FOUNDATION THEME LITERACY Autumn 1 7 weeks Autumn 2 7 weeks 2 days RAILWAY REVOLUTION Britain Winter Wonderland War Horse – narrative ( 4 weeks) Diary entry, letter, setting description and poetry e.t.c The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe – narrative. (3 weeks) Spring 1 5 weeks 3 days Natural Disasters Spring 2 7 weeks Summer 1 5 weeks World War two Technology Today SATS Non- fiction text – (2 weeks) http://www.planbee .com/history/443/ Telegram, news article, explanation/ instruction. Week 7 Assessment Shackleton (2 weeks) Power of Reading Poetry: Hyenas (1 week) Journalistic writing –linked to current affairs. ( 1 week) Link to Creative writing Explanation of an Antarctic climate. Week 7 Assessment RR – Poetry theme to be included. Short Stories The Oxford Book of Short Stories The banana tree. Narrative. (Monologue, retelling, weather report script) (2 weeks) Literacy shed– The windmill farmer. http://www.literacyshed.c om/the-inspirationshed.html L&L Unit 6: Authors and Texts, I believe in unicorns (2 weeks) L &L Unit: Michael Morpurgo Biography. Revision – Rising Stars. ( 4 weeks) Power of Reading Text – A boy and the bear in a boat. SATs week Summer 2 6 weeks 4 days Ancient and Modern China Week 5 and 6 Oxford tales from China – short stories. Themed project work. Writing own Chinese tales. Calligraphy Tourist leaflets Revision – Ros Wilson The HOWL agony aunt , poetry personification ,discussion text. ( 2 weeks) VCOP Week 6 Assessment (3 days) P4C: Beliefs and Big questions. P4C: Beliefs and Big questions. Use of semi-colon, colon and dash to mark boundaries between independent clauses (e.g. It’s raining; I’m fed up) Use of the colon to introduce a list and the use of semi-colon within lists How hyphens can be used to avoid ambiguity (man-eating shark, man eating shark) New Punctuation 7 houses (possibly with extensions) - Noun (inc pronouns), verb, adjective, adverb, conjunctions, prepositions, determiners Grammar Street Grammar + punctuation including constant recapping and embedding of previous years Linking ideas across paragraphs using a wide range of cohesive devices. Punctuation of bullet points, layout devices to structure text. Ellipsis Formal and informal vocabulary. Passive/active voice, synonyms/antonyms Semi-colons, colons, dashes Informal/formal speech and writing Hyphens to avoid ambiguity learning Grammar revision Word Classes, Clauses & Phrases/use of commas, brackets, Sentences types (simple, compound, complex, commands, statements, questions, exclamations) Conjunctions, Adverbials Direct and indirect speech, inverted commas Standard English (I/Me) Tenses, plurals Prepositions, articles, apostrophe for omission and possession Expanded noun phrases, Grammar revision Subjunctive passive voice Grammar revision Revise grammar conventions taught At all stages reinforce correct posture, sitting position and grip of writing tool to be modelled and reinforced. Consider the needs of LEFT handed children – position of paper e.tc and also grip. Recap all the letter families in the cursive style. Relative size and position. Capital letter formation – correct orientation, size and not mixed within words. Numbers formation Handwriting Diagonal joins to letters with ascenders (bl, cl, th, li, it, il,) Horizontal joins to letters without ascenders (ow, oa, oo, wi, vi, ou) Reinforce through spellings. Cursive handwriting for all writing tasks. Horizontal joins to letters with ascenders (ol, wh, ot) Diagonal joins to letters without ascenders. (dr, tr, nd, mp, lp, sp, sm, sc…) Reinforce cursive style of handwriting and develop fluency through letter string patterns and dictation. Reinforce through spellings. Cursive handwriting for all writing tasks. Downward strokes of letters to be parallel and of equal size. Improve the legibility, consistency and quality of handwriting. Reinforce cursive style of handwriting and develop fluency through letter string patterns and dictation. Reinforce cursive style of handwriting and develop fluency through letter string patterns and dictation. Downward strokes of letters to be parallel and of equal size. Improve the legibility, consistency and quality of handwriting. Reinforce through spellings. Capital letter formation – correct orientation, size and not mixed within words. Reinforce through spellings. Develop different font styles – printing, bubble writing, onomatopoeia BANG! Capital letter formation – correct orientation, size and not mixed within words. Write legibly, fluently and with increasing speed. Cursive handwriting for all writing tasks. Cursive handwriting for all writing tasks. Reinforce cursive style of handwriting and develop fluency through letter string patterns and dictation. Reinforce through spellings. Write legibly, fluently and with increasing