Year 2

Stokenham Area Primary School

Outline Planning Year 2

Summer Term 2026

Maths

This term we will be focusing on addition and subtraction of 2-digit numbers, money, fractions, time, position and direction, multiplication and division – doubling and halving, and measures – capacity, volume and mass. We will continue to use our addition, subtraction, multiplication and division skills to solve problems and investigations. Please make sure your child also practices their 2’s, 5’s and 10’s times tables.

English

This term we will be looking at a selection of texts covering fiction and non-fiction. In the first half of the term, the children will be looking at ‘Dragon Machine’ by Helen Ward which blends fiction with fantasy. The children will create a guide, exploring descriptive and positional language, they will engage with the main character in the story’s thoughts and emotions through letter writing, the overall outcome to write their own version of the dragon story. We will then look at ‘Lizzy and the cloud’ by The Fan brothers. The children will practise the use of expanded noun phrases to give directions to and describe the Cloud Seller, as well as create and perform Cloud Seller market stall pitches / adverts. They will explore and experiment with new vocabulary, use command sentences to write instructions and write letters and postcards in role. There will be the opportunity to discuss and explore the links between weather and emotions before they finally go on to apply their skills to write a guidebook for how to care for a cloud.

In the second half of the term, we will be looking at ‘Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty. The theme of this text is urban metropolis, in which the children will be writing short explanation, writing in role, writing reports and creating adverts. The final outcome will be to create a leaflet for a local landmark. They will then look at the text ‘Last stop on Market Street’ by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson. They will write metaphor poetry, simple character descriptions, interview questions, senses poetry, adverts, advice slips and a letter. The final outcome to be writing their own version narrative.

We will build upon the children’s existing skills and help them to improve their punctuation, sentence structure and handwriting, in particular letter formation and size. There will be weekly spelling tests and guided reading sessions for each child so please ensure your child is reading every night and practise their spellings for every Friday. It is essential that all children should come to their guided reading sessions fully prepared.

Science

In the first half of the term, the children will be focusing on ‘Solids, liquids and gases.’ They will be finding out that there are 3 states of matter, solids, liquids and gases, that they can find these 3 states of matter in the world around us and understand that materials can exist in all 3 states of matter. They will be able to classify materials as solids, liquids and gases.

In the second half of the term, we will be consolidating and reviewing all the topics we have studied in Year 2 – Plants, Plants and animals, habitats, states of matter and materials. In this unit, the knowledge about plants, animals and habitats will be brought together to help develop pupil understanding of interdependence. They can also consider the natural world through the lens of materials (looking at materials provided by animals, such as leather and fur, and those provided by plants, such as rubber and cotton). They will also revisit the states of matter in the context of the natural world, where materials they see can be classified as solids, liquids or gases.

Geography

Our topic this term is ‘Rivers, Seas and Oceans’.

The children will be learning that:

Rivers, lakes, seas and oceans are all bodies of water. Rivers flow into lakes and seas; seas connect to oceans
Rivers travel from highland areas (the source) to lowland areas (the mouth)
Physical features around rivers include valleys, mountains, hills and vegetation
Land use is how land is used by humans
Land use can be for economic uses, including farms, factories and leisure, or settlements
Agriculture is the word used to describe the practice of farming
The seas that surround the UK are the North Sea, the Irish Sea and the English Channel
There are five oceans in the world. These are larger than seas
The seas around the UK flow into the Atlantic Ocean
Harbours are found (and ports can be found) where the land meets the sea
Humans use seas and oceans for economic and leisure uses; the main economic use is trade
Overfishing is damaging biodiversity in the oceans
Sustainable management of fishing is needed to protect species

They will be using aerial photographs of places in a plan view.

They will be learning about:

Interconnections & change: Overfishing is damaging biodiversity in the oceans. Sustainable management of fishing is needed to protect species

History

Our topic this term is ‘Explorers’.

