Welcome to Year 2!
Year 2 Curriculum Information - Sep 2026
We are excited to begin a new term, filled with lots of exciting learning opportunities!
Our termly forecast will give you more information about what we will be exploring this term and can be found at the bottom of this class page.
Our topic this term is The Great Fire of London, where we will be learning about how the fire started, how it spread, and what life was like in London in 1666.
Reading
The children are constantly reading throughout our curriculum and in our daily shared reading sessions, as well as some continuing their phonics sessions. However, to really help them progress and to support their enjoyment of reading, they should be reading at home most nights. The children have a chosen book from our school library to promote the love of reading as well as their reading level, appropriate Little Wandle reading book. Please feel free to choose books from home or the local library.
We ask that you try and read with your child as much as possible. We know it is hard to fit everything in, but reading offers valuable models for sentence structure, fuels their imagination, improves their knowledge of the world and also offers them some much-needed calm time. We recommend that, despite their fluency, children should read with an adult regularly to check their understanding of the text.
Our Class Reading Book A Twist in the Tale!
Our English texts this Autumn Term
Spelling
Spellings will be given every Monday. The spellings are taught and revisited daily throughout the week in class, including using them to support our handwriting practice. A formal spelling test takes place on a Friday. Be creative with learning – writing out in chalk, repeating in the car, using pens in the baths – providing opportunities and engagement is key!
Maths
Maths in Year 2 provides our children with the required knowledge of the procedures and the ability to reason and problem solve at a level that prepares them for the next stage of their learning journey. Effective modelling and questioning allows our children to learn new skills before applying and practising.
Children are expected to support their maths learning at home using Times Table Rockstars (TTRS). Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS) is an award-winning online and app-based programme that helps children and students practice and learn their times tables. The programme is designed to be fun and engaging, and to help students build confidence and fluency in maths. Please encourage the children to log in and practice their tables at least 3 a week.
Other information
- Reading books are changed every Monday
- PE is on a Tuesday and Thursday
Many thanks,
Mrs Brooks & Miss Schroeder
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