Thematic Knowledge Organiser: Going for Gold Year Group: Y2 Owls Dates: 01/06/20 – 16/07/20 Science Vocabulary Offspring, babies, young, grow, change, adults, older/younger, baby/toddler/child/teenager, basic needs, water, food, air, breathing, survival, exercise, food types, fruit and vegetable, bread, rice, potato, pasta, milk and dairy foods, foods high in fat or sugar, meat, fish, egg, beans, hygiene, clean, wash, healthy, medicine, drugs. Skills
Understand that animals, including humans, have offspring which grow into adults. Describe the basic needs of animals, including humans, for survival (water, food and air). Describe the importance for humans of exercise, eating the right amounts of different types of food, and hygiene.
Class Novels: The
Geography Vocabulary atlas, globe, map, country, ocean, sea, route, compass, landmarks, key, symbol, near/far, left/right, next to, city, town village, area, North Pole, South Pole, United Kingdom, European, similarities, differences. Mini Theme -
Outdoor learning week/Den building/ world environment day. Vocabulary
Environment, recycle, waste, habitat, clean, pollution, green, ecosystem, global warming, stable, structure, design, weather, season/seasonal, investigate, techniques, tools, equipment. Skills Investigate different techniques for stiffening a variety of materials and explore different methods of enabling structures to remain stable. Choose appropriate tools, equipment, techniques and materials from a wide range. Evaluate and assess existing products and those that he/she has made using a design criteria Identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom and the location of hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the Equator and the North and South Poles.
Skills Use world maps, atlases and globes to identify the United Kingdom and its countries. Use simple compass directions (North, South, East and West) and locational and directional language to describe the location of features and routes on a map. Name, locate and identify characteristics of the four countries and capital cities of the United Kingdom Name, locate and identify characteristics of the seas surrounding the United Kingdom Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to key human features, including: city, town, village, factory, farm, house, office, port, harbour and shop
500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins by Dr Seuss. The Owl and the Pussy-Cat and Other Nonsense Rhymes by Edward Lear. (Please access these at https://stories.audible.com/)