Year 6
Year 6 Overview
Britain at War - Autumn Term
This project teaches children about the causes, events and consequences of the First and Second World Wars, the influence of new inventions on warfare, how life in Great Britain was affected and the legacy of the wars in the post-war period.
| Suggested text |
Goodnight Mister Tom – Michelle Magorian |
| Memorable experience |
Visit a Synagogue |
| Innovate challenge |
Memorial books |
| History |
First and Second World Wars; Causes; Warring nations; Weaponry, warfare and technology; Key events and battles; Impact on citizens and everyday life; Significant leaders; End of war; Local history study; Remembrance; Post-war Britain |
| Geography |
Place and interconnections; Maps |
| English |
Persuasive posters; Historical narratives; Nonets |
| Science investigations |
Can you send a coded message? |
Frozen Kingdom - Spring Term
This project teaches children about the characteristics and features of polar regions, including the North and South Poles, and includes a detailed exploration of the environmental factors that shape and influence them.
| Suggested text |
The Wolf Wilder - Katherine Rundell |
| Memorable experience |
Polar expedition |
| Innovate challenge |
Discovering the Arctic |
| Geography |
Arctic and Antarctic regions; Lines of latitude and longitude; Polar climates; Polar day and night; Polar oceans; Polar landscapes; Climate change; Natural resources; Indigenous people; Tourism |
| English |
Non-chronological reports; Haiku poetry; Newspaper reports; Adventure narratives |
| History |
Polar exploration; Significant people – Robert Falcon Scott; Ernest Shackleton; Significant events – Titanic |
| Science |
Classifying living things; Classification keys; Adaptation; Investigations |
| Science investigations |
Can we slow cooling down? How do animals stay warm? |
Maafa - Summer Term
This project teaches children about Africa past and present, with a particular focus on Benin. It traces the development of the slave trade and explores Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade, the causes and consequences of the European colonisation of Africa and the worldwide communities that make up the African diaspora.
| PSHE |
Prejudice and discrimination; Diversity and multiculturism |
| Suggested text |
Freedom - Catherine Johnson |
| Memorable experience |
Exploring Africa today |
| Innovate challenge |
Inspirational black Britons |
| History |
Ancient African kingdoms; Development of the transatlantic slave trade; Britain's role in the slave trade; Human impact; Everyday life on plantations; Rebellion and marronage; Causes and consequences of the abolition of the slave trade and slavery; Colonisation of Africa; Black people in 20th century Britain; Race Relations Act; Equality Act; Significant black Britons; Multiculturalism |
| English |
Newspaper reports; Persuasive letters; Non-chronological reports; Acrostic poems |
| Geography |
Africa – countries, land use, natural resources, location, settlements, population, climate and physical features |
