The Federation of Abbey Infant & Junior School Curriculum Map for Year 2 2019-20 - Spring term For specific class information see https://abbey-federation.secure- primarysite.net/topic/class-pages For dates see https://abbey-federation.secure-primarysite.net/diary Our topic is Australia! Through this topic we will be linking our Geography, Science, History, Art, Design and Technology. This topic is all about Australia and ǁhere it is in the ǁorld͘ We shall look at living things and their habitats͕ including both plants and animals and spend time learning about Australian arts and their culture͘ Our educational visit will be to Drayton Manor Zoo, where the children will learn further about animals and their habitats, through workshops and a tour. We shall also be visiting a mosque, to develop our understanding of places of worship within our community. There will be an Inspire Workshop where adults will be invited to create an aboriginal inspired piece of art, with their child, using a range of media.
Computing Children will start the term looking at how to use the internet safely and will develop their understanding of the SMART message when online. Children will use the internet to research a chosen Australian animal. They will take notes, using the internet safely. Children will be able to cut and paste images and type into a document. Children will also learn how to spell check their finished leaflet. Children will also become confident in saving their work in a folder for future use. Religious Education Children will spend the first half term looking at holy places. How do places of worship connect with what they have learnt about Christians, Muslims and Sikhs? E.g. places of worship, prayer, symbols and connect to children͛s oǁn ͚special places͛͘ Children will then look at Why does Easter matter to Christians? Children will recognise that ͚incarnation͛ and ͚Salvation͛ are part of a ͚big storLJ͛ in the Bible͘ Children ǁill learn hoǁ Christians show their beliefs about death and resurrection and connect whether they find it helpful to believe in life in heaven after death. Science The children will explore and compare the differences between things that are living, that were once alive and that have never been alive. The children compare animals from different habitats and explain why a certain habitat is suited to them. We shall be exploring desert, woodland, ocean and rainforest habitats as well as finding out about the Australian plants and animals that live there. children with the skills they need to write their own traditional tale. Discrete lessons will also be taught covering spelling, use of punctuation and correct grammar (SPaG) as well as developing their comprehension skills. The children will be encouraged to apply these skills across the curriculum. English The focus will be on explanation texts and traditional stories in the first half of the term, followed by poetry and instructions in the second half. The children will spend time looking at the features that are needed to create a good edžplanation tedžt ͚The Magic Porridge Pot͛ ǁill be the focus for our traditional story which will provide the
Maths There ǁill be a focus on methods that can be used to solve division and applLJ this knoǁledge ǁith the related multiplication facts͘ The children ǁill be identifLJing and describing the properties of both ϮD and ϯD shapes͘ The children ǁill also be taught to recognise͕ find͕ name and ǁrite fractions of a length͕ shape͕ set of objects or quantitLJ͘ We ǁill also be concentrating on Statistics ͕ ǁhere the children ǁill be shoǁing and interpreting information in different ǁaLJs such as͖ tallLJ charts͕ pictograms and block diagrams͘ There ǁill also be the opportunitLJ to use units of measure such as centimetres and metres ǁhen discussing and comparing length and height͘ Throughout the term͕ the children ǁill have the opportunitLJ to use practical resources to develop their understanding of mathematical concepts and encouraged to provide reasons for their thinking͘ Music All the learning is focused around one song: I Wanna Play in a Band. As well as learning to sing, play, improvise and compose with this song, children will listen to and appraise different styles of music. There is also an opportunity for the children to play glockenspiels and bring in instruments they are learning outside of the classroom to improvise with their classmates.
History Through our Australian topic, children will further develop their chronological understanding through studies of significant international individuals (Amy Johnson and James Cook. They will have the opportunity to explore their cultures through artefacts, art and dance looking at the significance to those people today. Children will develop their ability to generate historical enquiry based questions e.g. Why do they decorate their bodies in this ǁaLJ and ǁe don͛t͍ We ǁill also discuss the significance of Australia DaLJ in the past and present and the significance of the different parts of the Australian and Aboriginal flags ǁill also be edžplored͘ Art & Design We shall be learning how to sketch an Australian animal and how they can be brought to life using different techniques. Children will be using their mark making skills, using pencil and pen and other media, to create different textures to their work . Following the half term break, we will also spend time finding out about, and replicating pointillism styled Aboriginal art.
Geography The children will compare and contrast similarities and differences between the UK (local area) and Australia (a non-European country) which will begin to develop their global geographical knowledge. They will explore human and physical features of the landscape of Australia and key landmarks using photographs. They will look at the contrasting climates of the world, understanding the key vocabulary of North Pole, South Pole, Equator, Hot, and Cold. We will look at how Australia is made up of states and how there are capitals of each state. through Games and Multi-Skills. They will know how to start and stop a ball, send and receive equipment in different ways i.e. a ball under arm, rolled, bounced, bean bags to get an appropriate speed. Some early racket skills will be introduced enabling the children to use a racquet to balance a range of objects, with some simple sending and receiving. In the second half term, Dance is linked to the curricular theme and the cultural Aboriginal dances. Children will design and create their own sequence in the style of the extracts seen. PE Children will develop their hands and feet control
Life skills, soft skills and bucket list experiences
Life Skills Map reading Cooking Computer skills
Bucket List Make a Boomerang Animal Visit Drayton Manor Zoo
Soft Skills Decision making Communication Accepting responsibility Teamwork Creativity
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