This is our third Learning Challenge. It is a geography based project to develop our skills and understanding of our country, Europe and mapping. Children will be learning how to read OS maps and understanding how to read a range of scales. They will make careful use of measurements and using data and learn how to correctly describe physical environments.

Useful books to read:

The once upon a time map book by B.G. Hennessy

Six comprehensive maps lead children on a tantalizing tour of their favorite magical kingdoms and introduce them to the way maps work.
The Blurb: Once upon a time, fairy-tale kingdoms existed only in the realm of theimagination. But now, this mesmerizing book of maps brings lands like Neverland, Oz, and Aladdin's kingdom as close as kids' fingertips. Want to retrace Alice's steps through Wonderland? Start at the rabbit hole and follow the map past the Duchess's house to the croquet ground (just remember not to eat anything along the way!). With maps of six different lands to explore, each offering special points of interest, hidden objects to find, and dangers to avoid, young readers will be spending a lot of time in ONCE UPON A TIME — and learning valuable map-reading skills along the way.

The Scary Places Map Book: Seven Terrifying Tours by B.G. Hennessy

Grab a flashlight for an after-dark exploration of seven very scary places. Giggles and goose bumps are in store!

Take a tour of seven spooky places, among them the Wicked Woods, a Ghostly Galleon, and the Western Terror-tories. Along the way, avoid booby traps, search for hidden objects, and learn basic map reading skills! A map key, items to look for, and points of interest, such as Dracula’s Castle and Dr. Frankenstein’s laboratory, are included for each eerie region

Helpful websites to support this learning challenge:

http://www.wikihow.com/Read-a-Map   this website tells you how to read maps, how to choose a map, what orientating maps means, contour lines and much much more.

http://www.magazine.ordnancesurveyleisure.co.uk/magazine/index.html This is the Ordnance Survey magazine which has a tab on how to read maps with your child.

This is our second learning challenge in Year 6. This historical based study of British history will extend the children’s understanding of the beheading of Charles 1^st, the Civil War and the Great Fire of London. 

To help them to gain a better understanding of these times they could research the life and times of Stuart Britain, the British Civil War and the beginnings of Parliament and the Politicians and politics of this era.

Children will be drawing timelines of the events thinking about, famous people, weaponry, transport and health care during this era.

They will research a person from this time period thinking about what influences they had on the country we live in today. 

Useful books to read:

 Tudors and Stuarts

• From battles and beheadings, to plots and plague, this book tells the story of life in Britain under the Tudors and Stuarts.
• Full of intriguing facts, illustrations, detailed reconstructions, paintings and maps.
• Includes links to websites to find out more information via the Usborne Quicklinks Website.

The Slimy Stuarts

Readers can discover all the foul facts about the SLIMY STUARTS, including why some slimy Stuarts ate toads, snails and fleas, which king picked his nose and never washed his hands and why people wore fish on their feet (bleeugh!). With a bold new look, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans. Revised by the author and illustrated throughout to make HORRIBLE HISTORIES more accessible to young readers. www.horrible-histories.co.uk