This half term in Year 2 our topic is Fly Me to the Moon.
This half term in Year 2 our topic is Fly me to the Moon.
The children will enjoy a History based topic learning about the first moon landing.
In English we will begin by reading ‘Bob Man on the Moon’ and will learn all about his job as moon keeper. The children will write questions to Bob, describe the aliens Bob finds and then plan a new story featuring one of the aliens! We will also look at instructional writing to develop our understanding of imperative verbs and adverbs.
In Maths we will develop our knowledge of Money and Fractions. They will develop their understanding of adding pence and pounds, how to make the same amount in more than one way, finding change and solving problems involving money. In our Fraction unit they will learn about halves, quarters, thirds and three quarters. They will identify fractions of shapes and numbers and also solve problems. We will continue to have our Mastering Number sessions and develop our times table knowledge.
In Science our learning will be focused around plants. We will observe and describe how seeds and bulbs grow into mature plants. We will also find out and describe how plants need water, light and a suitable temperature to grow and stay healthy. The children will enjoy growing plants and spending time observing the plants in the school environment
Our PE lessons will focus on developing skills within athletics and target games. The children will enjoy both indoor and outdoor PE lessons.
During our computing lessons we will be learning about coding. During our coding unit the children will explore, modify and create programs that includes the use of timers and button objects. They will build on their testing and debugging skills to ensure programs work as expected. We will also deliver E-Safety lessons through our weekly 2BeSafe lessons.
Within our design technology lessons, we will focus on moving vehicles and design and make a space buggy. The children will follow the process of research, design, make and evaluate.
In RE lessons we will learn about the Jewish festival of Passover. The children will be learning about the Jewish celebration of Passover. They will learn about the traditions and what the celebration means to Jewish families.
We continue to assess the children’s reading, writing and number skills, highlighting areas for development through our next step marking and supporting the children to develop these areas.
Please continue to hear your child read and note this in their reading diary.
Also look at our page on Class Dojo for links to areas of the curriculum and examples of work that the children have completed.
