YEAR 2
SPRING TERM 1, 2024
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 and money.
In science, we are focusing on living things and their habitats. We will learn about the rainforest and identify the plants and animals that live there 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 work of Henry Rousseau, creating paintings, collages and designing a rainforest t-shirt. Computing will introduce us to spreadsheets and how to use them to analyse data.
Our music topic will be ‘I wanna play in a band’ based on rock music and in RE, we will be learning all about Hinduism, what Hindus worship and their traditions.
In P.S.H.E., we will be learning how to relate to others and how we belong to a community. In P.E., we will be learning gymnastics skills in our indoor P.E. lessons and invasion games in our outdoor sessions. We will also be visiting Safety Central to learn all about keeping safe.
SPRING TERM 2, 2024
In writing, we are focussing on ‘The Owl and the Pussycat’ by Edward Lear and ‘Tadpole’s Promise’ by Jeanne Willis. We will be creating rhyming poems, lists and instructions as well as making our stories about changing animals. 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 creating a minibeast pouch using our textiles skills and in computing, we will be learning about questioning and data handling with pictograms and binary trees.
In history, we will be learning about life during World War 2 and how it would be different to today.
Our music theme will be ‘Zootime’ based on reggae music and in P.E., we will continue developing our gymnastic skills in rotation and routine. We will be playing net and wall-based games in our outdoor P.E. sessions.
WHAT HAVE WE BEEN DOING IN YEAR 2 THIS YEAR?
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