Year 2

Year 2 Curriculum Project

Year 2 Project - Magnificent Monarchs

In the Magnificent Monarchs project, your child will learn about English and British monarchs from AD 871 to the present day and consider how the power of the monarchy has changed over time. They will study six significant sovereigns; Alfred the Great, William the Conqueror, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria and Elizabeth II. Finally, they will choose which of the sovereigns that they have studied is the most significant.

Help your child prepare for their project
Research the monarchy timeline. Visit a royal building. Use a range of sources to find out about Balmoral Castle, Buckingham Palace and Osborne House. Visit the Tower of London.

Memorable Experience: English and British monarchy timeline

Geography: Significant places – royal residences

History: Historical vocabulary; Historical periods; Timelines; Power and rule; Historical artefacts; Significant people - Alfred the Great, William the Conqueror; Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria, Elizabeth II; Bayeux tapestry; Feudal system; Actions and impact; Historical models

This project is also supported by mini projects in; 

Science: Animal Survival

Art and Design: Portraits and Poses

Design and Technology: Cut, Stitch and Join, Push and Pull

Computing: lessons derived from D.A.R.E.S

Music: lessons derived from Kapow

PE: lessons derived from TeamThemeKent

PSHE: lessons derived from JIGSAW content

RE: lessons derived from Kent SACRE scheme

 

More information about the Year 2 Curriculum can be found in the YEAR 2 Long Term Plan 2024-2025  document found below.

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Year 2 Key Information

For this term, PE is timetabled for every Tuesday and Thursday. We will be doing OOA on Tuesdays and Multi Skills on Thursdays. Please ensure that all earrings are removed on those days and that your child has their full PE kit in school. Please make sure that your child has a colder weather PE kit in school, including spare socks and trainers.

 

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English  

w/c 31/3/2025,

we will: 

• continue to plan our explanation text about ladybirds - stage two, stage three and stage four
• write our explanation text

 

Reading - Remember that they do not need to read the entire book in one day. Please continue to hear them read daily and write it in their reading record books.

Spelling by phoneme:

In class, we will focus on a different phoneme each week. The phoneme and its corresponding graphemes will be introduced on the Thursday with different activities running until the Wednesday. Their understanding will then be checked by writing a dictated sentence.

On Wednesday (2/4/25)  they will be tested on (through dictated sentences) the phoneme /m/ as the graphemes m in mum and mm in summer

 

m

mum

mass

men

ramp

pump

dumped

smelt

smelly

munch

munched

munching

prism

muck

mucky

month

March

 

 

mm

summer

comma

command

commence

comment

commit

mammal

plummet

shimmer

swimming

 

 

On Thursday (3.4.25), we will recap Year 2 common exception words:

sugar

improve

climb

above

because

hour

children

everybody

would

could

should

beautiful

many

what

why

who

where

when

 

These will remain on Edshed (passwords are in their reading record books)  over half term along with some punctuation and grammar games. Please allow your child some time on this as it supports them to understand how grammar is used correctly within sentences and how to spot errors.

 

 

 

 

Maths

w/c 31/3/2025,

we will: 

• find equal and unequal parts
• recognise a half
• find a half
• recap terms learning
• addition and subtraction problems

Infinity maths:

The link is 

https://infinity.whiteroseeducation.com/Home 

They can then add the

School code

SLR - JJW

PINS:

Fractions:

79 - 45 - 21

Mass, capacity and temperature:

02 - 61 - 97

76 - 06 - 39

57 - 25 - 18

40 - 61 - 56

FluencyBee:

Bonds to 20

Additional Information

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OUR LEARNING

OUR VISITS AND SPECIAL EVENTS

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        This week's homework is:

• To read for at least 10 minutes everyday to an adult.
• spend 20 minutes (over the week) on Numbots, TTRockstars or Infinity (Usernames and passwords are in your child's reading record)
• spend 20 minutes (over the week) on Edshed (usernames and passwords in reading records)
• For those wanting additional work -

• English:

• Mix up a traditional tale - Cinderella climbed the beanstalk, The first little pig let down his golden hair etc and write a short story with the twist.
• Write sentences which include one or more of the spelling words (from the list) and underline them.
• Practice writing in cursive handwriting - making sure that letters with tails (such as y) go under the line and tall letters (such as t) are tall (we call them Mrs Horlock letters)
• practise spelling some year 2 common exception words: said, so, have, like, some, come, were, there, little, one, do, when, what, out, oh, their, people, water, there, where, again, thought, through, work, mouse, many, laughed, because, different
• can they identify the noun, verb, adjective and adverb in these sentences: The towering trees swayed gently in the strong wind.  The sleepy cat snored loudly. Carefully, the small child crept into the gloomy cave. An excited kitten bounced quickly into its owners open arms. The scared man frantically screamed as the dangerous cat approached.

         Maths:

• Use a measuring jug to identify different volumes of liquid.
• can they identify half of an object, shape or an amount.
• can they identify a quarter of an object, shape or an amount.

     Other:

Do some research on different mechanisms - such as slider mechanism, lever mechanism and linkage mechanism.

 

Do research on the life cycle of ladybirds ready to write some descriptive sentences for their explanation text.

 

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