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 24/2/2025,

we will: 

• complete a grammar focus task on prefixes and suffixes
• find an interesting reading spot around the school to start our new topic based on the book 'Little Red Reading Hood'
• use commas in a list and adverbs to describe when and where
• collect alliterative phrases to describe a woodland (eg beautiful bluebells)
• Use (correctly punctuated) dialogue in my writing

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 (26.2.25) they will write a dictated sentence which uses some words containing these graphemes.

why

what

where

when

which

there

their

they

was

come

some

because

through

said

On Thursday (27/2/25) we will focus on the phoneme /oo/ as /oo/ in soon, /u-e/ in June, /ew/ in grew and /ue/ in blue.

oo

soon

moon

zoo

loose

boost

boosted

balloon

classroom

u-e

June

rude

rule

flute

prune

parachute

spruce

absolute

ew

grew

blew

flew

new

threw

drew

shrewd

jewellery

ue

blue

clue

glue

true

untrue

gruesome

Maths

w/c 24/2/2025,

we will: 

• the 5 and 10 times-table
• complete an end-of-topic check on multiplication and division
• complete a pre-topic check on length and height
• measure in centimetres
• measure in metres

Infinity maths:

The children have been shown how to complete Infinity. These are designed to help consolidate learning and are extremely beneficial to there mathematical learning.

The link is https://infinity.whiteroseeducation.com/Home 

They can then add the

School code

SLR - JJW

PINS:

40 - 61 - 56

FluencyBee:

Subtract through ten

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:

• Write sentences which include one or more of the spelling words (from the list) and underline them.
• Write some instructions for a task of their choice.
• Write a recount about a day out.
• 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

         Maths:

• count forwards and backwards in 2s, 5s and 10s (for 2s can they start from 0 and then try to see if they can still count forwards and backwards starting from the number 1 instead)
• Write multiplication and division number sentences for your child to work out which are multiplied or divided by 2, 5 or 10. Include missing number problems such as ? x 5 = 45 and similar with division.
• can they write out the multiplication and division facts for 2s, 5s and 10s - eg 0 x 2 = 0, 1 x 2 = 2 etc
• write 2 or 3 digit numbers and ask your child to identify whether it is an odd or even number - can they explain why.

     Other:

Do some research on a local 'Royal Residence' such as St. James' Palace or Buckingham Palace.

Create a food chain which includes a producer and two or more consumers (include the arrows to show the direction of the flow of energy). Think of their favourite animal and research its place on a food chain.

Show you how they can sew and add embellishment to fabric.

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