Year 2 - Curriculum Overview 2020_21
Healey JIN School – Year Group Curriculum Overview
YEAR 2
Healey JIN School – Year Group Curriculum Overview
YEAR 2
Concept |
Identity |
Rights and Responsibilities |
Law and Order |
Community |
Environment |
Celebrating Differences |
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Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
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Topic Title |
Healthy me |
Fire! Fire! |
Superheroes |
Africa |
Plants |
Seaside |
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Topic |
History |
Local history- history of Healey School. |
The Gunpowder Plot. The great fire of London. |
Look at historical individuals. |
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Geography |
Geographical vocabulary, aerial photos, field work and observational skills (local walk). |
Identify characteristics of the four countries and capital cities of the United Kingdom. |
Compass directions. |
Compare and contrast our local area to a small area in Africa. |
Identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom and the location of a hot area of the world in relation to the Equator. |
Continents and oceans. Use geographical vocabulary. |
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Science |
Animals including humans. |
Uses of everyday materials. |
Uses of everyday materials. |
Compare seasons. |
Plants. |
Living things and their habitats. |
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Educational Visits / Visitors |
Local walk. Visitors (people who have previously worked at our school). Batley Bulldogs. |
Trip to Morrison’s to replicate the story Supertato. |
Science event for parents including grow a plant |
Trip to Scarborough. |
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Forest School |
Build a model of London using wooden houses. The great fire of London will be replicated to show how quickly the fire spread. |
Forest school activities: Make a superhero; Build a superhero den; Use position and direction skills to read maps leading to the den; Make a trap. |
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English |
Reading |
Yoga Ogre
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Vlad and the Great Fire of London |
Supertato Hap-pea ever after |
Lila and the secret of the rain |
Non-fiction information texts on plants Maximus and the beanstalk |
Dougal the deep sea diver |
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Writing |
Outcome: SPaG Non-fiction: Instructions Non-fiction: Letter |
Outcome: Non-fiction: Non chronological reports Fiction: Adventure story |
Outcome: Non-fiction: Fact file Fiction: Superhero story Diamante poem |
Outcome: Fiction: Stories from other cultures |
Outcome: Explanation texts Traditional story with a twist Haiku poetry SATs |
Outcome: Diary entry Non chronological report Letter Recount |
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Maths (White Rose) |
Number and place value Addition and subtraction Data handling* |
Addition and subtraction Money Multiplication and division |
Multiplication and division Statistics Shape |
Fractions Length and height |
Position and direction Problem solving Time |
Mass, capacity and temperature Investigations |
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RE |
How can we make good choices? |
How and why do people pray? |
How is new life welcomed? |
What did Jesus teach and how did he live? |
How can we look after our planet? |
Non religion |
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PSHE |
Families and Friendships Respecting Ourselves & Others |
Safe Relationships |
Belonging to a Community Money & work |
Media Literacy & Digital Resilience |
Physical Health & Mental Wellbeing Growing & changing |
Keeping Safe |
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Computing |
Creating pictures programmes |
Questioning programmes Effective searching programmes |
Online safety |
Presenting ideas Spreadsheets |
Questioning |
Coding |
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DT |
Make a healthy food banquet for parents |
Make a 17th century model of London |
Adinkra fabric painting |
Create a miniature terrarium |
Create an ocean diorama |
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Art |
Self-portrait- using pencil Giuseppe Arcimboldo |
Colour wheel- Drawing and Painting to create a scene from the great fire of London. |
Drawing Cartoon Characters |
Making Animal Masks |
Mono Printing with Carbon Copy Paper |
Create under the sea pictures using collage |
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Music (Charanga) |
Friendship Song Mixed Styles |
Ho Ho Ho Winter time, festivals and Christmas time. Creating a performance using music and dance. |
I wanna Play In A Band Rock music and movement: |
Hands, Feet, Heart Music from South Africa, Freedom songs. |
Reflect, rewind and Replay Listen to Western Classical Music. The language of music. |
Zootime Song structure |
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PE |
Invasion games |
Ball skills |
Dance |
Gymnastics |
Athletics |
Net and wall games |
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