Curriculum Coverage KS1 Year 2 Spring Term (2) 2015

just so you know what theyre up to!

Theme for this half term is Castles!
Narrative Mysterious
stories!

Literacy
Synthetic Phonics:
Suffixes ed ing
/dge/, revision of split
e and consonant
clusters
Spellings: Big Spellings!

Please ensure your

childs spelling wallet
is in their book bag
each MONDAY

History
Trip: Monday 2nd
March Arrive
8.15am back at
4.30pm

The children will be immersing

themselves into their
imaginations and creating a
story based on what they may
find behind a mysterious
door
Re-count: Following our trip to
Leeds castle the children will
be writing a re-count of their
adventures they had on the
day!
Information writing: The
children will be gathering
information on castles and
what life was like in medieval
times to produce information
pages for project books.

Castles
Through research, a trip to
Leeds castle and first hand
experiences, the children
will be learning what
castles were for, who lived
in them and what life was
like in medieval times.

Mathematics
Home learning journals
should be returned
every MONDAY
morning for journal
sharing.

Talk Partners: Discussing

Speaking & Listening

Watercolours in Art
(Link to History)

Art

PSHEC/SMSC

Building relationships!
Through practical sessions and
circle time children will
understand how their behaviour
affect other people
Values Patience and
Cooperation

A.S Spring (2) 2015

Watercolours
The children will learn the
skills of drawing and
sketching to scale and using
watercolours to replicate a
photograph taken of them in
historical dress.
Building Learning Power

BLP
Medieval pots/Tile printing
The children will be making
a replica medieval pot.
They will design a template
tile and select and use
tools to print and make
repeating patterns

and sharing thoughts,

suggestion and ideas.
Review: Being a critical
friend and analysing the
skills of their talk partners
each week.

Gymnastics
Gymnastic skills
Dance/Games
Medieval dancing.
PE

Numbers and the Number

System Calculations.
Addition/Subtraction:
Understanding inverse
operations
Using number lines to add and
subtract large numbers
Adding 3 numbers,
Rounding numbers
Multiplication Understanding
the operation of multiplication
Problem solving (language and
methods of calculations).
Division: Understanding the
operation of division as
sharing marbles with friends.
Measures Time

Music

Religious Education

Children will be developing

their skills to become
resourceful learners by
asking questions and making
links in their learning.
Recorders!
Recorders will continue.
Children will be learning a
selection of notes to play a
variety of tunes.
Music Technology
Children will be exploring how
to use technology to make
music.

The Easter story

Why do Christians
celebrate on Easter day?
Why is there hope in the
Easter story?

The Summer Term will see a science focus