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English 25 ideas
  • Letter sizes and spacingLower-case letters of the right size relative to each other, capital letters and digits of the right size and orientation, spacing that matches the l…
  • PhonicsDecoding until reading is fluent, alternative sounds for graphemes, reading longer words with the same graphemes, reading familiar words quickly with…
  • Tricky wordsReading and spelling the Year 2 common exception words and spotting the unusual part of each word
  • HomophonesThere, their and they're; to, too and two; and other Year 2 homophones and near-homophones
  • SpellingThe Year 2 spelling rules: silent letters (kn, gn, wr), endings such as –le, –el, –al, –il and –tion, and new ways to spell known sounds
  • Nouns, verbs and adjectivesRecognising nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs and the job each does in a sentence, using the Year 2 grammar words
  • ApostrophesApostrophes for missing letters in contractions (can't, I'll) and to show that something belongs to one person or thing (the girl's book)
  • Expanded noun phrasesAdding describing words to nouns to describe and specify (the blue butterfly, plain flour, the man in the moon)
  • SuffixesMaking nouns with –ness and –er and by joining words (whiteboard), adjectives with –ful and –less, comparing with –er and –est, turning adjectives in…
  • Progressive tenseThe progressive form of verbs in the present and past to show actions in progress: she is drumming, he was shouting
  • Commas in listsUsing commas to separate items in a list
  • Story structureHow stories are built: the sequence of events, how they link together, and the recurring language of stories and poems (once upon a time, happily eve…
  • Fables and tales from around the worldA wider range of stories, fables, fairy stories and traditional tales from different cultures, retelling them, talking about their morals, and the sp…
  • Predicting what happens nextPredicting what might happen from the title and what has been read so far, and checking that the story still makes sense
  • Making inferencesWorking out what characters think and feel from what is said and done, using what you already know, and answering and asking questions about a story
  • Word meaningsDiscussing what words mean, linking new words to ones you know, and talking about favourite words and phrases
  • How non-fiction books workNon-fiction books structured in different ways: contents, index, glossary and headings, and how information is related
  • Putting a story in orderSequencing the events in a story, talking about how they are linked, and explaining what you understood
  • Writing instructionsWriting for a purpose: clear steps using commands (bossy verbs) and time words
  • Writing about real eventsWriting about real experiences and events: planning or saying ideas aloud first, noting key words, and writing sentence by sentence
  • Checking and improving your writingReading your writing back with a partner or teacher, checking it makes sense and that past and present verbs are used correctly, and proofreading for…
  • Learning poems by heartBuilding up a set of poems learnt by heart and reciting them with intonation that makes the meaning clear
  • Writing poemsWriting simple poems about things you know and like, choosing words carefully, and reading them aloud with expression
  • Good listeningListening and responding to adults and other children, asking relevant questions, and staying on topic in a conversation
  • Telling stories out loudRetelling and inventing stories aloud with a beginning, middle and end, imagining and exploring ideas
Feelings & Friendships 17 ideas
  • Naming feelingsRecognising and naming emotions in ourselves and others
  • Calm-down breathingSimple breathing and calming techniques
  • When you feel worriedWhat worry feels like and things that help
  • Handling angerNoticing anger and safe ways to let it out
  • Mistakes help us learnA growth mindset, and trying again
  • Gratitude and happinessNoticing good things and what helps us feel good
  • Why sleep mattersWhat happens while we sleep and good bedtime habits
  • Making friendsJoining in, sharing and being a good friend
  • Families are differentThe many kinds of families and what makes them special
  • Kindness and empathyUnderstanding how others feel and acting kindly
  • My body belongs to mePersonal space, privacy, safe and unsafe touch, and telling a trusted adult
  • Sorting out argumentsCalm ways to solve disagreements
  • Respecting differencesCelebrating differences and treating everyone fairly
  • My growing bodyHow we grow and change from babies to grown-ups
  • Being braveTrying new things and facing fears
  • Honesty and responsibilityOwning our actions and telling the truth
  • Turn-taking in conversationListening, waiting your turn and joining in
Healthy Me 14 ideas
  • Handwashing and germsHow germs spread and how washing hands stops them
  • Eating a rainbowThe basics of a healthy and varied diet: food groups and eating a range of colours
  • Looking after teethBrushing, sugar and visits to the dentist
  • Drinking waterWhy our bodies need water, and how much
  • Why exercise mattersHow moving keeps the heart, muscles and mind healthy
  • Safety at homeSpotting hazards at home and how to avoid them
  • Road safetyCrossing roads, being seen and staying safe near traffic
  • Fire safetyPreventing fires and what to do if there is one
  • Staying safe outdoorsGetting lost, staying with your group and knowing who to ask
  • Safe adults and getting lostWho can help you, what to do if you get lost, and people you don't know
