Year 2
Curriculum map
Spring 1
2016
Traditional Tales
Core Subjects
English
Maths
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We will continue to learn the 2, 5 and
10 timetables.
We will begin to use standard units to
measure length, weight and capacity.
We will compare and order lengths,
mass, volume/capacity and record the
results using >, < and =.
We will find different combinations
of coins that equal the same amounts
of money.
We will interpret and construct
simple pictograms, tally charts, block
diagrams and simple tables.
We will ask and answer questions
about totalling and comparing
categorical data.
Problem solving continues to be a key
aspect in all areas of our
mathematics.
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In our Traditional Tales Unit, we will
be learning ‘Goldilocks and the Three
Bears.’
Please help your child learn their story
maps and class texts as it will help
them produce the best work possible
in class.
We will draw story maps of the
original story and our own.
We will innovate the story and write
our own versions.
We will dramatise the story using
puppets.
We will use a variety of different
sentence openers and connectives in
our story.
We will use a thesaurus to develop and
extend vocabulary in our writing.
Topic
Our topic this half term will be ‘Great Explorers’.
History
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In our ‘Great Explorers Unit’, we will learn about Ibn Battuta, Christopher Columbus, Neil
Armstrong and Robert Falcon Scott.
We will discuss the criteria for what makes a person significant.
We will consolidate our understanding of chronology by comparing the historical periods in
which these great explorers lived.
Science
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We will learn about “animals”. We will be
comparing a plant to an animal and be able to
explain similarities and differences.
We will learn about life cycles for animals
including a frog, a chicken and a butterfly.
We will compare ourselves as humans with
different animals and be able to explain
similarities and differences.
Art
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We will learn about Portraits.
We will use different materials and
techniques to make our own portraits.
We will explore the work of various artists
including, Pablo and Henri Matisse, and
create artwork inspired by them.
Foundation subjects
Information Communication
Technology
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This term be will use a programme
‘Microsoft Word’.
The children will learn to change
font style, colour and size of text.
We will learn to use the return key
to start a new line and shift key
for capital letters.
We will also visit different
websites related to our topic.
Religious Education
This half of term we will be learning
about Judaism and important
traditions within that faith.
Music
Music will be taught by the company J&C
Physical Education
• This half of term focuses on
learning and developing skills in
different sports.
• We will be doing this through bench
football and bench netball, both very
popular games!
• It also develops team work and
about how to deal with winning or
losing.
this term.
Physical Health and Social Education
This half of term we are following the
government scheme SEAL and the topic ‘It’s
good to be me’, where the children think
about what is good about themselves
and their friends and what they could work
towards improving.