Year 2 2024 - 2025

English 

Poetry: London’s burning- creating our own version of a poem.  

Recounts: Diaries, to write a diary based on real events.  

Maths 

Money: reinforce children's counting skills as well as addition and subtraction strategies.  

Multiplication and division: Children will look at a number of important multiplication and division methods and skills and will gain a more solid understanding of equal groups. 

Science 

Outdoor learning.  

Computing 

Masking Storytime: We will use tools to add effects to a video and know how to begin to use green screen techniques and masking with support.  

History/ Geography 

The Great Fire of London: Children will discover why The Great Fire started, why so many buildings were burnt down, children can understand the affects The Great Fire had on the people in London.  

Art/DT 

Freestanding structures: Throughout our lessons we will design, make and evaluate a structure of a Tudor house.  

Music 

I wanna play in a band: Children will listen to a song called ‘I wanna play in a band’ which is a rock song written especially for children. They will learn about singing and playing together in an ensemble. As well as learning to sing, play, improvise and compose with this song, children will listen and appraise classic Rock songs.  

PE 

Dance: We will create a motif through dance depicting The Great Fire of London. 

Gymnastics: During our lessons we will be using apparatus to develop skills in stretching, curling and arching.  

PSHE 

Living in the wider world: We will discover how can we look after each other and the world.   

RE 

Judaism: We will learn about how Jews show faith through practices and celebrations.