BedlingtonStation PrimarySchool

The TIME Institute: Adventurers

Year 2 Term 1B

CONTEXT

Greetings from the future, Time Agents. It is I, Aega, once again calling on you to help save the time line from that meddlesome time-trickster, Vortex. She is creating time anomalies and the Time Council need you to investigate. Work together and present your information to stop her! Protect the past, save the future!

BROADENING EXPERIENCE

World Science DayGuy FawkesRemembrance DayChristmas Performance

CLASS READER

George’s Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl

Jigsaw PSHE
'Celebrating Difference'.We will be learning about stereotypes bullying standing up for ourselves, diversity; and celebrating difference and still being friends.

Curriculum Overview

Oracy Development Opportunities

ENGLISH

Focus Narrative:

Fairytales

Key Text/Stimulus:

Hansel and Gretel

Writing Outcome:

Alternative ending – Imagine a different way the children escape (e.g. a friendly animal helps, or they find a magic key).

Focus Grammar

  • Commas in a list
  • Noun phrases
  • Conjunctions and, or, but
  • Subordination using when, if, that, or, because

Hot Seating

Focus Non-Narrative:

Non Chronological Reports

Key Text/Stimulus:

Neil Armstrong

Writing Outcome:

Report about Neil Armstrong

Cross-curriculum support genres:

Labels, lists & captions

Senses Poems

ART

Pathway: Explore & Draw

Artists use their creative skills to re-see and re-imagine the world. Explore how you can transform a familiar object into new and fun forms.

Disciplines:

Drawing, Sketchbooks, Collage

Medium:

Graphite, Handwriting Pen, Watercolour / Brusho, Wax Resist

Artists:

Rosie James, Alice Fox

How do artists find inspiration in the world around them?Artists explore places like gardens, playgrounds, and classrooms, looking carefully at objects like leaves or twigs. By collecting and observing, they find new ideas for drawings and art.

Why is it important to look closely when drawing from real objects?Careful looking helps artists notice shapes, textures, and patterns they might not see at first. This helps them draw more accurately and make their artwork more detailed and interesting.

 

Observation – Looking very closely at something to notice its details.

Composition – How different parts of an artwork are arranged on the page.

Wax Resist – A technique where wax is used to block paint or ink from sticking to the paper.

RE

Jigsaw RE

Why do Christians believe God gave Jesus to the world?

 

(Northumberland Agreed Syllabus - Unit 1.3 Why does Christmas matter to Christians?)

 

What is the Trinity?Trinity: complete relationship between God (the Father), Jesus (his son) and the Holy Spirit. They exist separately and together as one

Why do Christians God gave the gift of his son to humanity?In order to save them from sin and open up a pathway back to God through the death and resurrection of Jesus

Trinity – The Christian belief that God is three in one: the Father, the Son (Jesus), and the Holy Spirit.

Jesus – Christians believe he is God’s son, given to help people and bring them closer to God.

Resurrection – The Christian belief that Jesus came back to life after dying, showing God’s power and love.

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HISTORY

National Curriculum:

the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements

 

Content:

Sir Francis Drake

Neil Armstrong

The Brothers Grimm (linked to English)

Who is Neil Armstrong and why is he remembered?Neil Armstrong was an American astronaut and the first person to walk on the Moon in 1969. He is remembered for his bravery and for making history during the Apollo 11 mission. His famous words were, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Armstrong’s journey showed what humans could achieve in space exploration.

Who was Sir Francis Drake and why is he remembered?Sir Francis Drake was an English explorer and sea captain who lived in the 1500s during the time of Queen Elizabeth I. He is remembered for being the first Englishman to sail all the way around the world. Drake also helped defend England against the Spanish Armada. His bravery and sea voyages made him a famous figure in British history.

How are Neil Armstrong and Sir Francis Drake similar and different, and what does this tell us about life in different periods?Neil Armstrong and Sir Francis Drake were both brave explorers who made history by travelling to new and unknown places—Drake sailed around the world by ship in the 1500s, and Armstrong flew to the Moon in a rocket in 1969. Armstrong used modern technology, space suits, and radio communication, while Drake relied on wooden ships, maps, and the wind. In Drake’s time, journeys took months or years and messages were sent by letter, but Armstrong’s mission was planned with computers and shared on live television.

Explorer – A person who travels to new or unknown places to learn more about them.

Astronaut – A person trained to travel and work in space, like Neil Armstrong.

Expedition – A journey with a purpose, often to explore or discover something new.

Bravery – Showing courage and not being afraid to try something difficult or dangerous.

