TETSWORTHPRIMARYSCHOOLCLASS2
2016/2017
TERM 1
September 2016 – December 2016
TERM 2
January 2017 – April 2017
TERM 3
April 2017 – July 2017
MATHS
MATHS
MATHS
New 2014 Mathematics Curriculum using Abacus Plans for Years 2/3
New 2014 Mathematics Curriculum using Abacus Plans for
Years 2/3
New 2014 Mathematics Curriculum using Abacus Plans for Years
2/3
ENGLISH
The English Programme of Study to be followed with the following areas forming the basis for the reading, writing, spelling and grammar work for each individual term.
Legends – Robin Hood
Stories in Familiar Settings –
Books by the same illustrator
The Huge Bag of Worries – Anthony Browne.
Angry Arthur by H Oram
The adventures of Robin Hood by M Williams
Disney’s animated Robin Hood – DVD
Once Upon an Ordinary School Day – C. McNaughton.
In The Attic by H Oram
The Huge Bag of Worries – V. Ironside.
Millie’s Marvellous Hat by S Kitamura
Instructions and explanations
The Usborne Official Detective’s Handbook by Various
Information Texts – Think of an eel – K. Wallace.
Non-chronological reports
Poems on a theme: monsters
Let’s Learn About Eels – B. Sartari.
Report on Unicorns – Hamilton Group Reader
It’s Behind You by P Cookson and D Harmer
Fantastic Facts about Electric Eels – M. Merchant.
Tell Me a Dragon by J Morris
What are Monsters like? – Hamilton Group Reader
A study of a poet – Benjamin Zephaniah.
Poems by the same writer
Funky Chickens – B. Zephaniah.
Please Mrs Butler by Allan Ahlberg
Stories from the recent past
Madeline by L Bemelmans
Traditional Tales –
Stories with an element of fantasy
Madeline in London by L Bemelmans
Use Your Imagination – N. Byrne.
Otto the Book Bear by K Cleminson
Flat Stanley by J Brown
Good Little Wolf – N. Shireen.
The Library Lion by M Knudsen
Persuasive writing
The Scariest Baddy Ever.
The Cat in the Kitchen – Hamilton Group Reader
The Promise by N Davies
Letters
Recounts
The Hueys in It Wasn’t Me by O Jeffers
Saluki Hound of Bedouin by J Johnson
The Journey by A Becker
Stuck by O Jeffers
The Great Serum Race, Blazing the Iditarod Trail by D S Miller
Poems of the World – nature poems
All the Wild Wonders edited by W Cooling
Classic Poems
The Cat’s Journey – Hamilton Group Reader
The Works 2 chosen by B Moses and P Corbett
The Owl and the Pussy-cat by E Lear
Humorous poems
Essential books:
The Further Adventures of the Owl and the Pussy-cat by J
The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems edited by J Crebin
Donaldson
Grammar includes:
Macavity the Mystery Cat by T.S. Eliot
Year 2: Use expanded noun phrases to describe and specify.
The Song of Mr Toad – Hamilton Group Readers
Demarcate sentences using capital letters, full stops, question and
The Works chosen by P Cookson
exclamation marks.
SCIENCE
Scientific skills – To be able to ask simple questions and be able to suggest answers from what they have observed, to be able to use simple scientific equipment and perform simple tests, to be able to identify
and classify common objects, animals and plants, to begin to record findings in different ways.
Year 2 (with Year 1)
Animals including humans
Year 2 (with Year 1)
Everyday Materials
Year 2 (with Year 1)
Plants
Describe the basic needs of animals, including humans, for survival
(water, food and air)
Identify, name, draw and label the basic parts of the human body and
say which part of the body is associated with each sense
Describe how animals obtain their food from plants and other
animals, using the idea of a simple food chain, and identify and name
To be able to distinguish between an object and the material it is
made of, identify and name a range of common materials, describe the
physical properties of these materials in simple terms, to compare and
group materials on these simple physical features.
To be able to identify and name common wild and garden plants,
including deciduous and evergreen trees, to be able to identify
and name the basic structure of a variety of common flowering
plants including trees.
Observe the changes that take place across out 4 seasons, observe
Observe the changes that take place across out 4 seasons,
Seasonal Changes
Seasonal Changes
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different sources of food.
Know that animals, including humans, have offspring which grow into
adults
The importance for humans of exercise, healthy eating and hygiene.
Identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are
suited and describe how different habitats provide for the basic
needs of different kinds of animals and plants, and how they depend
on each other
the weather commonly associated with the seasons and how hours of
daylight vary.
observe the weather commonly associated with the seasons and
how hours of daylight vary.
Recognise that a switch opens and closes a circuit and associate this
with whether or not a lamp lights in a simple series circuit.
To construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming
its basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers.
To associate sound with something vibrating.
That sounds get fainter the further you are from the source.
About how sound travels outwards from a source through
different materials.
That there are different ways in which sounds can be varied.
About patterns between pitch and size of the sound source.
Year 3 (with Year 4)
Animals including Humans – Habitats and Food Chains.
Construct and interpret a variety of food chains and food webs.
Identify producers, predators and prey.
Recognise that living things are interdependent.
Recognise that animals and plants are suited to and adapt to their
environment.
Investigate living things in a considerate way.
Nutrition –
Year 3 (with Year 4)
Electricity –
Animals including Humans –Digestive System and Teeth.
To know that different kinds of human teeth and understand how the
shape of teeth is linked to their function.
