Welcome to Year 2!

Children are taught a balanced curriculum with core subjects typically in the mornings and a range of foundation subjects in the afternoons. Over the course of the academic year, Year 2 enjoy specialist teaching in Music, Physical Education, Drama, Gymnastics and Spanish.

Writing

Below are some of the Year 2 writing expectations.

• To write coherent pieces linking ideas in sentences together (real and fictional).
• To read and check sense of own writing                                                                                               
• To write different kinds of sentences ie. statements, questions, exclamations & commands
• To demarcate most sentences with capital letters and full stops.
• To begin to use other punctuation at times: question marks, exclamation marks, commas, and apostrophes for contraction (I’m instead of I am) or possession  (the dog’s bone).
• To use correct & consistent tense in writing.
• To use expanded noun phrases, adjectives and description.
• To link ideas in sentences using coordination (and, but, or) and subordination (when, if, that, because).
• To use cursive handwriting – beginning to use diagonal & horizontal strokes to join handwriting.
• To segment and spell words using plausible phonetic attempts.
• To spell many common exception words correctly.

Reading

Below are some of the Year 2 reading expectations.

• To be able to read most common words from sight (Please see attached KS1 common exception words).
• To read accurately and independently, checking sense.
• To read using phonics knowledge but without obvious sounding.
• To read ahead with fluency and expression.
• To read multi-syllabic and suffixed words in contexts.
• To comment on plot, setting & characters in familiar & unfamiliar stories, sequencing events and making predictions.
• To ask and answer questions from texts.
• To begin to use inference in discussing texts.
• To be able to give a recount of the main themes & events from reading.
• To be able to identify past/present tense.
• Recognise recurring language in stories and develop understanding or new or unfamiliar words.

Maths

Year 2 autumn term

• Place value
• Addition and subtraction
• Shape

Year 2 spring term

• Money
• Multiplication and division
• Length and height
• Mass, capacity and temperature

Year 2 summer term

• Fractions
  Time
  Statistics
  Position and direction