Ancient Greece and The Art of Being Human

DRIVER 1: Exploring Opportunities (Visits and Visitors)

Open the Book Team weekly.

Bikeability Skills - March 17th

French Day in school - March 18th

Dance Workshop - March 30th

DRIVER 2: Outdoor Education

Using our school grounds for the Daily Mile fitness challenge. Orienteering in PE lessons. Looking after our garden and ensuring flower beds are looked after and the garden continues to develop.

DRIVER 3: Christian Values

February - Trust which means doing what we say we will, being reliable and working together. March - Forgiveness which means saying sorry; making friends again and moving on and being understanding.

DRIVER 4: Happiness and Well-being

PSHE focus on working together collaboratively, respecting others’ ideas and contributions and responding to each other appropriately. Ongoing E - Safety in class

DRIVER 5: Our Place in the World

Increasing our understanding of history, other religions, geography and democracy through the study of the Greeks.

Oak Class Year 6

2nd Half of Spring Term

English SPaG: Children will complete a unit of work, related to our topic, which covers all of the punctuation and grammar from KS2. Spellings each week will focus on the Years 3-6 spelling rules and the 100 Word list for Year 5/6. Reading: We will continue reading Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief alongside a variety of Greek Myths as a class, comparing the different styles of writing. We will be using these texts and a variety of others in our Guided Reading sessions and children will practise interpreting questions and composing structured answers in a range of reading comprehensions. Writing : Using the texts and our topics as inspiration, children will complete a variety of written work including : interviews, recounts, news reports, persuasive and narrative writing.

RE We will explain ways in which some Christians put their beliefs into practice by trying to bring freedom to others and identify ideas about freedom and justice arising from their study of Bible texts and comment on how far these are helpful justifying their responses.

Science We will continue our topic of the human body this half term. Children will investigate the true impact of diet, exercise and lifestyle on the human body by identifying aspects of diet that are healthy and unhealthy, researching the amount and type of exercise that keeps a child and adult healthy and producing a healthy living advert or posters identifying exercise and diet as contributing factors of a healthy lifestyle. They will continue to explore the truths and myths about the effects of drugs and alcohol on the human body. We will look at positive and negative impacts of medicines, drugs, alcohol and smoking.

P.E

On Tuesdays, children will develop their flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance in gymnastics. On Thursdays, children will learn the skill of orienteering. Daily Mile.

Maths

Children in Year 6 will be developing the skill of number fluency applying their knowledge to a range of problems,

looking for alternative solutions to show their understanding of the Mathematics involved. We will focus on finding

effective methods of completing a variety of mental and written calculations, as well as deciphering word questions

and finding the calculations necessary to answer them. This half term we will cover the topics of : ratios and scale

factors, properties of shape including angles and nets, statistics including graphs, charts and pie charts. We will

continue our regular arithmetic and reasoning question practice with tests on Fridays.

History Our topic will focus on Ancient Greece. The emphasis throughout will be on developing the children's skills of historical enquiry and on developing their understanding of historical concepts such continuity and change, similarity and difference, and significance. Questions to be investigated include: Who were the Minoans and Mycenaeans?, What happened in the Trojan War, How and what did Ancient Greece trade?, What was the first Olympic games like?, How were the Ancient Greeks governed?, Why did the Peloponnesian War happen?, Who were the Greek philosophers? and Who was Alexander the Great?

Art / Design Technology We will focus on 3D clay, making tiles to depict aspects of the Olympic games. Children will continue to develop their sketching skills showing light and perspective

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French Children will complete a unit called ‘Family and Friends’, They will learn to talk about family, friends and their home.

Computing Use of a variety of tablet apps and our class blog to present our work.

Geography Children will explore the location of Greece and the ancient city states. As a part of out History work we will look at how names of surrounding countries have changed. We will look at locations of the Olympic games in the past and future.

PSHE Children will complete the “Respect Yourself” programme. We will continue in-class PSHE weekly related to Christian Values.

Greek Gods and Myths Greek mythology consists of all the stories and tales about the Greek gods, goddesses, and heroes. It is also the religion of Ancient Greece as the Greeks built temples and offered sacrifices to their major gods. The Titans were the first or elder gods. They ruled during what was called the Golden Age. They were overthrown by their children, led by Zeus. The Olympian gods were the major gods of the Greeks and lived on Mount Olympus. They included: Zeus - Zeus was the king of the Greek gods who lived on Mount Olympus. He was the god of the sky and thunder Hera - Queen of the gods and married to Zeus. She is the goddess of marriage and family Poseidon - God of the ocean, earthquakes, and horses Dionysus- Lord of wine and celebrations

Athens Athens is one of the oldest cities in the world, with recorded history going back over 3400 years and was the heart of the Ancient Greek civilization. During the time of the Ancient Greeks it was the centre of power, art, science, and philosophy in the world. Athens first introduced the world to the idea of a true democracy; citizens were allowed to vote for their leaders and on new laws. The Agora was the centre of commerce and government for ancient Athens. The Acropolis was built on a hill in the middle of the city of Athens. Surrounded by stone walls, it was a fortress where the people could retreat when the city was attacked. At the centre of the Acropolis is the Parthenon. This building was dedicated to the goddess Athena and was also used to store gold.

