Topic Long Ago Introduction to the Celts timeline

Topic Long Ago Introduction to the Celts, timeline, who they were and where they came from, Celtic settlements, warriors and their clothing. Science To investigative sources of light. Compare light and dark and the effects on the eye. Shadows, electricity in the home and its dangers. Constructing circuits. Year 2 Autumn. Term 2018 Long Ago Important Events Henley Literacy Festival Trip to Butser Ancient Farm Harvest Bonfire night Remembrance Day Roves Farm Nativity play Sports match English Writing/Grammar/Comprehension/Spelling Read Write Inc scheme in differentiated groups. Handwriting: Continue joined writing and correct letter formation. Reading: Fiction – Continue individual reading scheme, paired and group reading including play scripts and poetry. Non-Fiction – To be able to use books as sources of information. PSHEE Hopes and fears, rights and responsibilities, rewards and consequences, our learning charter, owning our learning. Boy/girls, bullying, standing up for myself and others, making new friends, celebrating difference. Physical Education & Games Music Pulse Recognition and maintain a steady pulse Instruments Percussion – tuned and un tuned Instruments of the orchestra Demonstrations and the opportunity to try a variety of instruments French All about me, farm animals, pets, numbers 1 to 20, revision of colours Invasion Games – Football, Hockey & Netball. Working as a team, rules, attack and defence. Gymnastics – Movement & linking moves Safety with equipment, partner work. RS Harvest, Believing – What did Jesus teach us? The parables. Christmas – Jesus a gift from God. Art and Design & Technology To use a range of materials to design, make and evaluate 2 D & 3 D products (CDT). To use drawing, painting and sculpture to express and develop ideas. Projects: self portrait, artist studies, weaving, Guy Fawkes silhouettes, poppies, Celtic cookery, Celtic art and Christmas cards and decorations. Maths Number: Numbers to 100, odd and even numbers, place value, estimating, greater and less than, counting in 2’s, 3’s, 5’s and 10’s. Addition and subtraction to 20 and beyond, number problems, multiplication and division facts for 2, 5 and 10 times tables. Topic: Money – symbols for pounds and pence, different ways of making amounts and money problems. ICT Basics of a computer: Logging on/off, double and right clicking, copy and paste, saving images and files, organising and printing documents. Using the internet: Being safe online, accessing images, researching on child-friendly websites. Microsoft: Word - Accessing Word, formatting text using the font and paragraph ribbons, inserting images, typing. Power. Point - Inserting slides, animations, transitions and cross-curricular topic presentation. Tablets: Using the android operating system.