Learning in Year 2
Termly Overview - Spring Term
English
During our first half-term, the children will be exploring the book 'Diary of a Killer Cat' by Anne Fine. This is a funny story about a cat that seems to have killed a rabbit!
During our second half-term, the children will be looking at 'The pirates next door' by Jonny Duddle which is a humorous cartoon-style fantasy story.
We will be finishing off with 'Bananas in my ears' by Micheal Rosen which is a brilliant collection of nonsense stories, poems, riddles and rhymes.
Maths
This term in Maths we are covering a variety of topics including:
- division
- data
- shapes
Science
In science, we will explore living things and their habitats, followed by plants in the second half of spring term as the weather warms up.
Art/DT
In Art we will be looking at printing using lots of different techniques in the first half-term.
In the second half of the term we will be looking studying food technology and making dips!
Music
We will be exploring Pbuzz which is a wind instrument.
Geography
The children will explore the UK in detail looking at the 4 countries it is made up of, major cities, the weather, the physical features, and we will finish by comparing the UK to a non-European country.
RE
The children will look at the Jewish festival Passover in the first half-term and them Easter in the second half-term.
ICT
The first half-term we will be looking at digital art using Sketchpad.