YEAR 2
AUTUMN TERM 1, 2025
In writing, we will be exploring two quality texts, ‘Wolves’ by Emily Gravett and ‘Jim and the Beanstalk’ by Raymond Briggs. Using these books, we will be creating non-chronological reports, character descriptions, narrative retellings and some informal letter writing. Our maths topic for this half term will be all about number and place value to 100 and addition and subtraction.
In science, we will be focussing on the life cycle and basic needs of animals including humans. This will lead into topic work about a healthy lifestyle and our work on fruits and vegetables will prepare us nicely for learning about Harvest.
In art we will be focussing on drawing and understanding tone and texture. We will explore how artists use tone and texture, and applying these techniques in observational drawings.
Map skills will be developed in geography as the children use maps and to locate the equator, continents and oceans. Computing will focus on creating algorithms and computer program.
Our music topic for this half term is ‘Hands, Feet and Heart’, where we learn about South African styles of music and we will also be practising for our Harvest Assembly. In P.E, we will practise our footwork and balance, combining this with our dance topic all about making magic potions. Linking with our science topic, in PSHE, we will meet our brain and the special parts that help us learn. In R.E we will learn about what Christian’s believe about God and the world around us.
AUTUMN TERM 2, 2025
Our writing for this half term will be based on ‘The Bear Under the Stairs’ by Helen Cooper and ‘The Bear and the Piano’ by David Litchfield. We will be writing our own information texts and letters as well as creating our own stories with the theme of bravery. In maths, we will continue our work on addition and subtraction, measuring with money and multiplication and division.
This half term we will be learning about the lives of famous explorers in our history lessons. We will focus on a selection of famous explorers including Ibn Battuta, Ernest Shakleton and Sunita Williams. These people and events will be added to timelines to develop a sense of chronology. In computing, we will be learning about online safety and how to use the internet responsibly.
In science, we will be exploring materials, what things are made of around our school and how we can change materials by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching. Our design and technology topic will be all about cooking and nutrition. We will be discovering the importance of a balanced diet and creating a tasty, balanced wrap to meet a design brief.
In P.E, we will be exploring the outdoors, developing orienteering skills and being creative with transport and movement in dance. In PSHE we will be learning how to celebrate what we are good at.
Our R.E. topic for the half term will be what Christians believe about Jesus, we will also be learning carols and songs ready for our Christmas production!
WHAT HAVE WE BEEN DOING IN YEAR 2 SO FAR THIS YEAR?
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