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Literacy YEAR 6 – Rainforest Letters / campaigns – talking about the destruction of the rainforest and their importance Leaflets / posters – based on information about the rainforests, research projects Reading comprehension – texts based on subject / use novels as part of comprehension questions Speaking and Listening – debates between conservation and companies / fair trade and chocolate Numeracy Temperature and rainfall Data collection and creation of graphs and charts Art and D.T History and Geography Computing KEY FOCUS Presentations based on what the pupils have learnt Using multi-media for film and photography Using reliable websites to collect information Using maps to find: Continents, countries, capital cities Seas, rivers, mountains, deserts, rainforests, equator, tropic of cancer and Capricorn Research and collect information on different rainforests – one main rainforest. Look at animals, tribes, plants, layers of the rainforest Human destruction and the effect on the environment Production of chocolate Creating war based art work for display Researching artists who have depicted the rainforests in a variety of ways MASKS – creating tribal masks CHOCOLATE MAKING – designing and making chocolate bars and related products Cooking and Nutrition Creating and developing new chocolate products Explore food / fruit from the more tropical countires Science Habitats Food chain / lifecycles Plants – producing oxygen P.E. / L.O.T.C. Shelter building for protection from the rain Link with numeracy and building and selling materials for task of making a successful shelter Incorporate the use of the wildlife area and protecting our own habitats and animals / plants Literacy YEAR 6 -Rainforests identifying the audience for and purpose of the writing, selecting the appropriate form and using other similar writing as models for their own speak audibly and fluently with an increasing command of Standard English while participating in discussions, presentations, performances, role play, improvisations and debates; gaining, maintaining and monitoring the interest of the listener(s) noting and developing initial ideas, drawing on reading and research where necessary assessing the effectiveness of their own and others’ writing proposing changes to vocabulary, grammar and punctuation to enhance effects and clarify meaning ensuring the consistent and correct use of tense throughout a piece of writing in narratives, describing settings, characters and atmosphere and integrating dialogue to convey character and advance the action précising longer passages using a wide range of devices to build cohesion within and across paragraphs using a wider range of punctuation and sentence structures; including colons and semi-colons, commas, brackets and dashes Numeracy Capacity and measurement interpret and construct pie charts and line graphs and use these to solve problem calculate and interpret the mean as an average Art and D.T 6ADa - to create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas 6ADb - to improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture with History and Geography 6Ga - locate the world’s countries, including human and physical features 6Gb - name and locate counties and cities of the United Kingdom, geographical regions and their identifying human and physical characteristics, key topographical features (including hills, mountains, coasts and rivers) 6Gc - identify the position and significance of latitude, longitude, Equator, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Arctic and Antarctic Circle, the Prime/Greenwich Meridian and time zones (including day and night) 6Gd - understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region of the United Kingdom, a region in a European country, and a region within North or South America6Gg – use maps, atlases, and computer mapping to locate countries and describe features 6Ge - physical geography, including: climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes, and the water cycle a range of materials [for example, pencil, charcoal, paint, Computing 6Ce - use search technologies effectively, appreciate how results are selected and ranked, and be discerning in evaluating digital content 6Cf - select, use and combine a variety of software (including internet services) on a range of digital devices to design and create a range of programs, including collecting, analysing, evaluating and presenting data and information clay] 6DTd - select from and use a wider range of materials and components, including construction materials, textiles and ingredients, according to their functional properties and aesthetic qualities Science 6S-LHa - describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to common observable characteristics and based on similarities and differences, including micro-organisms, plants and animals 6S-LHb - give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics. L.O.T.C. 6S-EVc - identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution. Tending to the wildlife area and school grounds, making links with cooking and history topic 6DTa - use research and develop design criteria to inform the design of innovative, functional, appealing products that are fit for purpose, aimed at particular individuals or groups 6DTh - apply their understanding of how to strengthen, stiffen and reinforce more complex structures