Welcome to Year 2

Mrs Riley

Year 2 CurriculumYear 2 Curriculum

HomeworkHomework

Behaviour and expectationsBehaviour and expectations

SATS SATS

Numeracy Numeracy

Practical and written maths Practical and written maths

Key objectives Key objectives Number and countingNumber and counting (place value, 3 digit numbers, grouping (place value, 3 digit numbers, grouping

and ordering) and ordering) data handlingdata handling (tables, graphs and charts), (tables, graphs and charts), measuresmeasures (telling the time, 2d and 3d shapes, length, weight (telling the time, 2d and 3d shapes, length, weight and capacity) and and capacity) and calculationscalculations (introduction of multiplication (introduction of multiplication and division)and division)

Mental mathsMental maths – rapid recall (number bonds, times tables, – rapid recall (number bonds, times tables, adding and subtracting 10s and 100s) adding and subtracting 10s and 100s)

Literacy / Creative Curriculum Literacy / Creative Curriculum Choose topics that will develop Literacy Choose topics that will develop Literacy

skills, through learning History, Geography skills, through learning History, Geography and Science. and Science.

Autumn Term: Christopher NibbleAutumn Term: Christopher Nibble Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Fire / Great Fire of London Fire / Great Fire of London

Christopher Nibble Christopher Nibble

Oral retelling of a storyOral retelling of a story Identifying features of fiction writing Identifying features of fiction writing Written version of the storyWritten version of the story PHSE – animal welfarePHSE – animal welfare DT – making biscuits DT – making biscuits

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

Geography – comparing UK with a different Geography – comparing UK with a different non-European country non-European country

ICT – emailing a schoolICT – emailing a school Literacy – writing lettersLiteracy – writing letters Science – animals and their habitat Science – animals and their habitat

Fire! Fire!

Changing State (solids, liquids and gases)Changing State (solids, liquids and gases) The Great Fire of LondonThe Great Fire of London Fireworks and fire safety Fireworks and fire safety Dragons Dragons

+ Art / DT; PE and music + Art / DT; PE and music

LiteracyLiteracy

Through these topics, we study:Through these topics, we study:

InstructionsInstructionsExplanationsExplanationsNon-chronological reports Non-chronological reports Fiction writing Fiction writing

SpellingSpelling

Daily phonics letters (letters and sounds)Daily phonics letters (letters and sounds)

High frequency wordsHigh frequency words

Year 2 essentials Year 2 essentials Days of the week, months of the yearDays of the week, months of the year Home and school addressHome and school address ColoursColours Numbers to 100Numbers to 100

ReadingReading

Guided Reading Guided Reading Shared reading – teacher modelling Shared reading – teacher modelling Independent readingIndependent reading Books home – 2 per week, return Monday, Books home – 2 per week, return Monday,

Tuesday or Wednesday for changing Tuesday or Wednesday for changing

Read anything! Read anything! Books, comics, newspapers, on-line books etc Books, comics, newspapers, on-line books etc

Science Science

Changing StateChanging State Keeping HealthyKeeping Healthy Variation Variation Plants and animals in our environment Plants and animals in our environment ForcesForces Electricity Electricity

Homework Homework

Selection of numeracy and literacy skillsSelection of numeracy and literacy skills

On-going learningOn-going learning High frequency wordsHigh frequency words Times tablesTimes tables Telling the time Telling the time Mental maths (in shops, measures in the kitchen etc)Mental maths (in shops, measures in the kitchen etc)

ExpectationsExpectations

My responsibility to provide high quality, My responsibility to provide high quality, exciting learning opportunitiesexciting learning opportunities

Children’s responsibilities to try their best, Children’s responsibilities to try their best, listen in class and participate listen in class and participate

Rewards and sanctionsRewards and sanctions

SATS SATS (Statutory Assessment Tests)(Statutory Assessment Tests)

May, June 2014May, June 2014

Numeracy paper, one long / short writing Numeracy paper, one long / short writing tasks and reading comprehension paper tasks and reading comprehension paper

Low key, no fuss with the children Low key, no fuss with the children

Any questions? Any questions?