The children will be learning about:

Sacagawea was a Shoshone (Native American) woman who lived a long time ago. She was captured by another tribe as a child and sold.
Michael Collins was an American man who lived sometime after Sacagawea had died. He always wanted to be a pilot and became an Air Force test pilot.
Sacagawea joined the Lewis & Clark expedition to explore and make maps of North America.
Michael Collins joined Apollo 11, a mission to the Moon to try and win the Space Race.
Sacagawea made many contributions to her expedition, including translating Shoshone and finding food.
Michael Collins piloted the Columbia and made sure that the other astronauts in the Eagle returned to Earth safely.
Sacagawea was not celebrated at the time of the expedition but has been celebrated since.
Michael Collins was widely praised at the time of the expedition, but many people forget that he was on Apollo 11 today!

They will find out about:

Similarity & difference: Similarities and differences exist between two individuals who lived in the past

Art

In the first half term we will be looking at ‘Working in 3D’, making stick people. We will be using different materials and learning how to fasten different materials together using different techniques and looking at colour and form. The end task will be to design, transform and make their own 3D stick person.

Design Technology

In the second half of the term the children will be focusing on ‘Materials and textiles - Glove Puppets’. In this unit, they will be guided to design and create glove puppet that can be used to tell a story to a younger audience (e.g. EYFS pupils).

Computing

In the first half of term, we will be using a computer to create music. We will listen to a variety of pieces of music and consider how music can make them think and feel. Learners will compare creating music digitally and non-digitally. Learners will look at patterns and purposefully create music.

In the second half of term, the children will be focusing on ‘Programming quizzes. We will begin to understand that sequences of commands have an outcome, and make predictions based on their learning. We will be using and modifying designs to create our own quiz questions in Scratch Jr, and realise these designs in Scratch Jr using blocks of code. Finally, the children will evaluate their work and make improvements to their programming projects.

In the first half of the term, we will be focusing on ‘Who is Muslim and how do they live?’ In this unit, pupils will find out about Islam, key beliefs and

ways of living for Muslims. They will learn about some of the key Muslim beliefs about God found in the Shahadah and learn about the 99 names of Allah. They will encounter stories abou the Prophet and find out about what these teach Muslims today about ways of living. They will learn about the five pillars of Islam and how these impact upon the lives of believers. They will learn about the importance of prayer and what it means for Muslims all over the world.

In the second half of the term, we will be focusing on ‘What makes some places special to believers?’ Within this unit, the children will find out about various places of worship and why they are important to many believers. They will focus on the key features of churches, mosques and synagogues learning about how these can vary within different traditions. Pupils will also spend time considering the similarities that all places of worship have and how they support their local communities in practical ways.

Music

This term, we will be learning how to play the recorder. We will be learning how to read basic music notation and learning about the different types of notes that can be played. They will be learning about time signatures and exploring tempo, styles and keys. They will learn how to play the first three basic notes – B, A, G and using these to compose and perform a tune of their own.

In the first half of the term, the children will be focusing on ‘Attacking vs defending’.

This unit of work will challenge pupils to create simple defending and attacking tactics, while continuing to develop an understanding of the transition from defence to attack. Pupils will apply these tactics as a team into games.

In the second half of the term, we will be focusing on ‘Health and well-being’. This unit of work will consolidate pupils’ understanding of agility, balance and co-ordination, applying these elements of fitness in a variety of activities. Pupils will perform circuits, understanding how motivation can enhance performance.

Swimming sessions will also be taking part during the summer term as and when the weather and pool temperature are suitable.

PSHE

We will be focusing on ‘Health and well-being’. They will be learning about routines and habits for maintaining good physical and mental health, understanding that medicines, including vaccinations and immunisations, can help people stay healthy and manage allergies, understand the importance of, and routines for, brushing teeth and visiting the dentist, learn how to describe and share a range of feelings, learn how to manage big feelings including those associated with change, loss and bereavement, learn about the human life cycle and how people grow from young to old.

Homework

We ask you to continue to support your child’s learning by listening to your child read his/her book every night and also recommend that you enjoy reading and discussing a longer, high-quality text to your child, especially if s/he is still developing reading fluency.

We aim to have learned the 2x, 5x and 10x tables by the end of the year and will be asking children to practise these at home.

Mrs. Prescott

This Year’s Curriculum

Stokenham Area Primary School Curriculum Map

If you would like further information in relation to the curriculum please feel free to contact the school office.