Year 2 Red lines of learning
In year two, children should be using fluently the skills from previous years while mastering those shown below at home and school.
R.E. | Physical/ handwrite | Read | Write | Maths | Science |
Retell the Christmas and Easter stories | Controlled (form and size) cursive script | Use initial and complete extended code to read and spell | Sequence sentences | Know all table facts to 12×12 | Cause and effect – make comparative statements |
Year 2 Modules
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Religious Education |
English |
Maths |
Science |
PSHCE/RHE |
History |
Geography |
Languages |
Design
& Technology |
Computing |
Art
& Design |
Music |
Physical Education |
Module 1 |
Explore beginnings. Explore books. Explore treasures. |
Discussing
the sequence of events in
books & how items of information are related. Use of capital letters, full stops, question marks & exclamation marks to demarcate
sentences. Statement, question, exclamation, command. Plan
or say out loud what they are going to write about. Write
idea and/or key words including new vocab. Controlled
cursive script. Gain, maintain and monitor the interest of the listener(s) |
Recognise
the place value of each digit in a 2-digit number; read & write numbers
to at least 100 in numerals and in words Identify, represent and estimate
numbers using different representations, including the number-line |
Find
out and describe the basic needs of animals, including humans, for survival
(water, food and air) Observe and describe how seeds and bulbs grow into mature
plants. |
Rules and restrictions. Basic needs of life. |
Events beyond living memory that are
significant nationally or globally. Key Vocabulary e.g., empire, Understand political history. Identify different ways the past can be represented. How Britain has been influenced by the wider world. Significant historical events (Jarrow March), people
(Ellen Wilkinson) and places (to London) in own locality. |
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Contribute to the creativity, culture, wealth and well-being of the nation. |
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Use drawing to develop and share
experiences. |
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Module 2 |
Reveal the many beginnings each day offers;
God is present, to Christians, in every beginning. Reveal about the different books used at home and in school;
the books used in church on Sunday by the parish family. Reveal what we treasure; for Christians, the world is God s
treasure given to humanity. |
Explain
& discuss their understanding
of books that they listen to & those that they read for themselves. Being
introduced to non-fiction books
that are structured in different ways. Commas to separate
items in a list. Answering
& asking questions. Encapsulate
what they want to say, sentence by
sentence. Participate
in role play. Develop
positive attitudes towards
& stamina for writing by writing narratives about personal experiences. Drawing
on what they already know or
on background information & vocab provided by the teacher. Use spoken language to develop understanding through
imagining. Compound
sentences. co-ordination (using
or, and or but). Speak audibly and fluently with an increasing command of
Standard English. Use of semi-colons in complex lists. |
Recall
& use addition & subtraction facts to 20 fluently and derive &
use related facts up to 100; Add
& subtract numbers using concrete objects, pictorial representations
& mentally including: 2-digit and units;2-digits and tens; two 2-digit
numbers; and, adding three 1-digit numbers; Show
addition of two numbers can be done in any order (commutative) but
subtraction of one number from another cannot; Recognise
& use the inverse relationship between addition & subtraction to
check calculations and in missing number calculations (The concept of zero as
a place holder in numbers beyond 100) Use mathematical vocabulary to describe position, direction
and movement, including movement in a straight line and distinguish between
rotation as a turn and in terms of right angles for quarter, half and three quarter turn (clockwise and anticlockwise). |
Recognise that simple questions can be
answered in different ways. Explore the differences between things that
are living dead and things that have never been alive. Describe how animals obtain their food from
plants and other animals. Use the idea of a simple food chain. Identify and name different sources of
food. Identify a variety of everyday materials
including wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick, rock paper and cardboard. Identify and name micro-habitats. Describe how different habitats provide the different needs of
plants. |
To avoid people being hurt by word and
action. Recognise the characteristics of positive
and negative relationships. What makes people special. The risks of eating too much sugar. The elements of a balanced, healthy lifestyle. |
Gain a historically grounded understanding
of abstract terms such as empire . Gain historical perspective by placing their growing knowledge
into different contexts. |
Develop knowledge about the world. Name and locate the world s seven
continents and five oceans. Use world maps and globes to identify
continents and oceans of the world. Vocabulary of physical features including mountains. |
