Year 2 | Term 1a | Term 1b | Term 2a | Term 2b | Term 3a | Term 3b |
Topic | ||||||
RE | Judaism- Shabbat Journey in Love Beginnings |
Signs and symbols Preparing | Books Thanksgiving | Opportunities | Spread the Word Rules | Treasures Islam – prayer at home |
PSHE | Feeling and emotions | Diversity and Difference Bullying | Safety in the home Keeping Safe | Personal hygiene Healthy eating | Exercise | People who have made a difference |
L & S | Spellwrite inc | Spellwrite inc | Spellwrite inc | Spellwrite inc | Spellwrite inc | Spellwrite inc |
ENG |
Big Write- ‘Harry’s Purple Crayon’ Alice in Wonderland Fiction – What would you do? |
Non-fiction All about Orang-utans Poetry – Pattern and Rhyme Christmas |
Big Write- ‘The Papaya that Spoke.’ Fiction – Tales with a twist Poetry – A closer look | Non-fiction Does chocolate grow on trees? Word detectives | Big Write- ‘The disgusting sandwich’ & ‘Diary of a killer cat.’ Fiction- Muddles and Mishaps Non-fiction What’s the most unusual place in the world? | Poetry-Silly stuff |
MA | Number and Place Value Mental addition and subtraction Mental multiplication and division Properties of 2D shapes and Venn diagrams |
Statistics and Carroll diagrams Ordinal numbers Value of different coins Position, direction and movement Length- cm and m Doubling and halving |
Number and place value Number bonds Mental addition and subtraction Properties of 3d shapes Time- quarter to and past More than less than |
Fractions of shapes and numbers multiplication and division –arrays Pictograms and block graphs Money- adding amounts- pounds and pence | Addition and subtraction of 2 and 3 digit numbers addition of 3 numbers finding the difference weight using standard measures finding 1/2 , ¼ and ¾ of numbers double multiples of 5 and 10 | Record amounts of money using £.p notation count in 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, and 10s and do division with these multiplication facts length in cm time to 5 minute intervals partitioning to add 2 and 3 digit numbers find bonds of 100 using thermometers |
SCI | Uses of everyday materials | Living Things | Growing plants | Changing shape | Feeding and exercise | Forest school- at Thaxsted- linked to Habitats |
Computing | ‘we are astronauts’ (programming on screen) programming | ‘we are games testers’ (exploring how computer games work) computational thinking | ‘we are photographers’ (taking, selecting and editing digital images) creativity | ‘we are researchers’ (researching a topic) computer networks | COM ‘we are detectives’- (communicating clues) communication/collaboration | we are zoologists (recording bug hunt data)- productivity |
ART | Paper Art/weaving Andy Goldsworthy | Vincent Van Gogh | Can Buildings speak? | |||
DT | Jam tarts | Delightful Decorations | Burger | Wacky Windmills | Moving monsters Summer Fruit crumble | Puppets |
MUS |
Singing Games Sing with a sense of the shape of the melody, and perform simple patterns and accompaniments using a steady pulse or ostinato. Recognise and explore the ways sounds can be combined and used expressively. |
Preparation for KS1 Christmas concert. Sing with a sense of the shape of the melody, and perform simple patterns and accompaniments using a steady pulse or ostinato. Recognise and explore the ways sounds can be combined and used expressively |
Tuned Percussion Represent sounds with symbols including some standard rhythmic notation. Recognise how the musical elements can be used to create different moods and effects and communicate ideas. |
Compound rhythms Sing with expression and perform simple melodic and rhythmic parts. |
Preparation for the infant summer concert Improvise repeated patterns and combine several layers of sound with an awareness of the combined effect. Recognise how the different musical elements are combined and used expressively. |
Making music with traditional stories Make improvements to their own work, commenting on the intended effect. Describe, and compare different kinds of music (including live and recorded music) using an appropriate musical vocabulary. |
PE |
(Games) Throwing and Catching Multi Skills Football skills (4 wks) (Gym) Basic actions = Control & co-ordination, repeat sequences of gymnastic actions, move smoothly from stillness to travelling Travelling in diff pathways (2), low apparatus (2), high apparatus (2) ECC Scheme of Work p.140-143 Fundamental Movement skills-Climb |
(Games) Football, Foot dribbles, Kick Football skills (3 wks) (Gym) Basic actions= Control & co-ordination, repeat sequences of gymnastic actions, move smoothly from stillness to travelling. Travelling in diff pathways (2), low apparatus (2), high apparatus (2) ECC Scheme of Work p.140-143 Fundamental Movement skills-Climb |
(Games) Multi Skills , One-handed, two-handed strike Handball skills (3 wks) (Gym) Basic actions = Control & co-ordination, repeat sequences of gymnastic actions, move smoothly from stillness to travelling Turning & rotating, rocking & rolling (5) ECC Scheme of Work p.144-146 Fundamental Movement skills-Forward rolls |
(Games) Tag-Rugby Overhand throw, Handball skills (2 wks) (Gym) Basic actions = Control & co-ordination, repeat sequences of gymnastic actions, move smoothly from stillness to travelling Turning & rotating, rocking & rolling (5) ECC Scheme of Work p.144-146 Fundamental Movement skills-Forward rolls |
(Games) Multiskills Continuous leap, Vertical jump Cricket skills (Gym) Basic actions = Control & co-ordination, repeat sequences of gymnastic actions, move smoothly from stillness to travelling Supporting body weight, Balance & Symmetry (5) ECC Scheme of Work p.147-151 |
(Games) Multiskills , Sprint run, Cricket skills (Gym) Basic actions = Control & co-ordination, repeat sequences of gymnastic actions, move smoothly from stillness to travelling Supporting body weight, Balance & Symmetry (5) ECC Scheme of Work p.147-151 |
HIS | Florence Nightingale | Remembrance Great Fire of London Narrative recount of Great Fire | Isaac Newton | |||
GEOG | Around the world | Map Makers | Weather patterns | St Lucia- a contrasting locality Where do I live? The UK- features and characteristics |