Topic Plan
Year 2 – Summer 2
Context – What do we Know? And pre-learning experience Tourists have always visited Blackpool. There are some old trams. There’s always been a beach in Blackpool. Some hotels might have been in Blackpool a long time. Maths Surveys on afternoon teas Costing for afternoon tea. Shopping trip. Time, multiplication and division, statistics, length, mass, weight, sorting Geography A study of physical and human features of the seaside. Locate British seaside towns in Atlas’s
Starting point – Hook and Wow! Show the children a selection of seafood and fish to observe and touch to I introduce them to the habitat of the seashore/ sea. Discuss the adaptations animals have. (Nico’s Octopus, Rainbow fish)
English The lighthouse keepers lunch Instructions for making afternoon tea Invitations Katie Morag Postcards Multi-sensory seaside stories in the creative cave. Classic Poetry, Non-chronological report (Blackpool brochures), postcards, lettersChallenge and recounts of trips. The Learning Local History
Question Why do we like to be beside the seaside?
Music Sing a range of seaside songs. Oh I do like to be besides the seaside, Under the sea etc. Create our own music based on the seaside. Computing Solving a mystery by reading, sending and replying to emails, and by listening to a witness statement. Practice using a digital camera, taking photos to fit a given theme, editing photos, and then select the best images to include in a shared portfolio.
PE Athletics and team games ready for sports day. Throwing, catching and fielding games.
Writing Opportunities After SATs treat – persuade Mr Harrison to let them have a McDonalds as a reward. Postcards, invitations, instructions, punch and Judy play. Finding Nemo – descriptive writing.
Why do we love to be beside the seaside? What was it like going to the beach in Blackpool now compared to in the olden days? What was it like at Blackpool in the olden days? What people used to do at the beach? What was it like in the past and present at the seaside? How was the local area different in the past? Science What was different in their grandparents life? What materials canperson you find the sea shore? Visit from an older toon interview. What lives under the sea/ on the shore? What can you find on the beach? Are they dead or alive? What things live on the seashore? R.E. Why can’t a crab live in your bedroom? Exploring other countries What is the lifecycle of a religions crab? Islam – Eid and Descriptions of Ramadan animals and plants in the habitat of the Talk from a Muslim about festivals and seashore. celebrations.