Y2 Annual Curriculum Overview 2016-17
Term
theme
cross curricular opportunities
Autumn 1
Narrative stories
Poetry
Non-fiction
Recount
Castles
(Trip to Windsor
Castle)
History Henry V111
Science Living Things and their
Habitats part 1
Geography Places in the World
DT castle drawbridge
PSHCE New Beginnings
ART Drawing (Castle sketch and
watercolour)
PE Gymnastics Supporting Body
Weight- Parts high and Low
Dance V.Sabin Yr2 Unit 1
COMPUTING Online safety (see
plan)
History- Great Fire of London
History of local area-Highway
men (geography)
Art-Highway man (light and
shadow) Klimt background
Science Materials (Famous
Scientist)
RE The church/Christmas
PSHCE Getting on and Falling out
PE Gymnastics Pathways-straight,
zigzag, curving
Games Throwing & Catching
COMPUTING Online safety
Geography-Rainforest
Geography- weather patterns
(Equator and Polar regions)
Science Living Things and their
Habitats part 2
RE How do Muslim’s pray/What is
prayer?
PSHCE Going for Goals
ART-Mixed media
PE Dance V.Sabin Yr2 Unit 2
Gymnastics Turning, twisting and
Autumn 2
Poetry reciting
Poetry writing
Writing about real events
Caption
Wanted poster (character
description)
Advert
Spring 1
Character description
Setting description
Letters (comparisons of life in
localities)
Non-fiction
Rainforest
Literacy main emphasis and key
Objectives e.g. language/vocab,
organisation, audience or grammar
Grammar:
Text- past tense
Punctuation-capital letters and full stops,
?s, !s, commas in lists
Terminology-sentences, noun, noun
phrase, adjective, preposition, time
ordering words, conjunction
Maths main emphasis and key
Objectives.
Grammar:
Text- past tense
Punctuation-capital letters and full stops,
?s, !s, commas in lists
Terminology-sentences, noun, noun
phrase, adjective, similes, time ordering
words, statement, question, command,
exclamation, conjunction
Measurement (time)
Division (fractions)
Geometry shape (fractions)
Geometry Position & Direction
Place Value Money
Statistics
Grammar:
Text- past tense, present tense
Punctuation-capital letters and full stops,
?s, !s, ( ), commas in lists
Terminology- sentences, noun, noun
phrase, adjective, similes, verb, adverb
preposition, time ordering words,
statement, question, exclamation,
command, conjunction
Number and place value
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
Division
Fractions
Number and place value
Addition
Subtraction
Measurement (length)
Multiplication
Spring 2
Narrative about the personal
experiences of others (real)
Character description
Persuasive letter
Non-Fiction
Summer 1
Instructions
Narrative about the personal
experiences of others (real)
Summer 2
Persuasive letter
Labelled picture
Advert
Wanted poster
Ourselves
Growing
spinning
COMPUTING Online safety
History of local area -Samuel
Cody
Science-Animals including
Humans part 1
DT- Superhero Puppet
RE Who is Jesus’ friends/Easter
PSHCE Good to be me
ART Seurat
PE Gymnastics Linking
movements together
Dance V.Sabin Yr2 Unit 3
COMPUTING Online safety
Science- Animals including
Humans part 2
RE The Qur’an /Who is
Muhammad (pbuh)
PSHCE Relationships
ART Georgia O’Keeffe paintings
and tile
PE Dance V.Sabin Yr2 Unit 4
Games Hockey and Football
COMPUTING Online safety
PSHCE-Ourselves
Science- Plants
Art – Art Exhibition focus
Geography-locate continents and
oceans
DT –Bread based product from
around the world
RE What might God be like?/Who
is Allah?
PSHCE Changes
PE Games Bats/balls and
Rounders
Games Sports day practice
COMPUTING Online safety
Grammar:
Text- past tense, present tense
Punctuation-capital letters and full stops,
?s, !s, ( ), commas in lists
Terminology-sentences, noun, noun
phrase, adjective, preposition, time
ordering words, statement, question,
exclamation, command, conjunction
Measurement (time)
Measurement (Mass)
Geometry shape
Geometry Position & Direction
Place Value Money
Statistics
Grammar:
Text- past tense, present tense
Punctuation-capital letters and full stops,
?s, !s, ( ), commas in lists, apostrophes
Terminology-sentences, noun, noun
phrase, adjective, preposition, time
ordering words, statement, question,
exclamation, command, conjunction
Number and place value
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
Division
Fractions
Grammar:
Text- past tense, present tense
Punctuation-capital letters and full stops,
?s, !s, , ( ), commas in lists, apostrophes
Terminology-sentences, noun, noun
phrase, adjective, preposition, time
ordering words, statement, question,
exclamation, command, conjunction
Measurement (Capacity)
Measurement (time)
Measurement (Temperature)
Geometry shape
Geometry Position & Direction
Place Value Money
Statistics