year: Year 6
Working scientifically: Enquiry cycle (detailed notes for teachers)
Knowledge organiser: French Y5/6 (B) Visiting a town in France
A Knowledge Organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the mixed-age unit French, Y5/6 (B), Unit 5: Visiting a town in France.
This resource is designed to help pupils describe places in a French town and give and follow directions using key vocabulary, prepositions, and sentence structures. It includes labelled images of town locations such as le parc, le musée, and la piscine, along with directional phrases like tournez à gauche and allez tout droit. It supports sentence building using opinions and adjectives (e.g. J’aime aller au parc parce que c’est relaxant) to express preferences and justify them. This organiser effectively combines visual cues, vocabulary, and model sentences to strengthen communication and comprehension in real-life contexts.
Vocabulary display: Visiting a town in France (Cycle B)
Knowledge organiser: French_In my French house
A Knowledge Organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the resource French, Year 6, In my French house.
This resource is designed to support pupils in learning vocabulary related to rooms, furniture, and household items in French. It introduces key terms such as la chambre (bedroom), le bureau (desk), and l’ordinateur (computer), alongside house types like une maison jumelée (semi-detached house). Prepositions such as sur, sous, and à côté de are introduced to help pupils describe spatial relationships within the home. Pupils are encouraged to form full sentences using model structures, such as “Dans ma chambre, il y a un lit,” reinforcing grammar and fluency. Engaging visuals and labelled diagrams help contextualise vocabulary, making it ideal for developing both language confidence and practical sentence-building skills.
Knowledge organiser: French_ French football champions
A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit French, Year 6, Unit 2: French football champions.
This resource supports pupils in learning French vocabulary and grammar through the theme of football. It introduces key nouns and phrases related to the game, such as le ballon (the ball), le terrain (the pitch), and une équipe (a team), alongside expressions like Je viens de… (I come from…). The organiser includes masculine and feminine terms for footballers and supporters and illustrates football positions on a pitch with associated French terms. It is ideal for engaging pupils in sports-themed language learning while reinforcing gendered vocabulary and sentence construction.
Unit Vocabulary: Dynamics, pitch and texture
Vocabulary display – Science Y6: Animals, including humans: Circulation and health
This unit vocabulary display includes keywords from the unit Science, Year 6, Animals: Circulation and health and additional unit-specific words that may be helpful in a display.
Key vocabulary is clearly labelled on the display, highlighting essential words that the pupils are expected to retain and reuse in future units. Understanding these words enhances comprehension of the subject and supports understanding of key scientific concepts and processes.
See the full Science: Progression of key vocabulary.
Knowledge organiser – Science Y6: Animals, including humans: Circulation and health
A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit Science, Year 6, Animals, including humans: Circulation and health.
This resource is designed to support the children as they deepen their understanding of the circulatory system and its role in maintaining health. It highlights key vocabulary, processes and concepts, such as how the heart and blood vessels work together, the components of blood and the impact of lifestyle choices like diet, exercise and smoking on health. It is perfect for consolidating essential knowledge and fostering an understanding of how the circulatory system supports the body.
