Year 6
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Autumn 1
Fight, Flight or Freeze?
This half term, our project (which was inspired by the story 'Varjak Paw' by S. F. Said) will explore the importance of having an identity (Article 8, UNCRC), dealing with conflict and belonging as part of a team, as the children settled in to their Year 6 classes.
Throughout the project, we will explore the key characters in the story, discussing our responses as to how Varjak is treated in his own family home, where he struggles desperately to fit in for being 'different'. As principled Manor Field learners, we will debate whether or not Varjak should risk leaving his family home for the outside world, whilst considering how the story related to our own behaviours and relationships...
Autumn 2
Ambassadors for Change!
Throughout our project, we used David Attenborough’s film “A life on our planet” as an initial stimulus to inform us of the impact that human choices have on our environment; this inspired us when writing our own persuasive speeches for a better world. As geographers, we explored some of the different biomes around the world, in order to evaluate how they are struggling and changing over time, and to discuss which type of biome would be best to live in.
Spring 1
A Matter of Curiosity...?
For the first part of the half term, we will be studying the powerful, award-winning and timely book 'The Island' by Armin Greder. Throughout the book study, we will discuss the themes of belonging, community and prejudice, responding in a variety of ways, before working in teams to produce 'The Island Law'.
During our science week, we will use 'Until I met Dudley' as a stimulus for writing explanation texts linked to Mr Cushing's teaching about how water rockets work, including the forces that and on a rocket before, during and after flight.
Finally, we will use 'His Dark Materials' and 'The Northern Lights' by Philip Pullman, in order to explore how authors use and manipulate language to convey setting and character through their narratives. Linked to our central idea, we will look at how Pullman uses multi-faceted characters to engage, but also educate, his audience. We will then write our own adventure narratives in the writer's style.
Spring 2
Summer 1
Summer 2
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