Curriculum map2016-17 Year 2

Year 2 / Autumn 1 / Autumn 2 / Spring 1 / Spring 2 / Summer 1 / Summer 2
Author – Roald Dahl Composer – Prokiev (Peter and the Wolf) OR Saint Saens (Carnival of the Animals)? Artist?
English / Room on the broom
Descriptive writing
Recount
Story
Titanic: Lost and Found Judy Donnelly
Story of the Titanic
Information texts
Recount
Persuasion / The Twits
Descriptive writing
Story
Argument and discussion
Charlie and the chocolate factory
Story
Explanation / A range of information books
Instructions
On The Moon Anna Milbourne & Benji Davies
The Pirate Cruncher Jonny Duddle / Tyrannosaurus Drip Julia Donaldson
Story
Informal letters
Harry’s Dinosaurs
Explanation / Beegu
Story writing
Description
Handa’s Surprise
Explanation
Description / Winnie goes to the seaside
Story
Instructions/ recipes
Posters
Menu
Description
Recount
Speech
Billy’s Bucket Kes Gray & Garry Parsons
Tiddler Julia Donaldson
Maths / Number and place value (2 weeks)
Addition and subtraction (4 weeks)
Measurement: length and mass (2 weeks) / Graphs (2 weeks)
Multiplication and Division (3 weeks) / Measurement: money (3 weeks)
Geometry: Properties of shape (3 weeks) / Number: Fractions (4 weeks)
Consolidating weaker areas (2 weeks) / Measurement: Time (2 weeks)
Measurement: Capacity and greater, equal to and less that (2 weeks) / Consolidate weaker areas
Post SATs Project work
Science / Uses of everyday materials
What is our school made of?
Identify and compare the suitability of a variety of everyday materials, including wood, metal, plastic, glass, and brick. Find out how the shapes of solid objects made from some materials can be changed by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching. / Uses of everyday materials
What is our school made of?
Identify and compare the suitability of a variety of everyday materials, including wood, metal, plastic, glass, and brick. Find out how the shapes of solid objects made from some materials can be changed by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching. / Living things and habitats
(food chain focus)
Why would a dinosaur not make a good pet?
Explore and compare the differences between things that are living, dead, and things that have never been alive 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§ identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including micro habitats describe how animals obtain their food from plants and other animals, using the idea
of a simple food chain, and identify and name different sources of food
Harry’s Dinosaurs Ian Whybrow / Living things and habitats
(habitats focus)
Why would a dinosaur not make a good pet?
Explore and compare the differences between things that are living, dead, and things that have never been alive 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§ identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including micro habitats describe how animals obtain their food from plants and other animals, using the idea
of a simple food chain, and identify and name different sources of food
Harry’s Dinosaurs Ian Whybrow
Tyrannosaurus Drip Julia Donaldson / Animals including Humans
How will 5 a day help to keep me healthy?
Notice that animals, including humans, have offspring which grow into adults find out about and describe the basic needs of animals, including humans, for survival (water, food and air) describe the importance for humans of exercise, eating the right amounts of different
types of food, and hygiene.
Handa’s Surprise Eileen Brown / Plants
What do tomato plants need to grow?
Observe and describe how seeds and bulbs grow into mature plants find out and describe how plants need water, light and a suitable temperature to grow
and stay healthy.
Super Worm Julia Donaldson
Possible extension of living things and habitats.
Where did that racket come from?
Sound? Light? (Non-statutory requirement)
History / Events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally.
Why did the Titanic sink?
Events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally [for example, the Great Fire of London, the first aeroplane flight or events commemorated through festivals or anniversaries]
Titanic: Lost and Found Judy Donnelly
Story of
The Titanic
Steve Noon / Events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally.
Why did the Titanic sink?
Events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally [for example, the Great Fire of London, the first aeroplane flight or events commemorated through festivals or anniversaries]
Titanic: Lost and Found Judy Donnelly
Story of
The Titanic
Steve Noon / Significant people from Britain or abroad
Why were Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong very brave people?
The lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements. Some should be used to compare aspects of life in different periods [for example, Elizabeth I and Queen Victoria, Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong, William Caxton and Tim Berners-Lee, Pieter Bruegel the Elder and LS Lowry, Rosa Parks and Emily Davison, Mary Seacole and/or Florence Nightingale and Edith Cavell.
Geography / Geographical skills and fieldwork
Where has the T-Rex been spotted in Warrington?
Use world maps, atlases and globes to identify the United Kingdom and its countries, as well as the countries, continents and oceans studied at this key stage
Use simple compass directions (North, South, East and West) and locational and directional language [for example, near and far; left and right], to describe the location of features and routes on a map
Use aerial photographs and plan perspectives to recognise landmarks and basic human and physical features; devise a simple map; and use and construct basic symbols in a key
Use simple fieldwork and observational skills to study the geography of their school and its grounds and the key human and physical features of its surrounding environment.
Follow That Map Ritchie Scot / Place knowledge
Where would you prefer to live: England or Africa?
Understand geographical similarities and differences through studying the human and physical geography of a small area of the United Kingdom, and of a small area in a contrasting non-European country
Bringing The Leopard’s Drum Jessica Souhami
The rain to Kapiti plain V Ardeena
Locational knowledge
Name and locate the world’s seven continents and five oceans
Name, locate and identify characteristics of the four countries and capital cities of the
United Kingdom and its surrounding seas
To cover during a enrichment day / Human and physical geography
Why do we love to be beside the seaside?
Identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom and the location of hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the Equator and the North and South Poles
The Singing Mermaid Julia Donaldson & Lydia Monks
Snore Michael Rosen
Billy’s Bucket Kes Gray & Garry Parsons
Tiddler Julia Donaldson
Seahorse John Butterworth
Art / Leaf rubbings – science link
DT
Music / Music and Movement / Music and Movement
Nativity / Charanga / Charanga / Charanga / Music Festival
R.E / 2.1 – The Bible/ special books / 2.2/ 2.7 – Christmas- Good News and News Bringers/ The Journey to Bethlehem / 2.3 – Jesus friend to everyone / 2.4 – Easter – Symbols / 2.6 – Ascension to Pentecost
*Link ‘places of worship’ to the trip to the Synagogue and start this topic before half term / 2.5 – The Church/ Places of worship*
P.E / T - Gymnastics
HH – Dance / T – Throwing and catching skills
HH - Catching and Throwing skills / T – Dance
HH – Gymnastics / T - Small-sided competitive games
HH – Hand tennis / Tennis / T - Hockey
HH - Hand tennis/ Tennis / T - Athletics
HH – Small-sided competitive games
P.S.H.C.E / New Beginnings / Getting on and falling out
+ anti-bullying week / Going for goals / Good to be me / Relationships / Changes
Computing / 2.1 – We are astronauts / 2.2 – We are game testers / 2.3 – We are photographers / 2.4 – We are researchers / 2.5 – We are detectives / 2.6 – We are zoologists
L.O.T.C / Trafford Centre / Crosby Hall - Residential / Epiphany service – Liverpool Cathedral / Blackpool Zoo – Science link / Synagogue – RE link / Visit to Crosby beach – Geography link