1. History *To develop an awareness of the past, using common words and phrases relating to the passing of time. *To identify similarities and differences between ways of life in different periods. *To ask and answer questions, choosing and using parts of stories and other sources to show that they know and understand key features of events. *To suggest ways in which we find out about the past and identify different ways in which it is represented. *To learn about events beyond living memory that are significant nationally, for example, the Great Fire of London. *To study the lives of significant individuals in the past e.g. Samuel Pepys, Guy Fawkes. Geography. *To name, locate and identify characteristics of the four countries and capital cities of the United Kingdom and its surrounding seas. *To use world maps, atlases and globes to identify the United Kingdom and its countries. English Spoken Language: *To listen and respond appropriately to adults and their peers. *To ask relevant questions to extend their understanding and knowledge. *To use relevant strategies to build their vocabulary *To maintain attention and participate actively in collaborative conversations Reading:. *To read aloud books closely matched to their improving phonic knowledge, sounding out unfamiliar words accurately, automatically and without undue hesitation. *To re-read these books to build up their fluency and confidence in word reading. *To discuss the sequence of events in books and how items of information are related *To become increasingly familiar with and retelling a wider range of stories, fairy stories and traditional tales. *To be introduced to non-fiction books that are structured in different ways. *To recognise simple recurring literary language in stories and poetry. *To check that the text makes sense to them as they read and correcting inaccurate reading. *To make inferences on the basis of what is being said and done. *To ask and answer questions about what they have read. Writing: *To spell by segmenting spoken words into phonemes and representing these by graphemes, spelling many correctly. *To add suffixes to spell longer words, including -ed, -ing, -er, -est. *To form lower-case letters of the correct size relative to one another. *To start using some of the diagonal and horizontal strokes needed to join letters and understand which letters, when adjacent to one another, are best left unjoined. *To use spacing between words that reflects the size of the letters. *To writing for different purposes e.g. letter, story, list, report, recount. *To consider what they are going to write before beginning by: planning or saying out loud what they are going to write about or writing down simple ideas. *To re-read to check that their writing makes sense. *To proof-reading to check for errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation. *To read aloud what they have written with appropriate intonation to make the meaning clear *To use and find examples of sentences in different forms: statement, question, exclamation, command. *To use expanded noun phrases to describe and specify [for example, the blue butterfly]. Numeracy Number and place value Read and write numbers to at least 100 in numerals and in words. Identify, represent and estimate numbers using different representations, including the number line, Compare and order numbers from 0 up to 100, use and = signs. Recognise the place value of each digit in a two-digit number (tens, ones) *Use place value and number facts to solve problems. Addition and Subtraction. Add and subtract numbers using concrete objects, pictorial representations and mentally including a 2-digit number and ones, adding three one-digit numbers. Recognise and use the inverse relationship between + and – and use this to check calculations and solve missing number problems. Solve problems with + and -, applying their knowledge of mental and written methods. Multiplication. To recall and use multiplication facts for the 2, 5 and 10. To recognise odd and even numbers To show that multiplication of two numbers can be done in any order (commutative). To solve problems involving multiplication, using materials, arrays, repeated addition, mental methods, and multiplication facts, including problems in contexts. Measures. Recognise and use symbols for pounds (£) and pence (p), combine amounts to make a particular value. Find different combinations of coins that equal the same amount of money. Solve simple problems in a practical context involving + and – of money of the same unit, including giving change,. Solve problems with + and -, in the context of length, weight and capacity. Shape *Identify and describe the properties of 2D shapes, including the number of sides and line symmetry in a vertical line. *Identify and describe the properties of 3D shapes, including the number of edges, vertices and faces. *Order and arrange combinations of mathematical objects in patterns and sequences. *Identify 2D shapes on the surface of 3D shapes, compare and sort common 2D and 3D shapes and everyday objects. Science Living things and their habitats. *To explore and compare the differences between things that are living, dead, and things that have never been alive. *To identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited and describe how different habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and plants, and how they depend on each other. *To identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including microhabitats. *To describe how animals obtain their food from plants and other animals, using the idea of a simple food chain, and identify and name different sources of food. Working Scientifically. *To ask simple questions and recognise that they can be answered in different ways. *To observe closely, using simple equipment. *To perform simple tests. *To identify and classify. *To use their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions. *To gather and record data to help answer questions. RE and PSHE - YEAR 2 - Discovery RE Autumn 2 Enquiry. Why did God give Jesus to the World? - To reflect on the Christmas story and the reasons for Jesus’ birth. -Can recognise his/her gifts without boasting. -Can recognise the gift of others. -Understand how to keep themselves and others safe. (Road Safety and Bonfire Safety) PE *To engage in competitive (both against self and against others) and co-operative physical activities, in a range of increasingly challenging situations. *To 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. *To participate in team games, developing simple tactics for