Year 6 Curriculum Map
What do we learn?
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Term 1 Autumn |
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Driver project |
Maafa - History Class text is Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah |
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Writing |
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Science (Cornerstones)
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Circulatory System https://maestro.cornerstoneseducation.co.uk/project/animals-including-humans-4 |
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A&D (Cornerstones) |
Tints, Tones and Shades |
Trailblazers, Barrier Breakers |
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D&T (Cornerstones) |
Food for Life https://maestro.cornerstoneseducation.co.uk/project/food-for-life |
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Geography (Cornerstones) |
Our Changing World . |
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RE (Cornerstones) |
Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur Judaism
Bandi Chhor Divas - Sikhism |
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Computing (Cornerstones, via Barefoot) |
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Music (Charanga) |
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MFL - French (Language Angels) |
The Date |
Do you have a pet? |
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Being Me in My World Identifying goals for the year Global citizenship Children’s universal rights Feeling welcome and valued Choices, consequences and rewards Group dynamics Democracy, having a voice Anti-social behaviour Role-modelling |
Celebrating Difference Perceptions of normality Understanding disability Power struggles Understanding bullying Inclusion/exclusion Differences as conflict, difference as celebration Empathy |
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Football-start using accuracy when passing, control whilst turning, close control of the ball, start to press an opponent, strike the ball with power and control, combine skills learnt and apply it to a game |
Hockey-shoot under pressure , perform corner routines, use goal side marking to stop a goal, use a curved run to force an attacker out wide, hit out successfully to restart a game, use dribbling skills into a game situation. |
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Term 2 Spring |
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Driver project |
A Child’s War - History Class text is The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas .
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Writing |
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Science (Cornerstones)
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Evolution and Inheritance (including Darwin’s Delight) https://maestro.cornerstoneseducation.co.uk/project/evolution-and-inheritance |
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A&D (Cornerstones
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Distortion and Abstraction Henry Moore |
Bees, Beetles and Butterflies |
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D&T (Cornerstones) |
Make Do and Mend https://maestro.cornerstoneseducation.co.uk/project/make-do-and-mend |
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Geography (Cornerstones) |
Frozen Kingdom (pre-teach for Term 3 Summer) |
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RE (Cornerstones) |
Parinirvana - Buddhism Lailat al Miraj - Islam |
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Computing (Cornerstones, via Barefoot) |
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Music (Charanga) |
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MFL - French (Language Angels) |
Clothes |
At School |
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Dreams and Goals Personal learning goals, in and out of school Success criteria Emotions in success Making a difference in the world Motivation Recognising achievements Compliments |
Healthy Me Taking personal responsibility How substances affect the body Exploitation, including ‘county lines’ and gang culture Emotional and mental health Managing stress |
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Gymnastics - Improve our ability to perform handstands, forward roll and backward roll, refine our shapes within a sport dance style, demonstrate quality and control when using small and large apparatus, using skills learnt to plan a sequence, continue to practice a sequence in a group, perform the group performance to the class |
HRE-Improve cardio, core strength and functional movements, improve our core strength and learn how it helps our body, improve our understanding of the importance of cardiovascular training, challenge ourselves by trying to improve our results from week 1,recognise the importance of a strong cardiovascular system, use the correct technique in a variety of circuit exercises and improve on previous results from week 1 and 4. |
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Term 3 Summer |
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Driver project |
Frozen Kingdoms - Geography |
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Writing |
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Science (Cornerstones) |
Light Theory https://maestro.cornerstoneseducation.co.uk/project/light-2 Electrical Circuits and Components https://maestro.cornerstoneseducation.co.uk/project/electricity-2 |
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A&D (Cornerstones
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Inuit
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Environmental Artists
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D&T (Cornerstones) |
Engineer https://maestro.cornerstoneseducation.co.uk/project/engineer |
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Geography (Cornerstones) |
Continuation of Frozen Kingdom and general revision of Geography |
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RE (Cornerstones) |
Kumbh Mela - Hinduism Sunday - Christianity |
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Computing (Cornerstones, via Barefoot)
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Music (Charanga) |
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MFL - French (Language Angels) |
At the Weekend |
Me in the World |
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Relationships Mental health Identifying mental health worries and sources of support Love and loss Managing feelings Power and control Assertiveness Technology safety Take responsibility with technology use |
Changing Me Self-image Body image Puberty and feelings Conception to birth Reflections about change Physical attraction Respect and consent Boyfriends/girlfriends Sexting Transition |
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Athletics-Improve our techniques in the 100m,200m and 400m races, improve control of our running pace over a range of distances, work as a team to competitively perform a sprint using the correct techniques, develop our standing long jump by using the correct techniques, improve our jumping techniques with height and distance (triple jump),refine our throwing for distance techniques. . |
Cricket-Demonstrate a variety of bowling techniques, apply tactics in mini games, explore and apply basic rules in conditional games, explore the role of umpire and apply in a game, use all techniques and tactics from the previous lessons, |
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