Year 6 Curriculum Overview

Religion
Living:
Self
Celebrating:
Lent, Holy Week &
Easter

Term
1

Believing:
Easter, Ascension &
Pentecost
Living:
Scripture
Old Testament
New Testament
Gospels

English
Language:
Vocabulary Building
Spelling (themed)
Functional grammar
Literature:
Reciprocal Reading
strategies:
Predicting
Questioning
Clarifying
Summarising

Class novel Holes

Guided Reading

Independent Reading
Literacy:
Informative texts text
structures & purpose
(explanation)
Language:
Vocabulary selfmonitoring
Marzano Vocab study
prefixes, sufixes,
synonyms, antonyms, root
words
Etymological origins
Spelling
Literature:
Reciprocal Reading
strategies Building
reading stamina
Choosing just right
books
Guided Reading
Literacy circles
Inferencing
Paraphrasing
Summarizing, skimreading, note-taking
Holes film/novel
comparison

Term
2

Living:
Vocations
10 Commandments
Beatitudes
Celebrating:
The year of Integrity

Literacy:
Persuasive Texts text
structures &
Purpose (exposition)
Language:
Vocabulary Building &
self-monitoring
Etymological origins
Marzano Vocab chart
Spelling plurals,
irregular plurals,

Mathemati
cs
Number & Algebra:
Number facts
Rounding of
Place value
Problem solving (+,-, x, /
with calculators)
Integers and number
lines
Number & Algebra:
Prime, composite, square
and triangular

Measurement & Geometry:

Length
Converting
measurements
Perimeter and area
Number & Algebra:
Fractions
Decimals
Percentages and finance

Science

History

Health

Science Understanding:
Earth & Space
Sciences: Earthquake
Explorers
Anatomy of the Earth
Continent Formation
Tectonic Plates
Causes & Efects
Richter Scale
Japan (Link to Asia)
Sustainability

Historical Knowledge and

Understanding:
Australia as a nation:
Federation
Founding fathers
Timeline to federation
Womens right to vote
Constitution
Government/Parliament
House of Representatives
Senate
Passing a bill/laws

Health of Individuals and

Communities:
Developing Positive
Relationships
Friendship
Choices
Bullying
Bystanders Code
Cyber Safety awareness,
safety

Science Understanding:
Biological Sciences:
Micro-organisms
Bread and Yeast
Micro-scopes
Mould & fungi
Helpful & harmful microorganisms
Antibiotics & Penicillin

Historical Knowledge and

Understanding:
Australia as a nation:
Stolen Generation
Indigenous Australia
Assimilation Policy
Rabbit Proof Fence

Health of Individuals and

Communities:
Relationships (Child
Protection Curriculum)
Defining healthy
relationships
Trust
Networks
Relationship circles
What rights do children
have?

Science Understanding:
Physical Sciences:
Its Electrifying
Energy & change
Light bulbs
Battery operated devices
Electrons
Electrical energy

Historical Knowledge and

Understanding:
Australia as a nation
Migration
Immigration

Health of Individuals and

Communities:
Balanced Lifestyle
Food choices
Exercise
Sleeping patterns
Hygiene

Investigations

Measurement & Geometry:

3D shapes/nets (prisms
& pyramids)
Volume, capacity and
mass
Four quadrants

Asian influence