Blog by Tag: Year 2

Year 2 have been inspired in a Mad Science workshop this week.  They learned all about energy and how we can make chemical energy using a glow stick and water!

Year 2 are having great fun exploring how clay feels in their hands.  They are rolling, cutting, smoothing, squeezing and pricking the clay to make a tile.

Knowledge: 

• To use my hands as a tool to shape clay.

Success criteria

• I can flatten clay to make a smooth surface.
• I can…

Year 2 have been exploring the concept of resilience and how it can help them overcome barriers in relationships and in their school work.

Knowledge:

• To identify strategies to help overcome barriers or manage difficult emotions
• To develop a growth mindset

Skills:

• I can…

It was wonderful for Nursery, Reception, Y1 and Y2 children to share the Christmas story with our parents and families.  Merry Christmas!

We have been learning all about how to make baby bear's chair using cardboard cylinders.

Knowledge:  To produce a finished structure and evaluate its strength, stiffness and stability.

Skills:

• I can identify that the chair I design needs to be strong, stiff, stable and support…

Year 2 have been exploring the sugar content in different types of drinks - some surprisingly unhealthy!  They have also completed a results table to compare the most sugary drinks.

Knowledge: learn about the basic rules of a healthy and varied diet to create dishes.

Skills: to know where to…

Year 2 have been revisiting number bonds to 10 in preparation for learning number bonds to at least 20.

Knowledge: to recall all number bonds to and within 10 and use these to reason and calculate bonds to and within 20.

Skills: to use ten frames to work our pairs of numbers to…