Download Greece Lightning Year 6: Theme Content Foundation Subjects Core

Greece Lightning Year 6: Theme Content
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Core Subjects:
Foundation Subjects
English
History and Geography
Newspaper reports of Ancient Greek events.
Persuasive writing linked to exercise for a healthy lifestyle.
Explanation text linked to choices affecting health.
Non-chronological report writing about Ancient Greek weapons
and warfare.
Spelling, punctuation and grammar.
Reading comprehension.
History:
 Placing key events in Ancient Greece on a timeline.
 Research Ancient Greek architecture.
 Investigate life in Ancient Greece.
 Understand the difference between the ancient cities of Athens and
Sparta.
Geography:
 Locating Greece and identifying topological features
Mathematics
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Place value using negative numbers.
Mental addition, multiplication and division.
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The order of operations (BODMAS).
Decimal addition.
Coordinates, statistics and measures.
Written multiplication.
Art and Design and Design Technology
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Charcoal and shading to create 3D pictures.
Pastels to depict scenes of Ancient Greek life.
Music, Languages and Physical Education
thletics
Music: Growth - explore Ravel’s Bolero through rhythmical mime, leading
to songs and dance for a ‘street’ performance.
French: Complex sentence building.
P.E: Sportshall Athletics activities, Cross Country; ‘Real PE’ Social skills,
Dynamic balance and pairs Counter balance.
Core Subjects:
Science
Computing
Body Health
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Healthy eating guidelines: the link between diet, exercise and a
healthy lifestyle; using food packaging information to decide
whether drinks and snacks are healthy.
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Using scientific evidence to test ideas about diet and the link to
health.
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Measuring pulse rate and recognising the link to exercise.
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Identifying the different exercise and diet needs of an athlete;
investigate the variables contributing to athletes’ cheating.
App developers: create a mobile app
R.E.
Sikhism in Britain: membership of a community; Sikh values; the origins of
Sikhism; the importance of the Gurus and the Guru Granth Sahib; Sikh
ceremonies.
Personal Development
Enrichment
Topic-themed reading:
- Greek myths e.g. Theseus and the Minotaur, Pandora’s Box and
The Iliad and the Odyssey, from Greek Myths by Marcia Williams.
British Values
Origins of democracy and its
importance today.
P.S.H.E
Going for Goals: overcoming
obstacles; being persistent.
Social
- Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan.
- Ancient Greece (100 Facts) by Fiona Macdonald and A Visitor’s
Guide to Ancient Greece by Lesley Sims.
Spiritual
Developing critical and independent
thought.
Working collaboratively and making
contributions to discussions.
Moral
Mathletics www.mathletics.com
Gurdwara visit
Cultural
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Understand the culture of
Ancient civilizations and how
they have influenced life
today.
Listening and responding
thoughtfully to the opinions of
others in debates.