Introduce French names of continents and countries. Listen to and recognise translation of Hungry caterpillar in
French (B) |
Through creative and practical activities,
acquire knowledge, understanding and skills needed to engage in an iterative
process of designing and making. Using creativity and imagination, design and make products
that solve real life and relevant problems within a variety of contexts
considering their own others needs, wants and values. Acquire a broad range of subject knowledge drawing on
disciplines such as geography exploring
the making of a walking guide. |
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Develop form through texture. |
Understand and explore how music is
created: dynamics. Understand and explore how music is created: pitch. |
Master basic movement of running. |
Module 3 |
Respond to the beginning offered each day. Respond to the books Christians use. Respond to the world as a thing to be treasured. |
Expanded
noun phrases for description
and specification (e.g. the blue butterfly). Participate
in discussion about books that
they can read, taking turns & listening to what others say. Tense
of verbs (past & present). Explain & discuss their understanding of other material. Listen to, discuss
& express views about stories & non-fiction at a level beyond that at
which they can read independently. |
Solve
problems with addition & subtraction using concrete objects &
pictorial representation,including
those involving numbers. Use
place value & number facts to solve problems. Recognise
odd & evens numbers. Recognise patterns of odd and even in multiplication and
division tables. |
Use simple equipment. Find out and describe how plants need water, light and a suitable temperature to grow and stay healthy. |
Identifying British values. Know that there are life stages from conception to death. |
Identify similarities and differences
between life in different periods. Suffrage from the Magna Carta to today. |
Interpret Geographical Information Systems. Deepen understanding of the interaction between physical and
human processes and how they change over time. Understand geographical similarities and differences through
studying the human and physical geography of a small area of the United
Kingdom, and a small area in a contrasting non-European County. |
Introduce some French adjectives Recall numbers to 10 in French |
Select materials and components, including
construction materials according to their characteristics. Join, shape and
cut. Work in a variety of contexts, e.g., industry |
Recognise
common uses of information technology beyond school |
Looking at the work of a range of crafts makers and designers
describing the different practises and disciplines |
Play tuned instruments musically. |
Develop coordination and begin to apply in
a range of activities. |
Module 4 |
Explore signs & symbols Explore thanksgiving Look at times of prayer for Muslims. Look how Jewish families gather. Explore rules. |
How grammatical patterns in a sentence indicate
its function as a statement, question, exclamation or command. Recognising
simple recurring literary language in
stories & poems. Checking
that the text makes sense as
they read & correcting inaccurate reading. Develop
positive attitudes towards
& stamina for writing by writing poetry. |
Recognise
that multiplication of two numbers can be done in any order (commutative)
& division of one number by another cannot; Recall
& use multiplication & division facts for the 2, 5 and 10 times tables; Show
that multiplication of two numbers can be done in any order (commutative) and
division of one number by another cannot. |
Perform simple tests |
Know that Jesus tells us to forgive one another. |
Understand cultural history. How Britain has influenced the wider world. Gain and deploy abstract terms like parliament . |
Explain the Earth s features are
interconnected. Use plan perspectives. |
Recall nursery rhymes in French (Fr re Jcques ) |
Build understanding and skills in order to
design and make high-quality prototypes. Practical task: finishing. Explore and use mechanisms for example levers and sliders. |
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Develop techniques in using space. Explore woodcut and block printing. |
Compose music on their own. Speak chants and rhymes. |
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Module 5 |
Reveal experiences of signs and symbols;
signs and symbols used in Christian Baptism Reveal different ways to say thank you; in the Eucharist the
parish family thanks God for Jesus. Discover that Muslims pray five times a day. Discover the Jewish celebration of Shabbat. Reveal how rules can help at home and school; the reasons for
rules in the Christian family |
Distinguish
between homophones, and near
homophones. Use
of progressive form of verbs in the present or past tense to mark actions in progress. Maintain
attention and participate actively in collaborative conversations, staying on
topic and initiating and responding to comments. Discussing
& clarifying the meaning of words,
linking new meanings to known vocabulary. Make
additions, revision and corrections
to own writing by: evaluating their writing with the
teacher or other pupils; re-reading to check it makes sense and that verbs to
indicate time are used correctly & consistently, incl
