Curriculum Framework for Year 2 Class
| Topic | Heroes and Superheroes | Looking after our world | South Shields & Pirates |
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
| Literacy | Narrative; Units 1,3,2 Non-fiction; Units 1,2 Poetry; Unit 1 | Narrative; Units 1,2,3 Non-fiction; Units 2,3,4 Poetry; Unit 2 | Narrative; Unit 4,3 Non-fiction; Units 3,4,5 Poetry; Unit 3 |
| Science | Animals including Humans | All Living Things and their habitats | Plants | Using everyday materials | Working scientifically (using & applying consolidation) |
| History | Edith Cavell, Florence Nightingale & Mary Seacole. Rosa Parks & Nelson Mandela William Caxton & Tim Berners-Lee (c.c. ICT) Christopher Columbus & Neil Armstrong (c.c. Forces) Thomas Edison (c.c. Light and Dark – Materials) Ghandi Great Fire of London in English | Inuits Arctic Heroes: In English as non-fiction unit. | Changes in living memory (changing landscape of local area) |
| Cc English | Recount Non-chronological report Biography Poem | Arctic adventure story Non-chronological report | |
| Geography | c.c. History Places travelled by famous people. | Continents around the world | Local environment (our coast) |
| ICT | Algorithms Programming toys etc Researching historic individuals | Creating animation/ Powerpoint | Using digital software to create a local area related poster |
| Design Technology | Sweets (Xmas Fayre) Badges 3D Card Create a vehicle for a superhero | Cooking local grown vegetables | Create packaging for sculpture of weeble (South Shields design) |
| Art | Line and form (Quentin Blake) Keith Haring inspired pictures of human body | Calendars | Henry Rousseau – Patterns in nature | Portraits |
| Music | Singing Using tuned and untuned instruments | Singing Using tuned and untuned instruments | Singing Using tuned and untuned instruments |
| Physical Education | Gymnastics | Dance | Basic Skills | Games | Games | Athletics |
| Religious Education | Christianity/Judaism | Easter – why Christians celebrate Easter. What the Bible means to Christians | What it means to be part of Christianity |
| Citizenship/PSHE | School/class codes of conduct & feelings/people who help us. | Caring for environment/Knowledge and Understanding of the World | Right or wrong – link with pirates – theft or survival |
| Enrichment Trips | South Shields Museum Woodhorn Museum/Herrington Country Park Synagogue | Visit to local church | Souter Lighthouse/Washington Wildfowl (links with Science – habitats and food chains) |
Literacy Overview
Autumn
Topic: Heroes and Superheroes
| Unit | Write about personal experience | Narrative Stories with familiar settings | Non-fiction Information Texts Real Events | Narrative, Poetry | Narrative – Fantasy | Narrative |
| Text | Sammy’s First Day | Charlie’s Superhero underpants, Traction Man, My Dad’s a Superhero | Fact finding – Great Fire of London | Winnie the Witch narrative, 10 things found in a Wizard’d pocket. | The Christmasaurus | The Nativity |
| Writing Opportunities |
Spring
Topic: Looking after our world
| Unit | Narrative; Traditional Tales | Non-fiction Information Texts Real Events/Adventure | Narrative |
| Text | Red Riding Hood, Little Red, Petit Rouge, Little Red Riding Wolf, Aesop’s Fables | Last Polar Bears, Arctic Explorers | The Tin Forest, The Flower, The Promise |
| Writing Opportunities | Letter Noun Phrases Setting description Character description Extended narrative | Diary – Last Polar Bears Biography Non-Chronological Report | Word Level Questions Alliteration Noun Phrases Comparing Texts Write a dream Diary/ Letters |
Summer
Topic: South Shields & Pirates
| Unit | Narrative: Stories by the same author (extended) Roald Dahl | Poetry | Non-fiction |
| Text | Esio Trot, The Twits, The Magic Finger | ||
| Writing Opportunities | Letter, Postcard, Setting description Character description Newspaper |