St Gregory’s School: Year Plan - Year 2

Subject / Autumn 1 / Autumn 2 / Spring 1 / Spring 2 / Summer 1 / Summer 2
Topic Theme and / My Family / Places / Where we live / Homes and Habitats
subject
RE / Beginnings / Books / Spread the Word
Signs and Symbols / Thanksgiving / Rules
Preparing / Opportunities / Treasures
Judaism themed week
History / Changes in living memory / Great Fire of London, Samuel Pepys diary / Queen Elizabeth 1 / Queen Victoria and homes
in each period
Changes in national life / 1666
Timeline of
Remembrance Day / Creation of the fire service
Guy Fawkes
Geography / Daily / seasonal weatherpatterns / Constituent countries of UK, capitals and seas / Simple fieldwork to study the school, local
environment and maps to school
Name and locate7 continents, 5 oceans / Simple compass points
Compare and contrast the UK and Tanzania
Locate the hot equatorand cold Poles / Katie Morag , aerial photos, human and
physical features
Science
MFL / Unit 1 Je me presente / Unit 1/2 / Unit 2 Ma famille
PE / Games: Ball skills–throwing and catching / Dance: English Country Dance / Games: Inventing games
Dance: Dances / Gymnastics: Pathways, Symmetry and / Gymnastics: Parts high and parts low
Computing / Coding / Word processing / 2DIY
Word Processing / Roamers / 2 Animate
Paint / Powerpoint
Music / Nativity / Music Festival / Sea Shanties
Charanga – Hands feet heart / Charanga composition / Charanga Rock music
D&T / Functional Products / Puppets / Building homes
Sliders / Pins / Islands / (strengthening)
Art / Portraits / Fairytales / Habitat painting / collage
Christmas / Illustrations / Rousseau’s Tiger
Picasso, Van Gogh, Warhol / Fire/London paintings
Ink diaries
Portraits of Samuel Pepys
Trips/Visits / Winter Wonderland / Local walk / Beamish