Mersey Park Primary School Long Term Plan Overview
Term/ Topic
Maths
Autumn 1
Count on and back
from any two-digit
number
Partition two-digit
numbers
Solve word problems
and puzzles
add or subtract a
one-digit number to
or from any two-digit
number
Daily Maths Meet
Transport
Autumn 2
Fire Fire
Spring 1
Katie Morag
and Struay
Spring 2
Katie Morag
and Struay
Summer 1
Time
Detectives
Summer 2
Plants,
Animals and
habitats
Know addition and
subtraction facts for
each number up to
10
Sorting 2-D and 3-D
shapes
Solve word problems
Daily Maths Meet
Read and write two
and three digit
numbers
Recognise and use
standard units of
measure
Read scales
Make and read block
graphs
Daily Maths Meet
Add or subtract
multiples of 10
Find the sum or
difference of oneand two-digit
numbers
Use doubling and
halving (money and
measures)
Daily Maths Meet
Find missing numbers
in sequences
Count sets of objects
by grouping in 2s, 5,
or 10s
Order two sets of
numbers
Use < and >
Add or subtract two
digit numbers
Daily Maths Meet
Understand repeated
addition as
multiplication
Learn and recall
multiplication and
division facts for 2, 5
and 10 times tables
Find ½ and ¼ of
groups of objects
Daily Maths Meet
Maths
links
Data Handling
Multiplication
Coordinates
Money
Timetables- travel
Measure- Science
(distance of sound)
Literacy
Narrative
Letter writing
Description of a
vehicle
Naughty Bus
Descriptive journey
to the moon
Diary of Neil
Armstrong
Daily
phonics/Spelling
Descriptive writing
Fairy Tales- retelling/
own versions
Recount writing
Wanted Poster- Guy
Fawkes
Newspaper article
Diary entry for
Samuel Pepys
Daily
phonics/Spelling
North, South, East
and West
Measure
Coordinates
Shape
Money
Letters
Postcards
Description of
Grannies/ Island
Description of
settings
Tiresome Ted story
North, South, East
and West
Measure
Coordinates
Shape
Money
Daily
phonics/Spelling
Narrative
Invitations
Letters
Comparison writing
Alternative endings
Daily
phonics/Spelling
History
History of transport
Christopher
Columbus/ Neil
Armstrong
Transport timeline
Geography
Local Geography
Routes, maps
Explorers
5 Oceans
7 Continents
Art
The House Catpainting/ collage
inspired by Rosina
Wachtmeister Imaginary journey
Transport printing –
tyres/feet/shoes
Great Fire of London
Guy Fawkes- Crime
and Punishment,
Parliament
London- connection
to Fire Fire. Capital
cities
UK comparisons
Weather
Landscape
Jobs
Map making with a
key
Seas around UK
Comparison with
non- European town
DT
Design, make and
evaluate wooden
moving vehicles –
wheels and axles
Design, make and
evaluate a pasta
salad
Burning Londonskylines- paint/
collage
Colour mixingdarker/ lighter
Portraits- sketching/
pastels,
observational
drawing – dress up as
characters from Katie
Morag
Design, make and
evaluate a picnic healthy eating
E awareness –
Hectors World
Research – Search
Engine
Communicate –
2Publish
Programming –
Beebots & 2Go
Science
Working Scientifically
Movement
Traction man
Design, make and
evaluate a hanging
fabric ornament
(Mothers Day)
Non -fiction writing
History of school
School Bell-diary
entry
Autobiography
Poetry
Question writing
Description of
mystery object
Self- descriptionbaby to now
Daily
phonics/Spelling
Map- school grounds
and the local areause of a key
Our family history
Charcoal drawingSchool Buildings
Draw details of
school building
Photography
Author StudyFrancesca Simon
Character Study
Daily
phonics/Spelling
Secret Garden story
Rare settingdescription
Andy Goldsworthy
designs
Photography
Simple stitching into
hessian- leaves
Ripping paper-plant
collages
Weekly Circle Time
Values: Kindness,
Tolerance, Rules/
Democracy
Historical context of
musical styles.
Materials
Safety Week
Anti- Bullying
Week
Christmas
Little Angel gets her
wings
Communicate –
Photostory 3;
publisher brochure;
2Publish stories
Working Scientifically
Going for Goals
Special Places
Animals including
Humans
Say No to Bullying
Christianity
Communicate –
2Publish; Travel
brochure
PE
GymnasticsTravelling and
Turning
Dance
GymnasticsTravelling and
Turning
Fabulous FireworksKeystrings
Dance- The Great
Fire of London
Glockenspiel Stage1Learning basic
instrumental skills by
playing tunes in
varying styles.
Introduction to the
language of music,
theory and
composition.
Dance
I Wanna Play In A
Band –
Dance- Thriller
Weekly Circle Time
Values: Courage,
Thoughtfulness
Weekly Circle Time
Values: Hope,
Forgiveness
Working Scientifically
Living Things and
their Habitats
Working Scientifically
Plants
Graphics – 2Paint
Gaming – 2DIY Pairs
Good to be Me
Easter
Rock music
Teamwork, working
together. Link to the
Beatles.
Celtic Roots
workshop
Weekly Circle Time
Values: Honesty,
Liberty
Anti- Bullying
Week
Multi Faith Week
Weekly Circle Time
Values:
Responsibility,
Perseverance
Democracy
Me and my Family
and Friends
Zootime –
Reggae
Animals, Poetry and
the historical context
of musical styles.
GymnasticsBalance and
Sequence
GymnasticsBalance and
Sequence
Games- Rolling,
Throwing and
Catching
Running, Kicking
and dribbling
Communicate –
personal timeline
(2Publish, textease,
photostory3)
Plant observational
drawing - still life
Habitats- cold/ hot
areas of the world.
Getting on and
Falling Out
South African Styles.
Nelson Mandela as a
famous and
influential person in
our lifetimes.
Christmas unit –
Recount of farm visit
Data Handling
Measure- DT
Hands, Feet, Heart –
Festivals of light
Handling Data –
Branching database
(Notebook resource);
2Graph
Plant art work – links
to science
Pressprint plant art
Hinduism
Music
School Rules
Story Writing – Word
History of our school
and local area
Healthy Eating
New Beginnings
RE
Working Scientifically
Aerial Photographs &
Google Earth
Time
Data Handling
Measure- around
school
PSHE
E awareness –
Hectors World
Graphics - Paint
Research –
Favourites & search
engines
Communication –
2Publish
Gaming – 2DIY
Placing
Programming –
Predict & sequence
for Beebot
3D Struay Island –
papier mache
Local area landscapes
Computing
Year 2 2015-2016
Design, make and
evaluate a bird box/
bird feeder
Handling Data –
Branching database
& 2Graph Bar Charts
Research – URLs,
Bookmark favourites
E awareness –
Hectors World
Working Scientifically
Plants
Relationships
Changes/ Moving
on
Weekly Circle Time
Values: Respect,
Patience
Me and my Family
and Friends
Reflect, Rewind and
Replay –
Edvard Grieg
Staves and clefts
Johann Sebastian
Bach
Consolidate
foundations of the
language of music.
Games- Rolling,
Throwing and
Catching
Running, Kicking
and dribbling