Newport Community School Primary Academy
Main Themes in Each Subject by Year Group
Year TwoHost Country: Australia / Autumn Term / Spring Term / Summer Term /
Topic / · Lights, Camera, Action! / · Where Will Work Take Me? / · Leaders Change Lives
Maths
(Ongoing through the year) / Number Sense
· Counting in steps of 2,3, 5 and 10 forwards and backwards from any number
· Comparing and ordering numbers up to 100 and using <,> and =
· Using what they know about numbers to solve problems
· Recognising odd and even numbers
· Remembering and using multiplication and division facts for the 2, 5, and 10 times tables / Additive Reasoning
· Solving problems with addition and subtraction in their heads, with equipment and on paper
· Knowing pairs of numbers that make 20 and the related subtraction facts, and, from these, working out facts to 100
· Adding and subtracting money, including giving change / Multiplicative Reasoning
· Solving problems with multiplication and division in their heads, with equipment and on paper
· Recognising, finding and naming ½, ¼, 2/4 and ¾ of lengths, a set of objects or quantity / Geometric Reasoning
· Recognising, finding and naming ½, ¼, 2/4 and ¾ of shapes
· Describing position, direction and movement
English / See Literacy Curriculum Overview documents.
Communications and Oracy
(Ongoing through the year) / · Listen with sustained concentration and ask relevant questions
· Describe the key points of what they have learnt
· Speak in an audible voice / · Use appropriate language when explaining
· Take part in discussions
· Compromise in order to make group decisions / · Participate in conflict resolution
· Compose sentences orally using varied language choices to support their understanding of different sentence types
· Give their opinions stating reasons
Science and Technology
(including Design Technology) / · Finding out about sound sources and how we hear sound
· Constructing simple electrical circuits
· Designing and making a simple device that uses electricity and sound e.g. a gameshow buzzer / · Knowing about, sorting, comparing and grouping objects and the materials they are made from
· Understanding how forces can move and change materials and objects
· Creating a device that has a moving mechanism / · Exploring the basic needs for humans and other animals
· Knowing how animals and habitats are suited to and depend upon each other
· Knowing about food chains
· Understanding ways to protect environments
· Preparing a simple dish healthily and hygienically
(Ongoing through the year) / · Observing, explaining and recording
· Asking and answering questions / · Fair testing
· Measuring / · Investigating
· Planning
· Evaluating
IT and Computing / Digital Creativity
· Painting neatly with different brush styles and sizes
· Editing a photo
Multi-media Authoring
· Labelling photos
· Creating presentations using pictures and text
· Creating an animated scene / Computing
· Creating and debugging simple programs
· Drawing graphs and changing their appearance / Text and Graphics
· Typing quickly
· Changing font size and colour
· Inserting images into documents
(Ongoing through the year) / E-Safety
· Understanding digital communication / · Using hyperlinks to explore websites / · Using the internet safely and knowing what to do if content upsets them
Global Learning
(Citizenship) / · Knowing the value of others in the wider world as equal and showing them interest and concern
· Empathising with others and compromising to make group decisions
· Knowing about conflicts and how they can be resolved / · Knowing the value of others in the wider world as equal and showing them interest and concern
· Understanding individuality
· Knowing about how human activity affects the environment, and how sustainability will affect their future / · Knowing the value of others in the wider world as equal and showing them interest and concern
· Understanding individuality
· Knowing what is meant by ‘rich’ and ‘poor’
· Understanding what is fair or unfair and recognising the need to combat unfairness
Faith and Belief (RE) / Thinking about the questions:
· What is the best way for a Jew to show commitment to God?
· Does praying at regular intervals help Muslims in their everyday lives? / Thinking about the questions:
· Does completing Hajj make a person a better Muslim?
· Is it possible to be kind to everyone all the time? / Thinking about the questions:
· Why did God give Jesus to the world?
· Is it true that Jesus came back to life again?
Creative Arts
(Art and Design) / · Painting
· Colour mixing / · 3D sculpture / · Sketching/drawing
(Ongoing through the year) / · Learning about different artists
· Using art for self-expression / · Visiting an art gallery or working with and artist / · Exploring and evaluating art work
Humanities
(Geography and History) / · Finding out about Australia
· Using maps and other sources to find information
· Comparing the UK with a non-European country
· Using geographical vocabulary for key human and physical features
· Comparing past and present using a range of sources / · Using geographical vocabulary for physical and human features and using compass points
· Using maps and other sources to find information
· Naming and locating the seven continents and five oceans
· Understanding how climate and the weather affects different locations / · Asking and answering questions about the past using a range of sources from different viewpoints
· Communicating historical knowledge and understanding in different ways
· Knowing about a range of events and stories about people from a variety of cultures in the past
Physical Health and Wellbeing / · Talking about talents and areas for development
· Showing consideration, empathy and respect to all different kinds of people
· Managing feelings
· Understanding friendships / · Managing money
· Understanding the concept of ‘value’
· Knowing about different cultures and religions / · Understanding responsibilities, rules and laws
· Knowing about bullying and what to do if they are being bullied
· Understanding how diet and exercise affects health
· Knowing how the human body works, including the life cycle
Primary Languages / · Knowing about different languages spoken in school
· Finding out where Arabic and Spanish are spoken
· Counting and greeting in Arabic and Spanish / · Describing colours in Arabic and Spanish / · Performing songs and stories in Arabic and Spanish
· Understanding that lives and traditions are different in different Arabic and Spanish speaking countries
Music
(Taught across the year) / · Playing mixed pitched percussion and in mixed ensemble
· Handling and playing instruments with control / · Reading 2 chords from a tab
· Reading simple notation on 5 lines / · Singing, including to accompany themselves and others
· Knowing about rhythm and pitch
PE
(Taught across the year) / · Exploring a range of actions with coordination, control and expression
· Copying actions and ideas and recognising good quality in performance / · Warming up and cooling down
· Choosing and varying tactics
· Understanding how exercise affects their heart and breathing / · Understanding how to improve their own work
· Knowing how to use equipment safely
July 2017