Year 2 Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2 Toys Fire and Ice Superheroes Theme Humanities History-Toys of the Past History- Changing within living memory Significant People Geography Place knowledge-human features, Geography Human and Physical (North and South – – e.g. city, town, village farm etc. Pole and the Equator) Computing We are astronauts We are game testers We are photographers We are researchers We are detectives We are zoologists Science Uses for Everyday materials Animals, including Plants Living things and their habitats humans Working Scientifically Asking simple questions and recognising that they can be answered in different ways During year 2 children observing closely, using simple equipment are taught to use the performing simple tests following practical identifying and classifying scientific methods, using their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions processes and skills. gathering and recording data to help in answering questions. PSHE Being me in my world Celebrating differences Dreams and goals Healthy me Relationships Changing me RE Signs and Symbols Christmas Special Places Easter Religious Leaders Easy questions-Difficult Answers Music Sounds Taking Off-Exploring Feel the Pulse -Exploring What’s the The Long and Short of it Rain, rain go away – Exploring Sound Pitch instruments and symbols pulse and duration Exploring timbre, rhythm tempo, and dynamics PE CW Games - Dribbling Throwing and Games Sending Skills Games Aiming skills Games- Hitting and Athletics running, – – – – Catching striking jumping, throwing CT Gymnastics Dance Gymnastics-Parts high Dance Gymnastics-spinning Yoga Skills and and low and turning Apparatus Art/DT Printing Drawing Print making Textiles Sculpture We are bag designers Maths Number: Place Value Number: Multiplication and Division Position and Direction Number: Addition and Subtraction Statistics Problem solving and efficient methods Measurement: Money Geometry: Properties of Shape Measurement: Time, mass, capacity and Number: Multiplication and Division Measurement: length and height temperature Investigations Non-fiction Captions, Narrative Stories with Narrative - Stories from Narrative traditional Narrative- Stories about Non-fiction Recounts English - Writing focus – – – – linked to Theme Signs, labels and lists familiar settings other cultures tales and fairy tales fantasy worlds fact and fiction, Narrative Stories with Non-fiction Non-fiction Non-fiction Non-fiction dictionary – – – – familiar settings Information texts Information texts Information Poetry Using the – Non-fiction Poetry pattern and texts/instructions Senses – – information texts Enrichment Activities Higgins Fire Brigade National visit
Year 2 Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2 Theme Toys Fire and Ice Superheroes Humanities History-Toys of the Past Geography – Place knowledge-human features, e.g. city, town, village farm etc. History- Changing within living memory Geography – Human and Physical (North and South Pole and the Equator) Significant People Computing We are astronauts We are game testers We are photographers We are researchers We are detectives We are zoologists Science Working Scientifically During year 2 children are taught to use the following practical scientific methods, processes and skills. Uses for Everyday materials Animals, including humans Plants Living things and their habitats Asking simple questions and recognising that they can be answered in different ways observing closely, using simple equipment performing simple tests identifying and classifying using their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions gathering and recording data to help in answering questions. PSHE Being me in my world Celebrating differences Dreams and goals Healthy me Relationships Changing me RE Signs and Symbols Christmas Special Places Easter Religious Leaders Easy questions-Difficult Answers Music Sounds Sound Taking Off-Exploring Pitch Feel the Pulse -Exploring instruments and symbols What’s the pulse and rhythm The Long and Short of it Exploring duration Rain, rain go away – Exploring timbre, tempo, and dynamics PE CW Games - Dribbling – Throwing and Catching Games – Sending Skills Games – Aiming skills Games- Hitting and striking Athletics – running, jumping, throwing CT Gymnastics Skills and Apparatus Dance Gymnastics-Parts high and low Dance Gymnastics-spinning and turning Yoga Art/DT Printing Drawing Print making Textiles Sculpture We are bag designers Maths Number: Place Value Number: Addition and Subtraction Measurement: Money Number: Multiplication and Division Number: Multiplication and Division Statistics Geometry: Properties of Shape Measurement: length and height Position and Direction Problem solving and efficient methods Measurement: Time, mass, capacity and temperature Investigations English - Writing focus linked to Theme Non-fiction – Captions, Signs, labels and lists Narrative – Stories with familiar settings Non-fiction – information texts Narrative – Stories with familiar settings Non-fiction – Information texts Poetry – pattern and Narrative - Stories from other cultures Non-fiction – Information texts Narrative – traditional tales and fairy tales Non-fiction Narrative- Stories about fantasy worlds Non-fiction – Information texts/instructions Non-fiction – Recounts fact and fiction, dictionary Poetry – Using the Senses Enrichment Activities Higgins Fire Brigade National visit
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