Kingfishers and Starlings 2017-18 Year 2 Curriculum Overview
Subject / Term 1 / Term 2 / Term 3 / Term 4 / Term 5 / Term 6Topic Name / What A Wonderful World!
Polar Regions / Twisted Tales / Oh, the places you’ll go!
(rainforest, under the sea, space, desert, time)
Science / Animals, including humans / Weather / Materials / Healthy Living / Living things and their habitats / Plants
Computing / Computer basics. Using word and powerpoint. / What is the internet? Safe searching, using google to search. / Combining text, Images and sound / Algorithms / Turtle Graphics on the floor and screen / Data Handling - Sorting and Organising Data
Topic
(History/Geography) / Countries, Continents and oceans, comparing physical features, cultures and traditions.
Polar explorers, Inuits, Arctic/Antarctic weather, hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the Equator. / Kings and Queens, Castles in the UK.
Local History - Significant Events - Sources of Evidence (Castle, Shakespeare country)
Four countries of the UK (including capital cities and surrounding seas) / Around the world – explorers, Christopher Columbus.
Time travel - significant individuals and events – Great Fire of London, Florence Nightingale, Rosa Parks, Neil Armstrong, Tim Peake.
Stories/Timelines/ Looking at evidence and Making Conclusions
Art and DT / Art around the world
.Design and create a Modroc island / Painting - Colour, Line, Drawing, blending colours.
Design and create a sledge / Sculpture – clay
Textiles / Food technology / Sketching using a pencil, mark making / Puppets and masks
PE / Games
Gym
Swimming / Gym
Dance / Dance
Gym / Games / Games
Athletics / Games
Athletics
RE / Creation / Prayer, Saints and feasts.
Advent / Christmas, Revelations / Lent, Holy week / Easter
Pentecost / Sacraments
PSHE / New Beginnings / Getting on and falling out / People who help us / Good to be me / Relationships / Changes