Year 2 Curriculum Topic Grid 2015-2016
Subject
TOPIC
AUTUMN 1
India
(History/Geography)
SCIENCE
‘Working
Scientifically’
requirements to
run throughout
every unit.
RE
ICT
PE
ICT
AUTUMN 2
The Great Fire
of London
SPRING 1
Inventions and
Inventors
(History)
(Science)
Animals
(including humans)
Why did Jesus tell
stories? (2B)
Celebrations
(generic) (2C)
Creating pictures
(2B)
Gym
(Unit 2 hrs)
(8 hrs)
Dance
(Unit 1)
(8 hrs)
SPRING 2
Castles
SUMMER 1
Oceans and Sea
SUMMER 2
Holidays-IPC
(History/Art/DT)
(Geography)
(Geography)
Living things and their
habitats
Plants
Uses of everyday materials
Stories of Courage
(Schools own
choice)
Stories of Courage
(Schools own choice)
Prayers.
(Schools own choice)
What is the Torah and
why is it important to
Jewish people? (2A)
Visiting a place of
worship-Synagogue.
(generic) (2D)
Writing stories:
Communicating
information using
text (2A)
Finding information
(2C)
Routes: Controlling a
floor turtle
(2D)
Questions and answers.
(2E)
Creating pictures
(2B)
Games
(Unit 1)
(8 hrs)
Dance
(Unit 1)
(8 hrs)
Games
(Unit 1)
(14 hrs)
Gym
(Unit 2)
(8 hrs)
Games
(Unit 1)
(14 hrs)
Pupils should be taught to:
that programs execute by following precise and unambiguous
instructions
digital content
for help and support when they have concerns about content or
contact on the internet or other online technologies.
HISTORY
GEOGRAPHY
Pupils should be taught about:
-changes within living memory. Where appropriate, these should be used to reveal aspects of change in national life
-events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally [for example, the Great Fire of London, the first aeroplane flight or events commemorated
through festivals or anniversaries]
-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 [for example, Elizabeth I and Queen Victoria,Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong, William Caxton and Tim Berners-Lee, Pieter Bruegel the
Elder and LS Lowry, Rosa Parks and Emily Davison, Mary Seacole and/or Florence Nightingale and Edith Cavell]
- significant historical events, people and places in their own locality.
Pupils should be taught to:
Locational knowledge
ive oceans
g seas
Place knowledge
ography of a small area of the United Kingdom, and of a small area
in a contrasting non-European country
Human and physical geography
n relation to the Equator and the North
and South Poles
season and weather
human features, including: city, town, village, factory, farm, house, office, port, harbour and shop
Geographical skills and fieldwork
ts and oceans studied at this key stage
far; left and right], to describe the
ART & DESIGN
location of features and routes on a map
photographs and plan perspectives to recognise landmarks and basic human and physical features; devise a simple map; and use and construct basic
symbols in a key
s grounds and the key human and physical features of its surrounding
environment.
Pupils should be taught:
r ideas, experiences and imagination
DESIGN &
TECHNOLOGY
milarities between different practices and disciplines, and
making links to their own work.
Through a variety of creative and practical activities, pupils should be taught the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to engage in an iterative process of
designing and making. They should work in a range of relevant contexts [for example, the home and school, gardens and playgrounds, the local community, industry
and the wider environment].
When designing and making, pupils should be taught to:
Design
-ups and, where appropriate, information and communication
technology
Make
inishing]
construction materials, textiles and ingredients, according to their characteristics
Evaluate
Technical knowledge
how they can be made stronger, stiffer and more stable
MUSIC
Pupils should be taught to:
-quality live and recorded music
-related dimensions of music.
PHSE/SEAL
THEMES
KEY: History
Geography
Art/DT
Science
Literacy
Maths
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