Blog by Tag: Year 2

Year 2 were investigating material strength and how an egg shell's shape can be good for building structures.

Knowledge: Identify and compare the suitability of a variety of everyday materials, including wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick, rock, paper and cardboard for particular…

Year 2 have been exploring the Jewish celebration of Purim and have been baking fruit tarts for a banquet.

Knowledge: to retell the events of a Purim celebration

Skills: to know that Purim is an event on the Jewish calendar

Vocab: Purim, banquet, charity, fruit tarts, freedom, Esther,…

Year 2 have set up an experiment to investigate how food can create gas in the stomach.  They used sodium bicarbonate and vinegar and observed over time the chemical reaction.

Knowledge: I can describe the importance of eating the right amounts of different types of food

Skills: I…

Prizes!  Find out about our ‘Take a Chance’ initiative to celebrate and reward our pupils for their hard work and dedication.

How It Works:

• Earning ‘Take a Chance’ Slips: Throughout the week, children can earn ‘Take a Chance’ slips from their class teachers. These slips are awarded for…

Year 2 have been discussing and role playing the story of Moses and how he was saved from death by his big sister, Miriam.  We talked about how "big sisters" help us and our family.

Knowledge: to answer the question "How did Miriam show courage and truthfulness and choose right from…

Year 2 are exploring the meaning of different families.

Knowledge:

• To begin to understand the range of families they may encounter now and in the future.

Skills: 

• I understand that families can be made up of different people.
• I understand that I should respect different types…

Year 2 had a wet but very interesting day visiting Bickley Farm.  We went pond dipping and used nets to catch some water boatmen and dragonfly nymphs.  We also looked at different habits and found some owl nesting sites.  

Knowledge: Notice that animals, including humans, have offspring which…

Year 2 have enjoyed making their own breakfast pancakes and writing the instructions for them.

Knowledge: 

To select balanced combinations of ingredients.

Skills: 

I can describe the taste of different foods.

Vocab: mix, stir, heat, fry, blend, taste, ingredients, recipe

Year 2 have been learning how to create a fairground wheel using axles and pivots.

Knowledge: I can create joints and structures from paper/card and tape.

Skills: I can choose materials that will create strength for my structure.

Vocab: pivot, axle, rotation, stability

Year 2 have been exploring the component parts of  a Ferris wheel.

Knowledge: to build and test a moving wheel.

Skills|: to make my wheel rotate; to make it stable.

Vocab: structure, stable, rotate

We have been revisiting addition and subtraction problem solving using our knowledge of number bonds to 100.

Knowledge: use number bonds to 100 

Skills: use the inverse to check my calculations

Vocab: inverse, number bonds

In Science, we have been exploring the suitability of materials.  This experiment involved testing the strength of paper and cardboard.

Knowledge: 

Identify and compare the suitability of a variety of everyday materials, including wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick, rock, paper and cardboard…