Year 6

Our Spring 1 Topic is the Slave Trade

 

 

 

In the Slave Trade unit we aim to:

- understand the origins of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

- explore the chronology of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

- investigate the life of Harriet Tubman

- learn about the daily life on plantations

- assess the impact of the Transatlantic Slave Trade today

 

Key Vocabulary

slave, enslaved, abolish, colonies, resistance, empire, conditions, society, discrimination, characteristics, transatlantic 

 

Reading suggestions for this topic are:

 

 

Our Spring 2 Topic is Brazil

 

 

In the Brazil unit we aim to:

- understand the location of Brazil

- Identify and research physical and human features of a country

- compare the climate of the tropics with the focus on South America

- research the Amazon Rainforest

 

Key Vocabulary

hemisphere, latitude, longitude, equator, Tropic of Cancer/Capricorn, time zone, Greenwich Meridian, biome, vegetation belt 

 

Reading suggestions for this topic are:

 

Spring Term 1

During this half term, we will be looking at the text 'The Happy Prince and Other Tales' by Oscar Wilde. 

 

 

High above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt.

 

Oscar Wilde's most charming and popular children's collection. 

 

 

 

 

Spring Term 1

During this half term, we will be looking at the fiction text 'The Selfish Giant' by Oscar Wilde.

 

 

"The children always played in the Giant's garden, but when he returned after years away, he said, 'What are you doing here?' and the children fled.

"My garden is my own garden,' said the Giant; 'anyone can understand that, and I will allow nobody to play in it but myself.'

 

Oscar Wilde's classic tale of forgiveness is one of the most beautiful stories in the English language. With magnificent illustrations by Rita Voutila, this is a book for all to treasure. 

During the spring term we will be aiming to complete Power Maths (White Rose Edition) Book B.

 

 

The topics we will be covering are as follows:

Ratio and proportion

 Algebra

Decimals

Percentages

Measure - perimeter, area and volume