Year 2 - Miss Heslop 2025 - 2026

Miss Heslop

Mrs Sloanes

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Reading and Writing

In reading, we follow a sequence which allows children to explore practice and apply key skills such as retrival, inference, language, sequecing and prediction.

We use talk for writing in our writing sequence which allows us to practice spoken language, imitation, and internalisation of text structures. We use colourful semantics to begin to learn sentence construction by visually linking question words to sentence parts such as assigning orange to "who?" and yellow to "what doing". 

Step One - Learn the frequently used words for the week 

Step Two - Write a dictated sentence provided by the teacher 

Step Three - Innovate the sentence 

Step Four - Independently write a sentence 

Step Five - Use 'talk for writing' to learn and internalise a piece of text using actions to support sequencing a longer piece of writing. 

 

Our texts for Autumn term

The Tiger Who Came to Tea Judith Kerr

The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark Jill Tomlinson

Crackle, Spit

Double, double, toil and trouble William Shakespeare

Aladdin

Santa Post Emma Yarlett

 

Our texts for Spring term

Let's Explore Peru Rachel Mortimer

My First Book, Peru Penelope Palette

London Non-chronological report

How to make a Marmalade Sandwich Instructions

Paddington's London story Treasury Michael Bond

A Bear Called Paddington Michael Bond

 

Maths

We follow Maths No problem which follows a concrete, pictorial, abstract approach allowing the children to fully embed new learning through discussion and practical learning before applying their skills to a written format. 

In Autumn term, we focus on:

  • Numbers within 100 (value, sequencing, number bonds, addition, subtraction)

  • Addition and subtraction

  • Daily Flashback 4 sessions to practise and revisit prior learning

In Spring term, we focus on:

  • multiplication (2s,5s and 10s) - repeated addition, arrays and solving problems
  • Division (2s,5s and 10s) - sharing, grouping and using fact families
  • Length (m and cm) - measuring and comparing different lengths
  • Daily Flashback 4 sessions to practise and revisit prior learning

Our Wider Curriculum

Autumn Term

Science History

Geography

Our science topic in Autumn term is 'my body'

We will be looking at the parts of the body we can see, labelling them and knowing what they do for us. This includes linking the correct part of the body to the correct sense. We will be playing lots of games using our senses to find out just how important they are and discuss which one we feel is the most important. 

We will also look at how to keep our mind and body healthy through what we eat, exercise and sleep.

Our history topic is 'buildings in Peterlee'. 

 

We will be looking at the mining village of Peterlee and how it changed and adapted to become the town that it is today. We will investigate what houses used to look like, what the streets and neighboring villages may have looked like and how they have changed over time. 

We will be beginning to use a timeline to plot events.

Our geography topic is Peterlee.

 

We will be able to locate Peterlee on a map and know the landforms within it including the woodland / forests and the coastline. We will be able to name the water bodies around Peterlee including the Castle Eden Burn / stream and the North Sea.

Art

RE

PSHE
In our art lessons with Mrs Foster we will be looking at portraits and collages. We will use a visual stimulus to create a portrait collage of ourselves using a variety of mediums. 

RE gives us the opportunity to explore the beliefs of different faiths. 

Our topic begins in Autumn with Christianity and finding out why the Bible is special to Christians. We will explore how and why they use the Bible as well as where they might find a Bible in their place of worship. 

We begin Year One with two very important topics in our PSHE lesson; Safety First, VIPS.

 

It is essential that we know how to keep ourselves and those around us safe as well as knowing who are trusted adults are and how they can be a duty bearer for our right to be safe. 
DT

Computing

PE

Fruit and Vegetables 

The children will categorise food into fruits and vegetables before designing and making a healthy smoothie to enjoy. The chidlren will taste and evaluate their smoothie. 

A Balanced Diet 

The children will look at food groups and what food complimets each other well. They will use these food combinations to create ideas for wraps which offer people a healthy, balanced diet. 

Using PurpleMash we will practice logging in and logging out and explore online safety as a tool to keep us safe when using devices online. We will also us 2Go to begin to explore coding and writing simple algorithms.

 

We are learning to:

Unit focus: Send and Return

  • to stay on our toes to move quickly to the ball.
  • to identify which hand is dominant in a game.
  • the basic rules of serving to our partner.
  • to develop agility and use it in a game.
  • to use the correct grip to hit a self-fed ball.
  • to use the ready position in a rally.

Spring Term

Science History

Geography

 'animal classification'

 

We will be investigating different animals and grouping them by their animal type, what their features are and what they eat.

Joseph Swan

 

We will be learning that an inventor is someone who creates new ideas, tools, or machines to solve problems or improve life.
Joseph Swan invented the electric light bulb, which changed the way people lived by providing safer and brighter light..
The electric light bulb allowed people to work, read, and enjoy activities after dark, transforming daily lif
Museums show real-life examples of inventions and help us understand how they changed everyday life

The United Kingdom 

 

In georgraphy we will be exploring the four countries of the United Kingdom and their physical features including mountains, rivers and coastlines. 
Art

RE

PSHE

 

 The children will learn about baptism in the Christian faith and how this is a promise to God to love and care for the planet, one another and everything in it. The children will consider what communities they belong to and promises they may like to make to the people in them.

 

Money Matters, Aiming High

In Year 2, children explore where money comes from and learn about different ways to pay for things. They find out how to keep money safe and why it is important to look after it carefully. Pupils also learn why we keep track of money and spending, including the difference between wants and needs, and how to make sensible choices about what to prioritise. 
DT

Computing

PE

Structures, Baby Bears Chair

 

The children will test a variety of shapes and materials to build a chair structure which can hold weight. They will then design and build a new chair for Baby Bear.

 

 

 

Gymnastics – Unit 1
In this unit, children develop basic gymnastics skills such as travelling, balancing, rolling and jumping. They learn to move with control and coordination, link movements together, and perform simple sequences safely. Pupils also begin to evaluate their own and others’ performances, building confidence, strength and body awareness.

Attack, Defend and Shoot – Unit 2
In this unit, children learn fundamental skills used in invasion games, including sending, receiving and controlling a ball. They explore attacking and defending principles, such as finding space, marking opponents and aiming at a target. Through simple games and activities, pupils develop teamwork, decision-making and an understanding of rules and fair play.

Summer Term