Year 2 Curriculum Map

Year 2 Spring Curriculum Letter

Welcome to the Year 2 class page where you can find out what we are learning. Please take a look at the section at the bottom which has some great links to support your child's learning at home. Check out our Celebration of Learning page too to see some pictures of our highlights. Remember, it is really important to be at school every day, on time and ready to learn.

Spring Term

Welcome to the spring section of our class page. You can find out what we’ll be learning this term on our Spring term curriculum letter above.

Science: Everyday materials
Big Question: How are materials chosen in design?

As scientists, we will:

• Investigate what materials are.
• Consider the properties of different materials.
• Evaluate why different materials are best fit to different purposes.
• Make design decisions based on material properties and object uses.

Humanities: Nurturing Nurses: Florence Nightingale, Mary Seacole, and Edith Cavell
Big Question: How can significant individuals change history?

As historians, we will:

• Compare different historical figures, their lives and experiences.
• Locate significant historical people on a timeline.
• Explore the different experiences of individuals based on their time period, locations, wealth, skin colour, and gender.
• Consider how an individual’s work can create historical change.

Autumn Term

This term we are focussing on place value and addition and subtraction in Mathematics. In English, we'll be writing some character descriptions, diary entries, and letters, as well as making posters and developing our understanding of the text 'The Lonely Beast'.

Humanities - Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot.
Big Question: Why do we remember the 5th of November?

In History, we will be learning about Guy Fawkes and the events leading up to and following the Gunpowder Plot. We will generate questions from historical sources, learn the facts behind the plot and demonstrate our understanding by making a timeline. In Geography, we will learn to name, locate and identify the four countries of the UK and explore human and physical features using precise geographic terms to describe them accurately.

Science - Animals including Humans.
Big Question: What do we need to survive and grow in to healthy adults?

We will be learning what animals and humans need to survive, making comparisons between both the living and non-living, and considering what three basic things are needed for survival . We will also be exploring how animals change as they grow, whether we need to exercise and what a healthy diet is. We will also be finding out about an inspiring scientist, the Marine Biologist Rachel Carson.

Supporting Learning at Home

Homework

Homework is sent out every Friday and should be completed by the following Friday. Please remember that your role is to support the children - not do the work for them.

Homework is set online using Numbots/TT Rockstars and Spelling Shed. Log on each week to see your set activities. Your child will have their passwords in their reading book. If you need any help with the homework or passwords then please come and chat to class teachers and TAs.

Reading

Children need to read at home every day, ideally with an adult. Your child will take home a book that is appropriate for their reading level and we ask that they record a comment each day in their yellow reading journal and return this to school. Reading journals are checked daily so that we know how well a child is engaging with the book and when it needs changing. If your child is struggling with a particular book please let us know.

Phonics

Phase 3 Phonics Pronunciation

Phase 2 Phonics Pronunciation

Phase 5 Phonics Pronunciation

Busy Things

BBC Bitesize