Achievement – Something important that someone has done through effort and determination.

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GEOGRAPHY

National Curriculum:

Human and physical geography

use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to:
key physical features, including: beach, cliff, coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea, ocean, river, soil, valley, vegetation, season and weather
key human features, including: city, town, village, factory, farm, house, office, port, harbour and shop

Content:

Locations linked to History

Geographical skills and fieldwork

use world maps, atlases and globes to identify the United Kingdom and its countries, as well as the countries, continents and oceans studied at this key stage

use aerial photographs and plan perspectives to recognise landmarks and basic human and physical features; devise a simple map; and use and construct basic symbols in a key 

What is a human feature?Human features are things in the environment that are created by people. These include: buildings (houses, schools, shops, factories), roads and railways, bridges, parks and playgrounds, towns and cities.

What is a physical feature?Physical features are natural parts of the environment. These include: rivers, mountains and hills, beaches,  lakes, forests, valleys

What is a symbol and key on a map?Maps use symbols to represent features and  a key explains what these symbols mean.

Human feature – Something in the environment made by people, like buildings or roads.

Physical feature – A natural part of the environment, like rivers or hills.

Map – A drawing that shows what places look like from above.

Symbol – A small picture or sign used on a map to show something, like a tree or a building.

Key – A box on a map that explains what the symbols mean.

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PE

Real PE Unit:

Unit 2

Cog Focus

  • Social Skills

Fundamental Movement Skills

  • Dynamic Balance to Agility: Jumping and Landing
  • Static Balance: Seated

Sport:

Multi-skills

Dance

DT

National Curriculum:

Focus objectives:

COOKING & NUTRITION OBJECTIVES

Focus skills:

  • Knead
  • Cut out

Recipes:

Cheese straws  

What is Kneading?Kneading involves pressing, folding, and stretching dough to make it smooth and elastic. This helps to mix the ingredients evenly and develops the dough’s texture.

What happens during baking?The baking process—heat changes the dough into a crispy, golden snack. Heat transforms the texture and flavor of food.

Kneading – Pressing, folding, and stretching dough to make it smooth and ready to bake.

Bake – To cook food using heat in an oven, which changes how it looks, tastes, and feels.

Dough – A soft mixture made from flour and water (and sometimes yeast) used to make bread or other baked goods.

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SCIENCE

National Curriculum:

Working Scientifically  

Investigations:

Observations over time

  • Observing the weather across the school year

Comparative and fair testing

  • Is there an alternative to plastic bags?  Investigation into whether cloth or paper bags could replace plastic ones.  

 

COMPUTING

Programming

Unit 2.3 - Robot Algorithms

Identifying IT and how its responsible use improves our world in school and beyond.

Online Safety

Project Evolve: Online Relationships

MUSIC

Oak Academy

Singing together: how singing helps us work together

Performing/singing/evaluations

Artwork

Create your own artwork. Draw a picture of a person you know and use patterns and shapes to create your background. You can use pencils, paints or even collage.

Quick Fire Maths

Ask an adult to give you some quick fire maths questions. Use mental strategies, objects or pencil and paper to work it out. Think of the strategies you know. Use a number line to jump for multiplication or maybe plates on a table for subtraction

Report

Write a report about an animal. You could do some research to help you. Make sure your report as a heading, an introduction, subheadings and paragraphs!

Skip CountingPractise counting in 2s. Remember all numbers in the 2 times table end with 0, 2,4, 6, or 8!

Number BondsPractise your number bonds to 20.

Times TablesPractise your 2, 5 and 10 times tables.

Reading
Don't forget to read every night for at least 10 minutes. Complete your bookmark each time you read. It should take you 3 weeks to fill a whole book mark.You can read anything - books, comics, websites and your phonics book!

Topic Vocabulary

These are words you will come across this half term in the work you will be doing. Take some time to find out what the mean and discuss them with your grown ups at home. This will help you when in school.

Human feature

Physical feature

Map

Symbol

Map Key

Explorer

Astronaut

Expedition

Bravery

Achievement

Trinity

Observation

Composition

Try a new food you haven't tasted before.

Construct a model using anything you want.

Help your family by doing a chore around the house.

Catch a snowflake or raindrop on your tongue.

Build an indoor den.

Do a random act of kindness.

Tier 2 Vocabulary

Tier 2 vocabulary are words you often come across in reading and schoolwork that aren't everyday conversation words but help you understand and express more complex ideas.

mail

jolly

careful

memory

gap

sting

alarm

choose

hurt
 

win

tackle

lose

gate

flower

insect

frost

temperature

skate