Primary Curriculum Handbook

Primary Campus

YEAR 2 PROGRAM SEMESTER ONE

ENGLISH Students read a variety of texts utilising a range of strategies including visual and structural cues to assist with decoding and understanding. They continue to develop comprehension skills and build on their vocabulary. Students use their own experiences to help them write about familiar topics. They create plans for their writing pieces and edit their work prior to publishing. Students are provided with opportunities to present to their peers to develop confidence when speaking to an audience. MATHEMATICS Students undertake a range of hands on activities as part of their Mathematics curriculum. They work with numbers to 500 and count by 1s, 2s, 5s and 10s from various starting points. Students are introduced to a variety of strategies to solve one and two digit addition and subtraction problems. They count and order small collections of Australian coins and notes according to their value. They are encouraged to recognise the attributes of familiar 2D shapes and apply this knowledge to 3D. They explore length and area using informal units as well as identify statistics and probability through mathematical activities related to real life experiences. INQUIRY (HUMANITIES & SCIENCE) In Semester One, students participate in an Inquiry topic called ‘ Back to the Future ’. The students explore how the local area has changed over time and how the changes in the geography of their local area and its rich history, have affected our lives and living today. They study our local area by visiting local historical sites and comparing them to the area today. Students also look at how technology has changed over time. They describe the purpose of familiar designed items and how they meet the needs of their users and affect others and environments.

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The Lakes South Morang College Curriculum Handbook

Primary Campus

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