Overview Booklet Y6 Sum 2

Opportunities for Greater Depth/Challenge
The Holocaust - how it can be prevented from happening again
Class debates
Location - use of atlases and longitude/latitude
Consequences of nuclear war
Summer 2
Enquiry
TASC wheel: Atomic bomb - research who, what, where, when, why, consequences.
Mantle of the Expert: Going into hiding - where would you go, how would you stay
safe, what would you take?
Overview: The life and diary of Anne Frank; the holocaust; prejudice; the war
in the East against Japan; the detonation of nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and
Nagasaki and the consequences.
Eng
The Diary of Anne Frank: diary , biography, autobiography
Speaking and Listening: debate about nuclear weapons, debate Holocaust
Class Novel: Kensuke’s Kingdom
Maths
Statistics:
Measures: Time zones, time around the world
Outcomes and Impact
Computing
Research
Code breaking
History
Art
Music
Hi2/2.2 Extended chronological
study
Art 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
Mu 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
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Origami birds - make class
sculpture inspired by one in
Hiroshima (Sadako)
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Influence of America on
popular music
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Glenn Miller
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Boogie woogie, jitterbug
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Anne Frank
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Concentration camps, Holocaust
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Prejudice, race
Geography
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Sketch portraits of soldiers
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War in the East - Japan
Ge2/1.1a, Ge2/1.3b, Ge2/1.4a
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Nuclear bomb - consequences,
impact
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Use of maps, atlases to locate
countries - allies
Display portraits on
camouflage background
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Latitude and longitude of
Japan
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Compass points, grid
references
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Land use in Japan,
consequences of radiation
Science
RE
PSHE & Citizenship
PE
Islam:
Joining in and Joining up
Athletics
Beliefs and moral values
Growing up
Sport’s Day preparation
Does belief in Akhirah
help Muslims to lead good
lives?
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Managing change
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Preparing for transition
Sc6/2.1 Living Things and their
habitats
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Classification: grouping animals,
plants and micro-organisms
Design Technology
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Comparisons between groups
How will you store your favourite
things?
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Explain and reasons for
classification
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Identify small, precious items
Visitors/Visits
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Create nets of boxes
Codebreaker workshop - Centre for Life or Victoria Tunnel or Eden Camp
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Create a lid
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Design a means of organising
within box
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Decorate
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Evaluate
Language
Allies, enemies, H-bomb, nuclear bomb, United States, Japan, Hiroshima, Nagasaki,
Enola Gay, Anne Frank, Holocaust, prejudice, prisoner of war, concentration camp,