Literacy:

 

Writing: “The Owl Who Was Afraid Of The Dark”

(Non-chronological report)

Reading: “Above and Below” (Information)

What Are We Learning?

Maths:

 

  • Addition & Subtraction
  • Shape

 

Science:

Living Things and their Habitats

Microhabitats

Y2 Curriculum Overview:

Autumn B 2026

‘Hot and Cold Places’

 

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Core Value: DETERMINATION

Secrets of Success:

Work Hard & Concentrate

Cultural Capital: The Christmas Journey

Christmas Pantomime

PSHE:

Connecting with Others

How can I build safe, kind and caring relationships with others?

Geography:

Would you prefer to live in a hot or cold place?

 

D&T:

Mechanisms

Levers

Art:

Recap: Drawing – Understanding Texture and Tone

Computing:

Computer Systems & Networks

What is a computer?

PE:

Gymnastics

Pathways (Wednesday)

Music:

Call & Response

Animals

RE:

Judaism

How do Jewish people live their faith through practises and celebrations?

History:

Recap: How was school different in the past?

 

 

Parents - please help your child in remembering previous learning:

Literacy:

 

Writing: “Troll Swamp”     (Story – focus on characters)

 

Reading: “The Troll”

(Fiction: fantasy/Fairytale)

What Were We Learning?

Maths:

 

  • Place Value

 

  • Addition & Subtraction

 

  • Shape

 

Science:

Living things:

Habitats

Y2 Curriculum Overview:

Autumn A 2026

‘School Days’

 

Core Value: CONFIDENCE

Secrets of Success:

Try new things

 

Cultural Capital: NSPCC Workshop

PSHE:

My Healthy Self

How can we look after our bodies?

Geography:

Recap last term:

What is it like to live in Shanghai?

D&T:

Cooking and Nutrition:

 A balanced diet

Art:

Drawing

Understanding tone and texture

Computing:

 

Tink and Code

PE:

Cricket (Monday)

Music:

Call & Response:

Animals

RE:

JUDAISM:

What do Jews believe about God?

History:

What is a monarch?

 

 

Click here: Year 2 Blog to find out what we have been learning so far this year.

 

Times tables introduced in Y2:

Autumn: x 10

Spring: x 5

Summer: x 2

Please try to practise these multiplication and division facts at home as often as you can.

 

If you have any queries or issues that you will like to discuss, please contact me via email:   s.lomas@brookside.cheshire.sch.uk and I’ll get back to you as soon as possible.

 

Year 2 Team