Year 2 Curriculum Map

Summer 1

Mathematics:

This half term, we are going to be absorbing lots of knowledge to help us in the real world, starting with money! We will recognise and count coins and notes and solve lots of problems finding change.

We will then move onto fractions and find , º , 1/3 and æ of shapes and amounts.

Science–Animals including humans:

This half term, we will complete our animals including humans topic by rounding off our learning so far.

Extra treats!

Along with a wider selection of books on The Great Fire of London, we will also be reading 8George9s Marvellous Medicine9 by Roald Dahl as a class.

Design Technology

Mechanisms

Are bigger wheels always better?

This term, we will explore wheel mechanisms and creating our own version. We will use our wheel mechanisms to propel a simple vehicle that we create.

Finally, we will recap our knowledge from Year 1 of o9clock and half past, before telling the time to the nearest 5 minutes!

As always, we will continue to build our knowledge, pace and fluency with the 2, 5 and 10 times tables.

Geography - What will we see if we visit London?

We are getting ready to explore our country9s capital this half term!

We will refresh our knowledge of the UK and virtually visit some famous landmarks. We will be comparing London to other places around the globe to help us identify what makes it so special.

*Link to English and History

Throughout summer term, we will move onto our new topic of plants where we will get hands on with some planting of our own, as well as identifying the parts of a plant and the best conditions for a healthy plant to flourish.

History -

Who was to

blame for the Great Fire of London?

In history this half term, we will be exploring London in 1666 and discovering who was to blame for the Great Fire of London! We will step through a timeline of events that led up to the catastrophic event and evaluate what could have stopped it from happening.

Link to English

ICT/Computing:

This half term, we will deepen our knowledge of Programming from Spring 1. We will design algorithms and then test those algorithms as programs and debug them if we come across any issues

PSHE: Living in the wider world. Year 2 will be exploring belonging to a community and what it means to look after the world we live in. We will also embark on an investigation into careers.

PE – Send and return:

We will be focusing on being able to track the path of a ball over a net and move towards it. We will begin to hit and return a ball with some consistency and play modified net/wall games. (throwing, catching and sending over a net)

Phonics and Spelling:

We will continue to embed our Set 2 and Set 3 sounds, whilst being introduced to Year 2 spelling patterns to become fluent with our spelling.

Times table Tests: Every Friday morning, we will have a times table test. When your child gets full marks for 3 consecutive weeks, they will move on to the next times tables and will receive a label in their reading record book.

Music:

This half term, we will play drums with Tardis Education. We will be building on beats and rhythms to contribute to whole class performances of short songs.

RE: What is worship/ why is it so important to religious people?

Children will be introduced to the idea that religious beliefs and faith require expression both individually through living and collectively in communities through worship.

Knowledge organisers which outline the key content covered in History, Science and R.E. will be uploaded onto Seesaw

Homework:

Reading at home:

To reach their full potential, children must be reading aloud with an adult at home every night. Reading develops skills which are invaluable across the whole curriculum and this extra practise can have a significant impact on the amount of progress made, and the speed in which it is made. When you are reading with your child, please remember to sign in their reading record for a chance to win fantastic prizes, including Star Reader or the class with the most comment tallies!

In Year 2, children will receive homework through Seesaw every Friday that will consolidate their learning from the week. This is required to be completed by the following Friday. Please support your child with their homework, encouraging them to talk about similar tasks they have been doing in school, so that they become confident. with articulating their learning.

English - Linked to our history topic from last half term, children will use the knowledge from their history lessons to write a biography of King Tutankhamun. They will investigate the components of a biography and apply these to their own writing. Children will also explore 8The True Story of the Three Little Pigs9. They will practise a range of grammatical features in order to write their own traditional fairy tale. Children will delve into the story of 8Lenora Bolt Secret Inventor9 by Lucy Brandt.

Applying the VIPERS reading disciplines, children will broaden and deepen their understanding of vocabulary, inference, predictions, explanations, retrieval and summaries in our whole class reading sessions.