Welcome to Year 2

Maple Class

Our Learning Journey for Spring 1: Wonderful Woodlands

In English we explore character and setting descriptions using the story Bog Baby by Jeanne Willis.  We start by sequencing the story and explore the different characters to create expanded noun phrases. We will use ambitious vocabulary to describe the characters and the settings and then create our own chapter to follow on from the book. We will also explore Wolves by Emily Gravett. These books will help us to create fact files so we can use key facts and draw on the vocabulary that we learn in our topic lessons to inform others. 

In mathematics, we will continue to explore measurements. We will explore measuring in millilitres, metres and centimetres and will measure different objects around school. We will then be able to compare them.  

In science, we learn about living things and their habitats. We compare things that are living, dead or have never been alive, sort them and explain how we know. We explore how animals and plants are suited to their habitat and how they both depend on one another within their food chains. 

In geography, we explore navigation. We will be looking at both England and Pakistan. We will consider what human and physical features are and compare the human features in England and Pakistan. We will look at both countries and their similarities and differences. We will use directional language and a compass to locate different features on a map. 

In art, we will be exploring the use of different painting techniques. We will use the work of Andy Warhol’s work to support us. We learn about his work and his influence on pop art. We will mix colours to see what warm and cold colours are. We will think carefully about the colours we want to use on our own ‘Pop Art’ piece. We will create a bold outline and then use paints to add colour to our work. We will finish by comparing our work to Andy Warhol. 

In music we will explore instruments of an orchestra and the descriptive music of the romantic period through our theme of Jupiter. Children will listen to music and explore the use of percussion instruments to make their own music.