Foundation Subjects
Autumn 1
Geography
This half term we will learn about seasides. Our objectives include:
Know the main differences between city, town and village
Explain some of the advantages and disadvantages of living in a city or village
Recap on the four countries and the main seas of the UK.
Using a map locate seaside locations, e.g. Blackpool Beach, Southport Beach, Llandudno, Dorset: Pool harbour and Tenby.
Focus on Blackpool and study it – link to key vocabulary: town, harbour, three beaches, sea, coastline. (Physical Features)
Blackpool – identify landmarks within the town. (Human Features)
Focus on Human and Physical features of Tenby (a seaside). Look at the advantages and disadvantages of living there compared the Village of Rainford.
Knowledge Mat /uploads/715/files/Seasides.pptx
Religious Education
We will look at Christianity. Objectives include:
Does how we treat the world matter?
- Creation
- Care for the planet
- Harvest
Key question: How do we treat things that really matter to us?
Computing
We will have our online saftey lesson first, followed by our computer art lessons.
Objectives include:
Know what ‘digital footprint’ means
Know that people can use the information they put online
Know that a digital footprint contains information about a person
Create computer art
Use a range of tools in a computer program to reproduce a style of art
Make and edit shapes to create a piece of art
Change the shade of a colour for effect
Retrieve a file to edit in a computer program
Use a range of skills to create a piece of art
PE
PE will take place on Thursdays each week. This half term focuses on moving and yoga. Our objectives are:
Confidently travel on their feet in different ways and recognize directions
Change the way they are travelling in a controlled manner
Demonstrate different ways of travelling using small and large body parts
Demonstrate wide, thin, tall and curled body shapes when travelling
Hop, bounce and skip in different directions
Talk about what they are doing and use the correct vocabulary
Knowledge mat /uploads/715/files/Moving knowledge organiser y2.pdf
Attempt the jungle yoga poses
Balance when performing each pose
Relax their body when performing the basic poses
Follow the story and understand what part comes next
Lie down and rest their body when listening to music
Control their breathing when performing each pose
Talk about the effects of activity on their bodies
Keep a strong tummy when performing yoga poses
Remember and perform the majority of yoga poses
KNowledge mat /uploads/715/files/Yoga knowledge mat y2.pdf
Music
Hands, Feet , Heart
Through the Hands, Feet, Heart unit, pupils develop their musical skills while exploring the vibrant sounds and rhythms of South African music. They learn to sing and perform a song confidently, developing their awareness of pulse, rhythm, tempo and dynamics.
Knowledge mat /uploads/715/files/Knowledge Organiser - Hands, Feet, Heart - Year 2, Unit 1.pdf
PSHE
Our first lesson will be from the No Outsiders programme, focusing on diversity.
- I can explore what RSE & PSHE is and why it is important.
- I can suggest rules that can help everyone feel safe in RSE & PSHE lessons.
- I can work with my class to create an RSE & PSHE agreement.
- Name a variety of ways that they can move their bodies and describe how moving their body makes them feel healthy, strong and happy.
- Identify some things that help them have a good night’s sleep.
- Explain why sleep is important and describe how they feel depending on how well they have slept.
- Name and describe a range of fruits and vegetables.
- Sort foods into simple groups and explain that fruits and vegetables are a healthy choice.
- Identify which foods and drinks should be enjoyed often and which should be enjoyed only sometimes.
- Explain in simple terms why water and healthy foods help the body.
- Explain why teeth should be brushed twice a day and demonstrate correct brushing technique.
- Create a visual timetable that includes a variety of healthy habits from across the unit and explain how these habits help to keep the body and mind healthy.
Knowledge mat /uploads/715/files/KO_Y2_My-healthy-self_How-can-we-look-after-our-bodies.pdf
Art week is structures.
Baby Bears Chair
-Identify man-made and natural structures.
Identify stable and unstable structural shapes.
-Contribute to discussions.
Identify features that make a chair stable.
Work independently to make a stable structure, following a demonstration.
-Explain how their ideas would be suitable for Baby Bear.
-Produce a model that supports a teddy, using the appropriate materials and construction techniques.
-Explain how they made their model strong, stiff and stable.
knowledge mat /uploads/715/files/KO-DT-Y2-Baby-Bears-Chair-PRINT (1).pdf