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These learning resources are suitable for use with children entering Year 6.

The expectations for children entering Year 6 are:

Times Tables

The expectation is for children entering Year 6 to recall all of their times tables up to 12x12. Our Times Tables prompts can help you do this. Children will be tested on these number facts at the start of the Autumn term and will then continue to develop the ability to apply these facts into different contexts and problems.

Some great Maths resources can be found online in these pages. These games require Flash to run and will work best on a desktop or laptop computer. Unfortunately they won't work on an iPad, but may work on other tablet computers.

Your children can create their own Maths activities for home practice - try making one of these activities with your children.

  • Create flip cards (or use a flash cards app) with the question on one side and the answer on the other side, time and race to flip the cards over
  • Make a times tables 'pairs' or 'snap' game
  • Create a times table board game

Maintain variety in learning activities to keep your child interested - these audio collections can provide a change from written or screen based exercises and also develop your child's listening abilities.

Times Table Rock is a collection of songs that help an older child memorise their times tables in a fun way, available in both CD and digital formats; CD via Amazon.co.uk and digital version via iTunes

Times tables – 2, 4, 6, 8 is a collection of songs that help younger children memorise their times tables in a fun way, available in both CD and digital formats; in CD format via Amazon.co.uk and in digital format via iTunes

Autumn Topic Writing Task

For members of the armed forces, the importance of mail during World War II was second only to food. The emotional power of letters was heightened by the fear of loss and the need for communication during times of separation. Messages from a husband, father, or brother, killed in battle might provide the only surviving connection between him and his family. The imminence of danger and the uncertainty of war placed an added emphasis on letter writing. Emotions and feelings that were normally only expressed on special occasions were written regularly to ensure devotion and support.

Task: Imagine you are a solider fighting in the war and you are writing your first letter home. What would your letter say? How can you portray the emotion and possible fear you feel during this time?

Further Writing Activities

There are many opportunities for children to write over the summer holidays – perhaps writing a journal, shopping lists, postcards from holidays, or writing book reviews of books read in our Summer Reading Challenge.

When your child is writing, focus on their their spellings and handwriting, as well as challenging them to use better language and sentence structures (i.e. connectives).

There are many resources available online to support you and your child in English over the summer, including the New National Curriculum for English:

Using computer or tablet based games offers children the opportunity to have an interactive learning experience, beyond simply reading and writing. These games are a good starting point to support continued English learning:

Topic Spellings

In addition to the Statutory Spellings, children will be learning to spell topic specific words. A detailed introduction to the topic children will be following each term in our Year 4 Curriculum pages.

  • Allies
  • Axis
  • Concentration camp
  • Countries
  • Discrimination
  • Evacuation
  • Germany
  • Heroic
  • Holocaust
  • Journey
  • Liberation
  • Pilgrimage
  • Propaganda
  • Rationing

Summer Learning Resources