Year 2 Long Term Planning

		Autumn 1 All aboard! 7 weeks	Autumn 2 Fire! 7 weeks		Spring 1 Hoots, Howls and Rustles 7 weeks	Spring 2 Roald Dahl 6 weeks	Summer 1 Victorians	Summer 2 Whateve r the weather
English		Information text – Leaflet about the George Stephenson Railway Museum (Based on a school trip) Narrative – Traditional Stories How the turtle got his shell. How the Ladybird got her spots	Recounts – The events of the Great Fire of LondonDiary Entry – Samuel Pepys focus Poetry – onomatopoeia (firework poem) Poem: Fire by Shirley Hughes (Topic: coded message – Samuel Pepys)		Non-chronological reports – Nocturnal animals. Narrative – Traditional Stories – Owl babies. The Owl who was afraid of the dark. Poetry – shape poems	Different stories by the same author– The Twits and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Character Descriptions – Key characters from a variety of Roald Dahl books Poetry – onomatopoeia	Biography – Florence Nightingale Letter – Florence Nightingale writing to the British government about her experience during the Crimean War. Instructions – How to make a Victorian toy.	Narrative – Traditional Stories Explanations – Life cycle of a plant
Poetry to feature throughout the year
Mathematics	Statutory programme of study and the following investigations: Measuring – To make a Ferris wheel MMS SATS Practice				Statutory programme of study and the following investigations: MMSSATS Practice		Statutory programme of study and the following investigations: MMSSATS Practice
Science	Uses of everyday			Animals including	Living things and their habitats Matching animals to their young (what are their young called?) Food chains Explore and compare the differences between things that are living, dead and things that have never been alive. Microhabitats – diorama, photos, observational drawing.		Animals including	Plants Sorting seeds and bulbs Needs of a plant experiment Growth diary (predictions, observations, results) Time lapse video Label and function
	materials:			Humans			Humans
	Identify materials that			Describe the importance			What did the men need to
	would be suitable to			of eating the right			get better? (food, water,
	make a boat. Floating.			amounts of different			cleanliness)
	Identify waterproof			types of food and			What does Florence
	materials – den building			hygiene.			Nightingale need when she
	Melting and heating –			Clean water, food, air –			arrived at the hospital in
	reversible?			create a healthy			Turkey? What could we
				lunchbox/picnic			send her?
History	Significant historical events, people and places in their own locality – George Stephenson The first Aeroplane flight Christopher Columbus			Significant historical events, people and places: The Great Fire of London and the Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead		Famous explorers E.g. Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong.	Significant historical events, people and places in their own locality – Victorians	Significant historical events, people and places in their own locality – Victorians
				Remembrance Day
Geography	Local Area – walk			Comparisons between	Understand geographical	Habitats and different	Geographical skills and	Human and physical
	around the local area			Newcastle/London	similarities and differences	localities	fieldwork	geography
	looking at different styles			Locational knowledge	through studying the	name and locate the world’s
	of houses.			name, locate and	human and physical	seven continents and five
	Locational knowledge			identify characteristics of	geography of a small area	oceans
	use basic geographical			the four countries and	of the United Kingdom,
	vocabulary to refer to:			capital cities, and it’s	and of a small area in a
	key physical features,			surrounding seas	contrasting non-European
	including: beach, cliff,			(ICT links)	country.
	coast, forest, hill,				Contrast native animals
	mountain, sea.				with those that live in the
	Use this information to				arctic (barn owl vs. snowy
	create a map with a key				owl etc)
	for our museum leaflet.
Art/DT	Designing, building and evaluating a moving wheeled vehicle.			Sculpture / bridges Monet – Bridges Bridge structures Skyline pastel pictures	Sewing decoration – nocturnal animal. Door stop/ hanger	Andy Warhol – Same image different colours using handprints, face etc.	Self portraits Fruit Faces Giuseppe Acrimboldo	Fruit Faces Giuseppe Acrimboldo
Computing	Lego WeDo Programming and building hardware – instructions Espresso Coding Algorithms Using technology to organise information			Lego WeDo Programming and building hardware – instructions Espresso Coding Algorithms Using technology to organise information	Researching safely Mind mapping 2Simples	Algorithms	Researching safely Mind mapping 2Simples	Google Earth Location and Direction – 2Go Beebots Espresso
PE	Gymnastics Invasion skills leading into games Football & Multi-Skills Games			Gymnastics Invasion skills leading into games Football & Multi-Skills Games	Dance Activities Net/Wall Skills leading into games Invasion Games – Football & Multi-Skills Games	Dance Activities Net/Wall Skills leading into games Invasion Games – Football & Multi-Skills Games	Athletic Activities Track Striking / Fielding skills leading into Games Invasion Games – Football & Multi-Skills Games	Athletic Activities Track Striking / Fielding skills leading into Games Invasion Games – Football & Multi-Skills Games
PSHCE	New Beginnings			Getting on and falling out	Going for goals	Good to be me	Relationships	Personal Hygiene (teeth)
Music	Charanga Harvest Festival songs			Great Fire of London Song 1666	Charanga	Charanga	Charanga	Charanga
RE	Y2 – Signs and symbols of different faiths Y2 – Jewish Sukkot			Y2 – Diwali and new beginnings Y2 – Christian Christmas Story	Y2 – Chinese new year Y2 – Holi	Y2 – Shrove Tuesday Y2 – Ash Wednesday Y2 – Easter story	Y2 – Ramadan	Y2 – Eid
Trips	George Stephnson Railway Museum			Hindu Temple Newcastle	Wildlife sanctuary	St Aiden’s church		Beach Trip

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