Year 2 National Curriculum

All our lessons are based on Oak Academy. 

In Year 2, the children will study :

Autumn 1 - Use of Everyday Materials - This unit builds on pupils' prior learning from Everyday materials, where they learnt to identify materials and describe their properties. In Uses of everyday materials, pupils will explore how different materials are suited for specific tasks based on their characteristics. This prepares them for the next unit, Introduction to states of matter and changing states, where they will learn about solids, liquids, and gases, deepening their understanding of how materials can change form under different conditions.

=Autumn 2 -Growing Plants - This unit builds on pupils' prior learning from Identifying plants and their basic parts, where they learned to recognise common plants and their basic structures. In Growing plants, pupils will explore how plants grow from seeds and bulbs and what they need to stay healthy. This prepares them for the next unit, What plants do and what they need, where they will dive deeper into understanding the functions of different plant parts and how plants meet their needs to survive and thrive.

Spring 1 - New Life - This unit builds on pupils' prior learning from Naming and grouping animals, where they learned to classify animals based on characteristics. In New life, pupils will explore how animals, including humans, have offspring that grow into adults. This prepares them for the next unit, Reproduction and life cycles: animals, where they will deepen their understanding by learning about the life cycles of various animals and the stages of growth and reproduction across different species.

Spring 2 - Introduction to Food Chains - This unit builds on pupils' prior learning from Naming and grouping animals, where they learned to classify animals based on characteristics such as their diet and physical traits. In Introduction to food chains, pupils will explore how animals get their food and how food chains connect different living things. This prepares them for the next unit, More about food chains, where they will deepen their understanding of how food chains work by exploring more complex interactions between producers, predators, and prey in ecosystems.

Summer 1 - Living Things and where they live - This unit builds on pupils' prior learning from Naming and grouping animals, where they learned to classify animals based on their characteristics. In Living things and where they live, pupils will explore different habitats and how living things are suited to their environments. This prepares them for the next unit, Living things and the environment, where they will deepen their understanding by examining how living things interact with their environment and how changes in habitats can impact survival.

Summer 2 - Healthy Me - This unit builds on pupils' prior learning from Human body parts, where they learned to identify and name basic parts of the body and their functions. In Healthy me, pupils will explore the importance of exercise, nutrition, and hygiene for keeping their bodies healthy. This prepares them for the next unit, Healthy eating, where they will deepen their understanding of how a balanced diet contributes to overall health and the body's nutritional needs for growth and development

National Curriculum Documents