Geography

This term while learning about the ‘wild things’

on their island, we will be learning about a

contrasting island location outside of Europe. We

will be identifying human and physical features

and use geographical language to describe these.

History Using artefacts, paintings and photographs we will

learn about the seaside long ago. We will ask

questions about what the seaside was like long

ago and consider why and how it has changed

compare to what we see at the seaside today.

YEAR 2

Terms 5 and 6

Where the Wild Things Are

ASPIRING – What jobs are linked

to inventing and geography?

What can we learn to help make the

world a better place?

QUESTIONING- How can we ask

and answer questions that deepen

our thinking?

English

Using a range of exciting and quality texts

as a starting point, Year Two children are

continuing to develop important writing

skills. This term we are trying to

independently include the four different

sentence types (commands, statements,

exclamations and questions) in our work

and use the full range of punctuation

correctly including apostrophes. We will

be writing stories, instructions,

explanations and reports and developing

these writing styles in our topic work this

term.

The children are aware that they need to

say each sentence before writing and check

that it makes full sense. Please encourage

your child to speak in complete

sentences. They know that they need to

say “you were” not “you was”. And “that

was” not “what was”

Throughout all of our writing we will be

focussing on using accurate spelling of the

common exception words in addition to

words containing the different Year 1 and

2 sounds. We will be securing our

understanding of spelling rules for adding

prefixes and suffixes to words correctly.

The children will continue to complete

daily phonics and guided reading sessions.

In handwriting they further develop their

joined handwriting in preparation for Year

3!

Maths

We are continuing to use the new 2014 Year 2

maths curriculum and make suitable links to our

topic, where relevant. Key skills include:

Partitioning 2-digit numbers in different

ways

Multiplication and division facts for x2

,x3, x5 and x10 tables

Adding and subtracting two 2-digit

numbers, estimating answers first

Developing an instant recall of number

bonds to 10, 20 and 100

Developing an instant recall of doubles

and halves to 10 + 10 then 2 digit

nmbers

Name and describe properties of 2D &

3D shapes

Measuring weight, capacity and length,

reading different scales

MUSIC

We continue to have a music specialist teaching

the children for a session every Wednesday.

The children will be learning to understand and

appreciate different styles of music. They will

learn about different music styles including

jazz, folk and pop and explain their likes and

dislikes.

Design and Technology

We will be learning about winding mechanisms.

After reading the Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch we

will design our own winding mechanisms for a

lighthouse.

Art

In addition to developing our sketching skills, we

will be learning about sculpture. We will use

natural objects to create our own sculptures and

look at the work of famous sculptors.

Computing

We will be continuing to use scratch to learn to

program sprite. We will also learn to use the

painting and editing tools to create back ground

scenes and characters for our programmed sprite.

Science

Using our focus on living things as a

stimuli, we will be looking at habitats. We

will learn about different habitats and how

animals are suited to living in these

different habitats. The children will

continue to complete investigations in

science by exploring microhabitats in the

school grounds.

Following on from learning about seeds and

growing our runner bean seeds last term,

the children will learn more about growing

plants by planting and growing seeds in our

outdoor area!

Homework

The homework grid for this new topic contains

a range of activities for children to choose from

each week.

In the back of your child’s homework book is

the sets of common exception words for Year 1

and 2 which shows the words that your child is

working on. Children are encouraged to

practice these as much as possible at home as

we aim for children to be able to spell most of

them by the end of the year.

Reading journals (diaries) need to be in school

every day and handed in on a Friday signed to

show that your child has read at home at least

three times during the week. A short session

every day is even better! Please remember to

keep this journal filled in!

The handwriting sheets with spellings for the

following week will be handed out every

Friday. Children are expected to practice

fluently joining and spelling these words.

Children will be tested on these, or the common

exception words the following Friday.

PSHEe and RE

We will continue to reinforce our whole

school commitment to Rights and

Responsibilities. Year Two will have

“problem-solving circle time sessions”

In RE our theme will be ‘Nature and God’.

We will be learning about our relationships

with and responsibilities towards the

natural world.

PE

PE will take place on a Wednesday and will be

taught by a PE specialist. Athletics and striking

and fielding activities will be our focus this term.

Please make sure that your child has the

appropriate PE kit in school and that this is

clearly named!.

Parkland Infant School Take - Home Tasks

Year 2 Where the Wild Things Are

Weekly

Homework:

Read every day!

Complete the handwriting/spelling sheet each week. Try to learn the spellings.

Every other week we will be sending home a maths homework task that is separate to

this grid. For that week, this separate maths task can be done instead of the options

on the grid below.

Our Learning

Journey :

Where the Wild

Things Are

Learning Opportunities

Choose one task from the grid below. Try to choose at least 1 activity from each row if you have not been given a

separate maths task to complete

Literacy &

Communication (Speaking and

listening, language and literacy)

Write a poem about

your favourite exotic

animal.

Choose an animal and

write a fact book about

them.

Write a story about

the adventures of a

wild animal.

Design your own Wild

Thing and label with

adjectives.

Maths &

Problem Solving

(Maths, thinking

skills, Logic,

Problem solving)

Place Value

How many

different ways

can you write

calculations to

partition a 2

digit number?

e.g. 34 30 + 4

20 + 14

10 + 24

31 + 3

21 + 13

11 + 23

Shape and

measure Go on a 2d or 3d

shapes hunt. Tally

how many of each

shape you find around

your house. Can you

make a graph to show

how many there

were?

Who has the longest

feet or widest hand

span in your family.

Measure in

centimetres and

compare your results!

Addition and

subtraction

Use the column

method to practise

adding two 2-digit

numbers and

subtracting two 2-

digit numbers

Can you solve

problems by adding

up your shopping or

calculating the

change?

Problem Solving

Try problems like

these….

I’m thinking of a

number. I halve it

and I get 9. What’s

my number?

.

I’m thinking of a

number. I subtract

20. I count on

8. What’s my

number?

I’m thinking of a

number. I halve it

and I get 9. What’s

my number?

Multiplication and Division

Practise your 2, 3, 5, and 10

tables

Can you write a test for an

adult (with answers)?

Can you answer times tables

when they are given in a

mixed up order e.g. 7 x 5, 4 x

5, 9 x 5?

Can you answer division

sums when dividing by 2,3,5

and 10?

e.g.40 ÷ 5, 25 ÷ 5,

Science and the

Outside

Environment (Science, PE, Healthy lifestyles, Eco issues

and investigation)

Design the

perfect habitat

for your

favourite living

creature

Illustrate and

describe a simple

food chain

Make a model or a

diagram to show

the life cycle of a

living thing (plant

or animal)

Paint a picture of

your favourite

habitat. Try the

African savannah

during the dry

and/or rainy

season.

Research how animals are

suited to their different

habitats.

Humanities and

Citizenship (RE, History,

Geography, Moral &

Social and Economic Awareness)

Choose one of the golden

rules and make a poster

to show how important it

is that we follow these at

school

How has the seaside

changed in the last 100

years? Can you make a

model or a picture of an

old seaside scene

Make a poster about

why it is vital we

respect differences in

people and other

cultures.

Can you research a seaside

destination from and compare

it to the seaside in

Eastbourne?

Creative Arts

(Art, Design &

technology,

Music, Drama &

Dance)

Paint your favourite

habitat and include the

animals that you would

expect to find there

Make a model or puppet

of a wild animal. It could

be a real animal or one

from your imagination!

Can you make a dance

to represent how a wild

animal of your choice

would move?

Borrow one of our musical

intstruments and design a

music piece about a wild

animal to show to the class.

We look forward to seeing your homework on a Thursday. HAVE

FUN!