Year 2 have enjoyed learning about plants this half term. We have been exploring the school grounds to see what grows in different places and finding out about the difference between seeds and bulbs. We also investigated whether daisies have an odd or even number of petals. In Maths we have been practising our measuring …
This half term, Year 2 have had a busy time learning at home and for the last three weeks back in the classroom. We have been reading the book ‘That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown’ by Cressida Cowell. We have really enjoyed retelling this story using a story map and having a go at drawing …
For the 1st half term Year 2 have been learning about the causes and effects of the Great Fire of London. We have found out what London was like in 1666 and how the way houses were built made the fire spread more easily. We drew plans to design our own vision for rebuilding London …
This half term Year 2 have been finding out about the lives of Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole and what they did to help soldiers during the Crimea War. We made timelines and compared their lives. We drew statues, plaques and stamps to celebrate their achievements. In English we read ‘On the Way Home’ by …
Year 2 enjoyed sharing the book ‘Journey’ by Aaron Becker. It has no words so we tried telling the story using a story map. We enjoyed listening to each other and trying to make our storytelling exciting by changing our voice and using good storytelling words. In maths we have been playing different maths games …