Year 6 Curriculum Map
Literacy
AUTUMN 1
AUTUMN 2
SPRING 1
SPRING 2
SUMMER 1
SUMMER 2
21st Century Lives
Biographical Report
Information text
Superheroes
Marvel comic
Eye Witness Series Dorling Kindersley
Non Chronological
report on Tudor Crime
and Punishment
Big Bad Wolf v Curly Pig
Play writing
Write a short court room
scene for a play
Stone Girl Bone Girl
Illustrated narrative for
younger children
based on story.
Recipes/DIY/
Haynes Manual
Instructional text
Discussion & Persuasion
The British criminal
justice system
Stone Girl/Jurassic
Coast Leaflets
Create a leaflet on
dinosaurs and fossil
collecting for children
Calculation strategies
including measures
Understanding and
securing knowledge of
the number system and
understanding shape
Beowulf
‘Over coming
the Monster’ Narrative
Exmouth Journal
Journalistic writing
Babushka –
Sandra Ann Horn
Christmas stories from
another culture
Mathematics
Understanding and
securing knowledge of
the number system and
understanding shape
Collect, organise,
present and interpret
information
Science
ICT
Calculation strategies
including measures
Securing number facts,
relationships
and calculating
Understanding and
securing knowledge of
the number system and
understanding shape
Collect, organise,
present and interpret
information
Securing number facts,
relationships
and calculating
Collect, organise,
present and interpret
information
Poetry
Haikus
Performance Poetry
Rudyard Kipling ‘If’
Calculation strategies
including measures
Securing number facts,
relationships
and calculating
Earth and space
Earth’s orbit,
shadows, tides
Earth and space
Earth’s orbit,
shadows, tides
Electricity and light
Parallel and
series circuits
Materials
Classifying materials/
distinguishing metals
from other solids
Living things
Biology of animals
and classification
of plants
Diet, lifestyle and
inheritance
Genetics, affects
of lifestyle on health
Coding - App planning
App planning
Project managing
Market researching
Interface design
App developing/
marketing
Anglo Saxons
and Vikings
Anglo Saxons
and Vikings
A study of an aspect of
British history that
extends pupils
chronological
knowledge beyond 1066
A study of an aspect of
British history that
extends pupils
chronological
knowledge beyond 1066
A local history study Jurassic Coast
A non-European society
that provides contrast
with British History Mayan Civilization
AD900
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment
Plot the area where
Mayan’s once lived
History
Geography
Argument
Corporal punishment
Building a Mayan temple
Locate countries that
make up Scandinavia
the routes taken
Investigate the changes
in the UK during
Anglo Saxon times
(7 Kingdoms)
Look at different police
constabularies around
the UK
Research and plot
areas of interest
concerning Crime and
Punishment in the UK
Field work
Geology study of the
coast line of Exmouth
and Budleigh Salterton
Recreate simple images
from the Anglo Saxon
story Beowulf
using pencil
Design a superhero
using Marvel comics
as inspiration
LS Lowry
Images of Tudor crime
and punishment
LS Lowry
Images of Tudor crime
and punishment
Mark Whitton
‘Paeloart’
Create dinosaur and
fossil drawings
with charcoal
Mayan Art
Create a collage
of Mayan symbols
DT
Saxon Houses
Design and Build
Viking Villages
Design and Build
Tudor ‘torture chamber’
Design and build
Tudor ‘torture chamber’
Design and build
Healthy and varied diet,
cooking savoury food
Healthy and varied diet,
cooking savoury food
RE
Beliefs
and questions
Beliefs
and questions
Religion
and Community
Religion
and Community
Beliefs and Action
in the World
Beliefs and Action
in the World
SEAL/PSHE
New beginnings
Getting on and
falling out
Say no to bullying
Going for goals
Good to be me
Relationships
and changes
PE
Dance, hockey
and tennis
Bench Ball and
Basket ball
Gymnastics
and Games
Aerobics and football
Gymnastics and tennis
Dance and athletics
French
Greetings, numbers
and colours
Classroom instructions
and tools
Animals - combining
number and colour
French culture
and shopping
Asking questions
and writing French
Conversational French
and singing
Music
Brass
Singing
Composition
Singing
Production songs
Performance
Celebration
and Events
Sports day
Roald Dahl Day
Year 6 Assembly
Children in Need
Christmas
Comic Relief
World Book Day
Easter Celebration
SATs
Isle of Wight
Residential
Transition days
Summer performance
Leavers celebration
Anglo Saxon
Forest School Day
APP board Performance in
amphitheatre
Visit to local
police station
Mock Court
Children learn about the
judiciary system and
act out a
‘court room drama’
Jurassic Coast walk
Estuary field trip
Forest Day
APP board - forest art
Geographical
skills must
underpin
all of this
Art
Fascinators
Visit from
local journalist
Dartmoor Museum
field trip
Visit to Exeter Court
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