2020-2021

Autumn 2

Please find attached our Topic Web for this half term. Year 6 Autumn 2 Topic Web 2020

Geography: What shapes my world?

This half term our Geography Topic is all about landforms.

Our key questions are:

Why is the land around the planet so many different shapes?

How has ice shaped our Earth?

What happens when plates move?

How do rivers shape our world?

How do waves change the coast?

How are people’s actions changing the planet?

Here is our Knowledge Organiser for the topic. Knowledge organiser

Autumn 1

Literacy: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief.

This half term our Literacy Text is Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. We have focused lots on figurative language and description in our writing, as well as answering a wide range of our VIPERS reading questions. Please see some of our fantastic work below!

The Industrial Revolution- How did the Industrial Revolution change Britain?

This term our History topic is The Industrial Revolution.

Our key questions are:

When was the Industrial Revolution?

What changed during the Industrial Revolution?

What was the impact of the Steam Engine on society?

What were the inventions of the Industrial Revolution?

What was the impact of the Industrial Revolution?

To access the knowledge organiser for this topic please click the link below.

Year 6 Industrial Revolution Knowledge Organiser

Science- Animals including humans.

In Science this term our topic is ‘What would a journey through your body look like?’ This topic focusses on the circulatory system and how blood is pumped around the body.

Our key questions are:

What is blood made of?

Why can the heart be described as the most important pump we have?

How are nutrients and water transported around the body in our blood?

How does blood travel through our circulatory system?

How can we keep our bodies healthy?

Here is our knowledge organiser for this topic:

2019 – 2020

Spring

World War II. How Could Hitler Convince a Nation to Follow Him?

This term our history topic is World War II.

Our key questions are:

How did WW2 start?

How did Hitler rise to power?

What was the holocaust and why were Jews executed?

What can we find out about some WW2 bombings and famous battles?

How did WW2 end?

To access the Knowledge Organiser for this topic, please click here.

 

Autumn 2

Map Reading. I’m a Year 6 Pupil, GET ME OUT OF HERE … but what’s out there?

This half term, we will be developing our map reading skills and focussing on maps of our nearest large town, Chester-Le-Street.

We will be exploring the following questions:

• Why have people chosen to live in Chester-Le-Street?
• Why should people come to Chester-Le-Street?

To access the Knowledge Organiser for this topic, please click here.

 

Safety Carousel.

We took part in a carousel of activities all about safety. We developed our knowledge about:

• First Aid.
• Fire safety.
• Road safety.
• How to stay safe by the water and the role of coastguards and the RNLI.
• Online safety.
• How dangerous electricity can be.

 

 

Autumn 1

How did the Industrial Revolution change England?

For our first half term, we will be finding out all about the Industrial Revolution and exploring the following questions:

• Why did people move into the cities during the Industrial Revolution?
• Did life improve for everyone?
• Which invention made the biggest impact?

To access the Knowledge Organiser for this topic, please click here.