Berkswell Church of England Primary School
Curriculum Planning
Year 2
Theme
Term
English
Journey Through
Time
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Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Fiction: Unit 1 – Traditional
Stories
Mixed genre-writing in
purposeful contexts
X-Factor unit
Pole
to
Pole
To Infinity and
Beyond…
Spring 1
Spring 2
Poetry: Unit 3 – Patterns and
Themes
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X-Factor unit
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Fiction: Unit 4 – Play Script and
Performance: An Introduction to
Shakespeare
Summer 1
Summer 2
Fiction: Unit 5 – Author Study
Mixed Genre: Unit 6 – Journey
Stories
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X-factor unit
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Reading (BREAK) Text
Maths
The Hundred Mile an Hour Dog
Number and place value
Addition, subtraction, multiplication,
division
Fractions
Measures
Geometry
Statistics
Little Foxes
Number and place value
Addition, subtraction, multiplication,
division
Fractions
Measures
Geometry
Statistics
Matilda
Number and place value
Addition, subtraction, multiplication,
division
Fractions
Measures
Geometry
Statistics
Science
Materials
Living things
Local habitats
Plants
Animal and their needs
Local habitats
Habitats
Local habitats
Art
Pop Art
Water painting/ illustrations.
Animal sculptures/ collages
DT
Where does food come from?
Wheels and axles - space buggies
Free standing structures
Geography
Compass Directions
History
Changing times- comparing three
periods of history focusing on toys,
technology, food and music.
Important Historical Event: Moon Landing
Significant person in history: Neil
Armstrong
Race to the pole- Captain Scott
ICT
*previous years' units
may need to be taught
in order to address
skills required to
deliver the new
curriculum
Music
We are robots
We are
photographers
We are games
testers
We are detectives
We are zoologists
We are
researchers
We are robots
We are
photographers
We are games
testers
We are
detectives
We are zoologists
We are researchers
Ourselves
Toys
Our Land
Our bodies
Animals
Number
Story time
Seasons
Weather
Pattern
Water
Travel
PE
Real PE
Real PE
Real PE
Real PE
Real PE
Real PE
Games –
Throwing and
Catching
Dance – The
Three Little Pigs
Dance- reach for
the stars
Gym – Parts High
and Parts Low
Games –
Dribbling, kicking
and hitting.
Gym – Twisting and
Turning
PSD
New beginnings
Getting on and
falling out
Going for goals
Good to be me
Relationships
Changes
RE
Spreading the
word
Gifts and giving
People praying
Sacrifice
Islam
Rules for living
Identifying the 7 continents and 5 oceans.
Contrasting hot and cold areas
Local area- field work, maps and animals