English:
In English, we will be using the story of ‘The Snail and the Whale’ to write postcards. As we are going to The Atkinson to see ‘The Baddies’ this half term, the children will also be writing recounts. Over the term, the children will be learning about adverbials of time such as then, next, after that and the use of adjectives and noun phrases to make our writing more interesting. We will also be looking at different tenses.
Science:
Our Science unit this half term is called ‘Animals including humans’. Throughout this unit, we are going to explore the basic needs of animals and humans, look at how animals and humans grow and change. We will also develop our understanding of the importance of a healthy diet and good hygiene.
Maths: This term children will be introduced to fractions. Children will use their prior knowledge of identifying the whole and part and recognising whether a shape is split into equal or unequal parts. Children will learn to recognise and find a whole, half, quarter and a third and write these as fractions. Children will recognise unit (eg. ¼) and non-unit fractions (eg. 2/4) and able to compare different fractions.
Year 2 – Summer 1:
Art & Design- Drawing: This unit focuses on helping pupils develop their ability to tell a story through drawing. It includes lessons on creating textures, observational drawing, character expression and storytelling through illustrations.
PE: Invasion games with WLSP: Pupils will take part in simple games involving individual and co-operative play. They will make quick decisions based on movement of the ball into space and choice of skill execution. Striking/ Fielding with class teacher: Pupils develop the skill of tracking and retrieving a ball, and turning to aim at a target. These skills are useful in many striking and fielding games.
Geography: What is it like to live by the coast? The children will be looking at the definition of a coast, locate coasts in the UK and look at physical and human features of a coastal town. They will also be undertaking some fieldwork. They will be asking people how people use our coast?
Spanish: Bajo el mar / Under the sea:
• Recognise, recall and remember up to 7 different sea creatures in Spanish and recall numbers 1-5 more confidently.
• Learn to listen attentively to, understand and participate actively in a Spanish song about creatures that live under the sea.
PSHE: we are going to be focusing on how we both live and work in ‘Our World’ We will focus on why we should look after living things and why it is important to keep our community and countryside clean. We will then look at different ways we receive money, how we keep money safe and look at future jobs and careers.
Computing: We will be linking to our Science by learning about the international space station to find out about how astronauts survive on board the ISS and how they interpret data to help them to survive.
Music: Instruments of the Orchestra. Children will learn all about the different sections of the orchestra and listen to orchestral music. Children will compose using percussion instruments and work as an orchestra to create music.
RE: Our key question this half term is: Who is a Muslim and what do they believe? We will look what they believe about their God, who is the prophet Muhammad and why he is important and how and why they pray and worship at a mosque.
