Autumn-2-Year-2-Curriculum- (ID 1105)

• English
  English

  In English this half term we will be looking at the poem

  ‘The Owl and the Pussy Cat’

  We will be experimenting with humour and alliteration , using adventurous choice of nouns and verbs and using structured language patterns to finally write verses of our own poem based on the owl and the pussy cat. We will then move onto our story

  ‘The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark’

  we will be working towards writing a factsheet about owls form information we have gathered from the text by learning specific vocabulary, writing clear and precise description, using headings and subtitles and grouping information.

  How you can help:
  Please ensure that your child is completing their English homework. Please encourage your child to read as much as possible and ask your child about their book.

• Maths
  Maths

  Children will continue to work on the unit of addition and subtraction. We will be learning to subtract 2 digit numbers across 10 , finding more and fewer and comparing number sentences. We will then move onto our properties of shape where we will be learning how to recognise 2d and 3d shapes. We will be introducing lines of symmetry and the language vertices and edges.

  After we will move onto our unit of money where we will be recognising the different value of coins and notes and the symbols we use for pound (£) and pence (p) and working out different combinations of coins to make the same amount of money

  How you can help:
  Please ensure that your child completes their maths homework. Also please encourage your child to play on Sumdog and TTRockstars and to practice for their maths badges.

• PSHE
  PSHE

  This half term we will be learning to;

  • Understand that families offer love and support and that different families may be made up of different people.
  • Consider what friends may be thinking and feeling in different situations.
  • Recognise some issues that may occur in friendships and which of these may need adult help to resolve.
  • Understand that expectations of manners may change according to the situation.
  • Know that remembering people who were important to them but are no longer here can cause a mixture of emotions.
  • Explain what gender stereotypes are in relation to careers.

• RE
  RE

  This half term we will learn about the concept of ‘Gospel’ and the good news of forgiveness, peace and love that Christians believe Jesus brings. Children will learn about Matthew the Tax Collector and how Christians believe that Jesus offers forgiveness, looking at their heart rather than what they have done in the past. We will learn about the instructions that Jesus gives in the Bible and how Christians follow his example and these instructions in order to behave in a Christ like way. Children will take time to consider whether Jesus’ good news is only good news for Christians or whether there are things for people from different worldviews to consider.

• Science
  Science

  In Science, we will be learning about everyday materials, such as glass, wood, paper and plastic. We will look at how these materials are used and investigate how the shape of different objects can change. We will use this knowledge to redesign Pudding Lane in a way that would stop The Great Fire of London being such a disaster.

• Spanish
  Spanish

  This half term in Spanish, children will be learning to talk about hobbies and sports. They’ll learn how to name a range of activities such as swimming, football, and painting, and practise asking and giving opinions like “I like…” and “I don’t like…”. They’ll also learn to say which sports they do, when they do them, and who they do them with, using words for days of the week and family members. The children will practise speaking, listening, reading and writing in Spanish through games, songs and stories, building their confidence in using the language in real conversations.

• PE
  PE

  This half term, Year 2 will be building their athletics skills by running at different speeds, learning how to jump and land with control, and throwing with accuracy. They’ll take part in relay-style activities, explore how to move safely in space, and begin to understand how to improve their own performance.

• Design Technology
  Design Technology

  This half term we will be studying structures and mechanisms. We will design and create a functional fairground wheel so that the wheel rotates and the structure stands freely.

  We will be learning to;

  • Describe how axles help wheels move a vehicle and design and label a working fairground wheel.
  • Evaluate different designs.
  • Describe the properties of different materials and select appropriate materials for the wheel.
  • Build a stable structure, test elements of the design and adapt the design as necessary.
  • Make the wheel rotate, evaluate a wheel mechanism and adapt it as necessary.
  • Recall that a survey is used to find out what people like, tally results and use the results to inform the design.
  • Add pods for the correct number of people and ensure that the pods stay upright when rotating around a fixed point.
  • Explain the decisions for the pod design.

• Dance
  Dance

  Year 2 are building on their dance skills by combining actions to create short routines. They’ll explore direction, levels and timing, and begin to perform in unison or mirror a partner’s movements. The focus is on control, teamwork and enjoying movement through music.

• Music
  Music

• Computing
  Computing

  This half term we will be learning how create spreadsheets and what they might be used for.

  Children will navigate around a spreadsheet, explain what rows and columns are and enter data into cells. Children will use the menu buttons to add different types of images, use the apparatus images to solve maths questions and use the ‘equal to’ tool to check their calculations. Children will use the clipart gallery to add images to a spreadsheet, give images a value and make use of the values given to images in calculations. Children will use tools in a spreadsheet to automatically total rows and columns and use a spreadsheet to solve a mathematical puzzle. Children will use the count tool to count items and use the speak tool so that the items are counted out loud. We will also create a table of data on a spreadsheet and use a spreadsheet program to automatically create charts and graphs from data