Year 2
Curriculum Map
SUBJECT |
AUTUMN 1st |
AUTUMN 2nd |
SPRING 1st |
SPRING 2nd |
SUMMER 1st |
SUMMER 2nd |
THEME |
Julia Donaldson (Author study) |
Polar Express |
Bugs life |
Fantasy Tales |
Kenya |
The Seaside |
English |
Narrative: Settings/ Character Descritions/ Story Mountains The Snail and the Whale Room on a Broom The Gruffalo The Highway Rat Zog Non-Fiction: Atlas – Polar regions |
Narrative: Lost and Found Dogger Polar Bear, Polar Bear What do you hear? Poetry: The Snow Globe Family (link to senses) Fireworks Acrostic Poetry Film Study Links: The Polar Express |
Non-Fiction: Mini- beast Fact Files Narrative: The Very Busy Spider The Bad tempered Ladybird Film Study Links: A Bug’s Life |
Narrative: Build up to story writing structure Willy the Wizard Into the Forest The Tunnel(and other Antony Browne Stories) Sylvester and the Magic Pebble Non- Fiction Recounts of the life of Grace Darling |
Narrative: Stories from Kenya and Africa Mama Papaya’s Pancakes Handa Stories Anancy Stories The Tiger Child Non-Fiction: Recounts Research of African regions |
Non-Fiction: Instructions for a Pirate Treasure Map designs Narrative: Class Three All at Sea Other Pirate Stories
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Spelling |
Spelling of words containing different spellings for phonemes Adding the suffix -ed for past tense and –ing for present tense |
Split compound words into their component parts and use this knowledge to support spelling Add common suffixes to words including –ment, –ness, –ful, –less, –ly |
Add common prefixes to root words and to understand how they change meaning To discriminate syllables in multisyllabic words as an aid to spelling |
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Grammar |
Full stops, capital letters, commas for lists |
Exclamation marks, question marks, |
learning the possessive apostrophe (singular) [for example, the girl’s book] |
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Maths
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Wk1 – place value, reading, writing numbers. |
Wk1 – comparing numbers |
Wk1 – number + place value |
Wk 1 – estimating, ordering |
Wk 1- estimating, counting and ordering |
Wk 1 – estimating and comparing numbers. |
Topic Links |
direction, position and movement |
2d and 3D shapes |
length, weight, capacity and money |
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Science
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Materials/ purpose |
Animals/ adaptations/ |
Life cycles |
Plants |
Classifying |
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History/ Geography |
Great fire of London |
Comparing polar regions |
Local Area – ponds woods |
Grace Darling |
Kenya |
Seaside – changes in living memory Contrast setting Seaside & Barnet |
R.E. (Barnet syllabus) |
Believing in god – Judaism Sukkot |
Special places in the home and community -Synagogue |
Symbols – Sikhism |
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ICT |
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Art |
Pastels and Chalk |
Mixed media Collage - BUGS |
Artist study – Matisse ‘Polynesia’ Porthole collage of Seaside |
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D&T |
Vehicles |
Picture frames |
Puppets |
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P.E.
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Gymnastics |
Dance |
Invasion Games
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Dance |
Gymnastics |
Athletics |
Music (Music express) |
Sounds interesting |
Feel the pulse |
Rain Rain go away |
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P.S.H.E (Barnet Guidance) |
Others and me in my class (Social) 2I,2J |
Developing confidence (Emotional) Anti-bullying week 2A,2B,2C,2F, 2G,2H |
Keeping money safe (economic wellbeing) |
Rights and responsibilities (being a responsible citizen) |
Keeping myself healthy (Physical)
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Drugs Education Cambridge Scheme 2D,2E |
Trips |
Museum of London Puppet making work shop |
Chickenshed Theatre |
Synagogue visit |
Trip to the pond/sensory garden/wood |
Clacton-on-Sea |
Curriculum Letter
Year 2AP
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Year 2E
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