To consider the link between the shape of teeth and diet.
To know which foods are most damaging for the teeth.
To understand why we need to brush teeth to remove plaque.
To know how we can care for our teeth.
To plan on investigation into the effect of different drinks on teeth
Sorting foods/ Digestion.
Identify that animals, including humans, need the right types and
amount of nutrition, and that they cannot make their own food; they
get nutrition from what they eat
Gathering, recording, classifying and presenting data in a variety of
ways to help in answering questions.
ICT
Roald Dahl and Computer Networks.
ICT
Kings and Castles and Searching Technologies.
To understand computer networks including the internet; how they
can provide multiple services, such as the World Wide Web; and the
opportunities they off for communication and collaboration.
To use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly.
To use search technologies effectively.
To use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly.
Coding using Scratch
Writing Algorithms.
Year 3 (with Year 4)
Sound –
About the relationship between volume and strength of vibrations.
Light –
Understand that dark is the absence of light.
Set up an investigation and make predictions.
Understand how surfaces reflect light.
Recognise that a mirror appears to reverse an image.
Identify some parts of the eye.
ICT
Data and Programming.
To select, use and combine a variety of software to
design and create a range of content that accomplish
given goals, including collecting and presenting data and
information.
Superheroes and Safety Online.
To use search technologies effectively.
To use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly; recognise
acceptable/unacceptable behaviour; identify a range of ways to
report concerns about content and contact.
Cross Curricular Topic Work
Rivers and the Water Cycle
Understand and describe the key aspects of physical geography
including: rivers, mountains and the water cycle.
Use maps, atlases, globes and digital computer mapping to locate
countries and describe the features studied.
Use atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries
and describe features.
Extend knowledge to include the location and characteristics of a
range of the world’s most significant human and physical
characteristics.
Cross Curricular Topic Work
Stone Age to Iron Age – visit Hill End
The Roman Empire (British History beyond 1066)
To develop a chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of
world history, establishing clear narratives within the periods they
study.
To understand how our knowledge of the past is constructed from a
range of sources.
Develop a chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of
British, local and world history, establishing clear narratives within
Cross Curricular Topic Work
The Chilterns (a region of the UK)
Locality Study
Dangerous Animals / Sacred and Mythical Animals
Art/D.T.
Instruments used in Peter & Wolf. Make own instruments
and drama for Duck’s story.
Draw/label camouflaged animal.
Make Animal masks.
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Art/DT
Develop their techniques including their control and their use of
materials (collage) with creativity and experimentation.
Appreciate and understand a wide range of high quality live and
recorded music drawn from different traditions and from great
composers and musicians.
Select from and use a wide range of tools and equipment to perform
practical tasks [for example, cutting, shaping, joining and finishing],
accurately.
Select and use a wider range of materials and components, according
to their functional properties and aesthetic qualities
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and across the periods they study with regard to the
Stone Age / Iron Age
Weather Experts – Climates around the World
Research world locational knowledge and use geographical language
(poles, equator, continent, ocean and the 5 key climate zones).
Understand that climates vary in different parts of the world.
Form an understanding of hot climates.
Perform collaborative weather-based chants, related to the weather
in either the UK or South Africa.
R.E
Year 2 (with Year 1)
R.E
Year 2 (with Year 1)
R.E.
Year 2 (with Year 1)
Christianity Harvest
Judaism – Sukkot
Remembrance day (Don’t Forget Remembrance Day- (Monica Highes)
Christianity –Advent /Christmas
Judaism – stories
Christianity- Epiphany
Islam - Believing
Christianity – Easter
Judaism - Pesach
Islam- stories of Muhammad
Islam / Christianity - Belonging
Year 3 (with Year 4)
Christianity – symbols and Christian expression
Easter
Islam – inspirational people
Christianity – The 10 Commandments
Remembrance Day
Christmas
Year 3(with Year 4)
Year 3(with Year 4)
Christianity – inspirational people
Teachings and authority
P.S.H.E. / Values
P.S.H.E. / Values
P.S.H.E / Values
New Beginnings
Getting On and Falling Out
Anti-Bullying Week
Responsibility
Co-operation
Tolerance
Appreciation
Going for Goals
Good to Be Me
Honesty
Caring
Hope
Relationships
Changes
Understanding
Respect
Friendship
Courage
Physical Education
Physical Education
Football
Year 3 - Swimming
Dance
P.E.
Hockey
Year 3 Swimming
Music
Music
Physical Education
Badminton/Tennis
Rounders
Athletics – Track and Field
Year 3 Swimming
Music
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Using their voices expressively and creatively – link to Harvest
Festival and Christmas Celebrations
Instruments – recorder/keyboards
Using their voices expressively and creatively – link to Easter Service
Instruments – recorder/keyboards
To experiment with, create, select and combine sounds using the
inter-related dimensions of music.
Instruments – recorder/keyboards
French
French
French
Greetings to other children and adults. Alphabet and names.
Numbers, months of the year and birthdays.
Where we live, our families and pets.
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Harvest Service - St Giles’s Tetsworth
Children in Need
Singing for the Senior Citizens of Tetsworth
Christmas Nativity Service -St Giles’s Church Tetsworth
Young Voices Choir – London
Sign2Sing
Easter Experience
Easter Service
World Book Day
School Sleepover
End of Key Stage Tests
Music Evening
Graduation Evening
Sports Day
NOTE- this plan is a guide to 2016/2017 and may be changed as the year progresses.