Year 2 Curriculum Meeting How you can help your child

Numeracy Progression from Year 1. Using and applying the key facts from Year 1 such as number bonds Becoming confident with place value to use 3 and 4 digit numbers

Numeracy Shape, space and measure Length, weight, capacity, time, 2D and 3D shapes – names and properties. Regular and irregular, angles Vocabulary Operations, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division. larger, smaller, greater, fewer The difference between, strategy

Year 2 Numeracy Calculating 2 digit to 2 digit numbers: addition and subtraction strategies (see handout) 2,5,10x tables and related division facts (3,4,6) Problem solving Problems using calculating but in real life situations eg time, money, measurement, fractions. 2 step problem solving eg buy 2 items then work out change

Addition and Subtraction =50 5+7= = = =45

Book banding A national system for levelling books Colour coded Implications – one level may consist of a variety of old ORT levels There are more books in each bookband

Book Bands Pink Red Yellow Blue Green Orange Turquoise Purple Gold White Lime Copper

Reading Look and say Relies on children learning all words by rote. Makes it harder to decode unfamiliar words. Phonics Children learn the 44 phonemes in the English language. Provides a strategy to decode unfamiliar words.

Phonics Phase 2 s, a, t, i, p, n, c, k, e, o, r, u, d, g, u, l, o, ck, h, b, f, ff, ll, ss Phase 3 j, v, w, x, y, z, zz, qu, ch, sh, th, ng, ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, ar, oo, ow air, ure, er, or, ur, ow, oi, ear

Phase 4,5 and 6 Phase 4 revisits Phase 3 and looks at words with more complex blends of sounds e.g. spring, scrunch, Phase 5 has split digraphs – “magic e” e.g. like, stripe, cake etc. Also rarer patterns such as aw (claw) ey (money) ch (chef) Phase 6 looks at past tense, endings such as er, est, ment, ness

Other reading strategies Picture clues Read on for the context Repetition in the text Explaining vocabulary Adults as role models – children need to see adults reading. Let them know we need to check meaning and pronunciation too.

Home reading From Turquoise bookband onwards take 2 nights to read each book Answer questions, or discussion points from the same book, if your child is a reluctant writer can be oral but must be signed Every couple of weeks complete a book review

Writing Key Stage 1 Assessments require children to be familiar with a variety of genres. Instructions Stories Poems Explanations Recounts Need to be consistent to achieve that level

The writing process Copy writing? Using sounds and tricky word spellings Using have a go books and word banks Rehearsing ideas using drama Checking work - does it make sense? Editing work – how could I make this better?

Spelling Look, cover, write, check. Using sounds from the phases such as igh, knowing which pattern to use Prefixes and suffixes such as –ful, dis Plurals Past tense regular –ed and irregular eg was

Speaking and Listening Essential to developing good literacy skills. Good listening skills – looking at the person who is speaking. Expressing ideas – speaking audibly and clearly giving detail to the listener. Confidence is the key – encourage children to speak at home and enter into discussions.

Basic Skills across the curriculum Basic literacy skills are essential if children are to access other curriculum areas. Being able to listen, question and discuss will allow children to develop their understanding of history, geography and maths. These skills will make sure children can transfer to the Junior school successfully

Assertive Mentoring Consistent with Victoria Junior School Colour grading for pupils so easy to understand Assessed and given targets for Writing and Numeracy Assessed on 5 different areas for Attitude Pupils have 1:1 interviews Parents are given a copy at Parent Evening

Homework Reading books – as discussed Some children will have words Spellings weekly Maths – weekly Taking responsibility for getting homework done on time

General Notices Year 2 Resource area Changing books Water bottles Visiting the toilet Named Clothing Parking in Cardinal Road, WOW Healthy Schools End of KS1 Assessment meeting Year 2 Charity