Curriculum Overview Woodland Community Primary School

Year 2 / Autumn 1 / Autumn 2 / Spring 1 / Spring 2 / Summer 1 / Summer 2
Around the World in 80 Days – Speed, Sound, Motion, Continents and Oceans / The Spirit of Christmas / The Famous Five – Famous people and events. / Neighbourhood Watch / Where the Wild Things Are
Paddington’s Passport / Beside the Seaside – Beach and Coast
Geography / Geography / History / Geography / Geography / Geography
Locate continents, oceans, basic physical features and compass directions / Focussing on a Christmas tradition in another country - Germany / Significant people in the past / Local Area – study of the features of the local area / Compare the UK and a contrasting location / Identifying physical features of the beach and the coast
Science
How things move, different sounds and their sources. / Materials and their properties– Santa’s Outfit / Sources of light, Simple circuits
Relationship between force, speed and distance / Habitats / Life Processes Humans and other animals / Identifying habitats and micro-habitats
Art / D.T.
Drawing and painting
Design a Hot Air Ballon / Mixed media
cooking / Painting: Arcimboldo
A gift for a famous person / Drawing: L.S. Lowry / Printing – animal prints
3D form – Christopher Wren
Music
Singing – creating a soundscape using instruments and vocals / Traditional Christmas songs Nativity / Persussion and composition linked to long and short sounds / Vocals, percussion, action and sound linked to composition and dynamics / African music representing animals linked to vocals and music / Singing and performing
RE – How do we respond to the things that really matter?
Islam
Does worship have to happen in a special place at a certain time? / Christianity – God
How and why do symbols show us what is important in religion? / Hindu Dharma
Can worship help people remember what is important? / Christianity – Jesus
Why do some people have religious rituals? / Buddhism
What worship has to happen in a special place / at a certain time? / Christianity – The Church
How and why is celebrating important in religion and worship?
PSHE
New Beginnings
Making a Positive Contribution / Staying Safe
Anti-bullying week / Emotional Health and Wellbeing
Healthy Lifestyles / Healthy Life Styles
Economic Well being / Drug awareness / Relationships
Sex and Relationships
Computing
Programming (CS) Daisy the Dinosaur, Code Blast, Hour of Code / Animation – creating a short animation using drawn images(IT) / Combining text and images (DL) using book creator / Communication online – Creating learning journals using seesaw (DL) / Handling Data (DL) / Research, creating slideshows (DL)
Mathematics
Additional opportunities for contextual learning and using and applying mathematics linked to themes. Lancashire Mathematics Planning should be used for discrete mathematics lessons.
English
Stories with Familiar Settings,
Instructions
Poems on a theme / Traditional Tales with a twist
Non fiction based on need
Poems on a theme / Stories by the same Author
Recounts (letters)
Poetry (calligrams) / Narrative based on need
Non-Chronological Reports
Poetry (Riddles) / Stories on a theme
Explanations
Classic Poetry / Animal Adventure Stories
Persuasive adverts / posters
Classic Poetry
Physical Education / E-Safety / English
Autumn: Dance, key skills, gymnastics
Spring: Gymnastics, ball skills
Summer: Athletics / Use technology safely and respectfully, keeping personal information private; identify where to go for help and support when they have concerns about content or contact on the internet or other online technologies. / Spelling and handwriting will be taught discretely. Refer to the key learning in writing document for progression guidance.