What we will learn about in English?
What will we learn about in Science?
Different stories by the same author
Living Things and Habitats:
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Read and discuss a range of stories by Francesca Simon and Humphrey
Carpenter.
Use adjectives to describe a character and to write an extended
description of a character.
Think of questions to ask fictional character, using question marks
correctly.
Look at similarities and differences between stories.
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Explanations
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Read a range of explanation texts. Explore the features of an explanation
text. Plan and write an explanation text.
Plants:
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Really looking (Poetry)
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Learn a range of poems of by heart. Begin to identify simple words and
phrases to describe what they can see, hear, feel, smell and taste.
Make adventurous word choices and use adjectives in sentences. Write a
poem.
Answer questions on an unfamiliar text.
Continue to use full stops, capital letters, question marks and exclamation
marks accurately.
Begin to identify and use adverbs.
Recognise and use apostrophes to show possession (Alice’s book) and
contracted words (I’m, she’s).
What we will learn about in Mathematics?
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Count in steps of 2, 3 and 5 from 0 and in tens from any number, forward
and back. Begin to understand zero as a place holder. Use place value
and number facts to solve problems.
Know that fractions are linked to sharing and find fractions of lengths,
quantities, sets of objects and shapes.
Solve problems with addition and subtraction.
Know that multiplication is the opposite of division and use this to check
my answers. Connect the 2, 5 and 10 multiplication tables to each other.
Connect the 10 multiplication table to place value and the 5
multiplication table to the divisions on a clock. Continue to recognise
doubles and halves. Count in 3s and begin to learn the multiples of 3.
Estimate and measure length/height (m/cm); mass (kg/g); capacity
(litres/ml). Tell and write the time to five minutes, including quarter
past/to the hour
Identify and describe the properties of 2-D shapes, including the number
of sides and line symmetry in a vertical line. Identify and describe the
properties of 3-D shapes, including the number of edges, vertices and
faces.
Ask questions to decide if something is living, dead or has
never been alive.
Identify some plants and animals in global habitats.
Draw a map of a local habitat.
Identify and name minibeasts and their microhabitats.
Talk about how animals survive in their habitat.
Explain why animals in habitats need plants.
Draw a simple food chain.
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Label the main parts of a plant and tree.
Describe the stages in the life cycle of a plant.
Explain that plants need water, light and a suitable temperature
to grow.
Make observational drawings of plants.
Measure and record the growth of plants in a bar chart.
Explain how we can tell plants are living things.
Set up a simple test and make a prediction.
What will we learn about in RE?
Local Church: Books
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Talk about my feelings towards different books and wonder about the
importance of books in my life. Know that the Bible is a special book
that is split into the New and Old Testament and recall some of the
stories in the Bible. Talk about how the Gospels are used by the parish
family.
Eucharist: Thanksgiving
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Talk about my experiences of giving thanks and wonder how other feel
when they are thanked. Retell the story of the Last Supper and use words
and phrases from the Eucharist Mass to show how Catholics give thanks
to God.
Lent/Easter: Opportunities
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Say what we feel about using opportunities to do good things. Know
some religious stories linked to Lent, Holy Week and Easter. Describe
some ways that Christians use Lent to find ways of helping others.
What other new things will we learn?
Computing
History / Geography
Programming
Creating and debugging algorithms
Handling Data
Collect information, make and save
graphs and talk about the graphs I
have made.
Multimedia
Geography: Kenya - Place Knowledge
 Contrast Katie Morag’s home with
Kenya. Identify Kenya on a map,
and know some surrounding
countries. Name and locate seven
continents and five oceans. Use
world maps atlases globes Google
earth
Use technology to present my work and
know how to save and open files.
PE
Games
Ball skills: dribbling, kicking and
hitting.
Group / team games and inventing
rules.
Learn about developing a healthy
lifestyle. Know the importance of fire
safety. To set realistic goals and how
to plan to reach my goals.
Know how to develop good
relationships. Know how to deal with
bullying. Talk about how to
understand my feelings, managing my
feelings, stand up for myself and make
positive choices.
DT
Mother Nature
 Study Andy Goldsworthy’s
work. Look at lines, shapes and
colours in the natural objects.
Make a number of drawings of
natural objects; make a final
piece using natural objects.
Review what I have done and
say what I think and feel about it.
Food Technology
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To look at and evaluate a range
of existing sandwiches. To use
tools and equipment safely. To
design and create my own
sandwich. To evaluate my
sandwich and the process of
making my sandwich.
Learning and performing topic songs e.g.
different places.
Year Two
PSHE / Citizenship
Art
Music
Taught by Miss West
Zootime: Listening, appraising,
composing and performing music.
St John Vianney RC Primary School
Spring Term 1
Academic Year 2016 - 2017