Year 6 Curriculum Projects

Year 6 Project - Frozen Kingdoms

In the Frozen Kingdoms project, your child will learn about the regions of the Arctic and Antarctic. They will learn about the similarities and differences between these two regions, including the climate, landscape and natural resources. They will learn how to use grid references, lines of latitude and longitude, contour lines and symbols to identify the geographical locations of the Arctic and Antarctic, and how these, along with the tilt of the Earth, affect day length and warmth. They will investigate polar oceans to learn how they differ from other oceans on Earth and how climate change increases Earth's temperature and leads to rising sea levels. They will learn about the indigenous people of the Arctic, including how their lives have changed over time, and about the positives and negatives of tourism in Antarctica. They will also learn about classifying animals, animal adaptations and evolution, and polar exploration and discovery.

Geography: Arctic and Antarctic regions; Lines of latitude and longitude; Polar climates; Polar day and night; Polar oceans; Polar landscapes; Climate change; Natural resources; Indigenous people; Tourism; Place and interconnections; Maps

History: Polar exploration; Significant people – Robert Falcon Scott; Ernest Shackleton; Significant events – Titanic

Science: Electrical Circuits and Components - Series circuits; Circuit components; Recognised circuit symbols; Investigating circuit components; Electric current; Voltage; Researching cells and batteries; Investigating voltage changes. Living Things and Their Habitats - Classifying living things; Classification keys; Adaptation

Design Technology: Engineer - This project teaches children about remarkable engineers and significant bridges, learning to identify features, such as beams, arches and trusses. They complete a bridge-building engineering challenge to create a bridge prototype.

Art and Design: Inuit Art - This project teaches children about the Inuit way of life, including some of their cultural and artistic traditions. During the project, the children will learn print making techniques. 

Computing : derived from D.A.R.E.S 

Music: derived from Kapow

PE: derived from TeamThemeKent Resources

PSHE: derived from Jigsaw

RE: derived from Kent SACRE Curriculum and Cornerstones RE projects

More information about the Year 6 Curriculum can be found in the YEAR 6 Long Term Plan 2025 document found below.

YEAR 6 - FROZEN KINGDOMS Knowledge Organiser
YEAR 6 - FROZEN KINGDOMS Home Learning

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Year 6 Key Information

YEAR 6 Long Term Plan 2025 2026
Year 6 Maths Curriculum (1)
Year 6 English Curriculum (1)

Recommended Reading List For Year 6

 

In Term 6, Year 6 PE lessons are timetabled for Tuesday (Flag Football) and Friday (Outdoor and Adventurous Activities).

Please ensure your child has their full PE kit, including trainers, in school every day. As the colder weather is now upon us, the children will need to wear jogging bottoms and a zip-up or hoodie (or similar) for outdoor PE.

They should also have a water bottle in school everyday.

 

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English

W/B: 09.03.2026

Next week we will be:

  • Drafting our historical report about the Titanic.
  • Editing our reports, considering how to improve sentence construction, cohesion and vocabulary choices.
  • Publishing our reports into a double-page spread.
  • Revising word class.

Maths

W/B 09.03.2026

Next week we will be:

  • Converting between miles and kilometres.
  • Converting between metric and imperial measures.
  • Calculating the area and perimeter of rectilinear shapes.
  • Completing a past KS2 SATs arithmetic paper.

Additional Information

Children in Year 6 will be permitted to walk home from school once the 'Walking Home From School' letter has been signed by parents/carers and returned to school. 

Please ensure your child has a water bottle in school every day.

 

Spellings:

Visit Spelling Shed Spelling Shed - The Science of Spelling

This week, we are exploring prefixes including 'mis and 'dis'.

Children can also practise either Stage 3 and 4 words (Group 1/2) or Stage 5 & 6 words (Group 3)

This week's homework is: 

Reading:

Please read for at least 20 minutes every night using your Reading Record Book to record your reading. 

Maths Homework:

Year 6 Maths Practice Journal: Pages 41 and 42 due in by Friday 20th March.

Children are also encouraged to continue to practise their times tables by visiting either ttrockstars or Hit The Button at https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

English Homework:

KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Book: Page 68 and Page 69 due in by Monday 16th March.

HOMEWORK CLUB will run every Monday lunchtime.