attacking and defending. *To perform dances using simple movement patterns. French To use and respond to the spoken language. To count to 20 in French ands basic colours. To revise use and learn French greetings. Art/DT Art *To use a range of materials creatively to design and make products. *To use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination. *To develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space. *To learn about the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, describing the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines, and making links to their own work. DT Design. *To design purposeful, functional, appealing products for themselves and other users based on design criteria Make * To select from and use a range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks [for example, cutting, shaping, joining and finishing] *To select from and use a wide range of materials and components, including construction materials, textiles and ingredients, according to their characteristics Evaluate *To evaluate their ideas and products against design criteria Technical knowledge Computing *To understand what algorithms are; how they are implemented as programs on digital devices; and that programs execute by following precise and unambiguous instructions. *To create and debug simple programs. *To use logical reasoning to predict the behaviour of simple programs *To use technology purposefully to create, organise, store, manipulate and retrieve digital content. *To recognise common uses of information technology beyond school. *To use technology safely and respectfully, keeping personal information private; identify where to go for help and support when they have concerns about content or contact on the internet or other online technologies. Objectives for Year 2 Autumn 2 ‘London’s Burning’ Music *To use their voices expressively and creatively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes. *To play tuned and untuned instruments musically. *To listen with concentration and understanding to a range of high-quality live and recorded music. *To experiment with, create, select and combine sounds using the inter-related dimensions of music

2. History *Learn about the life of Guy Fawkes and the history of Bonfire Night. Study the Great Fire of London. Sequence the events and reports and show empathy with the terrible event. Compare life during the time of the Great Fire with that of their own. Use Samuel Pepys diary and create an eyewitness account in chronological order. ICT – Research about the GFoL, panoramic view of the GFoL. Geography. Locate London on a UK map. To make the 4 countries of the UK and their capital cities. English *Create our own imaginative stories with a clear beginning, middle and end. *Beginning each sentence with a Time connective to sequence the order of our story. First… Then… Next…After that….Finally *Extending shorter sentences with a suitable conjunction AND, SO, BUT, BECAUSE, IF, OR… *Going back and editing and improving our work – could we add more adjectives? Have we missed out any words? Have we spelt words correctly? *Reading and enjoying traditional stories, understanding story pattern and language. *Reading comprehension – answering written and verbal questions about what we have read. *Inference – giving our opinion on what we have read. What we liked? Disliked? Explaining authors word choice. *Understanding and using the features of a non-fiction book e.g. contents, index, glossary. *Poetry – joining in with rhyming poetry, finding examples of rhyme, copy and continue a rhyming pattern. ICT – Word processing, text editing, labels and captions, Create a shape poem. Numeracy * Use an empty number line as a strategy to complete larger addition and subtraction sums. * Quickly name our double facts up to 20 and know their corresponding halves e.g. double 5 = 10, half of 10 = 5. * Be introduced to rounding numbers up and down to the nearest 10. * Name all coins from 1p to £2 and order their value. * Put coins together to make different amounts. Begin to give change. * Number juggling – understanding subtraction is the inverse of addition and rearranging numbers to create new sums e.g. 16+4=20, 4+16=20, 20-4=16, 20-16=4. * Name common 2d and 3d shapes and talk about their properties. * Learn about symmetry in shapes, letters and all around us. * Know that we measure length in cm and m, weight in g and kg, capacity in ml and l. Compare using = Weigh objects using scales and read to the nearest division. Fractions – identifying fractions of shapes and numbers. ICT – Education city Science *Living things and their Habitats. *Matching plants and animals to their habitat, name features of habitats. *Explore how animal and plants depend on each other. *Study micro-habitats for mini-beasts around our school. *Complete a mini-beast hunt. *Learn about simple food chains. *ICT - IPAD - monster food, habitat clips, food chains. *Learn about the changes to the seasons, climate, weather, Look at the trees and how they change, What happens to animals during these seasons? RE and PSHE Learn and compare the Festivals of Light * Diwali * Hanukkah / * Christmas Learn how to cross the road safely and the importance of reflective safety equipment on dark nights. Autumn 2 Discovery RE enquiry - Why did God give Jesus to the World? - To reflect on the Christmas story and the reasons for Jesus’ birth. PE Gymnastics Moving in different speeds, heights and directions. Performing our sequences for our peers ICT – record, view, edit and improve our sequences. Dance * Firework dancing – moving like a firework. * Creating our own firework extravaganza dance display * Moving in time with the music, creating a sequence of dance steps both on our own and with a partner. French * Recap our knowledge of French numbers and colours. Answer the register with a French number or greeting. Art/DT Art Use wax resist to create a firework display picture. Sculpt and shape a diva lamp from clay to celebrate Diwali. Colour mix shades of orange, red and yellow to make our own Great Fire of London scene. ICT – create a fireworks scene using a graphics program. DT * Design and make our own 3D firework. * Make a model of a Tudor House from the time of the Great Fire. *Design and make our own Winter celebration card with a Snowman/Winter theme. Activities for Year 2 Autumn 2 ‘London’s Burning’ Music * Use the instruments to create our own music. * Create a way to record the sounds we make. (notes/symbols) * Explore the difference between beat and rhythm. * Sing with enjoyment, in tune and from memory.