R.E.
Exploring how people celebrate
Harvest. Finding out about how
Jews celebrate Sukkot, Passover
and Hanukah.
Music and French
In Music we will be performing
the round ‘London’s Burning’ and
composing our own versions of
the song.
In French, we will be learning
basic vocabulary including
colours.
Computing
Phonics – revisiting known sounds and
blends and using them to spell unknown
words.
New Beginnings- we will be learning
about where we belong in the world.
Getting on and Falling out/ Say no to
Bullying- will be learning the best
ways to relate to each other.
Maths
Year 2
Autumn Term
Literacy
Personal, social, emotional
development
Learning how to critique
a basic computer game
and then create a simple
game of their own.
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Poetry – Reading and writing Animal
Poems using descriptive language.
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Fiction –Using the stories of ‘Kassim and
the Hungry fox’ and ‘Voices in the Park’to write our own stories.
The Great Fire of London
Science
Non-Fiction – We will be writing an
explanation text about how the Great
fire of London started.
History
P.E.
Art and Design Technology
Art - Sculpture – Exploring ‘Still Life’
using objects found in Pepys’ study
during the time of the ‘Great fire of
London’.
DT – Creating emergency vehicles designing and making an emergency
vehicle using axles and chassis.
Counting, Partitioning & Calculating
Securing number facts, understanding
shape
Handling Data and Measures
Calculating, measuring and understanding
shape
Securing number facts, relationships and
calculating.
Gymnastics – We will be
creating gymnast
sequences using mats and
benches.
Ball skills- We will be
playing lots of different
games to improve our
throwing and catching
skills.
Great fire of London –
retelling the story,
understanding what
happened.
Learning about Living Things and their
habitats. Exploring which plants and
animals live in our local environment
and how they survive. Investigating
what plants need to help them grow.