verbs in the continuous form. Develop positive attitudes towards & stamina for writing by writing about real events and for
different purposes. Apostrophes to mark where letters are missing in spelling. Discussing their favourite words & phrases. |
Recognise,
find, name & write fractions 1/3, , 2/4 and of a length, shape, set of
objects or quantity; Write
simple fractions eg of
6=3; and, recognise the equivalence of 3/6 and and 2/4 Solve
problems involving multiplication & division using materials, arrays repeated addition, mental methods, and
multiplication & division facts including
problems in context Fractions of quantities |
Identify that most living things live in
habitats to which they are suited. Describe how different habitats provide the
basic needs for different kinds of animals. Find out how the shapes of solid objects
made from some materials can be changed by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching. |
Be honest and able to tell the truth about my thoughts, feelings and actions. Be forgiving and able to say sorry to mend relationships. Awareness of difference between my life and others in the
wider world. |
Identify what they are good at and what
they like and dislike. |
Use simple compass directions (North,
South, East and West) and locational and directional language, for example,
near, far, left and right). Identify the location of hot and cold areas
of the world in relation to the Equator and the North and South Poles. Amenities of small area of the UK including, shops, factories,
offices. Describe the location of features and routes on a map. Draw cultural parallels between County Durham (UK) and Kalifi County (Kenya) |
Languages (Latin, French, English) of the English Royal Court
and languages spread by empires |
Work in a range of contexts e.g., the wider
environment. |
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Creatively design and make products. |
Understand and explore how music is
created: tempo. Understand and explore how music is created: timbre. |
Develop agility and begin to apply in a range of
activities.
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Module 6 |
Respond to the signs and symbols of
Christian Baptism. Respond to the thanksgiving of Eucharist. Respect how prayer is important for Muslims. Respect that Shabbat, the day for God, is a day of rest for
Jews. Respond to the reasons for rules. |
Apostrophe to mark singular possession in
nouns. Becoming
increasingly familiar with
& retelling a wider range of stories, fairy stories & traditional
tales. Explain
& discuss their understanding of poems that they listen to & those
that they read for themselves. Subordination (using when,
if, that, because). Participate in discussion
about books, poems & other words that are read to them & those that
they can read for themselves, taking turns & listening to what others
say. |
Interpret
& construct simple pictograms; tally charts; block diagrams; tables. Ask
& answer simple questions by counting the number of objects in each category
& sorting the categories by quantity. Ask
& answer simple questions that total and compare categorical data. Tell
& write the time to five minutes including quarter past/to the hour &
draw the hands on a clock face to show these times. Compare
and sequence intervals of time. |
As little scientists, undertake mass observation. |
Know about the benefits of the internet;
the importance of balancing time online with other activities; strategies for
managing time online. Things that help people feel good. Different jobs people do and the
strengths and interests needed to do them. Recognise the difference between things that are private and
those that are
confidential. Different things to do to manage big feelings, to help calm
down and/or change mood when not feeling good. |
How people s lives have shaped this nation. |
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Introduce some French weather words. |
Develop, model and
communicate templates, mock-ups and, where appropriate, information and
communication technology. |
Use
technology, keeping personal information private Identify
where to go for help and support when they have concerns about contact on the
internet or other online technologies |
Develop a wide range of art and design techniques including
pattern. |
Understand and explore how music is created: duration. Understand and explore how music is
created: appropriate musical
notations. |
Engage in competition against self in
physical activities. |
Module 7 |
Explore preparations Explore opportunities Explore spread the word |
Correct
choice and consistent use of the present
tense and past tense
throughout writing. Predicting what might
happen on the basis of what has been read so far. |
Choose
and use appropriate standard units to estimate and measure:
length/ height in any direction (m/cm); mass (kg/g); temperature ( C);
capacity (l/ml) to the nearest appropriate unit, using rulers, scales, thermometers
& measuring vessels. Estimate benchmarks Compare
and order lengths, mass, volume/capacity & record the results using >,
< and =. Solve
problems of measurement. |
Identify and name a variety of plants and
animals in their habitats. Describe the importance for humans of eating the right amounts
of different types of food. |
Know that hurtful behaviour (offline and online) including
