55 Year 6 Topic: Ancient Greece Half-Term: Autumn 1

DT/Art
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To collect visual and other information to help them develop their
ideas.
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To investigate and combine visual and tactile qualities of materials and
processes and to match these qualities to the purpose of the work
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To compare ideas, methods and approaches in their own and others'
work.
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To adapt their work according to their views and describe how they
would develop it further
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Geography
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To be able to locate Greece on map of Europe.
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To be able to locate modern and ancient Greek cities on a map.
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To locate the continents and oceans on a world map.
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To identify the main environmental regions, key physical and
human characteristics, and major cities of Greece.
Literacy
Speaking
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Reading
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Writing
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Grammar
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secure decoding of unfamiliar words.
read for a range of purposes.
make inferences and justify opinions.
identify and summarise ideas.
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increase regularity of handwriting.
plan writing and organise ideas into paragraphs.
proof read for spelling and punctuation errors.
correctly spell common homophones.
evaluate own and others’ writing.
To use a wider range of connectives.
To select pronouns and nouns for clarity.
To use commas to separate clauses
Year 6
Topic: Ancient Greece
Half-Term: Autumn 1- 2016
Science
Light
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To participate in discussions, presentations and
performances.
To listen and respond to others appropriately.
To understand that light travels in straight lines.
To understand how our eyes see light.
To understand how shadows are formed.
To know the difference between transparent, translucent
and opaque materials, and their uses.
To carry out an investigation about shadows.
History
The Ancient Greeks
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To be able to place Ancient Greece on a timeline and
describe significant events in Ancient Greek history.
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To be able to compare daily life in Athens and Sparta.
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To carry out research about Ancient Greek warriors and
soldiers.
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To be able to describe reasons for some of the major
conflicts in Ancient Greece and know that the battle
may be interpreted in different ways.
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To be able to prepare and present a presentation on
chosen area of Ancient Greece.
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To be able to investigate sources of evidence and
archaeological finds.
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To deduce information about an aspect of the Greek
way of life from pictures of buildings and texts
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To combine information from several sources.
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To taste Greek foods (link balanced diet in science)
Numeracy
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To recall multiplication and division facts for tables up
to 12 x 12.
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To be able to identify pairs of factors of two-digit
whole numbers and find common multiples.
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To use mental and written methods for addition,
subtraction, multiplication and division.
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To order and round whole numbers and decimals up to
2 decimal places.
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To use knowledge of rounding, place value, number
facts and inverse operations to estimate and check
calculations
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To find fractions and percentages of amounts.
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To be able to solve one- and two-step word problems
involving numbers, money or measures.
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To complete problem solving activities.
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To investigate numbers.
French
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PSHE
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To be able to recognise what is fair and unfair and the
difference between right and wrong.
To know that their choices of action affect themselves and
others
To care about other people's feelings and to try to see things
from their point of view.
To understand the nature and consequences of racism, teasing,
bullying and aggression, and how to respond and ask for help.
P.E Gymnastics
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Music
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To know how to play instrumental accompaniments
To be able to practise and rehearse individually and as a class.
To understand about presenting performances to different
audiences.
To know how to achieve a high quality performance that creates
the intended effect.
To use story of Eurydice and Orpheus to produce a class musical
performance.
R.E
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To be able to combine and perform gymnastic actions,
shapes and balances more fluently and effectively.
To develop their own gymnastic sequences by
understanding, choosing and applying a range of skills.
To understand why warming-up and cooling-down are
important
To carry out warm ups safely and effectively
To compete in a recreation of the Olympic GamesAthens v Sparta.
To understand how the beliefs of Christians influence
their actions.
To understand a Christian moral code and the
importance of the Ten Commandments.
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To know names for food and drinks.
To be able to draw and make labels for various foods
and drinks.
To be able to ask for certain drinks and snacks.
To be able to understand and use a range of vocabulary
relating to a café scene.
Computing
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To use hyperlinks in PPT and word documents.
To create links to other documents and ULRs.
To extend the use of footers and headers to include
page numbers and dates.
Visits/Visitors
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PE cluster festivals