1. Living Things and Their Habitats
ENGLISH
Spelling, grammar and guided reading sessions daily.
Handwriting practise.
Tenses
Comprehension skills
Diary skills
Non-chronological reports
Stories
MATHS
Place Value
Arrays
Repeated addition
Multiplication
Division
Fractions
Graph work
Problem solving
SCIENCE
Differences between living, dead and things that have never been alive.
Plant and animal habitats and microhabitats.
Food chains and animal needs.
Lifecycles: frogs, butterflies, chickens and tadpoles.
Importance for humans to have a balanced diet and exercise.
ART
Collage based on Rousseau’s Surprise!
Matisse scissors pictures
Sketching and painting animals in our sketchbooks - David Shepherd DT
Shoe box habitats for creatures.
To include moving parts with lever and slider.
MUSIC
Listen and respond to music from the Jungle Book.
Create our own animal compositions PE
Weekly sessions with PE specialist.
Throwing and catching skills.
Rugby skills.
Gymnastics.
Movement linked to Jungle book music.
Living Things and Their Habitats
Mr Youngs and
Mrs Roddis
Year 2
Terms 3 &
HISTORY
Environmental changes and their impact on animals and environments.
Life and work of Charles Darwin.
GEOGRAPHY
UK and world maps.
Continents and oceans.
Map work linked to computing.
Consider different hot and cold areas of the world and habitats.
COMPUTING
Create basic map of different environments in school.
Program beebot to travel different routes and debug simple programs.
Develop vocabulary.
Research skills linked to topic work.
Internet safety. RE
Why are some people leaders?
What makes a good leader?
Christian Bible stories
Judaism - Why was Moses a good leader? What happened to Moses when he saw a burning bush?
10 Commandments.
School Values – Perseverance.
Lent and Easter.