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Learning in Year Two

Maths

At Midfield we follow maths mastery:

( https://www.ncetm.org.uk/teaching-for-mastery/mastery-explained/ )

All aspects of maths will first be taught using concrete materials, progressing onto pictorials and finally using abstract methods. This has been shown to be a fantastic method of building solid and secure mathematical understanding. Once this understanding is secure, children learn how to problem solve and reason. We aim to ground mathematical concepts in the real world to provide context and familiarisation.

  

During the Spring Term the children will learn about the topics of shape, money, multiplication and division, length,mass, capacity and temperature. 

In shape the children will be learning to: 

  • identify and describe the properties of 2-D shapes, including the number of sides and line symmetry in a vertical line  

  • identify and describe the properties of 3-D shapes, including the number of edges, vertices and faces  

  • identify 2-D shapes on the surface of 3-D shapes, [for example, a circle on a cylinder and a triangle on a pyramid]  

  • compare and sort common 2-D and 3-D shapes and everyday objects

In the topic Money the children will be learning to:

  • recognise and use symbols for pounds (£) and pence (p); combine amounts to make a particular value  

  • find different combinations of coins that equal the same amounts of money  

  • solve simple problems in a practical context involving addition and subtraction of money of the same unit, including giving change

In the topic multiplication and division the children will be learning to: 

  • recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 5 and 10 multiplication tables, including recognising odd and even numbers  

  • calculate mathematical statements for multiplication and division within the multiplication tables and write them using the multiplication (×), division (÷) and equals (=) signs 

  • show that multiplication of two numbers can be done in any order (commutative) and division of one number by another cannot  

  • solve problems involving multiplication and division, using materials, arrays, repeated addition, mental methods, and multiplication and division facts, including problems in contexts.

In measurement children will be learning to:

  • choose and use appropriate standard units to estimate and measure length/height in any direction (m/cm); mass (kg/g); temperature (°C); capacity (litres/ml) to the nearest appropriate unit, using rulers, scales, thermometers and measuring vessels  

  • compare and order lengths, mass, volume/capacity and record the results using >, < and =


English

In English over the year we cover a range of genres, allowing the children to develop the skills needed to write for a range of purposes. We teach the children how to use a range of features within their writing including;

Capital letters / Finger spaces / Full stops / Expanded noun phrases / Similes / Adverbs / Conjunctions / Adverbials of time / Prefix and suffix words / Apostrophes / Joined handwriting using letter join. 

               

Look Up                                                                                                                             

Rocket's going to be the greatest astronaut, star-catcher, space-traveller that has ever lived!

But…

First, she needs to convince her big brother Jamal to stop looking down at his phone and start LOOKING UP at the stars.

Bursting with energy and passion about space and the natural world, this heart-warming picture book will reignite your desire to turn off those screens and switch on to the outside world.

We are going to use this book to write an autobiography.

The pirates next door                                                                                              

Captain Duddle is the undisputed king of pirate picture books and the Jolley Rogers are unleashing merry mayhem on the poor, unsuspecting residents of sleepy seaside town Dull-on-Sea. With belly laughs throughout and lots of funny details to spot on each page, it's an absolute tricorn (that's a pirate hat, don't you know?) triumph.

We will be using this book to write a setting description and a newspaper report. 


Reading

In Year 2 reading is taught daily. Some children read with the class teacher during guided reading sessions in which children are taught a range of reading skills. Other children work in Read. Write. Inc. groups to help them with their segmenting and blending of words in order to develop fluency. 

Each child is issued with a home reading journal and book, which should be read, signed off, and returned to school each week. Home reading is a hugely beneficial way of supporting your child's learning across the curriculum.  The children are encouraged to explore a wide range of reading material and are given access to the school library books once a week and where possible we arrange trips to the local library and have themed weeks such as Book Week.


 

Foundation

History

Autumn 1: Protests 

Spring 1: Great Fire of London

Summer 1: Significant Explorers

Geography

Autumn 2: Oceans and Seas

Spring 2: Settlements

Summer 2: Locational Knowledge of Africa

RE

Autumn 1/2: Christianity

Spring 1: Judaism (The Passover)

Spring 2: Christianity (The Resurrection)

Summer 1: Islam (Community and Belonging)

Summer 2: Islam (The Hajj)

Art/DT

Autumn 1: Drawing

Autumn 2: Colour Mixing 

Spring 1: Printing

Spring 2: Moving Pictures

Summer 1: Dips and Dippers

Summer 2: Strong Stable Structures

PSHE

Autumn 1: Being me in my world

Autumn 2: Celebrating difference

Spring 1: Dreams and Goals

Spring 2: Healthy me

Summer 1: Relationships

Summer 2: Changing me