1. Topic Plan- Year Two - Spring Term ‘The Victorians’
Teachers-Miss Mackney & Mrs Anderson
Art
Starry night by Vincent Van Gogh
Printing
Observational drawings
William Morris designs
History – The Victorians
Significant historical people – Florence Nightingale, Queen Victoria.
Chronology and timeline of events and inventions.
Similarities and differences in ways of life.
Key events- Edith Cavell and Prince Albert’s Great Exhibition.
Literacy
Recount writing
Imaginative diary writing
Letter writing
Poetry
Grammar (past / present tense, progressive verbs question marks, full stops, commas, apostrophes, exclamation marks)
Numeracy
Multiplication and division
Measurement: Length
Measurement: Mass
Measurement: Temperature
Statistics
Money
Properties of 2D and 3D shapes
Fractions DT
Making Victorian
Style winding mechanism toys.
Music
Leaning to play ocarinas
Singing
Core Learning Skills &
PSHE
Improving in learning and Performance.
Understanding how we learn.
Improving our methods of learning.
I.C.T.
Programming
Technology in the home
Experiences.
Victorian School Day experience
Visit to Peterborough Museum
Class Assembly
R.E.
Understanding Christianity- What is the good news Jesus brings?
Who do Christians say Jesus was? A great leader and teacher?
P.E./ Games
Real PE- Creative Cog
Dribbling, kicking and hitting
Victorian drill practise
Class Reader
WigglesBottom Primary (The Magic Hamster)
How to help at home:
Spelling
New spellings set
on Friday.
Tests on Friday.
Learning Log
Learning logs set every fortnight
on Friday.
Due in on Friday.
Reading
Please read with your child every day and record in their reading records.
Maths
Maths homework set every fortnight on Friday.
Due in on Friday. PE
PE lessons on are on:
Outdoor-Thursday
Indoor- Tuesday