Autumn Term Year 2
English
Art
In English we are focusing on sentence structure and
We will be looking at the French artist Henri
In ICT the children will be
punctuation. The children will be extending sentences by
Rousseau focusing on his use of line and
developing their keyboard and
using conjunctions and developing their vocabulary choices
and use of different sentence starts. We will be covering a
ICT
colour in jungle scenes. We will then be using
typing skills. They will then use
the batik technique to create jungle animals.
this to present some final
outcome English work.
range of fiction and non-fiction topics including poetry, story
report writing and instructions.
D and T
In D and T the children will
be investigating structures.
Maths
They will experiment with a
range of different materials
before designing, making
In Maths we are following the ‘Rising Stars’ pathway. In each block
and evaluating their work.
the children cover a range of areas including number, shape, data
problem solving context. The problems will all link to our terms
topic work on ‘The Jungle’.
Indoor PE
During indoor PE we will be focusing on
developing agility, balance and coordination
through gymnastics. The children will be
Science
Our Science topic is habitats. We will
be looking at habitats in the local area
as well as habitats suitable for jungle
animals. We will investigate food
sources including plants and identify
different food chains.
History
building a sequence which they will then
perform to music from ‘The Jungle Book.’
developing ball skills. This will include
rolling, throwing, dribbling, passing and
Music
Our music lessons will be
based around ‘The Jungle’. We
will be learning some jungle
songs and finding out about
rhythm and beat.
In History we will be
finding out about Jungle
During outdoor PE we will be focusing on
catching.
and measures. Each block has a final outcome, which allows for the
children to demonstrate the skills that they have learnt within a
Outdoor PE
Geography
RE
We will create a timeline
In Geography we will be learning about
In RE we will be reading and
and fact file for each
jungles in different countries and continents
learning different stories
using maps and atlases. We will be comparing
from the bible. The children
our local area to the jungle environment
will also be writing prayers
incorporating the weather and climate.
which they will share at the
and Rainforest explorers.
explorer before becoming
explorers ourselves
around the school grounds.
end of the day.