St Mary’s CE Primary School Horsham Termly Curriculum Map Year 2 Spring Term 2018

English
Topic = Animals, including Humans (Farms and life on the farm
Text:Various reference books; ‘Farmer Duck’ by Martin Waddell and Helen Oxenbury
Text Type: Persuasive; NCR; Narrative; Recount
Genre: Letter to persuade; Poster (about the features of a castle); story-writing; SPaG – punctuation, etc
(NC Programmes of Study:
Reading – Words
Reading – Comprehension
Writing - Transcription
Writing – Composition
Writing – Vocabulary, Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling) / Down on The Farm! / RE
  • Why did Jesus tell stories?
  • Celebrations: Lent
  • SALVATION: Why is Easter important to Christians
/ Computing
‘WE ARE GAMES TESTERS – Rising Stars S.o.W
  • Testing an animation using ‘Scratch’ software
  • Understand what algorithms areprograms execute by following preciseand unambiguous instructions
  • Use logical reasoning to predict the behaviour of simple programs
  • Test and create simple programs

History
Short study on how farming has changed over the centuries / Geography
In this unit we learn about how physical and human geography affects the type of farming found in that area. They will also consider how different weather patterns affect the type of farming found in an area of the UK.
Maths:
Number:count in steps of 2, 3, and 5 from 0, and in tens from any number, forward or backward; recognise the place value of each digit in a two-digit number (tens, ones); identify, represent and estimate numbers using different representations, including the number line; compare and order numbers from 0 up to 100; use <, > and = signs; read and write numbers to at least 100 in numerals and in words; use place value and number facts to solve problems; recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 5and 10 multiplication tables, including recognising odd and even numbers; fractions, etc
Measurement:choose and use appropriate standard units to estimate and measure length/ height in any direction (m/cm/mm); mass (kg/g); temperature (°C); volume and capacity (litres/ml) Geometry:use mathematical vocabulary to describe position, direction and movement, in terms of right angles for quarter, half and three quarter turns (clockwise and anti-clockwise) / Music (using Charanga)
- use their voices expressively and creatively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes
- play tuned and un-tuned instruments musically
- listen with concentration and understanding to a range of high-quality live and recorded music
- I Wanna Play In A Band
Charanga 6-week unit
PE
Games Skills (using Val Sabin S.o.W):
  • master basic movements including running, jumping, throwing and catching, as well as developing balance, agility and co-ordination, and begin to apply these in a range of activities
  • participate in team games, developing simple tactics for attacking and defending
Gymnastics, developing flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance, / Art and Design Technology
Drawing and Painting:
DRAW: sketching skills, practising texture, pattern, line, shape and form
PAINT: colour mixing to achieve tone and
textureof a natural background for an
animal collage
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Other topic-related activities,including
designing and making own front cover for
‘Down on the Farm’
Science
Animals, Including Humans:
- identify and name a variety of common animals that are birds, fish, amphibians,reptiles, mammals and invertebrates
- identify and name a variety of common animals that are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores
- describe and compare the structure of a variety of common animals (birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and invertebrates, and including pets)
- identify, name, draw and label the basic parts of the human body and say which part of the body is associated with each sense.
PSHE and SRE
  • Say No to Bullying
  • SRE – Friendship, stereotyping, personal hygiene and safety – NSPCC PANTS
  • Fire Safety – visit from Fire Officers