St John the Evangelists: Year 2Topic and Subject Overview: 2017-2018

Autumn 1
Wonderful World of Roald Dahl / Autumn 2
World at War / Spring 1
Dragons / Spring 2
Dragons / Summer 1
Hot and Cold / Summer 2
Hot and Cold
History / Roald Dahl’s personal history
Timelines
Autobiography
His role in the war / How women’s roles have changed-stay at home mums to Land girls
Historical sources- ration books, posters, letters
Remembrance
World
Children during the war-how it affected them
Evacuation
The role of Princess Elizabeth(WW2)
The role of Princess Mary(WW1)
Winston Churchill
Timelines
Black out / St George’s Day
Mythical dragons
Dragon legends
Chinese dragons
Viking Dragon boats/longboats / Charles Darwin’s discoveries
David Attenborough / The race to the South Pole
Scott of the Antarctic
Roald Amundsen
Polar explorers / Voyages of discovery
Christopher Columbus
Geography / Countries of UK, Counties
Towns and countryside / Countries at war
Continents
Oceans
Local news-Newbury during the Wars
War memorials / Make Viking maps, adding a range of geographical features (mountains, lakes, islands, caves, rivers
Create a Dragon World
Where did the Vikings come from / Where do real dragons live?
Dragons sighted in skies over Louisville? / Water cycle
The globe
The equator-climate/habitat
The Poles-climate/habitat / Global warming
Africa
Madagascar
Deserts
Science / George’s Marvellous medicine- investigations using liquids
Seasonal change / Materials
Solids/liquids/gases
Make do and mend
Grow your own / How materials change when we heat them / Real life dragons
Komodo Dragon-Indonesia
Iguanas and how they have adapted to their environment
Weedy sea dragons
Habitats
Food chains
Predators and prey / Water as a liquid/gas and solid
Plant life and animal life
Endangered species / Water as a liquid/gas and solid
Plant life and animal life
Endangered species
ICT / Algorithms- writing instructions
Internet safety / Enigma code- code breaking
Communication-past/present/future
Wireless-Radio / Rune puzzles / 2 Animate-make a dragon move
Animate a dragon story / 2 publish
2 create
R.E / Old and New Testament
Creation Story
How Christians care for the world / How and why do Christians celebrate Harvest?
Why do Christians give gifts at Christmas?
Hanukah
Judaism- respect for others beliefs / Chinese New Year
Is it important to celebrate the New Year?
How and why is Advent important?
Special places and sacred places
Why do Christian’s go to church? / Palm Sunday
Last Supper
Why is Easter important to Christians? / Important people in the lives of the class
Important leaders?
Is it necessary to have leaders?
Important people in religions / Who is God?
Old and New Testament
What signs and symbols do Christians use?
PSHE / Kindness/Respect
Heath/drugs and medicines- safe use
feelings / Anti-bullying
Role of the British Legion
Poppy Day / The Dragon inside of me
Exploring feelings / Respect for communities
Respect for living things / Care for our world / Personal goals
Music / Songs from revolting rhyme plays
Red Riding Hood
Goldilocks
Jack and beanstalk / Harvest songs
War songs-in the Mood,
jitterbug, waltz
Air raid sirens / Chinese dragon dance music
Puff the magic dragon / Change lyrics to make a dragon song
Dragon percussion-fierce or friendly / Music for an icy world-percussion / Tribal Music
Drums
Art & Design / Sketching- watercolour painting
Shading
Quentin Blake / Portraits-
Van Gogh
Picasso / St George and the Dragon by Paolo Uccello(PAINTING)
Dragon masks
Dragon puppets
How to draw a dragon-Emily Gravett
Dragon eyes / Paper mache dragon eggs
3D dragons
Natural Collage dragons
Andrew Goldsworthy / Hot/cold colours
Water colour landscapes / Weaving-kente
Aboriginal art
D.T / Making things grow
Cooking / Air raid shelters
War time recipes
Plan a street Party
Design a suitcase for an evacueee / Fire safety posters
Design a safety kit for dragon owners
Design a dragon trap / Design a Viking Dragon longboat
Design a shield
Design a dragon trap / Design an outfit for pet to stay warm
Design a cup warmer for Captain Scott / Design a sun hat
P.E / Real PE
Floor Work / Real PE
Large apparatus / Dance / Gym / Team games / Team games
Literacy
Possible book focuses / Character descriptions
Alliteration and adverbs
Similes
Onomatopoeia
Biography
Revolting Rhymes
Book reviews
Poetry
recipes / Propaganda posters
Letters from the trenches/evacuees
Diary entries
Ann Frank
Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
The best Christmas present
Role play evacuation
Eye witness accounts
Radio broadcasts
Newspaper reports / Character description
Story writing
Legends/myths
Play scripts
Letters
Instructions
Wanted posters
Newspaper reports
poem
The Dragon Snatcher-M Robertson
Dragon Stew
How to catch a dragon-Cressida Coewell
The reluctant dragon-Kenneth Graham
Dragonry
The egg-EP Robertson
Again!-Emily Gravett
Zog-Julia Donaldson/Axel Scheffler
Tell me a dragon / Diaries
Fact sheets
Letters
Eye witness accounts
Newspaper reports
Information poster/leaflets / Sophie Scott goes south –Alison Lester
Antarctica-Helen Crowcher
Diaries
Fact sheets
Letters
Eye witness accounts
Newspaper reports / Are we there yet-Alison lester(Austrailia)
Stories from other cultures
Numeracy / Number and Place Value
Addition and Subtraction
Multiplication and Division
Fractions
Geometry: Properties of shape
Problem Solving
Measurement-capacity and length / Number and Place Value
Addition and Subtraction
Multiplication and Division
Fractions
Geometry: position and direction
Problem Solving
Measurement-time / Number and Place Value
Addition and Subtraction
Multiplication and Division
Fractions
Geometry: Properties of shape
Problem Solving
Measurement-time and money / Number and Place Value
Addition and Subtraction
Multiplication and Division
Fractions
Statistics
Problem Solving
Measurement-mass, temperature / Number and Place Value
Addition and Subtraction
Multiplication and Division
Fractions
Geometry: Properties of shape
Problem Solving
Measurement-height and length / Number and Place Value
Addition and Subtraction
Multiplication and Division
Fractions
Investigations