Year 2 Curriculum Map
2015-2016
English
Autumn 1
Pinocchio Character description
and setting
Recount – diary
Traction Man (Beach
Odyssey)
Character description
and setting
Argument and
persuasion Narrative
retelling in first person.
-1 week – character,
setting description and
recount (retelling).
Autumn 2
Fireworks poetry –
pattern and rhyme
Non- chronological –
Guy Fawkes
Diary entries, recounts,
first person
Letter writing –
Samuel Pepys/Santa
Christmas Poetry –
using the senses
Black History
Information book writing.
Labelled diagrams, lists,
charts, glossary, content.
linked to IPC
Spring 1
Lost Happy Endings –
Character descriptions
and settings
Recounts-diary, letters
Narrative – retelling.
Light House Keeper’s
Lunch - retelling in the
first person,
Argument/persuasive
The seagulls v Mr/Mrs
Grinling
Instructions – how to
make Mr Grinlings lunch
Explanation - how to get
it to Mr Grinling
Spring 2
The Highway Rat
Character descriptions
and setting
Exploring viewpoint
persuasion
Emulating texts –
retelling
The Raja and the Rice
Narrative retelling
Exploring view point.
Book Week
Redrafting writing
Summer 1
The Smartest Giant
Character descriptions and
setting
Recount –diary, letters,
Exploring viewpoint
Argument/persuasion
The Snail and the Whale –
Narrative – retelling, letter
writing – thank you letters,
instructions
Stickman
Recount- viewpoint, diary,
letters
Letters, diary viewpoint,
Instructions
Summer 2
Bringing the Rain. Character
descriptions and setting
Exploring language use.
Poetry and rhyme, Narrative retelling in own words.
Anansi and the Talking Melon
Character descriptions and
setting
Retelling story
Argument/persuasive
Explanation – flow
charts/cyclical diagrams – the
life cycle of a spider
Anansi and the Magic Stick
Character descriptions and
setting
Retelling story
Argument/persuasive
Book Review
Non-chronological writing
linked to IPC
Maths
Counting to and across
100.
Counting in steps of 2
and 5 from 0 and 10 from
any number.
Place value of two digit
numbers
Compare and order
numbers from 0-100
Addition and subtraction
Measurement
Problem solving
money
Counting to and across
100.
Counting in steps of 2
and 5 from 0 and 10
from any number.
Place value of two digit
numbers
Subtract numbers using
concrete materials,
pictorial representations
and mentally. Solve
addition and subtraction
problems.
Money
Shape
Time
Place value
Reading and writing
numbers to at least 100
in numerals and in
words.
Addition and subtraction
Measurement (kg/g)
Multiplication and
division
Problem solving
Money
Time
Place value
Read and write numbers
up to 100.
Recall multiplication and
division facts
Solve problems
Fractions
Shape
Time
Place value
Addition and subtraction
Measurementcapacity/volume
Multiplication and division
Fractions
Place value
Addition and subtraction
Multiplication and division
fractions
Money
Shape
Time
Year 2 Curriculum Map
2015-2016
Science
Material Monster
Healthy Me
Mini Worlds
Little Masters Chef
Young Gardener
Move It
ICT
We are astronauts
(Programming on
screen)
We are games testers
(Exploring how
computer games work)
We are photographers
(Taking, selecting and
editing digital images)
We are researchers
(Researching a topic)
We are detectives
(Communicating clues)
We are zoologists (Collecting
and analysing data)
IPC
RE
Magic Toymaker
Let’s Celebrate
Time Travellers
Holidays
Circus
What did Jews teach?
(Christianity)
Jesus a Gift from God
(Christianity)
Passover (Judaism)
We are What we Eat
Prayer at Home (Islam)
Easter – Resurrection
(Christianity)
The Covenant (Judaism)
Community & Belonging
(Islam)
Being Me in My World
Dance
Netball
Basketball
Duration
Celebrating Differences
Gymnastics
Netball
Basketball
Pattern
Dreams and Goals
Dance
Football
Healthy Me
Gymnastics
Football
Relationships
Gymnastics
Athletics
Changing Me
Tennis Striking & Fielding
Pulse / Rhythm
Pitch
Musical Timbre
Structure
PSHE
PE
Music
Taught by specialist
Music Teacher