Year 2 Curriculum
Termly curriculum overviews are available on class pages.
Subject |
Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer2 |
Maths |
Place Value - to 500 Number: Addition & subtraction
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Number: Addition & subtraction Measurement: Money Multiplication and division
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Number: Multiplication and division Statistics Geometry: Properties of shape |
Number - fractions Measurement: length and height
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Geometry: Position and direction Problem Solving and efficient methods Measurement: Time |
Measurement: Mass, capacity and temperature Investigations |
English |
Letters and Sounds Fiction-Traditional Stories Instructions The Tin Forest by Alex T.Smith The story Machine Instructions, setting and character descriptions Explanations |
Letters and Sounds Rhyming Poetry Non Fiction Fiction The Big Bad Knight by Alex T.Smith Letter writing, character descriptions, rhyming poetry following traditional styles |
Letters and Sounds Non Fiction-Information Texts Non Rhyming Poetry Tyrannosaurus Drip Predicting, planning, describing settings, characters. Narrative |
Letters and Sounds Non-Fiction-explanation texts Longer pieces of fiction. Meerkat Mail The Scaredy squirrel Explanations, information texts, persuasion fiction text |
Letters and Sounds Fiction-continuation of different stories by the same author. Letter Writing. The Hundred Mile an Hour dog by Jeremy Strong. Writing an entertaining narrative, instructions, Next part of the text |
Letters and Sounds Information Texts-Non Fiction Non-chronological Nonsense poetry Spike Milligan Poetry -The Ning Nang Nong Writing an alternative adventure. Writing my own version of a ‘Streaker’ story |
Topic |
Magic Makers! Materials and science focus D&T - designing buildings |
How has Nelson Mandela made the world a better place? History focus - famous people. Geography focus - where do they live? |
Walking with dinosaurs. Science - animals focus DT focus |
Where do you prefer to live? UK/Africa. Geography/art focus. |
We are the champions! Science focus - healthy eating, growing plants.
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Why did The Titanic sink? History/Geography Science focus |
RE |
Who is a Jew and what do they believe? |
What is the importance of light as a symbol in world religions? |
In what ways is a synagogue important to Jews? (Visit) |
How and why do we celebrate special times? |
How do we show that we care for others? |
What does it mean to belong? |
PSCHE |
Drugs Education |
Being Me |
Changes |
Money Matters |
Being safe |
Growing Up |
Music |
The long and the short of it |
Christmas music |
Taking off, what’s the score |
Exploring pitch, instruments and symbols |
Rain, rain go away, exploring timbre |
Sounds interesting, tempo and dynamics |
Computing |
Digital imagery Online safety |
Multimedia |
Programming, coding and controlling devices |
Digital exploration |
Communicating and collaborating |
Communicating and collaborating |
PE |
Gymnastics Athletics |
Dance Invasion games |
Gymnastics Invasion games |
Dance Striking and fielding |
Net/wall striking and fielding |
Net/wall Athletics |