Year 2: Swallows and Swifts
The curriculum in year 2 is taught through topics; one main topic per term. These include ‘Wheels of Change,' with an art focus, ‘Pioneers and Places’ with a history focus and ‘Islands and Oceans,' with a geography focus. Please see the link to the curriculum framework below to browse through our exciting termly activities such as making exploding volcanoes, fashioning balloon globes and creating emergency vehicles with axels and wheels.
Lessons are oracy-focused to cement key vocabulary, and taught using a diverse range of engaging texts and literature.
Children have weekly spellings and handwriting lessons, standalone grammar lessons and lots of opportunities to read for pleasure. In spring term we begin teaching whole class guided reading, to build on key comprehension skills.
In our maths and science lessons, as across all of our curriculum, we challenge children to extend themselves through questioning, problem-solving and reasoning. At Pelham, we teach stimulating, practical and hands-on lessons, perfect for enquiring minds.
Year 2 Homework
Year 2 have weekly spellings, linked to the Spelling Shed scheme of work. Children can choose to access online Spelling Shed games, or practise the words through writing in their spelling books.
Pupils have weekly Mathletics activities, which are linked to the maths learnt in class that week.
From Spring term onwards, children can practise their times tables on the Times Table Rockstars website.
In Summer term, children also do a weekly reading comprehension to complete at home.
Curriculum Overview
Click on the link below for an overview of the topics taught in each subject area, over the year.
Open Evening
Please click here to view the presentation shared with parents in September 2024.