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Year 6 Curriculum Overview

Subject
Theme
Lead subject/s
Wow start hook
English

Autumn Term 1

Autumn Term 2

Spring Term 1

Evolution
Science

The Mega Mayans

Science

PGL/ Science museum

Biographies and
Autobiographies
Extending Narrative

Maths

Arguments
The Power of Imagery

History

Geography

Mayan Experience Day

Fictional Genres
Formal/Informal
writing

Journalistic Writing
Revision (Reading and
Writing Non-Fiction)

Summer Term 1

Summer Term 2

Crime and Punishment

History

Geography

Court Room set up

(shared area)

London Dungeons

Revision (Reading
Poetry)
Revision (Reading and
Writing Narrative)

Finding a voice
Short stories with
flashbacks
Authors and Letters

We are following the Collins Scheme of Work Units 1 12 for the New National Curriculum 2014

Art/ DT

Seasonal Cooking
(Christmas)

Designer Painting

Geography

Observational Drawing
(Mug shot/ Prisoner
shots)

Mayan and Gold

History
MFL French
(Bucks SOW)

Spring Term 2

Mayan
(M1) The Planets
(M2) Where we live

(M3) My day
(M4) Writing and
performing

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(M5) Entertainment
(M6) Evacuation

Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

(M7) The French speaking
world
(M8) My family and other
people

Mod roc

Music

Using sounds from around us to create music

Inc thelonius monk & Brian Schreck
Therapist creates beautiful music with the
heartbeats of dying patients

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article2639606/And-beat-goes-Therapist-creates-beautifulmusic-heartbeats-dying-patients.html#ixzz382taLevT

Computing
PSHE (Go Givers
SOW)
RE (Bucks SOW)
Science
Gym/Dance
Games

Art stimulating music composition. Timbre

painting by Edward Seago entitled "Shackleton's
Cross. Howard Goodall (composer of the Vicar of
Dibley theme tune) http://m.youtube.com/watch?
v=LAQzuBKtMWk

We are app Planners

We are project
managers

We are market
researchers

We are interface
designers

Dizzy Dilemmas
Belonging to groups
Democracy

Working for Peace

Great Soul
Shielding from Harm

Stressed out
You cant buy Anything
with a Penny
Valentines Day

Improving Life Chances

Mind the Gap and
Global Quiz
Strong Societies

Ocarinas - Themes from TV e.g. prison series, get

squashed, Cell Block H, porridge or advert songs
(Hovis advert etc)
Production

We are app developers

We are marketers

Its a wind up
Why do We Pay Taxes?

Prevention is Better
than Cure
From the Biggest to
the Smallest

Rites of Passage

Community

Evolution and
Inheritance

Living things and

habitats

Partner work
(Matching and
Mirroring)

Dance

Partner work
(Synchronisation and
cannon)

Invasion
(Implementing)

Rugby

Wall games

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Light

Animals including
Humans and Sex
Education

Holes and Barriers

Dance

Counter balance and

counter tension

Striking and fielding

Invasion games (Ball

handling)

Athletics

Electricity