teasing, name-calling bullying and deliberately excluding others is not
acceptable; how to report bullying and the importance of telling a trusted
adult. Identify how people might feel if they experience hurtful
behaviour or bullying and the effect of these feelings. |
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Use diagram to present human and physical features of small UK
location. Use geographical vocabulary of vegetation and soil. |
Introduce syst me international d unit s |
Build structures, exploring how they can be
made stronger, stiffer and more stable. Using creativity and imagination, design
and make products. That solve real life and relevant problems considering
others needs and wants. Acquire a broad range of subject knowledge
drawing on disciplines such science by designing
and making an animal house. Evaluate appeal. |
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Understand and explore how music is created: texture. |
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Module 8 |
Reveal preparing for special times; Advent
gives Christians four weeks of preparation for the celebration of Jesus as
Christmas. Reveal each days offers opportunities for good; Lent is the
opportunity for Christians to turn towards what is good in preparation for
Easter. Reveal passing on messages; Pentecost begins the spreading of
the Gospel message through the gift of the Holy Spirit, Christians believe. |
Making inferences on the basis of what is
being said & done. Write from memory simple
sentences dictated by the teacher that include words using the GPCs, common
exception words and punctuation taught so far. Develop positive attitudes towards & stamina for writing by writing
narratives about experiences of others (real and fictional). Proof read
to check for errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation. Use of metaphorical phrases. |
Compare and order numbers from 0 up to 100
using <, > & = Recognise
& use symbols for pounds ( ) and pence (p): combine amounts to make a
particular value; Find
different combinations of coins that equal the same amounts of money; Solve
simple problems in a practical context involving addition & subtraction
of money of the same unit including giving change; Interconnection of maths, maths in other subjects (fractions,
data, measurement ) Count in steps of 2, 3 and 5 from zero, and in 10s
from any number, forward and backward |
Gather and record data. Use data to help in answering questions Compare things that are living dead and
things that have never been alive. Compare the suitability of a variety of
everyday materials for particular uses. Describe the importance, for humans, of exercise and hygiene. |
Identify and name different feelings humans
experience and know how I am feeling is normal. Identify how others might feel and that not
everyone feels the same at the same time or the same about the same things. People make different choices about how to
save and spend money. Jobs help people to earn money to pay for
things. Manage feelings and behaviours. People who help us to stay physically healthy. Know money comes from different sources and needs to be looked
after and different ways of doing this. Strategies to manage transitions between classes. |
Compare aspects of life in different
periods. British democracy and women in parliament. |
Key physical features including cliff. |
Introduce some French metaphorical phrases. |
Work in a range of relevant contexts for example school and
the local community. |
Understand
how algorithms are implemented as programs on digital services. Understand
that programs execute by following precise and unambiguous instructions. Use technology purposefully to manipulate digital content. |
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Increase self-confidence and sense achievement. Understand, explore, experiment with, create, select and combine sounds using the inter-related
dimensions of music. |
Participate in team games (Rounders) |
Module 9 |
Respond to preparing for Christmas. Respond to turning to good. Respond to the spreading of the Gospel after Pentecost. |
Read aloud their writing
with appropriate intonation to make the meaning clear. Continuing to build up a repertoire of poems learnt by heart, appreciating these & reciting some,
with appropriate intonation to make the meaning clear. |
Identify
& describe properties of 2D shapes, including number of sides &
symmetry about a vertical line. Identify
& describe properties of 3D shapes, including number of edges, vertices
& faces. Identify
2D shapes on the surfaces of 3D shapes. Compare
& sort common 2D & 3D shapes & everyday objects; order &
arrange combinations of mathematical objects in patterns and sequences. |
Identify how most living things depend upon each other. |
Identify feelings associated with change and loss and
recognise what helps people to feel better. |
Make connections, draw contrasts
and analyse trends. The expansion and dissolution of empires. Democratic protest in the 21st century. |
Interpret maps. |
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Become resourceful, innovative, enterprising, and capable
citizens. |
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Gallery artwork. |
Understand and explore how music is created: structure. |
Host a class ceilidh dance. |