Year 2
This week we are learning:
Maths:
WALT: Show multiplication as repeated addition.
WALT: Understand multiplication can be shown in any order.
WALT: Solve missing number problems using an empty number line.
WALT: Solve multiplication word problems.
WALT: Solve a maths investigation.
English:
WALT: Create a plan based on a story we know well.
WALT: Write the beginning of a story based on one we have read.
WALT: Use descriptive language to write the end of my story.
Spellings For more detail on what learning is involved for each topic, please see Year Two curriculum map.
Autumn 1 – Yr 2 TOPIC – Bright Lights, Big City
This half term we learn about London past and present.We visit The Tower of London as part of our history focus and learn about the Great Fire of London.
To support learning we can recommend the following websites:
www.fireoflondon.org.uk
www.hrp.org.uk/palacekids
Science: We will be learning about how materials change when they are heated or cooled.
Autumn 2 – Yr 2 TOPIC – Give it some Art!t
As the name suggests, our learning in this topic has a strong art bias with a focus on pattern in art, and on learning the rudiments of drawing. Our work involves a variety of media, including paint, digital images, collage and sculpture.
To support learning we can recommend the following websites:
www.npg.org.uk
www.nga.gov/kids
Spring 1 – Yr 2 TOPIC – Trash to Treasure
This topic has an environmental theme and we focus on energy saving, waste, litter and many other topics. We develop a greater awareness of our own environment and what we can do to protect it and enhance it. We learn how to reduce, reuse and recycle!
To support learning we can recommend the following websites:
kids.nationalgeographic.co.uk/kids
www.keepbritaintidy.org
www.jointhepod.org
Science: This term our focus is Electricity.
Spring 2 – Yr 2 TOPIC – Turrets, Towers, Tiaras!
In this topic we learn about the Royal Family, using secondary sources of information to compare the lives of Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Victoria supported by a visit to the Royal Mews. Based on our learning about the Royal Family’s heritage, we research our own family tree. We explore the features of a British castle to design and create a castle façade using levers and pulleys.
To support learning we can recommend the following websites:
www.rct.uk/schools/resources#/page/1
Summer 1 – Yr 2 TOPIC – Get Coding
This topic supports learning about what algorithms are; how they are implemented as programs on digital devices; and that programs execute by following precise and unambiguous instructions. We also learn about how to create and debug simple programs.
School Trip: London Zoo
To support learning we can recommend the following websites:
www.rainforest-alliance.org.uk/kids
Science: This term our learning is about Life Processes and Living Things.
Summer 2 - Home Sweet Habitats
In this topic, we use our knowledge from our trip to London Zoo to delve a little deeper into animals and their macro habitats. We will be focusing on the different features of individual habitats and their suitability for each animal group. The children will then be taking part in independent research on a habitat of their choosing by using ipads, books and magazines in order to create their own habitat diorama.
Science: This term our focus is living things and their habitats. https://www.worldwildlife.org/ https://defenders.org/