Year 2 Curriculum Overview
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Topic |
Topic: Fire/Ice
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Topic: LONDON |
Topic: Forests |
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Term |
Autumn A |
Autumn B |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
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Literacy |
Story Fact files about each pupil Poetry Instructions
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Story Diary Letters Information poster
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Traditional Tales Poetry Recounts |
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History |
Great Fire of London |
History of London |
Work of Capability Brown (1) Work of Getrude Jekell (2) |
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Geography |
Comparison of school locality with Hot/Cold place Artic (1) India (2)
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Looking at the River Thames |
Geographical skills and Fieldwork
Plants that grow in different climates |
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Art |
Mixed media art-pastels, paintings representing fire and ice
Hot and cold colours (2nd half) |
Photographs of London in Art |
Use of water in Art-oil, paint |
Georgia O’ Keefe 1 William Morris 2 |
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DT |
Design, make and evaluate an igloo from sugar cubes |
Cooking linked to topic |
Design, make and evaluate boats (1)
rafts (2)
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Cooking linked to topic |
Design and make own garden
VisitStanden |
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ICT |
Computer safety Getting to know a computer and simple word processing |
Paint (1) Scratch (2) |
Powerpoint presentation (1/2) Photography |
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RE
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UCR: 1.1What is God like?
Harvest
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Guildford-who announced the birth of Jesus?
Christmas |
UCR Gospel (digging deeper)
1.4 what is the good news that Jesus brings? |
UCR Salvation Easter 1.5 Why does Easter matter to Christians? |
UCR Creation
1.2 Who made the world? |
Guildford Islam
What is important for Muslim children? |
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Science
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All living things and their habitats hot/cold Seasons (1) |
Animals including Humans
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Materials Seasons (1) |
Materials Seasons (1) |
Plants Seasons (1) |
Plants Seasons (1) |
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Music |
Music Express |
Christmas production songs |
Music Express |
Music Express |
Music Express |
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PE |
REAL P.E. Multi-skills |
Games |
DANCE |
GYM |
Games |
Ball skills |
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PSHE |
How do we feel? Different kinds of feelings; strategies to manage feelings; change and loss Year 1
H4 and H5
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Year 2
H4, H5, R1
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How do we keep safe? Keeping safe in familiar and unfamiliar situations; household products (including medicines) can be harmful; secrets and surprises; appropriate/inappropriate touch; who helps keep us safe; asking for help
Year 1
Throughout the Spring Term.
H11. H12. H13. H14. H15, R3 and R10 |
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What makes us special? Respecting similarities and differences between people; special people; that everyone is unique; but that everyone has similarities
(Year 1)
R8, R9, L8, L9 |
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