Year 2 Spring

Maths

Click on the links below to open the relevant Maths-need-to-know document
Calculating 11	Bridging through multiples of 10
Numbers and the Number System 5	Rounding
Pattern and Algebra 5	Patterns and sequences of 2s, 3s, 5s and 10s
Measurement 2	Introducing the 20, 50p and £1 coins
Measurement 3	Introducing the £2 coin and the £5, £10 and £20 notes
Calculating 8	Introducing multiplying as repeated adding
Calculating 9	Learning times tables and about multiplying through arrays
Calculating 15	Introducing dividing as ‘How many…in..?’
Calculating 16 Calculating 10	Halves, quarters and thirds of wholes Doubling/ Halving
Numbers and the Number System 6	Introducing fractions as numbers – building on earlier work on fractions as operators
Geometry 1	Making and classifying polygons
Geometry 3	Investigating symmetry

English

Reading	Writing
Fiction – Oh Gnome! (playscript) Explore how characters’ thoughts and feelings are revealed by their actions.	Write a new scene for a play.
Non-fiction – The Super Car Boot Toy Sale; Gnome, Sweet Gnome (Persuasive writing) To explore how layout and language can be persuasive.	Write and perform a voice-over for a film trailer.
Fiction – Beauty and the Beast (traditional tale) Explore plot, settings, characters and the power of change.	Write a new fairy tale.
Non-fiction – How to Turn a Class Hamster into a Dinosaur – (Instruction text) Explore why different forms of instructions are useful for different purposes.	Write a clear set of instructions.

Art

Computing

E Safety

History

Music

PE

Gymnastics

Parts high and parts low

To travel and balance confidently in both high and low positions, identifying body parts that are being used. To link three movements together smoothly in a planned sequence, focusing on balance and co-ordination. To adapt and transfer work safely from the floor to the apparatus.

Turning, spinning and twisting

To turn, spin and twist on different body parts using control and co-ordination. To join together movements to demonstrate quarter, half and three quarter turning jumps. To use understanding of twists, turns and jumps to transfer work from the floor to the apparatus.