speed. Choosing which shape letter to use and deciding whether to join specific letters. Reinforce cursive style of handwriting and develop fluency through letter string patterns and dictation. Reinforce through spellings. Write legibly, fluently and with increasing speed. Choosing which shape letter to use and deciding whether to join specific letters. Choosing a writing implement best suited for the task. Cursive handwriting for all writing tasks. Choosing a writing implement best suited for the task. Cursive handwriting for all writing tasks. Use of HF/ sight recognition words gap analysis from previous year to inform planning. Week 1: split digraphs ( i-e, o-e, ae, u-e) Week 2: Word ending ‘cious’ – conscious, gracious, precious… Week 3: Word ending ‘tious’ – ambitious, cautious, nutritious… Spelling Week 4: Word ending ‘cial’ common after a vowel plus vocabulary for degrees of possibility -– special, official, especial… Surely, generally, perhaps… (link to grammar) Week 1: Word ending ‘tial’ common after a consonant – potential, essential … Week 2: Words ending in ‘ant’ – important, brilliant, ignorant… Week 3: Words ending in ‘ance’ plus revision of connecting conjunctions – performance, distance, entrance… lastly, Initially, after … Week 4: Words ending in ‘ancy’ – pregnancy, infancy, vacancy… Week 5: Words ending in ‘ent’ – government, parliament, segment… Week 6: Revision Week 7: Assessment of HF/ sight recognition words and mixture of autumn 1& 2 spellings . Week 5: Suffix ‘ture’ – adventure, picture, temperature… Week 6:Revision Week 7: Assessment of HF/ sight recognition words and autumn 1 spellings. Week 1: wortds ending in ‘ence’ – experience, violence, sequence… Week 2: Words ending in ‘ency’ – emergency, inconsistency, clemency… Week 3: Silent letters (revision and extension) – ‘g’ sign, campaign, foreign… ‘k’ – knowledge, knead, knack… Week 4: Silent letters (revision and extension) – ‘h’ – honest, ghost, rhyme… ‘t’ – fasten, glisten, rustle… ‘c’ – disciple, scene, scent… Week 5: Silent letters (revision and extension) ‘u’ – guillotine, guest, rogue, guide… Week 6: Use of a hyphen – coordination, cooperate, reenter… Week 1: Words ending in ‘able’ and ‘ible’ – adorable, accessible, edible, miserable… Week 2: Words ending in ‘ably’ –remarkable, arguably, regrettably… Week 3: Words ending in ‘ibly’ – possibly, sensibly, incredibly… Week 4: Revision. Week 5:Assessment of HF/ sight recognition words and mixture of spring 1& 2 spellings Week 1: Suffix ‘fer’ stressed - referring, preferred, deferral… Week 1: Prefix ‘ir’ (before root word with ‘r’) – irremovable, irregular, irreversible… Week 2: Suffix ‘fer’ unstressed - ( the ‘r’ is not doubled if the – fer is no longer stressed) circumference, reference, difference… Week 2: Suffix ‘cian’ (root word ends in c or cs) – optician, musician, mathematician… Week 3:’I before e except after c ‘ rule and its exceptions(revision and extension) Relief, conceive, disbelieve… Week 4: ’I before e except after c ‘ rule and its exceptions(revision and extension) Ceiling, conceive, disbelieve… Week 5: Homophones – verb (ce) or noun (se)? – practise/practice, license/ license… Week 6:Homophones –altar/ alter, isle/ aisle, aloud/allowed… Week 7: ‘ough’ – making the sound ‘or’ – Thought, bought, fought… ‘ough’ making the sound ‘u’- rough, enough, tough… Week 1: ‘ough’ –making the sound ‘oo’ – through… ‘ough’ –making the sound ‘o’ – although, dough… Week 2: Apostrophes linked to grammar. Week 3: Word relationships –derived from? Greek- Latin – conscience/ conscious (science- scio – I know) desperate (sper from latin spero- I hope.) Week 4: Word relationships –derived from? Greek- Latin – conscience/ conscious (science- scio – I know) desperate (sper from latin spero- I hope.) Week 5: Revision Week 6: Assessment of HF/ sight recognition words and mixture of summer 1& 2 spellings. Week 3:’ic to ‘ally’ – automatically, magically, physically… HUMANITIES RAILWAY REVOLUTION Britain Geography: Map skills – UK transport links Co-ordinates Tube maps Geography: North America, Climate zones, Arctic and Antarctic Circle; Human geography Latitude, longitude, equator, hemispheres, polar tropics and time zones. Biomes Creative Writing: An Argument Geography: Study of human and physical geography of a region of the UK, a region in Europe and a region within N & S America. History: WW2 RE: Beliefs and action in the world How to use technology responsibly A study of natural disasters in these localities. Half-term project What can you find out about Crossrail History: Technology Today For and against Debate (P4C) http://www.sciencekids.c o.nz/technology.html People – inventors of modern technology Flying Cars (Electronic cars and electronic fuel) Creative writing Instructional Persuasive writing ( mobile