West Town Primary Academy Curriculum Overview Autumn Year 6
Topic
Enquiry
Question
week
World War II
How did World War II change our lives?
1
English
communication
and languages
Historical,
geographical
and social
understanding
Scientific and
technological
understanding
Understanding
the Arts: Music
Art and drama
physical
development,
health and well
being
2
3
Historical Narrative
The Machine Gunners – narrative,
Robert Westall
Is violence ever justified?
4
5
Arguments
Persuasive letter to Prime
Minister to stop the war.
6
7
RE
Embedded PSHE black
9
11
12
Mental
Properties of
Multiplication
Fractions
Addition
Shape
and division
and
Nets of cubes
subtraction
Islam – What is commitment?
Embedded ICT turquoise
Makewaves links orange
Geometry –
position and
direction
TASC
Planning for
the VE Day
celebrations
Short
newsround
style report
of VE Day
celebrations
(MW)
Colour Investigating colours at time of WW2 and natural vegetable dyes
Slogans Exploring language used in Propoganda posters at time of WW2
Planning final piece of artwork – own propaganda poster with slogan and using
skills developed over the term
Completion of final piece of artwork as planned.
Evaluating effectiveness of propaganda poster.
What did the war effort mean and why was it supported?
Music - Rhythmic dance and Two part step dance
Handball
Dance linked to World War II
Performance to school.
Inter house competitions
Gymnastics – Floor work and routines
Number and place value
10
Narrative
First Hand reports – Anne
Newspaper Reports
creative writing
Frank’s diary war for Jews
Journalistic writing
point of view of an evacuee
abroad
Evacuation Day at Stibbington
Rights for all groups in
Evacuation - the common
society
responsibility
How did people survive the
How were Jewish people treated
Why were the D-Day landings so important
Blitz?
during World War II
to the war effort?
Kindertransporrt drama project
Children create their own personal
with small nose productions
responses to Churchill speeches and the
King’s speech – children in character as a
The treatment of Jews in Europe
WW2 child (MW
during World War 2
Do you know your circuit diagrams and can you
Are you all wired up?
construct working circuits for them?
Can you protect the Crown Jewels?
Will the lights stay on?
To place World War II on a timeline and relate
To know what was life like for
to our own lives
families in War Time Britain?
To know which countries were involved in
To know what rationing was
World War II
and why it was used.
To know how World War II started including
the events leading up to the outbreak of war.
How does war start?
Our Changing World
How Many Simple Circuits can you make?
How does the number,
What does a switch do?
types and behaviour of
How strong is your resistance?
birds change during the
year? What happens to
Explain how to make a complete circuit
invertebrates during the
year?
To explore propaganda posters their message and visual impact
To develop sketching skills
Sketching skills and use of light for shading and depth
To explore shape historical evidence of dazzle camouflage
The Big Draw
To complete a piece of artwork which explores layering using tracing paper to bring depth to an image.
Focus - Anne Frank Anne’s hopes for the future and the reality of her fate.
Rights for all groups in society
Music - World in Harmony and Latitudes
Physical Literacy/Skills + Confidence= Fun = Active for Life
Mathematical
understanding
8
Poetry
Poetry
performance
Written
addition and
subtraction
Visits and influences pink
Decimals
Measurem
ent
Multiplication
and division
Fractions,
decimals and
percentages
Christianity – How significant was it that Mary was the mother of Jesus?
TASC and enterprise dark orange