Year 2 2025 - 2026

Year 2 – Learning Overview

Welcome to Year 2! We have an exciting year ahead, full of engaging topics to inspire and challenge your child. Here’s an overview of what they’ll be learning in each term, plus key information about homework, reading and PE.

Class Saints

All classes in our school have a class saint. Our class saints in Year 2 are:

Mr McCallum - St Jude

Mrs Holt & Ms Hainey - St Christopher

Autumn Term

Core Subjects

In English, we will enjoy the stories Troll Swap and The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark. Children will develop their writing through stories, descriptions and recounts, focusing on using interesting vocabulary, joining ideas with conjunctions and improving punctuation. Spelling, handwriting and phonics will remain a key focus.
In Maths, we will build confidence with place value, addition and subtraction strategies, and start working with money. Regular practice of number facts and times tables will help develop fluency.
In Science, we will learn about Seasonal Changes and begin exploring Living Things and Their Habitats, looking closely at how autumn affects the world around us.

Foundation Subjects

History and geography will link through our topic Explorers, where we learn about explorers like Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong and compare life across different periods. In art, we will focus on Exploring and Drawing, developing careful observation skills, while in DT we will prepare fruit and vegetables to make a healthy snack. Computing will cover IT in the world around us and digital photography. In music, we will explore how music helps us make friends through simple rhythms and patterns. PE will focus on invasion games and basic gymnastics shapes, while in RE we will learn about Chosen People and The Mystery of God.

Spring Term

Core Subjects

In English, we’ll be inspired by The Dragon Machine and Major Glad, Major Dizzy, writing imaginative stories, diary entries and poetry. In Maths, we’ll work on multiplication, division, statistics, shape and fractions. Science will focus on animals (including humans) and everyday uses of materials, with lots of opportunities for investigation.

Foundation Subjects

Our history topic is Fire, Fire!, all about The Great Fire of London and how it changed the city. In geography, we’ll use maps and aerial photographs to explore our local area and identify landmarks. Art will explore mono printing, and DT will involve creating freestanding structures such as Tudor houses. Computing introduces programming and working with data, while music explores feelings through sound and learning about the past. PE continues with invasion games and gymnastics, and in RE we will learn about The Good News and The Mass.

Summer Term

Core Subjects

In English, our key texts will be The Last Wolf and Grandad's Secret Giant, inspiring reports, persuasive writing and imaginative stories. In Maths, we’ll measure length and height, work on position and direction, and learn about time, mass and capacity. Science will focus on plants and continue learning about animals and humans.

Foundation Subjects

Our theme Day Tripper! will explore changes within living memory, holidays in the past and the history of Chester Zoo. Geography will take us to the seas of the UK. Art will include collage and 3D work, while DT focuses on sliders and levers. Computing moves on to making music and simple quizzes, and music explores improvisation and how songs make us happy. PE will include striking and fielding games and athletics, and in RE we will learn about Eastertide and The First Christians.

Homework, Reading and PE

Homework is set on Friday and due back on Wednesday. This includes MyMaths activities and a weekly reading comprehension, posted on Class Dojo.
Reading: Guided Reading is on Mondays, with small group reading once a week. Please send your child’s book bag every day and sign the reading record.
PE: PE is on Wednesdays with Mr Stevens. Children should come to school in their PE kit. Lessons are outdoors, so jogging bottoms are needed in cold weather, and a spare pair of socks can be kept in book bags.