Year 6
Maths
The papers below have been chosen to illustrate the range of work covered at this level. All four rules of number are used and it is necessary to be able to read a question, decide which mathematical method can be used to answer it, and be capable of using this method correctly to arrive at the right answer. Whilst continue to develop skills learnt in Year 5, work will begin on calculation of square numbers and work with positive and negative integers, prime numbers and probability.. Geometry, algebra, equations and using a calculator are only a few aspects of maths which may be in any one paper. Your child needs to learn to work at speed and to check their work for correctness. It is useful to try the papers below and then to find similar questions on this site to reinforce learning.
English
Pupils at this stage need to be able to write stimulating, exciting essays, with good colourful explanations and to be able to convey their own thoughts and experiences in their work.Children will learn to adapt their writing to different audiences. Important too is the ability to complete comprehension exercises accurately. They will increase their familiarity with a wide range of books, including myths, legends and traditional stories, modern fiction, fiction from our literary heritage, and books from other cultures and traditions
Below are a selection of papers ideal for year 6 which cover many of these points. Elsewhere on the site you will also find work on letter writing, writing a recount, comprehension, spelling, grammar and all other aspects of English.
Science
- describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to common observable characteristics and based on similarities and differences, including micro-organisms, plants and animals
- give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics
- identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system, and describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood
- recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function
- describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, including humans
- recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago
- recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents
- identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution
- recognise that light appears to travel in straight lines
- use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain that objects are seen because they give out or reflect light into the eye
- explain that we see things because light travels from light sources to our eyes or from light sources to objects and then to our eyes
- use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain why shadows have the same shape as the objects that cast them
- associate the brightness of a lamp or the volume of a buzzer with the number and voltage of cells used in the circuit
- compare and give reasons for variations in how components function, including the brightness of bulbs, the loudness of buzzers and the on/off position of switches
- use recognised symbols when representing a simple circuit in a diagram