Year 6 Topic
SPRING
During the first part of the Spring term, Y6 will study The Tempest and Skellig. During these topics we will learn about:
- The characters and plot in Shakespeare’s The Tempest
- Creating storm music and writing descriptions
- Acting out speeches and scenes
- Sketching depictions of characters
- Using ICT to create powerpoints and excel spreadsheets
- Finding out about the classification of animals
- Engaging with the book Skellig by David Almond
The second half of autumn term, Year 6 will study Charles Darwin. The main focus will be:
- Exploring Darwin’s life and his great adventure
- Writing letters and diary entries inspired by Darwin
- Looking into his theories of evolution
- Looking at how animals have adapted
- Creating sketches and pastel drawings of different animals