phones) Explanation texts Autumn 1 MATHS Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2 Ancient China and contrast between modern China Address Gaps from Yr 5 tests - Summer Unit 1 Number: Number and Place Value Addition and Subtraction Geometry: Properties of Shape Unit 2: Number: Multiplication and division Fractions Units 2 and 9 Geometry: Position and Direction Assessment Tests : DfE Sample Paper Address Gaps Unit 3: Number: Addition and Subtraction Decimals Measurement (Length) Unit 6: Number: Multiplication and division Unit 4: Number: Multiplication and division Fractions including decimals and percentages Unit 5: Number: Algebra Measurement (Time) Address Gaps Unit 5: Number: Number and Place Value Addition and Subtraction Multiplication and Division Algebra Geometry: Properties of Shape Unit 6: Number: Multiplication and division including decimals Measurement (Mass) Unit 12: Number: Multiplication and division including decimals Address Gaps Unit 7: Number: Fractions Ratio and Proportion Statistics Unit 8: Number: Multiplication and division including decimals Address Gaps Unit 9: Number: Addition and Subtraction Multiplication and Division Algebra Geometry: Properties of shape Unit 9: Number: Order of Operations Unit 10: Number: Multiplication and division including decimals Fractions Measurement(Volume and capacity) Assessment Tests Collins Test Pack SATs TESTS Spring 2 Summer 1 Measurement (Perimeter and Area) Unit 11: Number: Addition and Subtraction Multiplication and Division Ratio and Proportion Geometry : Position and Direction Unit 12: Number: Multiplication and division including decimals Fractions including decimals and percentages Statistics Assessment Tests: GAPPS Education Assessment Tests Gapps Education Paper Test 1 Assessment Tests: 2016 SATs Paper Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Summer 2 Mental Maths Rapid Recall and Counting: understand numbers with different decimal places Be able to order to 10 million Continue to count regularly, whole numbers, fractions, decimals, negative numbers Generate linear number sequences including negative and decimal numbers Know by heart all the squares and square roots of numbers between 12 x 12 Recognise and recall factors of numbers up to 100 and corresponding multiples of 100 Use knowledge of place value and x facts to 10 x 10 to derive related x / ÷ facts e.g. (0.8 x 7 = 5.6) Know by heart tests of divisibility for multiples of 2,3,4,5,6,8, 9, 10 and 12 Prime numbers less than 100 Equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages for hundredths e.g. 35% is equivalent to 0.35 or 35/100 Mental Strategies: Consolidate all strategies from previous years Use known number facts and place value to add or subtract pairs of three digit multiples of 10 and two digit numbers with two decimal places Add or subtract the nearest multiple of 10 or 100, 1000 , 10 000, then adjust Continue to use the relationship between addition and subtraction, multiplication and division Use factors e.g. 35 x 18 35 x 2 x 3x3 210 3 x 3 210 x 3 = 630 Use knowledge of place value and number bonds to aide calculation Use doubling and halving Use closely related facts to carry out multiplication and division Work out 17 times table by adding 7 and 10 times facts and other multiplication tables Use the relationship between multiplication and division e.g. 0.75 x 4 = 3 buy one get one free Calculate with unit fractions and use the knowledge of this to see inverse. ¼ of a length is 36 so the total length is 36 x 4 = 144 Use knowledge of fractions and decimals to calculate remainders Partition: Using partitioning and the distributive law to divide tens and ones separately e.g. 94 ÷ 4 = ( 80 +12) ÷ 4 = 20 + 3 = 23 Form an equivalent calculation e.g. to divide by 25, divide by 100 then multiply by 4; to divide by 50, divide by 100 then double Mental Calculations: Practice mental calculations and ensure an increased speed of complex calculations Perform mental calculations with mixed operations Multiply/Divide and two digit number by a single digit e.g. 34 x 6; 68 ÷4 Multiply or divide any whole number by 10 or 100 giving any remainder as a decimal e.g. 47 ÷ 10 = 4.7 1763 ÷ 100 = 17.63 Find squares of multiples of 10 to 100 Find any multiple of 10 % of a whole number or quantity e.g. 70% of £20 Double decimals with units and tenths e.g. double 7.6 and find corresponding halves e.g. half of 15.2 Multiply/divide 2 digit decimals e.g. 0.8 x 7; 4.8 ÷ 6 Simplify fractions by cancelling Scale up/down using known facts e.g. 3 oranges cost 24p; find the cost of 4 oranges. SCIENCE LINK Linked with Snap Science RE Module 5: Danger! Low voltage Module 2: Body Pump Module 1: The Nature Library. Our changing world Beliefs and questions Beliefs in action in the world Rights and responsibilities (double unit) What questions can be/are answered by religion? Reflecting on own responses to questions of meaning and purpose Religious and global issue; human rights Exploring good and bad uses of knowledge and power Religions studied; Christianity, Islam, Hinduism Religions studied; Christianity, Module 6: Light up your world Rights and responsibilities double unit) Exploring good and bad uses of knowledge and power Religions studied; Christianity, Buddhist Module 4: Everything changes Expressing faith through arts (double unit) How creative arts are used to express and communicate spiritual ideas Religions studied; Christianity, Islam, Hinduism Module 3: Body Health Expressing faith through arts (double unit) How creative arts are used to express and communicate spiritual ideas Religions studied; Christianity, Islam, Hinduism Religions studied; Christianity and Hinduism Computing ART/DT Using skills such as drawing; collage, printing; textiles; 3D modelling; sketchbooks and cooking. Key Skills (w1-4) We are app planners (See computing overview) D&T Making moving toys using CAM mechanism . We are project managers (see computing overview) Art Studying warm and cool colours. Experiment with collage and different materials and image making techniques to create winter scenery. Design and make clay arctic animals using various sculpting techniques using clay. Cooking We are interface developers Year group project with AD We are app developers We are app developers Art / D&T Computer art D&T Traditional Chinese textiles We are app developers Art Study of Abstract Art Create perspective mixed media painting Art Observational drawings D&T Design and make an Anderson Shelter D&T Cooking: carrot cookies Investigating how modern art is created through technology Make own tie-dyed material and print PSHE Year 6 Scheme of work on SD under PSHE To devise a class charter, contribute to the class vision for a safe and happy environment. To understand how democracy works; why we need rules and laws To develop environmental awareness responsibility. Know how climate change is impacting on our lives and relate this to others. To develop an understanding of sustainability issues. Understand that the environment is a collective and political responsibility as well as an individual one. SEAL- New Beginning CITZ-How do rules and laws affect me? PHSE /Healthy livingSustainability To appreciate a range of risks and how to deal with external pressures e.g. peers and media. Know how to resist negative peer pressure. To know the difference between legal and illegal drugs. Understand that there are laws around drugs, alcohol and tobacco Know why smoking is bad for your health and how to resist pressure to start smoking To explore different attitudes to drinking alcohol To know how to keep safe in my local area (knife crime). K the danger and consequences of carrying knives National Antibullying Week : Know what bullying is, strategies to prevent bullying, how someone who’s bullied feels and who will help. SEAL -Say No to Bullying Getting on and Falling Out PHSE Keeping Safe Understand how people earn and spend money in different ways To appreciate what value for money means and be able to compare prices to get ‘value for money Know there are different of paying for things, some involving borrowing money that has to be repaid Dragons Den Project: To understand how lending and borrowing money works; achieve my goals and identify successes in the project as well as understand how some things could be improved. To understand what reductions and expenses are and why we do not keep all the money earned To appreciate inequalities around the world. Understand that ‘poverty’ might have different meanings to different people in different circumstances SEAL- Going for Goals PHSE Financial Responsibilities Be able to identify rich and poor nations around the world and consider why some countries are richer than others Begin to appreciate trade links across the world, that trade relies on profit and that this is not always equally shared. To understand the concept of global footprints. Look at how the chocolate trade affects the environment To understand some of the main reasons why food shortages happen in some countries To appreciate there are different moral attitudes to fairness and responsibility Explain how the To appreciate how the news is reported. T ell the difference between fact and opinion. To explore how the range of identities in the UK combine to bring a richness to society To understand there are different types of relationships. Know what makes a positive relationship. Recognise and try to challenge stereotypes. To know how to make people feel good about themselves. Recognise when a put-down is used & causes conflict To understand how to deal with