Year 2 have managed to cram a lot into a short term!

We started our topic about The Great Fire of London by learning about modern London. The children have written ‘tourist guides’ about buildings, bridges and transport in London. We have begun to learn about the history of the Great Fire of London. The children enjoyed playing this online game and a few of them have asked to play it at home: https://www.fireoflondon.org.uk/game/

In Maths, we have enjoyed exploring measuring length, mass, capacity and volume. The practical lessons have been a real highlight!

Thank you to everyone who contributed a ‘bag of curiosity’ for Science Week. The children loved sharing their questions and were genuinely interested in the items their friends had brought in! We are currently investigating whether a seed would be able to germinate on the moon by simulating the extremes in temperatures. I am sure the children will keep you updated with our experiment!

The children have continued to learn new tunes on the recorder. They have also explored high and low notes on a glockenspiel this term and had a go at playing their recorder tunes on this new instrument.

A highlight of the term was our ‘Great Fire of Grove’. We set fire to some cardboard houses to show the children how the Great Fire of London spread from house to house. They also helped to pass buckets of water to put the fire out, just like people would have done in 1666.

We hope you all have a lovely Easter break.

Year 2 Curriculum Overview

year 2 curriculum overview.pdf