Year 2

Autumn Term (I)

Street Detectives: Tewkesbury Tudors

Children will travel back in time to explore Tewkesbury’s rich history, firstly by finding out about the Battle of Tewkesbury and then delving deeper into Tewkesbury during the Tudor period of British history. Researching knights, soldiers, kings and queens, children will find out about key historical figures and will enjoy opportunities to step into their shoes and reenact scenes from the infamous battle during the War of the Roses. And then, with Tudor history on the doorstep, children will uncover what it was like to live during this time by researching houses and Tudor buildings, living conditions, food and jobs. Children will take the opportunity to play ‘I spy’ throughout the town, looking out for evidence of Medieval and Tudor history. Alongside this, children will focus on learning about and describing the local area by studying maps, satellite images and photographs and will begin to identify human and physical geographical features in Tewkesbury, using an expanding geographical vocabulary and developing field skills. Art & design and music will be woven throughout this exciting topic, enabling children to make links between and across a variety of subjects, ensuring that children benefit from a fully immersive and cross-curricular experience.

Autumn Term (II)

London's Burning!

Stepping from the era of the Tudors into the Sturart era, children in Year 2 will move the focus of their learning on about the Great Fire of London. Having gained a good understanding of life in Tudor Tewkesbury, children will discover how the fire started in 1666 and use their knowledge to explore why it spread so quickly and although it was a great tragedy, why it was also a blessing and how it helped develop emergency response that is relevant to us today. Through a range of primary and secondary historical resources, including the famous dairy of Samuel Pepyes, stories, pictures, role play and practical activities that take a cross-curricular approach to make learning meaningful and purposeful, the children will be really be immersed in this fascinating period of history.

Spring Term (I)

Communication Through the Ages

In this exciting topic, children will study an aspect of history that even through their short lives has changed and developed massively! Together, the children will track the changes in communication from its beginnings of cave paintings, stories and songs through to the modern day of computers, telephones and visual entertainment and will specially consider what recent changes within their lifetimes means for them and society. The children will discover that how we communicate is constantly changing, whether that be through the art, language, the hardware devices they use or the software they use in an ever-evolving digital world!

Spring Term (II)

Weather Experts

Throughout this topic, children will step into the shoes of weather experts! Children will learn about the different types of weather experienced in England and around the world and will develop early skills in how to describe what is happening and why, culminating in them learning how to present a weather report. Creatively, the children will link their geography learning with their science as they begin to understand seasonality and how the weather affects the growth of plants. Additionally, music and art form natural links with the weather and children will be exploring how the weather can be expressed through these curriculum subjects.

Summer Term (I)

Race Across the World

Summer Term (II)

From Pole to Pole