HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY
Name, locate and identify characteristics of the
four countries and capital cities of the United
Kingdom and its surrounding seas.
Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to:
Key physical features, including: beach, cliff,
coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea, ocean, river,
soil, valley, vegetation, season and weather.
Key human features, including: city, town,
village, factory, farm, house, office, port,
harbour and shop.
Understand events beyond living memory that
are significant nationally or globally.
Explore the lives of significant individuals in the
past who have contributed to national and
international achievements. Some should be
used to compare aspects of life in different
periods.
ART AND DESIGN
To develop a wide range of art and
design techniques in using colour,
pattern, texture, line, shape, form and
space.
Select from and use a range of tools
and equipment to perform practical
tasks.
Build structures, exploring how they
can be made stronger, stiffer and
more stable.
The Great Fire of London Year 2
Autumn Term Curriculum Overview
EDUCATIONAL VISIT
COMPUTING
th
Thursday 11 December - Our trip
is a morning train on The Severn
Valley Railway from Kidderminster
Station. We can’t wait to meet
Father Christmas on our journey!
Understand what algorithms are;
how they are implemented as
programs on digital devices; and
that programs execute by following
precise and unambiguous
instructions
RE
Know that the Jewish holy book is the Torah
and explain how it is treated; understand that
Jewish people believe that the Torah teaches
them how God wants them to live; relate the
Idea of something precious to something they
value in their own lives; explore what or who
Guides them on how they should live.
SPECIAL EVENTS AND VISITORS
Key Stage 1 Harvest Festival - Thursday 23rd October
National Poetry Day - Thursday 2nd October
Nursery Rhyme Week – week beginning Monday 10th
November. We will be dressing up as Nursery Rhyme
Character for Children in Need on Friday 14th November.
KEY TEXTS
Toby and the Great Fire of London by Margaret
Nash and Jane Cope.
London’s Burning by Pauline Francis and
Alessandro Baldanzi.
A range of historical non-fiction texts from the
library.
Phonics – Letters and Sounds Phase 5 and 6
Reading books are book banded and the children
choose their own home reader from their
coloured box matched to their reading ability.
PSHE THEMES
To know about good and not so good feelings, a vocabulary to
describe their feelings to others and simple strategies for
managing feelings. Rules for and ways of keeping physically and
emotionally in the environment (including rail, water and fire
safety).
SCIENCE Materials
To identify and compare the suitability of a variety
of everyday materials, including wood, metal, plastic,
glass, brick, rock, paper and cardboard for particular
uses. To find out how the shapes of solid objects
made from some materials can be changed by
squashing, bending, twisting and stretching.
CLASS ASSEMBLY
Mrs Potts – Thursday 4th December
Miss Mason – Thursday 20th November