Waingroves, Ripley, Derbyshire DE5 9TD

01773 744106

Waingroves Primary School

Think. Do. Achieve

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

 

Number: Addition & subtraction

Measurement: Money

Multiplication and division

 

Number: Multiplication and division

Statistics

Geometry: Properties of shape

Number - fractions Measurement: length and height

 

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.

 

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