and 4.

Memorable experiences

 

Term 3 

Summer

Driver project 

Frozen Kingdoms  - Geography

Reading

 

 

Writing

 

 

Science

(Cornerstones)

Light Theory 

https://maestro.cornerstoneseducation.co.uk/project/light-2

Electrical Circuits and Components 

https://maestro.cornerstoneseducation.co.uk/project/electricity-2

A&D 

(Cornerstones

 

Inuit

 

Environmental Artists

 

D&T 

(Cornerstones)

Engineer

https://maestro.cornerstoneseducation.co.uk/project/engineer

Geography 

(Cornerstones)

Continuation of Frozen Kingdom and general revision of Geography

RE 

(Cornerstones)

Kumbh Mela - Hinduism

Sunday -  Christianity

Computing

(Cornerstones, via Barefoot)

 

Logical Number Sequences

Crystal Flowers Primm 1

Crystal Flowers Primm 2

Code Cracking

Music

(Charanga)

Improvising with Confidence

Farewell Tour

MFL - French

(Language Angels)

At the Weekend

Me in the World

PSHE

Relationships

Mental health Identifying mental health worries and sources of support 

Love and loss 

Managing feelings 

Power and control 

Assertiveness 

Technology safety 

Take responsibility with technology use

Changing Me

Self-image 

Body image 

Puberty and feelings 

Conception to birth 

Reflections about change 

Physical attraction 

Respect and consent Boyfriends/girlfriends 

Sexting 

Transition

PE

Athletics-Improve our techniques in the 100m,200m and 400m races, improve control of our running pace over a range of distances, work as a team to competitively perform a sprint using the correct techniques, develop our standing long jump by using the correct techniques, improve our jumping techniques with height and distance (triple jump),refine our throwing for distance techniques.

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Cricket-Demonstrate a variety of bowling techniques, apply tactics in mini games, explore and apply basic rules in conditional games, explore the role of umpire and apply in a game, use all techniques and tactics from the previous lessons,

Memorable experiences

  

 

 

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