Topic Just so stories Wonder The Savage The Ripple Effect Stay where you are and then leave War and Peace The Journey Points Entry Point: Medway Park Paralympics Mid-point: Heart Dissection, Visit from Paralympian Kristy Howells End Point: Wonder Cinema Trip, Wonder Exhibition Entry Point: World Tour Mid-point: Trip to France Visit from different people who have migrated to the U.K. End Point: Year Group Debate Entry Point: Forge War Time House Mid-point: Grow your own Vegetables End Point: VE Day Party Entry Point: Mid-point: End Point: Joseph Production Books Just So Stories Rudyard Kipling Wonder RJ Palacio The Savage David Almond The Island Armin Greder The Arrival Shaun Tan Stay where you are and then leave John Boyne Goodnight Mr Tom Michelle Magorian Shackleton s Journey William Grill English Writing Narrative Just so story To compose and illustrate narratives based on a given model. Biography of athlete Explanation Text Informative leaflet about functions of the heart Letter to people from Writing in role Diary writing Free verse Newspaper writing Letter writing Narrative Newspaper Article Reflection on World Tour Persuasive Balanced Argument on Migration Discussion Monologue Letter writing Poetry Propaganda posters Writing Writing Note writing Agony aunt letter Instruction writing Recipe Telegram Poetry Narrative Diary Entry Persuasive Propaganda Poster Explanation Text How to Grow your Own Veg Informative WW2 Fact file Autobiography Narrative Description of a setting Play script Adapting a play script for end of year production Reflection of Year 6 Journey
around the world Reading Maths Just So Stories (POR) To appreciate how language changes and evolves over time. To identify and enjoy imaginative use of language. To analyse narrative structure of a series of origin stories. Wonder (POR) Reading for pleasure Discussing themes of bullying, tolerance and transition as they arrive in the book Number: Place Value Number: Number: Addition and Subtraction Number: Multiplication and Division Measurement: Area The Savage (POR) To explore themes and issues, and develop and sustain ideas through discussion, enabling children to make connections with their own lives. The Island (Chris Quigley) The Arrival Inference Inferring character s feelings and thoughts from their actions / the mood. Summarising and Comparing Comparing the main character in The Arrival to the character in The Island Measurement : Time Number: Decimals Measurement: Money Measurement : Perimeter and length Geometry: Angles Geometry: Shape and symmetry Stay where you are and then leave (POR) To explore, interpret and respond using poetry To enjoy a story and discuss its meanings. Goodnight Mr Tom (POR) Prediction Making realistic predictions of what will happen next in a text using evidence from details stated and implied Language and Vocabulary To develop strategies for understanding the meaning of unfamiliar words in a text. For example, reading around a text Geometry: Position and direction Statistics Measurement: Area and perimeter Number: Place Value Number: Number: Addition and Subtraction Number: Multiplication and Division Shackleton s Journey (POR) Develop positive attitudes to reading and understanding by reading and discussing a wide range of fiction, non-fiction and reference books. Read books that are structured in different ways and reading for a range of purposes Identifying and discussing themes and conventions in and across a wide range of writing Making comparisons within and across books Drawing inferences such as inferring characters' feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, Discuss and evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, considering the impact on the reader Distinguish between statements of fact and opinion Retrieve, record and present information from non-fiction Number: Decimals Measurement: Money Geometry: Shape and symmetry Geometry: Position and direction Statistics Measurement: Area and perimeter
Science Computing History Geography Creating line graphs comparing their resting heart rate and heart rate after activity Comparing speeds of animals to speeds of Olympic and Paralympic athletes functions of the heart and the role of blood in the body through a variety of activities and drawing their learning together in a Wonder Exhibition exploring the wonder of the human body and what it can do. (see Kent Scheme of Work for Primary Science) Children will be researching famous Paralympians and Olympians to create their own biographies. Children will be researching the functions of the heart in order to create a guide on how the heart works. Children will describe a local history study- Luton through the ages In One World Week, children will be comparing the lives of children in South America to their own. They will be exploring the geographical similarities and differences of the two locations Children recognise that light appears to travel in straight lines. They will use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain that objects are seen because they give out or reflect light into the eye. They will explain how we see things and explain why shadows have the same shape as the objects that cast them. Children will be designing and making their own apps to pitch to their peers in the Year 6 Dragon s Den. movement of humans and the impact migration can have on an area. Measurement: Area Children will compare and give reasons for variation in the brightness of bulbs, the loudness of buzzers and on/off position of switches. They will recognise symbols representing a simple circuit in a diagram. Children will research on WW2 and recognise trustworthy sources of information on the internet. Children will study an aspect of British history beyond 1066- They will be studying WW2 and its consequences. Children will use maps and atlases to locate countries that were involved in WW2. Children will describe how living things are classified into broad groups and will give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics. Children will recognise that living things have changed over time They will recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally vary. They will learn how adaptation lead to evolution. Children will be using ICT to record and present information. Fieldwork
Art and Design Design and Technology and the cultural differences in order to create an assembly for the whole school. For their Just So Stories, children will be designing their own illustrations after researching and comparing the illustrations in the text. Children will have to explain and justify their use of media and colour and evaluate their final illustrations. Children will be exploring a healthy diet and designing their own breakfast for an athlete based on this learning. Children will be designing and creating their own Street Art, exploring political messages that art can have and how art can have an impact on the world. role of technology in the world and the impact it has on shaping the culture. They will be designing and creating their own apps. They will carry out customer research in Year 3,4 and 5. Finally, they will pitch their very own apps in a Year 6 Dragon s Den. Children will use techniques, colours, tones and effects in an appropriate way to represent war scenes. Cooking Children will be looking at rationing and cooking war time food. Children will be creating backdrops for their end of year production. Children will be creating props and costumes for their end of year production. MFL Children will accurately repeat sounds they hear from songs and rhymes. Children will take part in a World Tour experience where they will undertake workshops exploring food, language, culture and songs from different countries. French Café Children will ask and answer questions related to food. Children will accurately repeat sounds they hear from songs and rhymes. Religion Race & Diversity Discrimination Racism Rosa Parks/ Martin Luther King Hinduism Similarities and differences between religions Death Belief
Music Children will be listening to music from around the world They will learn about the different styles across the world (link with Geography) Children will appreciate and understand a wide range of high quality live and recorded music drawn from different traditions and from great composers and musicians Children will listen with attention to detail and recall sounds with increasing aural memory. Children will play and perform using musical instruments with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and expression. Children will prepare for their end of year production. P.E. PSHE training regime of an athlete and designing their own training programme to deliver. Children will develop coaching skills and reflect on how to be a good coach. Through the novel Wonder, children will be discussing and debating themes of bullying and disability through P4C. Through a sequence of lessons, children will develop their own gymnastic routine to a piece of music. Through the novels, The Island and The Arrival, children will be discussing and deepening their understanding of Through the year group debate on migration, they will deepen their understanding of different types of migration and the cultural questions and tensions it can raise. Dance Children will develop flexibility, technique, strength, control and balance. Through the novel Goodnight Mr Tom children will be exploring themes and issues such as loss, trust, fear. Children will develop empathy for others Competitive Games They will use running, throwing, jumping and catching in isolation and combination Children will take part in outdoor and adventurous activity challenges, both on my own and within a team Children will be having their Transition to Secondary School. They will be setting personal goals to do so. Debate rights, roles and responsibilities