Year 6 – Third Term Topics

The list below is summary of the main topics that students will be covering remotely during the third term. This reflects the syllabus. Under normal circumstances these topics would be taught through a series of activities that target various learning outcomes.

English

Grammar and Language

  • Using the phrase ‘used to’
  • Reflexive pronouns
  • Question Tags
  • Changing verbs to nouns

Spelling

  • Suffixes ‘full/less’
  • Words in which ‘i’ sounds like ‘ee’
  • Prefixes ‘pre’ and ‘mis’
  • Homophones

Creative WritingLong Tasks

  • Writing a Story
  • Writing a Report
  • Writing a Letter
  • Writing an Article
  • Book Review
  • Write-Up of an Event

Creative Writing – Short Tasks

  • Writing an Advert
  • Writing Instructions
  • Writing a Short Paragraph
  • Writing a Note
  • Writing a Short Dialogue
  • Writing a Notice
  • Writing a Short Email
  • Writing Directions
  • Writing an Invitation

Malti

  • Kitba kreattiva
  • Taħriġ il-fehem
  • Taħriġ mis-smigħ
  • L-Omonimi u l-Omofoni
  • Avverbji u Konġunzjonijiet
  • Diskors Dirett u Indirett
  • Reviżjoni tal-Qwiel
  • Reviżjoni tal-Grammatika

Mathematics

  • The Mean
  • Decimals
  • Percentages
  • Percentages Word Problems
  • Days, weeks, months and years
  • Hours, minutes and seconds
  • 24–hour clock
  • Timetables
  • Angles
  • Types of angles
  • Drawing angles using a protractor
  • Solving problems using the Substitution Method
  • Conversion Graphs

The official syllabi for Year 6 can be found here.

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