or end friendships without hurting someone world’s resources are divided up CITZ-In the Media PHSE Fair Trade To understand the idea of forgiveness SEAL- Relationships CITZ- Living in a diverse world Describe how and why the body changes during puberty in preparation for reproduction in the context of relationships discuss different types of adult relationships with confidence Explain how babies are made through the process of conception and pregnancy Describe the decisions that have to be made before having a baby To appreciate what being a parent involves, the skills needed in caring for a baby Appreciate common responses to change. Know that sometimes these are positive although we didn’t welcome them initially Mark transition, moving on and saying goodbye, tell some of the good things about me that my classmates like and value SEAL- Changes PHSE Health and Hygiene SRE CWP scheme of work PE Autumn 1 Dance The River Units 21 and 22 Invasion Games (Tag Rugby) Spanish Grammar Autumn 1 Spanish Vocabulary Autumn 2 Gymnastics Key Steps Invasion Games Basketball LCP Prepositions ‘en’ and ‘a’ with methods of transport 1st and 2nd person singular forms of verb ‘ir’ preposition ‘a’ when followed by destination verbs ‘estar’ and ‘hacer’ are used in the 3rd person singular form and the impersonal verb ‘haber’ to describe weather difference between saying a day Spring 1 Keysteps gymnastics Tennis and Badminton Autumn 2 Verbs ‘gustar’ and ‘encantar’ require an indirect object pronoun verbs ‘odiar’ and ‘preferir’ do not require an indirect object pronoun 1st person singular of verb ‘preferir’ the verb ‘jugar’ is a regular ‘ar’ verb with an irregular 1st person singular form Spring 2 Handball Netball Spring 1 Reminder that nouns in Spanish are either masculine or feminine reminder that adjectives in Spanish agree with the gender/number of the noun past tense forms of verbs for recognition only in story pattern of numbers in 10s rules of usage of verbs ‘ofrecer’ and ‘encontrar’ for recognition only in story a new pronoun and two adverbs for recognition only in story Summer 1 Cricket Athletics - Run, jump, throw Football Spring 2 Use of ‘jugar’ and ‘practicar’ with sports use of ‘gusta’ or ‘gustan’ reminder of 2nd person singular/plural form of the imperative reminder of days and how to say ‘on’ a particular day 1st person singular of verbs ‘beber’/‘comer’ question re sport elicts both ‘juego’ and ‘practico’ replies Summer 1 Reminder of the gender of nouns new descriptive adjectives of which 3 are invariable singular/plural of time on the hour further information about use of personal pronouns before a verb rules on the position of adjectives after the noun inverted exclamation mark reminder of the verb ‘tener’ being used for age rules about the plural of nouns and ‘on’ a particular day prepositions ‘en’ and ‘de’ with compass points followed by place Transport to school. Weather. Compass points. Sentence construction. Likes/dislikes with hobbies. Love/hate. Sleeping Beauty story. Numbers in 10s. Grammar in story. Playing sports. Food and opinions. Diary of activities. Healthy lifestyle. Summer 2 Rounders Athletics – Run, Jump, throw Football Swimming Give simple descriptions of animals using a variety of adjectives. Tell the time on the hour. Produce role-plays Summer 2 Two other ways of saying the weather re snow and rain past tense used in song for recognition only versatility of the verb ‘hacer’ classroom commands that are nouns verbs in the fable in the past tense are for recognition only ‘cuándo’(accent) as a question word and ‘cuando’ (no accent) as a connective difference between the verbs ‘to be’ – ‘estar’ and ‘ser’ verbs in the past tense in the poem are for recognition only. Transport to school. Weather. Compass points. Sentence construction. that include language about animals’ habitats. Learn how to say the town you live in and ask someone else the question. Spanish Culture Pablo Neruda, Spanish speaking countries, traditional tongue twisters. Spanish Phonics Sounds in the words worked as vocabulary and in grammar as specified on every unit. Music Living on a Prayer Rock Benjamin Britton – New Year Carol Classroom Jazz 2 Fresh Prince of Bel Air Make you feel my love Jazz, Latin, Blues Hip Hop Pop Ballads Western Classical Music, Gospel, Bhangra Trips/ Projects/ Performances/ Theme days/ Themed Homework Remembrance Assembly PROJECT BASED ON THE BIRTH OF THE RAILWAY TO MODERN DAY CROSSRAIL Science Medics (to come in to school) Reflect, Rewind and Replay Western Classical Theme day WW2 (Dress up) Duxfords Theatre – I believe in Unicorns (only if showing at Broadway Theatre) Fete Trewern/Alternate Residential for those not going to Trewern Southend - Adventure Island Year 6 Production
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