Year 2
What have we been learning this week?
This week in English, the children have been planning a new story character and will be writing a story based on Vlad and the Great Fire of London. They have been using expanded noun phrases to describe their character. They will also be making a puppet of their chosen character in DT that they will use when sharing their stories with Year 1. In Maths, we have started our money topic and have been learning the value of British coins. We have made different amounts using coins and have compared amounts using the greater than, less than signs. We have painted fruit bowls for Harvest, mixing our own hues, tints and shades using primary colours.
How you can help:
Look at coins and talk about their value. Remind the children that we don’t have 3p, 4p etc in our money system. Try to make amounts to 50p using real coins.
Year 2 - Autumn Term Curriculum Map 2025
Our Topic this term is 'Sizzle, Crackle, Bang'. Below are some of the things the children will be learning this term.
Key information
Key words
In Year 2 it is expected that children will read key words on sight, or be able to fluently apply their phonics to read them. Throughout the year children will also be learning to spell these words. Some of these words are 'tricky words' that cannot be sounded out (e.g. said) and some of these words require the children to apply their phonics knowledge (e.g. sound them out). See below the words the children will be covering in Year 2, through their phonics lessons, spelling time and the English curriculum.
Reading
Your child will bring home a scheme book appropriate for their reading level in their book bag each day. Once the book has been read either at home or school, and this has been recorded in the red or yellow reading log, your child will be able to change their book to get the next one in that particular scheme. For more information about reading, please refer to the home-school partnership document at the bottom of this page. Thank you for your continued support in reading regularly with your child at home.
Letter formation
Your child will continue to practise the letter formation that they learnt in Year R and 1. In Year 2, the children will then start to develop a neat joined handwriting style.
Year 2 Common Exception Words
Maths Toolkits
Purple Mash
Don't forget to use Purple Mash to enhance your child's learning.