Blog by Tag: Year 2

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…

We are using maps to locate the Jurassic coast

Knowledge:

Locate coasts in the UK

Skills: 

Identify physical features of a coast

Vocab: coast, coastline, arch, stack, shoreline, beach

We have been learning all about |Position and Direction in maths using the Beebot

Knowledge: to recognise full turns, half turns and quarter turns.

Skills: to use the language of ":forwards, backwards, left and right"

Vocab: as above

Year 2 have been looking at how to be kind online.  They have explored different scenarios and discussed the importance of telling a responsible adult if they feel uncomfortable online.

Knowledge: Recognise common uses of information technology beyond school.

Skills: I can identify…

Today in our Online Safety lesson, we looked at whether certain websites were appropriate for children.

Well done Year 2! Great work!

Year 2 have had a lovely time at Whitby Park, flying kites.

Year 2 have had lots of fun investigating how some foods can give us gassy stomachs!

Knowledge: observing closely, using simple equipment

Skills: predict what happens when investigating why some foods give us gas in our stomachs

Vocab: gas, stomach, investigate, predict, healthy and…