| Manor Junior School Year 6 Curriculum September - October |
| English: Narrative Poetry |
A large portion of this unit is spent studying ‘The Lady of Shallot’ by Alfred `Lord Tennyson. During the course of this unit children should:
- Be able to read and ‘perform’ a poem
- Consider some of the meanings of words and phrases in the poems
- Read questions on the poem carefully and identify what is being asked
- Use knowledge gained from previous work to help their understanding of techniques such as simile, metaphor, alliteration, rhyme and rhythm
- Look for hidden meanings within the poems
- Give their own opinions but always with a valid reason
- Understand the author’s intentions behind writing a story as a poem
Most of the poems taught in this unit come from The Oxford Book of Story Poems (£5.99 Oxford University Press ISBN 0-19-276103-X) which is an excellent collection and good preparation for English in secondary school.
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| Maths: Primary Framework for Mathematics |
The planning structure for each year is organised into five blocks. The structure is the same for each year group. Each block has incorporated into it objectives from the Using and applying mathematics strand and from two or three of the other core strands. The blocks are:
- Block A: Counting, partitioning and calculating
- Block B: Securing number facts, understanding shape
- Block C: Handling data and measures
- Block D: Calculating, measuring and understanding shape
- Block E: Securing number facts, relationships and calculating
Each block is made up of three units. A unit represents 2 or 3 weeks of teaching. The units are designed to be used independently when planning a period of 2 or 3 weeks' work.
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| Science: Interdependence and Adaptation |
- Know that green plants need light to grow
- Make careful observations of plant growth and explain these using simple scientific knowledge and understanding
- Know that green plants make new plant material using air and water in the presence of light
- Understand and use keys to identify animals and plants
- Know that animals and plants in a local habitat are interdependent
- Recognise how animals and plants are suited to their environment
- Be aware that animals and plants are found in different habitats
- Know that food chains normally begin with a green plant
- Know that food chains can be used to show feeding relationships in a habitat
- Know that different plants grow in different soil conditions
- Know that roots anchor the plant and are responsible for the uptake of water and nutrients from the soil
- Devise fair tests to investigate phenomena
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| Information and Communication Technology: Multimedia Presentation (Microsoft PowerPoint) |
- understand what is meant by multimedia
- recognise the features of good page design
- design and create a multimedia page
- add text and images to a multimedia page
- import sounds
- decide how to link multimedia pages
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| Religious Education: The Old Testament |
- To understand that the bible is made up of many books, written by many people.
- To explore wisdom by looking at the story of Solomon.
- To understand prophet their function by looking at the story of Elijah.
- To explore courage by looking at the story of Daniel.
- To explore beauty inside and out by looking at the Story of Esther.
- To explore what happens to disobedient prophets by looking at the story of Jonah.
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| Geography (European Study of Witten in Germany) |
- Be able to state location of Witten & describe Ruhr region
- Identify land use in Witten
- Compare & contrast lifestyles between Barking & Witten
- Compare & contrast climate between Barking & Witten
- Plan ways in which Barking & Witten could learn from each other
- Attempt to make contact with children from Witten
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| Design Technology: Wheels and Cams |
- Understand the difference between a wheel and a cam
- Construct a 3D box frame in stages
- Describe and explain the transfer of motion in mechanisms with containing cams
- Use knowledge derived from investigations to inform a design
- Use designs to inform the making of a turning toy
- Evaluate and suggest improvements upon designs
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| Physical Education: Games - Football and Hockey |
- Be able to tackle a player safely
- Be able to take a position that makes it easy for other players to pass the ball
- Be able to carry out a free hit/ kick
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| SEAL - Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning |
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| Music: Roundabouts |
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