Year 2 2025 - 2026

Miss Duerden

Welcome to Year 2

Welcome to Year 2. On our class page you will find some general information regarding our class.

Spring Term

This term we will do Outdoor Learning every Friday. We will be outside in most weathers so please ensure your child has warm, waterproof clothing and wellies/outdoor shoes and a pair of shoes to wear indoors.

This term we will be learning:

English	Adventure Narrative Grandad’s Island Use co-ordination (but, or) Add -ly to turn adjectives into adverbs Write for different purposes Use commas to separate items in a list
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 Length and Height and Mass, capacity and temperature
Science	Living things and their habitats around the world and Plants
Computing	Video creation, 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	Why does it matter where my food comes from?: Children will recognise that all the food we eat comes from either plants or animals and that a farm is an area of land and buildings where those plants and animals are produced, describe the main features of a dairy farm, identify the main geographical features of the physical landscape of Devon, explain why the weather in Devon makes it a good place for dairy farming, contrast weather conditions in Devon with those of the United Kingdom
Art/DT	DT: We will be sewing our own bags for Jack to carry his magic beans in by practising a running stitch and using different techniques and equipment to cut and attach fabric.
Music	How do different instruments make their sounds and how can we use notes to create music? How can we write our music so we remember how to play it?
PE	Target games: We will learn how to hit a target which is moving at speed, learn different striking techniques and how to throw and kick a ball. Football: We will be looking at basic football skills such as dribbling and passing and applying this to a game of 5 a side.
PSHE	Living in the wider world: We will discover how can we look after each other and the world. Relationships: How can I use the internet safely?
RE	Judaism: We will learn about how Jews show faith through practices and celebrations.