Year 2 Project - Land Ahoy!
Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum! Get ready to take to the high seas and set sail in search of treasure!
This term, we’ll visit Chatham Historic Dockyard to find out about boats and ships of all shapes and sizes. We’ll write about our visit, read information books, investigate amazing sea rescues and write postcards and poetry influenced by the sea. Our science skills will help us to understand how boats float and we’ll design and make model ships using a variety of materials. We’ll study paintings of boats. Our map reading skills will help us to identify different seas and oceans, and we’ll learn about famous sea explorers. Stories of pirates will inspire us to make pirate flags, treasure maps and fact files. We’ll even find out how to talk and sing like a pirate!
Help your child prepare for their project
The sea is fascinating! Why not take a trip to the coast? Visit the harbour, lifeboat station and beach and take plenty of interesting photographs. You could also make boats from plastic cartons, cardboard boxes and polystyrene trays. Add sails and cargo then see which boats sail around the bath successfully! Alternatively, sing along to some lively sea shanties performed by The Fisherman’s Friends from Port Isaac in Cornwall. Visit their website to access free sample tracks.
Memorable Experience: Visit to Chatham Historic Dockyard
Geography: Using and making maps; Locational knowledge; Directions
History: Significant historical people – Captain James Cook, Grace Darling; Famous pirates
This project is also supported by mini projects in;
Science: Human Survival, Uses of Materials
Art and Design: Mix it Up!
Design and Technology: Beach Hut
Computing: lessons derived from D.A.R.E.S
Music: lessons derived from Kapow
PE: lessons derived from Greenacres/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 2023 document found below.
In Year 2, PE is timetabled for every Tuesday (Tennis) and Thursday (Tag-Rugby). Please ensure that all earrings are removed on those days and that your child has their full PE kit in school.
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English
This week we are:
exploring sea shanties.
We will be
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Maths
This week we are:
Finishing our unit on Place Value and moving onto Addition and Subtraction.
We will be learning about
Additional Information
Please can you ensure that your child has their PE kit in school on a Tuesday and Thursday.
Also please remember to sign your child's reading record every time you read with them. Once an adult has read with the child three times and recorded it in their reading record they will complete an Accelerated Reading Quiz and receive a new book.
Many thanks.
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This week's homework is:
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