The Cathedral Catholic Primary School Yearly Overview of Curriculum 2016-2017 Year 2
Week
Topic Role Play / Reading RE Class Novel
English
Maths
Writing across the Curriculum
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Computing/I CT Science PSHE
9
10
1 1
12
13
1 4
17
18
19
20
21
2 2
23
2 4
25
26
2 7
28
29
30
31
32
3 3
34
35
36
37
38
39
Fire, Fire!
Growth and Green Fingers
Family Album
The Great Outdoors
Robots
Emergency call centre Marvel Superhero texts The Mysteries, The Nativity
Garden Centre Traditional Story collection The Good News
Party Planning Horrid Henry Texts Eastertide
Recycling Centre Percy the Park Keeper texts The Church is Born
Toy Shop Winnie the Witch stories The Mass
The Giraffe , the Pelly and Me
Charlotte’s Web
The Magic Faraway Tree
Tom’s Midnight Garden
The Borrowers
Stories by the same author(Julia Donaldson) Non-chronological reports Poems on a theme (animals) Number and place value Measuring length and mass Addition and subtraction Geometry 2D and 3D shape
Repetitive patterned stories Poems on a theme (Christmas) Range of non-fiction texts
Classic stories Instructions Traditional rhymes
Traditional Tales Recounts
Stories with familiar settings Non-fiction texts: booklets Traditional rhymes
Future Ratboy & the Attack of the Killer Robot Grannies Stories with fantasy settings Poems to learn by heart Recounts
Counting, multiplication and sorting Statistics Fractions Measuring capacity and volume Money Time
Number and place value in the context of measures Measuring mass Geometry 2D and 3D shape Counting and money Multiplication and division
Measurement Addition and subtraction Fractions Position and direction Time
Animal fact finder books (Science)
Diary extract from September 1666 (History)
Nature journals (Science)
Portrait evaluations (Art)
Number and place value in the context of statistics Addition and subtraction Measurement Fractions Position, direction and time Geometry 2D and 3D shape Directions from A to B (Geography)
Events beyond living memory - Great Fire of London Human and Physical geography, mapping skills IT - text and images
IT - digital research
Common animals other than humans and their habitats
CS / IT - computational thinking
Fieldwork in the school grounds
IT / DL - recognise common uses of IT beyond school / hardware
IT - digital research
CS - programming
Everyday materials - naming of materials and their properties
Human body and senses
Risk Taker
Personal Growth and Change
Drug, Alcohol and Tobacco Education
Keeping Safe
Being Healthy
Drawing in pastel developed into 3D using clay
Mechanisms - pop ups and simple card levers
Observational drawings and paintings developed into printmaking
Self-portraits - drawing and painting in charcoal, chalk, pastels and water colours developed into digital art
Music Trip to the Zoo Animal expert visit
Dance Gymnastics Using voices expressively - singing songs, speaking chants and rhymes Nativity music Fire engine to visit Nativity
Music brochure (Music)
UK countries and capital cities
It’s OK to Tell
Team theme Games
Time Multiplication and divisions Statistics Measurement Sorting
Changes within living memory
Plants - basic structure and observing growth over time
DT
Enrichment
1 6
Vet role play Animal stories The Chosen People
Art
PE
15
Penguins, Possums and Pigs
History Geography
8
Food - preparing and combining foods Dance Gymnastics
Williamsons Park nature walk
Structures - stability and strength Games-net/wall Games
Athletics Striking and fielding
Athletics Striking and fielding Experimenting with and creating musical patterns
Borwick hall/teacher led outdoor activities at Williamsons Park
Spaceport Liverpool
40