St John’s C of E Primary School, Hindley Green 2016-17
Long Term Plan For Year Group - 2
Subject
Topic Titles
Maths
English
Grammar
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Spring 1
Spring 2
Summer1
Summer 2
Time Warp
Travellers
Horrible Histories
Paws, Claws and
Whiskers
Where Did the Little
Pigs Go Wrong?
Map Masters and
Street Detectives
Bright Lights Big
City
Changes within
Tudors and Stuarts
living memory
Significant people
(History Skills drive) in history
Chronological study
(History Skills drive)
Animals and their
habitats.
(Science and
Geography Skills
Drive)
Everyday Materials
(Science skills
drive)
Local area study
with comparison to
contrasting location
(Geography Skills
Drive)
4 Countries and
captials of Great
Britain
(Geography Skills
Drive)
Place value
Add/ subtract
Measure m/cm g/kg
Shape
Place value
Mass / weight
2d and 3d shape
Counting money
Multiplication
Division
Length / mass
Addition
Subtraction
Time
Fraction
Position / direction
Place value
Addition
Subtraction
Position / direction
Volume
/temperature
shape
Non chronological
reports
Quest/adventure
Time
Multiplication
Division
Difference
Measure
Sorting
Data handling
Stories by same
author
Poetry
Julia Donaldson
Place value
Multiplication
Fractions
Measure - capacity
Time
Money problems
Traditional tales – 3
pigs original and
alternative version
Instructions
What a sentence needs – nouns, verbs, capital letter, finger space, full stops
Types of sentences
Punctuation – full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, apostrophes, inverted commas
Grammar – alphabetical ordering, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, past tense, sub-ordinate clauses
Familiar settings
Information texts
Poetry
Recounts
Letters/ postcards
Poetry
Fantastic Mr Fox
Anthony Browne
books
Anthony Browne
books
Crayon
Plants
Animals/ humans –
What plants need to staying healthy
grow
Parts of a plant
Life cycle of a plant
Animals , including
humans.
Identify and name
variety of common
animals, inc fish,
amphibians,
reptiles, birds and
mammals
Identify and name
common animals
Materials
Identify variety of
everyday materials
Distinguish
between object and
material it is made
from
Describe physical
properties of a
variety of materials
Investigations
Prediction
Fair testing
Reading
Science
Traditional tales –
variety of cultures
Poetry
Computing
Software
Keyboard / Boot up
/ log in /Shut down
Digital citizenship
Stranger Danger
online safety
Changes within
living memory.
History/
Geography
Events beyond
living memory that
are significant
Compare to parents nationally or
/ grandparents
globally.
Chronology –
sequence events,
Significant national
describe memories event
of key events on a
Study historical
timeline
figure
Compare
Family portraits
Art/DT
Design and make
frame
that are carnivores,
herebivores and
omnivores
Describe/ compare
the structure of a
variety of animals
Identify / describe
basic parts of
human body and
say which sense it
is associated with
Compare and group
materials based on
physical properties
Computer science
Computer set up
Software
Presentations
Save and retrieve
work
Geog –
Where different
animals live
Africa – comparison
Animal collages
Weaving
Design pop up
Christmas card
Build houses – junk
modelling
Programming
Beebots
Maps – zooming
in/out
Programming
Understand
geographical
similarities and
differences through
studying human
and physical
features of a small
area of the UK or a
contrasting non
European country.
Name, Locate and
identify
characteristics of
the four countries
and capital cities of
the UK and its
surrounding seas.
Local area – maps
Understand what a
map is and what it
needs to include
Human/physical
features of Hindley
Green
Local artist
(presentation –
powerpoint – 1
page per country)
Capital cities of UK
Locate/ name
countries / capitals
in UK.
Wigan comparison
to Liverpool
Paint wash
City landscape /
landmarks
silhouettes
RE
Music
P.E.
PSHE
Educational
Visits
The Bible
Good News
Christmas
Jesus friend to
everybody
Easter symbols
The Church
Ascension and
Pentecost
Carnival of the
animals
Music through the
decades
Skills Focus- The
elements/ Rhythm
Invasion Games
Developing
balance, coordination and
agility.
Singing is fun:
Nativity
Skills Focus:
Rhythm Grids
Junk Band: Make
and Shake
Skills FocusForm/Texture
The Wild Bunch:
Singing
(Environment)
Skills Focus: The
Elements of Music
Composing: Nature
Skills Focus:
Melody
Singing:
Performance
Skills Focus: Aural
Skills
Gymnastics
Using key shapes
to develop
flexibility, strength,
control, balance
and technique.
Dance
Planning,
performing and
evaluating dances
using a range of
movement patterns.
Striking and
Fielding
Developing
individual and small
group throwing,
catching and
receiving skills.
Athletics
Families
Healthy eating
Friendships
Invasion games
Further
development of
fundamental skills
linking to
participating in
modified team
games.
Keeping Safe
Where I live
Changes
/Transition
Parents disco
Roald Dahl Xmas
Tatton park
World of Glass
Local Walk
Liverpool museum
Developing the
fundamental skills of
agility, balance, coordination to form the
basis of running,
jumping, throwing
and catching.