Warden Hill Junior School

Year 6 Curriculum

Please click here to read a copy of Year 6, Spring Term 1 Curriculum in more detail.

* Denotes teaching emphasis of Fundamental British values
* Denotes teaching emphasis of Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Development

	Autumn 1	Autumn 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
English	Quality Text Great Expectations Non-Chronological Report Workhouse Reports Persuasive Writing Worst Jobs in Victorian Britain Diary Writing Diary of a Victorian Child *Individual Liberty Rule of Law Moral, Social, Cultural*	Poetry Poem based on 'The Circus Unit' Descriptive Writing Based on 'The Circus Unit' Review Based on 'The Circus Unit' Newspaper Report The fall of Remy (from The Girl Who Walked on Air) or the visiting circus act. El Caminante Quality Text Dracula The Face and Hands of a Vampire. Persuasive Text Letter writing based on The Day the Crayons Quit Individual Liberty Mutual Respect Tolerance Moral, Social, Cultural	Recount: El Caminante Newspaper reports Narrative: Kensuke's Description	Diary: Day in the life... World of work Balance Argument	Recount: Black Hole Narrative: Greek Myths	Performance Information texts: Handbooks (for children not on residential visit) *Rule of Law
Class Reader	The Girl Who Walked on Air (Emma Carroll) Social Cultural*	The Girl Who Walked on Air (Emma Carroll) Reading Challenge Book selected by visiting author Social Cultural*	Kensuke's Kingdom (M. Morpurgo)		Frozen in Time (A.Sparks)
Cross Curricular Writing	Handwriting Competition Autumn History Workhouse Report Mary Seacole Biography Worst Jobs in History Diary of a Victorian School Child Democracy Individual Liberty Mutual Respect* Rule of Law Tolerance Spiritual Moral Social Cultural*	History Comparison of rich and poor children in Victorian Times Reading Challenge Letter to Author * Tolerance Moral Social Cultural*	Geography - Newspaper report: Coastal erosion Science - Poetry: Living Things and habitats - Kennings Science: Writing from a different view point - Gorilla Art: Open flap books - Kensuke's Kingdom PHSCE - Persuasion: Financial Capability		Science: Information: Keeping Healthy
Maths	Arithmetic and Core Skills Reasoning Place Value - Partitioning Exploring numbers to 10,000,000 Positive and Negative Numbers Calculations Four operations Roman Numerals Statistics Addition and Subtraction of Fractions	Arithmetic and Core Skills Reasoning Fractions, Decimals and Percentages Calculations Four operations Geometry Position and Direction Co-ordinates Properties of 3D and 2D shapes Translation Ratio and Proportion Measures	Ratio and Proportion Fractions	Geometry Algebra	Calculation Arithmetic and Core Skills Fractions, Decimals and Percentages Calculations Four operations Geometry Position and Direction Co-ordinates Properties of 3D and 2D shapes Translation Ratio and Proportion Measures	Geometry Statistics Place Value
Maths Across the Curriculum	Victorian Money - Problem Solving	About Victorian Times - Problem Solving
Science	Light	Electricity	Living Things and their Habitats		Animals, including humans	Evolution and Inheritance
Art & Design	Shoe Sketches William Morris Individual Liberty Social Cultural	Art Week Nature Social Cultural*	Mixed Media: People in action		Mixed Media: Collage - What a performance
Computing	Online Safety We are Researchers: Queen Victoria Workhouses William Morris Tolerance Individual Liberty Mutual Respect* Rule of Law *Moral Social	Online Safety *We are Presentors:*		We are Programmers: Game Creation
Design & Technology	N/A	Design, make, decorate and evaluate a Victorian style toy Mutual Respect Social Cultural	Design, make and evaluate a savoury snack		Design, make and evaluate a Greek mask
Geography	n/a	N/a	Coasts	Earning a Living Volcanoes: Mount Fuji
History	Victorians: Timeline of Victorian events Queen Victoria Workhouses Victorian Children at Work Diary of a Victorian Child Victorian Children - Rich and Poor Important Figures in Victorian Times *Democracy Individual Liberty Mutual Respect Rule of Law Tolerance Spiritual Moral Social Cultural*				Ancient Greece: a study of Greek life and achievements and their influence on the western world *Democracy
French	Classroom Routines School Life Mutual Respect Tolerance* Social Cultural*	Family and Descriptions Occupations and Gender Mutual Respect Tolerance* Social Cultural*				Anglo French Day Languages
Music	Singing Spiritual Social Cultural*	Singing Spiritual Social Cultural*	Singing	Singing	Singing	Singing
PE	Dance Mutual Respect, Tolerance Spiritual Moral Social Cultural	Dance Mutual Respect, Tolerance Spiritual Moral Social Cultural	Football Dance *Tolerance	Football Dance *Mutual Respect	Football Dance *Mutual Respect	Football Dance
RE	Why do some people inspire others? *Mutual Respect Individual Liberty Tolerance Spiritual Moral Cultural*		How do people live through the good times and through hard times? *Democracy, Rule of Law		What will make our city/town a more respectful place? *Rule of Law,respect, Tolerance	What does it mean to be a Sikh? *Tolerance of other faiths and beliefs
SEAL/PSHCE	New Beginnings: Preparing to play an active role as citizens Democracy, Individual Liberty* Rule of Law Tolerance Spiritual Moral Social*	Getting on Falling Out: Barriers to friendship Conflict resolution Revisiting Anger Democracy, Individual Liberty* Mutual Respect, Rule of Law Tolerance Spiritual Moral Social Cultural*	Going for Goals Developing Confidence and responsibility	Financial Capability Well Being *Rule of Law (tax and Pensions)	Preparing to play an active role as citizens *Individual Liberty (visitors for World of Work)	Developing a healthy lifestyle *Individual Liberty, Rule of Law
Inspire & Enhance	Macmillan Coffee Afternoon Victorian Museum Trip Dogs Trust: Cost a dog Black History: African Mask Workshop *Individual Liberty Mutual Respect, Rule of Law Tolerance Spiritual Moral Social Cultural*	Art Week: Nature Visiting Circus Big First Aid Lesson Reading Challenge: Author Visit Christmas Parties *Individual Liberty Mutual Respect, Rule of Law Tolerance Spiritual Moral Social Cultural*	World of Work Parents	Dell Farm	Hayling Island	Leavers' Performance Leavers' Day
Learning Log	Fundamental British Values	Reading Challenge Being Healthy	Volcanoes and Earthquakes

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