ELMSTEAD PRIMARY SCHOOL
YEAR GROUP: 6
TEACHER: Miss Riley
& Miss Ali
Subjects
YEARLY OVERVIEW
AUTUMN
SPRING
SUMMER
2016
2017
2017
FIRST HALF
SECOND HALF
English
Non-Chronological
Report,
Biography,
(Performance) Poetry,
Research skills.
Modern FictionClass Reader: ‘Wonder’
Narrative Poetry,
Classic Fiction & Historical
Stories: Anne Frank; ‘Star
of Fear, Star of Hope’;
‘Train to Somewhere’;
‘Rose Blanche’; ‘The Lion
& the Unicorn’; ‘Sadako &
the Thousand Paper
Cranes’
Maths
Place value; addition with
decimals; algebra;
measure conversions;
mental calculations;
solving problems with +X and /
Science
SECOND HALF
FIRST HALF
Recount (Police style),
Classic poetry,
Tales from other cultures
(CNY)
Chronological Reports,
Fiction,
Free-form poetry,
SATs Revision
Dialogue poems,
Explanation & Persuasive
Writing (based on
Dragons’ Den invention)
Modern FictionClass Reader: ‘The White
Giraffe’
Negative numbers; area
& perimeter; mental
strategies; + & fractions; X fractions;
converting & solving
problems with fractions.
Rounding; X & / by 10,
100, 1000, decimal
equivalence; id
quadrilaterals; calculate
missing angles; + mental & written
strategies; id common
factors and multiples
Solving problems with + &
-; mean; conversion line
graphs & charts;
coordinates; written X;
formula.
Compare & order
decimals; short /, convert
fractions to decimals;
revise mental & written
calculations; ratio;
systematic problem solving
Simplify & change
improper fractions; revise
properties of shape; use a
protractor; name angles;
find volumes of cuboids;
investigations; find out
about mathematicians
Living things including
the human body – link to
History (Olympics and
training regime of
athletes)
Living things including
micro-organisms – link to
History (war
disease/infection spread,
famous microbiologists)
Living things including
animals, plants &
classification – link to
Geography (types of
habitat in the world)
Evolution & inheritance,
fossils – Link to
Geography (rainforest
evolution, Darwin’s Theory
and endangered/extinct
species)
Light – link to Geography,
light levels in rainforests
Electricity – Link to
Geography, (rivers
creating hydro-electricity)
Let's learn a language
(Computing)
Heroes & Villains Graphics (Digital
Creativity)
Appy Times Part 1
(Computing)
History
History of the Olympics
and famous great
Olympians
WW2 Children of the War
& Remembrance Day
topic
Geography
Mini-topic on Olympics:
Rio 2016 & Explorers
Locations of countries
and effects from WW2
Computing
FIRST HALF
Around the World
(Computing and Digital
Citizenship)
Appy Times Part 2
(Computing)
SECOND HALF
Poet study- Shakespeare,
Information Texts,
Mixed genre topic book
based on Kingswood
Young Authors interactive (Digital
Productivity and
Citizenship)
Mayan Civilisation (link to
RE)
Extreme Environments
(including types of
settlement)
Rainforests
(including types of
settlement)
Rainforests
Rivers and Cliff study in
Norfolk
ELMSTEAD PRIMARY SCHOOL
YEAR GROUP: 6
TEACHER: Miss Riley
& Miss Ali
Subjects
Art
DT
YEARLY OVERVIEW
AUTUMN
SPRING
2016
SUMMER
2017
2017
FIRST HALF
SECOND HALF
FIRST HALF
SECOND HALF
FIRST HALF
SECOND HALF
Drawing people in
motion;
Collage: geometric
shapes, lines (maths),
Kandinsky & Sol Lewit
Environmental Autumn
leaves & sculpture: Andy
Goldsworthy, Tim Pugh
& Diwali inspired art
Painting/Printing Andy
Warhol
& Chinese New Year
inspired art
Observational Drawings
and animals
Optical art, Bridget Riley –
3D painting, Origami
Sketching (Elmstead
Church Exhibition theme)
Cooking Maths – Children
in Need Day
Fashion Designing;
Fashion through the ages
and dance: Strictly
theme.
Continue Fashion
Designing
Mechanical system for
products
Shelters
Tag Rugby
Frisbee
Hockey
Squash
Rounders
Tennis
Netball
Squash
Gymnastics
Basketball
Dance
Athletics
Recorders and Harvest
Festival
Christmas Songs &
Performance
Reading Music/recorders
Reading music/recorders
Individual Talents
Music Assembly
Creation in Christianity,
Islam and Judaism
Creation in Hinduism,
Festival of Diwali.
Humanist view of creation
Death in Buddhism and
Humanism.
Chinese New Year –
Buddhism/Taoism
Death in Christianity –
Easter and the re-birth of
Christ, death in Islam,
Judaism.
Central beliefs in Mayan
Civilization.
Central beliefs in
Christianity, Islam Judaism
and Humanism.
Haunted House – explore
emotions, nursery
rhymes, and the
alphabet.
Treasure Hunt – explore
facial features, colours,
animals, and spelling.
Restaurant – explore food
and drink items,
restaurant dialogue.
Planets – explore planets,
colours and superlatives.
Sports – name sports and
body parts, practise
question and answer
dialogue.
Magic show – describe
fruits and animals using
colours and textures.
Growth Mindset, Olympic
Inspirations and
classroom/ society rules.
Crucial Crew &
Business Enterprise:
Christmas Bazaar.
Growth Mindset, keeping
themselves safe.
Growth Mindset,
respecting
themselves/others
Sex Education and
Relationships
Preparation for transition
to Secondary School.
PE
Music
RE
Spanish
PSHCE