Time Periods Ancient Greece, at its peak under Alexander the Great, ruled much of Europe and Western Asia. The Greeks came before the Romans and much of the Roman culture was influenced by the Greeks: everything from government, philosophy, science, mathematics, art, literature, and sports was impacted by the Ancient Greeks. Historians often divide up the history of Ancient Greece into three periods: 1. Archaic Period - This period ran from the start of Greek civilization in 800 BC to the introduction of Democracy in 508 BC. This period included the start of the Olympic Games and Homer's writing of the Odyssey and the Illiad. 2. Classical Period - This is the time that most of us think of when we think of Ancient Greece. Athens was governed by a democracy and great philosophers like Socrates and Plato arose. Also, the wars between Sparta and Athens were during this time. This period ended with the rise and then death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC. 3. Hellenistic Period - The Hellenistic period lasted from the death of Alexander the Great until 146 BC when Rome conquered Greece. The name Hellenistic comes from the Greek word "hellens", which is what the Greeks called themselves.

Apollo - God of archery, music, light, and prophecy Artemis - Goddess of the hunt, archery, and animals Hermes - God of commerce and thieves Athena - goddess of wisdom, defence, and war Ares - God of war Aphrodite - Goddess of love and beauty Hephaestus - God of fire Demeter - Goddess of agriculture and the seasons Hades - God of the Underworld A Greek hero was a brave and strong man that was favoured by the gods. He performed brave exploits and adventures. They included : Hercules - A son of Zeus and the greatest hero in Greek Mythology Achilles - The greatest hero of the Trojan war Odysseus The hero of Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey

Ancient Greece Facts

Some of history's greatest philosophers were Ancient Greeks including Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates.

The Greeks invented the western drama where written work is performed by actors. Greek theatre introduced the ideas of the comedy and the tragedy. Greek theatre influenced art throughout Europe including plays such as those written by William Shakespeare.

The Ancient Greeks loved athletics and sports. Their legacy is the modern-day Olympic Games which began with the Ancient Greeks in Olympia in 776 B.C. They were held there because the gods lived on Mount Olympus and the games were in honour of the king of the gods, Zeus

Greek was spoken throughout eastern Europe for hundreds of years. Today, many European languages have words that come from Greek.

The word "alphabet" comes from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet "alpha" and "beta". Greek letters are still commonly used in maths, science, and engineering .

The New Testament of the Bible was originally written in Greek.

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Nutrition We can do a lot to make sure that our bodies stay fit and healthy. A healthy lifestyle means eating the right amount of different foods and not too much food, exercising, and not using substances that are harmful to the body.

Food provides the different types of nutrients we need for energy and to make our body grow and keep it healthy. Eating a balanced diet includes eating lots of fruit and vegetables, and eating small amounts of sugary and fatty foods. We also need to be careful about what we drink and avoid sugary drinks and, for adults, drink only a moderate amount of alcohol.

The Heart The heart is made up of four different blood-filled areas, each called a chamber. There are two chambers on each side of the heart. One chamber is on the top and one chamber is on the bottom. The two chambers on top are called the atria. (If you're talking only about one, it’s an atrium.) The atria are the chambers that fill with the blood returning to the heart from the body and lungs. The heart has a left atrium and a right atrium. The two chambers on the bottom are called the ventricles. The heart has a left ventricle and a right ventricle. Their job is to squirt out the blood to the body and lungs. The atria and ventricles work as a team — the atria fill with blood, then push it into the ventricles. The ventricles then squeeze, pumping blood out of the heart. While the ventricles are squeezing, the atria refill and get ready for the next contraction

Human Circulatory System The circulatory system is one of the most important systems in the body. Made up of the heart, blood and blood vessels, the circulatory system is your body's delivery system. Your heart keeps all the blood in your circulatory system flowing. Blood helps oxygen get around your body. When you exercise you can feel your pulse, it tells you how fast your heart is pumping. The heart beats about 3 billion times during an average lifetime. It is a muscle about the size of the fist. The heart is located in the centre of the chest slightly to the left. Its job is to pump blood and keep the blood moving throughout the body. The body's circulatory system is responsible for transporting materials throughout the entire body. It delivers nutrients, water, and oxygen to your billions of body cells and carries away wastes such as carbon dioxide that body cells produce. It is an amazing highway that travels through your entire body connecting all your body cells. The blood is pumped around a complex network of blood vessels extending to every part of the body. Blood carries the oxygen and nutrients needed to fuel the activities of the body’s tissues and organs, and it plays a vital role in removing the body’s waste products. An average-sized adult carries about 5 litres (9 pints) of blood.

Exercise Exercise keeps our heart, muscles, and lungs healthy, gives us more energy, makes us feel better and helps us to get a good night's sleep. Doing a little often is the best way to exercise - we should aim for at least 30 minutes exercise a day, which is sufficiently vigorous that we sweat and get slightly out of breath. When we exercise, lots of things happen to our body. Our heart rate increases and more blood is pumped with each beat to try and meet the increased demand of our muscles for oxygen and nutrients. We breathe faster and the amount breathed in and out of the lungs in one breath increases. As a result of this extra activity, our body temperature rises and we sweat to lose heat. Regular exercise increases the size and strength of heart muscle, increase the amount of blood the heart can pump, lowers the resting heart rate and improves how well the heart can recover after exercise. It also strengthens our muscles and bones, makes our muscles bigger, and improves how long our muscles can work before they become tired. There are different types of ways we can exercise our body – aerobic, stretching and strengthening.

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Medicines and Drugs The word 'drug' is used to mean substances that have an effect on the body. Drugs can be good or bad. Medicines are good drugs and, when taken correctly, help you get better or stay healthy. Some people need to take medicines all the time e.g. people with asthma may use an inhaler regularly to stop them from be-coming breathless. Antibiotics are a very common type of medicine that kills bacteria – you might take this if you have an eye, ear or chest infection. Bacteria are a type of germ (a very small organism - or 'microorganism') but there are other types of germs such as viruses. Viruses cause colds, flu, warts, and many cases of diarrhoea. They are not killed by antibiotics but are some-times treated with other medi-cines. Bad drugs include alcohol, tobacco (cigarettes), solvents, and illegal drugs.