Here you will find the subjects and topics the children will be learning throughout the year.

CURRICULUM OVERVIEW YEAR 2

Subject Term 1   Term 2   Term 3  

RE

Who made the world? 1.2 Creation

Why does Christmas matter? 1.3 Incarnation digging deeper

What does it mean to belong?

1.8

Why does Easter matter? 1.5 Salvation digging deeper

Who is a Muslim and what do they believe? 1.7

Who is a Muslim and what do they believe? 1.7

School Values Cycle 1

Service

Peace

Perseverance

Responsibility

Trust

Truthfulness

School Values Cycle 2

Friendship

Reverence & Respect

Humility

Creation & Creativity

Community

Compassion

Reading Phonics Phonics Phonics Phonics
Eric - Shaun Tan Cakes in Space - Phillip Reeve
Ada Twist and the Perilous Pantaloons - Andrea Beaty  The Street Beneath my Feet - Charlotte Gullian 

English Texts

All are welcome here: Poster

The Bear and the Piano: letter

Goldilocks: retelling from another point of view

Toys in Space: Newspaper report

If All The World Were: Poetry

Christmas Cooking:

instructions

Rosie Revere Engineer: explanation

Me and You: narrative

We are the water protectors: Chronological Report

The Owl and the Pussy Cat: Poetry

Orion and the Dark: Persuasion

TBC:

Toby and the Great Fire of London: diary

Rules for Team Building Game: explanation

Mathematics

Place value and numbers

Addition and subtraction

Multiplication and division 

Fractions

Geometry

Place value and numbers

Addition and subtraction

Multiplication and division 

Fractions

Geometry

Place value and numbers

Addition and subtraction

Multiplication and division

Fractions 

Geometry

Science

Uses of everyday materials

Habitats

Plants and bulbs

Animals including humans

Revisit topics

Computing

What is a computer? (Kapow)

Scratch junior

(Kapow)

Algorithms and debugging (Kapow)

Word processing

 (Kapow)

Stop Motion (Kapow)

PSHE

Physical health and wellbeing

What keeps me healthy?

Mental health and emotional wellbeing

Friendship

Sex and relationship education

Boys and Girls and families

Sex and relationship education

Boys and Girls and families

Keeping safe and managing risk

Indoors and outdoors

Drug alcohol and tobacco education

Medicines and me

History/Geography

History Changes in living memory: How has Calverley CE Changed Over Time?

Geography Locational knowledge Seven continents and five oceans The city of Leeds

Geography Place knowledge Comparing Leeds and an African city

History Significant Individuals and natural history (Mary Anning and David Attenborough)

Geography Human and physical Geography Vegetation belts Concept biomes

History Significant historical events in the locality

Art

Drawing: Tell a Story (Kapow)

Painting and mixed media - a life in colour (Kapow)

Craft and design - Map it out (Kapow)

Sculpture and 3D - Clay houses (Kapow)

DT

Mechanisms - making a moving monster (Kapow)

Structures - baby bear's chair (Kapow)

Textiles - pouches (Kapow)

Food - a balanced diet (Kapow)

Music

I wanna play in a band (Rock)

Ho Ho Ho (Christmas, Big band, Motown, Elvis)

Hand, feet, heart

(South African styles)

Zootime (Reggae)

Friendship Song (Pop, soul, Film, Musicals)

Reflect, rewind, and replay (Western classical)

PE

Dodge ball

Basketball

Football

Gymnastics and Dance

Striking and Fielding

Athletics