Year 2 Curriculum Overview
Numeracy:
Autumn Term
Block A1.a: Count on and back in 1s
or 10s from a 2-digit number; write
figures up to 100
Block A1.b: Begin to count up to 100
objects by grouping in 5s or 10s;
estimate up to 50 objects
Block A1.c: Partition 2-digit numbers
into T and U
Block A1.d: Order numbers up to at
least 100 and position them on a 100square
Block B1.a: Add by counting on in 1s
from the larger number, crossing a
multiple of 10
Block B1.b: Add three numbers by
putting the largest number first
Block B1.c: Rehearse addition and
subtraction facts for pairs that total up
to 9
Block B1.d: Relate addition and
subtraction facts to missing number
sentences
Block C1.a: Estimate, measure and
compare lengths in centimetres; use a
ruler
Block C1.b: Estimate, measure and
compare lengths in metres
Block C1.c: Use units of time: hours in
a day, days in a week
Block C1.d: Use units of time: months
in a year, seasons in a year
Block D1.a: Use the names of
common 2D shapes; sort 2D shapes
and describe their features
Block D1.b: Begin to recognise line
symmetry; make symmetrical patterns
Block D1.c: Count back in 1s, not
crossing a multiple of 10
Block D1.d: Count back in 1s,
crossing a multiple of ten, beginning
to partition
Block E1.a: Know doubles for
numbers up to at least 15 and
corresponding halves
Block E1.b: Begin to derive doubles of
multiples of 5 up to 100 and
corresponding halves
Block E1.c: Find totals of sets of
coins: relate to adding three or more
numbers
Block E1.d: Pay an exact sum using
smaller coins up to £2
Spring Term
Summer Term
Block A2.a: Count on and back in 1s,
10s or 100s
Block A2.b: Begin to recognise odd
and even numbers up to at least 50
Block A2.c: Understand and use
ordinal numbers up to at least 100th
Block A2.d: Compare 2-digit numbers;
say a number lying between two
numbers
Block B2.a: Rehearse addition and
subtraction facts for pairs that total up
to 10
Block B2.b: Begin to add three 1-digit
numbers mentally
Block B2.c: Know that a right angle is
a measure of a quarter turn;
recognise right angles
Block B2.d: Recognise clockwise and
anticlockwise turns
Block C2.a: Estimate, measure and
compare weights in kilograms and
grams
Block C2.b: Read the time to the hour
and half hour on analogue and digital
clocks
Block C2.c: Sort, organise and
interpret information in a block graph
Block C2.d: Sort, organise and
interpret information in a pictogram
Block D2.a: Use the names of
common 3D shapes
Block D2.b: Sort 3D shapes and
describe their features
Block D2.c: Subtract a multiple of 10
from a 2-digit number by counting
back in 10s
Block D2.d: Add and subtract 9, 11,
19 and 21 by adding and subtracting
10 and 20
Block E2.a: Count on in 2s, 5s or 10s;
recognise odd and even numbers
Block E2.b: Understand multiplication
as ‘lots of’ and use the × sign
Block E2.c: Introduce multiplication as
repeated addition; record facts using
× and =
Block E2.d: Begin to understand
division as grouping
Block A3.a: Begin to partition 3-digit
numbers into H, T and U
Block A3.b: Begin to round numbers
less than 100 to the nearest 10
Block A3.c: Begin to add by bridging a
multiple of 10
Block A3.d: Find the difference
between two numbers by counting on
Block B3.a: Classify and describe
common 2D and 3D shapes
Block B3.b: Begin to recognise halves
and quarters of shapes and numbers
of objects
Block B3.c: Know pairs of multiples of
10 that total 100; pairs that total up to
10
Block B3.d: Use pairs that total 10 to
make the next multiple of 10
Block C3.a: Estimate a capacity,
recording estimates; read a simple
capacity scale
Block C3.b: Estimate, measure and
compare capacities in litres and
millilitres
Block C3.c: Add and begin to subtract
a 1-digit number to and from a
multiple of 100
Block C3.d: Organise and interpret
information in a table
Block D3.a: Add a 1-digit number to a
2-digit number; add two 2-digit
numbers
Block D3.b: Subtract one 2-digit
number from another
Block D3.c: Use units of time: hours,
minutes, seconds
Block D3.d: Read the time to the
quarter hour on analogue and digital
clocks
Block E3.a: Understand multiplication
as repeated addition; and division as
its inverse
Block E3.b: Recognise 2-digit
multiples of 2, 5 and 10; and know
their multiplication facts
Block E3.c: Double multiples of 5;
halve multiples of 10; add using near
doubles
Block E3.d: Recognise the
relationship between halves and
quarters
Literacy:
Autumn Term
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Being different: fiction
African setting: fiction, non-fiction
Fantasy fairytale: fiction
Spring Term
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Summer Term
Adventure: poetry, fiction
Antarctic setting: non-fiction
* Phonics, grammar and spellings taught daily
Science:
Autumn Term
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2D Grouping and Changing
Materials
2A Health and Growth
Spring Term
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2E Forces
2F Electricity
Summer Term
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2B Plants and Animals in the
Locality
2C Variation
D&T:
Autumn Term
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2B Puppets
Spring Term
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Geography:
Autumn Term
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Mapping skills
U17 Remembrance
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Spring Term
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History:
Autumn Term
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2A Vehicles
Summer Term
U24 Passport to the world
Summer Term
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Spring Term
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U4 Why do we remember
Florence Nightingale?
U5 How do we know about the
Great Fire of London?
1D Homes
U3 An Island Home
Summer Term
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U2 What were homes like long
ago?
ICT:
Autumn Term
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Mouse control
Word processing
Accessing and navigating the
internet
Design
Spring Term
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Mouse control
Word processing
Accessing and navigating the
internet
Design
Summer Term
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Mouse control
Word processing
Accessing and navigating the
internet
Design
R.E:
Autumn Term
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U1 Harvest
U2 Special books
U3 Christmas
Spring Term
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U4 Multicultural stories
U5 Easter
Summer Term
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U6 I’m special
U7 Purim
P.E:
Autumn Term
*Val Sabin
 Games – Throwing and catching
 Gymnastics – Parts high and
parts low
 Dance – Unit 2
Spring Term
*Val Sabin
 Games – Making up games with a
partner
 Gymnastics – Pathways
 Dance – Unit 3
Summer Term
*Val Sabin
 Games – Dribbling, hitting and
kicking
 Gymnastics – Spinning, turning,
twisting
 Dance – Unit 4
* Basketball to be taught at least once during the year by a specialist coach
* Football to be taught throughout the year by specialist coaches
SEAL:
Autumn Term
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New beginnings
Getting on and falling out
Spring Term
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Going for goals
Good to be me
Summer Term
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Relationships
Changes
Art:
Autumn Term
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Collage and textiles
Sculpture
Spring Term
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Print making
Colour mixing
Summer Term
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Drawing
Visits:
Autumn Term
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Church (R.E – Harvest)
Spring Term
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Playground / park (Science –
Forces, D&T – Vehicles)
Summer Term
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Penshurst Place (History –
Homes)
Local walk (History – Homes)