Curriculum Overview for Year 2 Summer 2015 Seaside and Holidays
Art & Design
Reading
 Develop phonics (small
guided reading group and
withdrawal groups)
 Read common suffixes
 Discuss and express views
about fiction (Katie Morag
stories)
 Non- fiction – nocturnal
animals – SATS
 Poetry – Seaside, holidays
 Begin to make inferences
from a variety of fiction
Writing – Katie Morag Focus
 Begin to plan ideas for
writing – character profile
 Make simple changes after
proof reading
 Develop stamina for writing
 Learn to spell common
common ‘exception’ words
 Use appropriate size letters
and spaces
 POWER focus generally
during all writing activities
Grammar
 POWER
 Re read work to ensure
all features of POWER are
included
Speaking and Listening
 Give individual talks from
personal research (nocturnal
animals)
 Ask and answer questions
confidently
 Participate in class assembly
in front of large audience
Geometry and Measures
 Capacity, Volume and
temperature – different
countries, plant survival
 Position, direction
 Tell the time to 5 mins
(Bus, train timetables)
 Line symmetry in a
vertical line
 Compare and sequence
intervals of time – link
holidays
 Choose appropriate
standard units to
measure length
Science
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Learning about animals and their habitats in
the local environment eg hedgerows,
meadows, woodlands and ponds/rivers
Learn about living things in deserts, seas, rivers
and rainforests
Find out about insects and invertebrates
Recognise which birds use the school grounds
and what food they eat
Plant seeds and bulbs (observe and discuss)
To identify and describe the structure of a
variety of flowering plants, the reproduction in
plants, what do plants need to grow
To look at the local environment through the
year to observe how plants grow
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Fractions and Data
 Recognise, find
name and write
fractions
 Interpret and
construct
pictograms, tally
charts, block
diagrams and
simple tables
(holiday
destinations and
transport) link ICT
Use a range of materials and techniques to
create pictures related to the seaside and
holidays
Learn about artists who have painted pictures on
a seaside theme and imitate their favourite
Observational drawings of seasonal changes,
minibeasts and seaside objects
Designs for kilts for different clans
Design & Technology
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Build and improve structure and mechanisms
including bridges (Katie getting to the islands)
Design and construct a variety of different means
of transport, eg car, ship, boat, trainetc
Understand where food comes from – summer
fruits and vegetables
Look at traditional foods from Scotland and
make foods for a picnic
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How holidays have changed over the years
Changes in transport for holidays
Victorian Holidays
Looking at history of Scotland and England,
including Kings and Queens of Scotland
Comparison of swim wear and holiday clothing
from years gone by to the present day
Family photographs present days compared to
photographs in the past
Changes in road structure over the years
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Modern
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Languages
Languages at register time
Gaelic language to listen to
Makaton and signing
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Education
Rounders
Kwik Cricket
Scottish dancing
Preparation for sports day
Walk around their local environment
Develop skills using small apparatus
Use basic vocabulary to describe a less familiar
area (Scottish Islands) to where they live
Use aerial images and other models to create
simple plans and maps using symbols
Use simple fieldwork and observational skills
to study the immediate environment
Can use different sources of information to
identify where famous landmarks and
geographical features are (Tourist information
for Penrith and Scottish Islands)
Explain where they would like to visit and why
Music
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Physical
Collecting data about bugs
Simple charting software to produce
pictograms and other basic charts
Presenting the data in different forms
Take photos on a topic theme, edit photos and
select best photos to print
Create a route for the roamer to travel on a
holiday or Katie Morag theme
Research plants and habitats
Geography
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History
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Mathematics
Number/Calculation
 Place Value to solve
problems
 Count in 2s, 3s, 5s, 10s
 Addition and Subtraction
 Multiplication of numbers
can be done in any order
 Division is not commutative
 Find the difference
 Recall and use addition and
subtraction facts to 20
fluently, and derive and use
related facts up to 100
 Big Maths Year 2 Term 3
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Computing
Traditional songs and instruments from
Scotland
Songs for going on holiday
Listen to and understand live and recorded
music
Make video recordings of themselves playing
instruments and singing
Make up music for the seaside and record
pictorially
Religious
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Education
Special Places – Visit to Quaker Meeting House
and to St Andrew’s Church.
Welcome/Baptism
Rules for Living – Jesus’ commandments: Love
your neighbour, Forgive and be forgiven.
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