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YEAR 2

SPRING TERM 1, 2026

In writing, we will be exploring ‘The Bear Under the Stairs’ by Helen Cooper. We will be writing information texts and creating our own story based on what animal we might discover in our houses. We will be reading and writing about ‘The Bear and the Piano’ by David Litchfield and creating persuasive writing pieces linked to themes in this book. Our maths topics this half term will be multiplication and division.

In science, we are focusing on living things and their habitats. We will identify the plants and animals that live in different environments and why they are suited to their environment. Our geography topic will be all about seasonal weather patterns in the U.K. and using atlases to explore hot and cold areas on Earth in relation to the equator and North and South poles.

In art we will be focussing on the artist Romare Bearden and consolidate knowledge of colour mixing and create textures in paint using different tools. Computing will introduce us to spreadsheets and how to use them to analyse data. Our Charanga music unit is ‘Sound and Symbol 1, A Glockenspiel Adventure!’. We will be learning to play three notes on a tuned instrument and to recognise the sound of different families of instruments and how each makes its sounds.

In RE, we will be learning all about Hinduism, what Hindus worship and their traditions. In P.S.H.E. we will be focussing on ‘Safe Relationships’ including online safety. We will also be visiting Safety Central to learn all about keeping safe.

In P.E. we will be learning orienteering skills and in our outdoor PE lessons we will be developing skills for net/wall games with a focus on tennis.

SPRING TERM 2, 2026

In English our focus texts will be ‘A Walk in London’ by Salvatore Rubbino and ‘The Great Fire of London’ by Emma Adams & James Weston Lewis. We will be focussing on non-fiction writing including writing a non-chronological report, letter and diary writing. In maths we will be learning about units of measurement and time.

In science, we will continue to learn about habitats in woodlands and gardens. We will investigate micro habitats and how animals depend on each other through food chains.

In design and technology we will be focussing on making stable structures by designing and constructing a suitable chair for baby bear.

Our computing unit will involve learning about questioning. They will learn to organise data using tally charts, pictograms, and simple branching databases to help sort and identify objects. Our Charanga music unit is ‘Sound And Symbol 2, A Glockenspiel Adventure!’ We will recognise and write music using dots, sticks & stave notation. We will also understand and use gradations of dynamics, such as crescendo (getting louder), to add interest to a performance.

In history, we will be learning about The Great Fire of London and will be taking a trip to Staircase House for an immersive experience learning about The Great fire of London in 1666.

For PSHE our Happy Minds unit is ‘relate’ and we will be considering about us belonging to a community. In RE we will be learning about Islam with a focus on the question ‘Why do Muslims believe it is important to obey God?’

For indoor P.E. we will focus on developing our gymnastic skills of travel, shapes and jumps. In outdoor PE we will be developing skills for invasion games with a focus on tag-rugby.