Year 2
Welcome to the Year 2 page for Oliver Jeffers and Mini Grey class.
This page will be updated with details of our learning journey throughout the school year. Please read our Year 2 blog to find out about all the exciting things we've been doing!
YEAR 2 |
Street Detectives |
Land Ahoy! |
Beachcombers |
Towers, Tunnels and Turrets |
Text |
Paddington Goes to Town – Michael Bond; The Elves and the Shoemaker – Vera Southgate and Robert Lumley |
The Troll – Julia Donaldson; The Adventures of Sinbad the Sailor – Katie Daynes; Grace Darling – Anita Ganeri |
The Snail and the Whale – Julia Donaldson; Tiddler – Julia Donaldson; Sally and the Limpet – Simon James; A House for a Hermit Crab – Eric Carle |
The Tunnel – Anthony Browne; Sir Scallywag and the Battle for Stinky Bottom – Giles Andreae |
Memorable Experience |
Walk around the local community |
Visit a marina, boat yard, RNLI station or boating lake |
Beach visit |
Visit a local castle |
Innovate Challenge |
Improve the local area |
Find pirate treasure |
Create a sea creature |
Make a fortress for the three little pigs |
English genres |
Recounts and captions; Nursery rhymes; Instructions; Adverts; Diaries |
Narratives; Information texts; Descriptions; Poetry; Postcards |
Labels, lists and captions; Tongue twisters; Narratives; Letters; Non-fiction texts |
Recounts; Reported speech; Narratives; Letters; Posters |
Geography |
Fieldwork in the local area; Human and physical features; Using and making maps; Aerial images |
Using and making maps; Locational knowledge; Directions |
Coastal features |
Amazing structures around the world; Towers and bridges in the local area |
Computing |
Photo stories; Algorithms |
Programming; Using presentation software |
Web searches; Common uses of ICT; Digital presentations |
Drawing Software |
A&D |
Famous local artists; Creating views from the local area |
Observational drawing; Printing |
Sketchbooks; 3-D modelling; Sand art; Seascapes |
Sculpture using natural materials |
D&T |
Making models; Baking; Making signs; Designing buildings |
Mechanisms; Structures |
Finger puppets |
Making models of towers, bridges and tunnels |
History |
Changes within living memory; Significant people; Places and events in the local area |
Significant historical people – Captain James Cook, Grace Darling; Famous pirates |
Castles and castle life; Significant individuals – Isambard Kingdom Brunel |
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Music |
Sea Shanties |
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Science |
Everyday materials; Plants |
Everyday materials; Working scientifically |
Habitats; Living and non-living things; Food chains; Basic needs of animals; Working scientifically |
Habitats; Everyday materials; Working scientifically |