Our theme for this half term is 'The Great Plague'
Our theme this half term is The Great Plague. In this History unit, we will be looking at the causes of the Great Plague of London, when in time did the Great Plague of London occur, what the causes of the Great plague were and how we overcame the Great Plague.
Key questions we will be answering by the end of the unit include: What changes can we see on the earth’s climate?
What was life like during these times?
How was the Great Plague of London overcome?
What are the similarities and differences of pandemics then and now?
When was the Black Death?
What was the cause of the Plague?
Knowledge Organisers
Learning Log:
Thank you for your support in completing the Learning Logs. They will be sent home at the end of each half term to be returned to school after the holiday.
What will we be learning?
Maths
Children will progress their understanding of number and place value. Within this unit the children will count to and across 100, count in multiples of twos, fives and tens and compare and order numbers using <,> and =signs.
We will then begin the addition and subtraction unit, where the children will recall and use addition and subtraction facts using concrete objects, pictorial representations and mentally.
How you can help:
Please ensure that your child completes their maths homework. Also please encourage your child to play on Sumdog and TTRockstars and to practice for their maths badges.
English
We will begin our half term with our poetry text ‘A Zebra question’ by Shel Silverstein. We will be working towards writing a riddle and a list poem about ourselves using adventurous word choices of nouns, adjectives and verbs. We will then move onto our story ‘The Troll Swap’ where we will be working towards making up our own stories based on this text using our own ideas for characters
How you can help:
Please ensure that your child is completing their English homework. Please encourage your child to read as much as possible and ask your child about their book.
Science
In Science, we will be learning about Animals including Humans, by the end of the half term the children will: notice that animals, including humans, have offspring which grow into adults. Find out about and describe the basic needs of animals, including humans, for survival (water, food and air). Describe the importance for humans of exercise, eating the right amounts of different types of food, and hygiene.
What you can do to help...
ENGLISH:
It is important to read a variety of texts with your child. This can be anything from their reading books to newspapers and leaflets. This will help to extend your child’s vocabulary and their understanding of different text types, which will in turn help to improve their writing.
It would also help if you could talk to your child about what they have been learning, as this will help their speech and language development and consolidate classroom learning.
Please continue to work on the list of Common Exception Words that the children need to know how to read and spell by the end of Year 2. Some different ideas for practising these could include; cover and say, rainbow spellings (using different colours to write the words), how many times can you write the word in 1 minute, hangman etc.
Please see the Early Reading and Phonics section of the school website for further support.
MATHS:
Please ensure that you regularly practise and test your child on their times tables. By the end of Year 2, children should know their 2, 5 and 10 times tables and related division facts. It is always useful to practise the times tables as this really helps children with a range of mathematics work in school.
If you have access to the Internet, a Google search for ‘maths games’ is always a fun idea! Please also try to work with your child on telling the time to the nearest 15 minutes (o'clock, half past, quarter past and quarter too- tricky!).
Your child has received a sticker in their reading record with details of their Sumdog log in on it. This means that they can log in at home to complete lots of fun maths challenges and compete with other children!
Click here to access TT Rockstars!
Homework:
- Maths homework – set on Monday, due in on Thursday
- SPAG homework – set on Thursday, due in on Monday
- Homework will be set and submitted via dojo
- Workbooks will be provided for children to write in, but will not return to school. Pictures of homework will be submitted on dojo 'activities'.
- Learning logs - set every half term, due in on the first week back after a holiday
Year 2 curriculum
On the left are the end of year objectives for Year 2 from the National Curriculum in reading, writing and Maths. This forms the basis of our planning to ensure the children access a broad and balanced curriculum.