Foundation Subjects
Spring Term 1 Topic in Year 2
For information about the foundation subjects in Year 1 please see Miss Brown's class page.
Science
This term the topic focus is growing seeds and bulbs. As scientists children will investigate the questions:
- How do plants grow and change over time?
- What do seeds need to germinate?
- What is the difference between seeds and bulbs?
- How tall will the seeds grow?
- What have we learnt about how a seed germinates?
History
As historians we will be learning about the history of transport and travel.
- The children will look at a timeline and learn about how transport has changed over time.
- They will learn about how George Stephenson invented the steam train.
- They will find out about how cars have changed since they have been invented.
- The children will learn about the Wright brothers and their invention of the aeroplane.
- They will then think about the future of transport.
Art
As artists he children will learn about self portraits.
- They will investigate famous self portraits.
- They will use collage to create a self portrait.
- The children will investigate different kinds of sketching pencils.
- The children will investigate different paints.
- The children will create their own self portraits using different mediums.
Computing
The children's topic will be all about coding. They will create a computer program using an algorithm. They will design an algorithm that follows a timed sequence. The children will understand the function of buttons in a program and what different events do. They will debug simple programs.
PSHE
The topic is called keeping safe.
- They will learn about the issues of safety and responsibility around medicines.
- They will suggest actions for dealing with unsafe situations including who they could ask for help.
- They will identify situations in which they'd need to say "yes", "no", "I'll ask" or "I'll tell" to keep themselves and others safe.
- They will identify who they can talk to if someone touches them in a way that makes them feel uncomfortable.
- They will recognise the importance of telling someone they trust about a secret which makes them feel unsafe or uncomfortable.
Music
The topic this half term will follow the Sparkyard curriculum.