Year-2 (ID 1020)

• Term 1
  Awesome Australia
  Term 1

  Maths:  Numbers to 100 - place value, addition, subtraction 

  English: The Koala who could by Racheal Bright,  One Day on Our Blue Planet... In the Outback Ella Bailey 

  Non-chronological report, recount, poetry 

  Descriptive writing, poetry, non-fiction fact files, story-animal (spelling and text types and features) 

  SPaG: full stops, capital letters, word classes, simple sentence structure and sentence type 

  Geography: Key question: How does London compare to Sydney? 

  Place knowledge, human and physical geography (comparing Australia and UK, cities and towns, seaside, desert etc, continents, oceans) 

  Science: Animals needs for survival, Living things and their habitats 

  Computing: Computing systems and networks – IT around us 

  RE: What did Jesus teach? (Christianity)  

  Music: Pulse, Rhythm and Pitch 

  PE: Gymnastics Games: Football 

  Art: Explore the world through mono print 

  PSHE: Being Me in my world 

• Term 2
  Up, up and away
  Term 2

  Maths: Multiplication and Division, Fractions 

  English: Beegu by Alexis Deacon - Instructions, Narrative 

  Diary, postcard, instructions (basic punctuation and spelling)- handwriting 

  SPaG: expanded noun phrases, tense, commas in a list, exclamations 

  History: Key question: How has technology improved exploration? 

  Lives of significant individuals/ events beyond living memory. Flight/Astronauts/Space Travel- then and now -discoveries/Advancement/moon landings- Wright Brothers, Amelia Earheart, Neil Armstrong etc. 

  Science: Living things and their habitats (habitats, suitability, adaptations, food chains, living dead never living) Growing up- lifecycles 

  Computing: Creating media – Digital photography 

  RE: (Incarnation) Why do Christians believe God gave Jesus to the world?  

  Music: Playing in an Orchestra 

  PE: Infant Agility and Tennis 

  Art: Exploring music and art 

  PSHE: Celebrating Difference 

• Term 3
  Regal Royals
  Term 3

  Maths: Time, money, shape 

  English: The Corgi and the Queen by Caroline L Perry 

  Diary, letter, for and against – persuasive writing, book comparison skills, predictions, fractured fairy tales.  

  SPaG: progressive verb form, conjunctions, adverbs, expanded noun phrases 

  History: Should we listen to everything monarchs say? 

  Significant historical events, people and places locally. History of Kings and Queens and their role.  Castles and their importance 

  Science: Materials 

  Computing: Programming A – Robot algorithms 

  RE: Passover – How important is it for Jewish people to do what God asks them to do? 

  Music: Inventing a Musical Story 

  PE: Dance Games: Cricket (CPD) 

  DT: Textiles- (design, cut, sew, evaluate) 

  PSHE: Dreams and Goals 

• Term 4
  Wacky Walliams
  Term 4

  Maths:  Length and height, mass, capacity and temperature, statistics, position and direction 

  English: Ratburger by David Walliams 

  Predictions-who killed the hamster, persuasive poster- ice creams, alliterative poetry, fictional recount- burger van on playground (more punctuation and sentence types), Persuasive leaflet. 

  SPaG: subordinating and coordinating conjunctions, person, suffixes, apostrophes 

  Science: Humans 

  Geography: What are the human and physical features of Deal? 

  Place knowledge- Deal- local geography 

  History: Brief look at Black Death 

  Computing: Data and information – Pictograms 

  RE:  Easter – How important is it to Christians that Jesus came back to life after his crucifixion? 

  Music: Exploring Improvisation 

  PE: Tri Golf Games: Tag Rugby 

  DT: Food Tech- pizza (design, make, taste, evaluate) 

  PSHE: Healthy Me 

• Term 5
  Poisonous Potions
  Term 5

  Maths: Consolidation of skills 

  English: George’s Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl 

  Instructions, story, poetry, recounts, diary, letter (all skills to be in writing and editing) 

  SPaG: Consolidation  

  History: Key question: How have significant individuals made a difference to medicine?  

  Changes within and beyond living memory/ lives of significant others (Florence Nightingale etc-history of medicine) 

  Science: Plants- light/dark, seeds and bulbs- experiment 

  Computing: Creating media - Digital music 

  RE: Islam: Does going to a mosque give Muslims a sense of belonging?  

  Music: Exploring Improvisation 

  PE: Yoga Games: Athletics 

  DT: Woodwork- moving transport- wheels, axles 

  PSHE: Relationships 

• Term 6
  Secret Agent Training
  Term 6

  Maths: Consolidation  

  English: Secret Agent Training 

  Letters, newspaper reports, recounts, persuasive writing, story (bringing all skills together) 

  SPaG: Consolidation 

  Topic – Geog: Where is better to visit, London or Deal?  

  Locational knowledge, geographical skills (Ariel photos- landmarks, compass, man-made/ geographical. Comparison of London and Deal, UK maps capital cities) 

  Science: Inventors and scientists 

  Computing: Programming B - Programming quizzes 

  RE: Does completing Haij make a person a better Muslim? 

  Music: Our Big Concert 

  PE: Indoor Review and Rounders 

  Art: Expressive painting 

  PSHE: Changing Me