Year 2
Year 2 Overview 2022-2023
| Autumn A | Autumn B | Spring A | Spring B | Summer A | Summer B | |
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| Maths | Baseline assessments Place value Counting to 100 Addition and Subtraction Regrouping and Renaming Maths No Problem |
Multiplication Arrays Commutativity Division Grouping and sharing Maths No Problem |
Number and place value: estimating, counting and comparing quantities Addition and subtraction: using recall of addition and subtraction facts and mental calculation strategies Addition and subtraction: using partitioning and counting on strategies Multiplication and division: repeated addition and subtraction, arrays, grouping and using times tables facts Fractions Maths No Problem |
Length Measuring cm and m Mass Weighing g and kg Temperature Picture Graphs Maths No Problem |
2D shapes 3D shapes Maths No Problem |
Time Volume Maths No Problem |
| English | Colourful Semantics Sentence structure Egg Drop Instructions Dragon Character description 3 Little Wolves Retell |
Firework poems Poetry Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth Non-Fiction Non-Chronological Report The Snowman Character/setting description |
Coming to England Letter Superworm Character Description Narrative Wallace and Gromit Explanation texts |
Blue Planet |
Argh Spider! Character Description (1 week) Narrative (2 weeks) Hom Non- chronological report |
The Hackney Martian Retell Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World Non-chronological report Rhyming Rabbits Poetry |
| Science | Living things and their habitats Scientist Link - David Attenborough (biologist, naturalist and conservationist) |
Use of everyday materials Scientist Link - Charles Macintosh (invented waterproof material) |
Use of everyday materials Plants Scientist Link - Leo Grindon (local botanist) |
Plants Scientist Link - Leo Grindon |
Animals, including humans Scientist Link - Ignaz Semmelweis (pioneer of antiseptic procedures) |
Animals, including humans |
| Computing | Computing systems and networks 1: What is a computer? | Programming 1: Algorithms and debugging | Computing systems and networks 2: Word processing | Programming 2: ScratchJr | Creating media: Stop motion | Data handling: International Space Station |
| RE | Who is a Muslim and what do they believe? | Who is Jewish and what do they believe? | What can we learn from sacred books? | How and why do we celebrate special and sacred times? | How and why do we celebrate special and sacred times? | How should we care for others and the world and why does it matter? |
| History | Events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally Why is it important to remember events from the past? Gunpowder Plot, Walter Tull. |
The lives of significant Individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements Why were Mary Seacole and Edith Cavell both heroes? |
The lives of significant Individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements What were the achievements of the greatest explorers? |
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| Geography | Locational Knowledge; Human and Physical Name, locate and identify characteristics of the four countries and capital cities of the UK and surrounding seas |
Locational knowledge Human and Physical Name and locate seven continents and five oceans Locate the Equator and North and South Poles |
Human and physical; Fieldwork Compare an area of Jamaica to an area of UK |
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| Art & Design | Painting and Drawing Mix and name primary and secondary colours Sculpture Make a mini beast sculpture |
Sculpture Make a mini beast sculpture |
Collage Make a collage of an ocean scene |
Sculpture Make a clay mandala |
Printing Print using a wide range of materials |
Drawing and Painting |
| PSCHE | Mental and emotional health | Positive relationships | Keeping Safe | Living in the wider world | Healthy lifestyles | Relationships and health education |
| Design & Technology | Global Goal 15- Life on Land Theme: Sustainability Activity: Design a mini beast microhabitat |
Global Goal 15- Life on Land Theme: Sustainability Activity: Design a mini beast microhabitat |
Global Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production Theme: Recycling STUDY: Coco Chanel- link to fantastically great women who changed the world Activity: Create bags using old clothing |
Global Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production Theme: Recycling STUDY: Coco Chanel- link to fantastically great women who changed the world Activity: Create bags using old clothing |
Global Goal 2: Zero hunger Cooking Theme: Healthy choices Activity: Create a healthy savoury snack (using pastry and fillings) |
Global Goal 2: Zero hunger Cooking Theme: Healthy choices Activity: Create a healthy savoury snack (using pastry and fillings) |
| Music | Play given rhythms Play/sing with varying dynamics/tempo Create musical patterns with a partner Bob Marley |
Trace shape of a song Read simple rhythms (crotchets / quavers) Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker |
Create an ostinato rhythm Clap pulse against rhythm |
Improvise rhythms Play pulse against rhythm Storm Benjamin Britten |
Explore metre Read simple pitch notation (G and E) Sea Shanties |
Explore metre Experiment with, create, select and combine sounds The Beatles |
| PE | Games: Fundamental Skills 3 Dance: Fire of London Gym: Spinning/Turning and twisting |
Games: Fundamental Skills 2 Dance: Fireworks Gym: Spinning/Turning and twisting (Apparatus) |
Games: Invasion Skills 2 Dance: Under The Sea Gym: Stretching/Curling and Arching |
Games: Target Games Dance: Mini Beasts Gym: Stretching/Curling and Arching (Apparatus) |
Games: Dodgeball Dance: Pirates Gym: Pathways, Straight/zigzag/curving |
Games: Athletics Dance: Class Production Gym: Pathways, Straight/zigzag/curving (Apparatus) |