Year 2 Curriculum 2022-23
YEAR 2 CURRICULUM – 2022 - 23 |
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SUBJECT |
AUTUMN |
SPRING |
SUMMER |
SCIENCE |
Health, life & humans
Properties of materials |
Habitats & food chains
Life cycles & variation |
Plants
Seasonal changes |
HISTORY |
Who were Guy Fawkes and Joseph Chamberlain & should we remember them? |
What did Mary Seacole & Rosa Parks do that we still remember them today? |
What adventures did Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong have? |
GEOGRAPHY |
What are the similarities & differences between the Islands of Coll & Tobago? |
How do we use maps around our school & locality? |
Who in the world plays cricket at Edgbaston? |
COMPUTING ‘Switched On’ Rising Stars Scheme V3 |
Programming on screen in ScratchJr
Using logic and reasoning to understand games rules and simple coding |
Taking, selecting and editing digital images
Developing research skills through searching for information on the Internet
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Planning, filming, reviewing and editing a stop-motion animation
Using a computer to collect information and create a presentation |
MUSIC Charanga Scheme |
Hands, Feet, Heart - Afropop, South African style of pulse, rhythm & pitch
Ho, Ho, Ho – rapping with a Christmas theme, high/low sounds, rhythm & pitch |
I Wanna Play in a Band – Rock - Teamwork, working together. The Beatles. Historical context of musical styles
Zootime – Reggae - Animals, poetry and the historical context of musical styles |
Friendship Song – learning a song – rhythm, pulse & pitch
Reflect, Rewind & Replay – Classical - the history of music in context, listen to Western Classical music and place the music from the units worked through, in their correct time and space. Consolidate the foundations of the language of music |
P.E. Complete P.E resource Scheme |
Ball skills - Hands 2 Locomotion - Dodging Gymnastics: Linking & Pathways |
Ball skills - Hands 1 Dance – Explorers & Water |
Locomotion – Jumping 1 Games – Understanding attack & defence Team Building Health & well-being |
R.H.E/PATHS
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Establishing a Positive Classroom Environment
Introduction to Feelings Feelings & Behaviours |
Self-Control & Anger Management
Anger Management & Problem-Solving |
Friendship & Feeling Lonely Manners & Listening to Others
Feelings/Emotions/ Behaviour |
ART & DESIGN |
Painting – colour mixing in abstract art and the work of famous artists
Artists: Piet Mondrian, Mark Rothko, Paul Klee, Jackson Pollock, Wassily Kandinsky, Robert Delaunay |
Drawing – developing proficiency & understanding of line, shape, texture and different media
Collage – exploring techniques using different materials – torn & cut
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Sculpture – abstract sculpture Artists: Antony Gormley & Henry Moore |
DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY |
Food Technology – Comparing breakfasts – Fruit salad & porridge |
Structures – joining and strengthening materials – modelling human feature structures |
Mechanisms – Axles and wheels – making Pakistani decorative buses |
R.E Birmingham Agreed Syllabus |
Living By Rules
Being Temperate, Exercising Self Discipline and Cultivating Serene Contentment
Being Regardful of Suffering
Sharing and Being Generous |
Creating Unity and Harmony
Participating and Willing to Lead
Caring for Others, Animals and the Environment
Being Merciful and Forgiving |
Being Silent and Attentive to, and Cultivating a Sense for the Sacred and Transcendent
Being Reflective and Self Critical
Being Imaginative and Explorative
Appreciating Beauty |