  • Calling 999When and how to call for help in an emergency
  • Warming up and stretchingWhy and how to warm up before exercise
  • Fair playWinning, losing and playing fairly
  • Team games: attacking and defendingTaking part in team games and simple tactics for attacking and defending
Money & Life Skills 12 ideas
  • MoneyUsing the £ and p symbols, combining coins to make an amount, finding different ways to make the same amount, and adding and subtracting money in the…
  • Needs and wantsTelling things we need from things we want, and making choices when money is limited
  • Giving and charityHow charities work and ways to help with money and time
  • Earning money (KS1 / KS2)The ways people earn money and why we work
  • Jobs people doWhat different jobs involve and how work helps our community
  • Job stereotypes (KS1–KS3)Why any job can be for anyone
  • Time in daily lifeUsing clocks in a daily routine: telling the time to five minutes, comparing and putting in order how long things take, and knowing the minutes in an…
  • Looking after a petWhat pets need every day and caring for animals responsibly
  • Growing your own foodPlanting seeds, caring for plants and growing vegetables
  • Asking for helpAsking clearly for help, including making an emergency call
  • Recycling and sorting wasteWhat can be recycled, composted or reused, and why it matters
  • Organising my thingsTidying, sorting and keeping track of belongings
Science 12 ideas
  • Growing and staying healthyWhat animals, including humans, need to survive (water, food and air), and why exercise, eating the right amounts of different foods, and hygiene mat…
  • Animals and their babiesHow animals, including humans, have offspring that grow into adults
  • Alive or not alive?Exploring and comparing things that are living, dead and have never been alive
  • MinibeastsFinding and naming minibeasts in their habitats, including microhabitats under logs and stones
  • Bees and pollinatorsHow bees and other pollinators help plants make seeds and food
  • Birds around usCommon garden birds, how to identify them and what they need
  • How seeds growHow seeds and bulbs grow into mature plants, and how plants need water, light and the right temperature to grow and stay healthy
  • Choosing the right materialComparing how suitable everyday materials (wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick, rock, paper, cardboard) are for particular uses
  • Squash, bend, twist and stretchHow the shapes of solid objects made from some materials can be changed by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching
  • Pushes and pullsHow forces make things start, stop, speed up and change shape
  • Floating and sinkingWhy some things float, upthrust and density
  • DinosaursHow dinosaurs lived, what they ate and why they disappeared
Earth & Geography 12 ideas
  • Compass directionsUsing north, south, east and west and words such as near, far, left and right to describe where things are and routes on a map
  • Maps and aerial photosUsing aerial photographs and plan views to spot landmarks and features, drawing a simple map, and using symbols in a key
  • Contrasting places: my home and far awayComparing the human and physical geography of a small area of the UK with a small area in a contrasting non-European country
  • Continents and oceansNaming and locating the 7 continents and 5 oceans on world maps, atlases and globes
  • Hot and cold placesWhere hot and cold areas of the world are in relation to the Equator and the North and South Poles
  • Famous landmarksLandmarks around the world and the stories behind them
  • Flags of the worldWhat flags show and how their designs tell stories
  • Hot and cold places: the PolesThe North and South Poles and the Equator, and where the hot and cold areas of the world are
  • Plastic and the oceanHow plastic reaches the sea and what we can do
  • Saving energy and water at home (KS1 / KS2)Simple ways families can use less energy and water
  • Nature walk explorerNoticing plants, animals and seasonal changes on a walk
  • Be a wildlife scientist (KS1–KS3)Surveying plants and animals in your school grounds or park
Maths 10 ideas
  • Odd and even numbersSpotting odd and even numbers using the 2 times table and pairing objects, and the patterns they make
  • Adding and subtractingAddition and subtraction facts to 20 and related facts to 100; adding and subtracting a two-digit number and ones, a two-digit number and tens, two t…
  • Times tablesThe 2, 5 and 10 times tables and the division facts that go with them, including recognising odd and even numbers
  • FractionsFinding, naming and writing 1/3, 1/4, 2/4 and 3/4 of a length, a shape, a set of objects or a quantity; writing simple fractions such as 1/2 of 6 = 3…
  • 2D and 3D shapesThe properties of 2D shapes (sides, and a vertical line of symmetry) and 3D shapes (faces, edges and vertices), finding 2D shapes on the faces of 3D…
  • Position and directionDescribing position, direction and movement, including moving in a straight line, and turns as quarter, half and three-quarter turns or right angles,…
  • Telling the timeTelling and writing the time to five minutes, including quarter past and quarter to, drawing the hands on a clock, knowing there are 60 minutes in an…
  • MeasuringChoosing units, estimating and measuring length and height (m, cm), mass (kg, g), temperature (°C) and capacity (litres, ml) with rulers, scales, the…
  • Tally charts and pictogramsReading and making pictograms, tally charts, block diagrams and simple tables, and answering questions by counting, sorting, totalling and comparing…
  • Patterns and sequencesOrdering and arranging objects in patterns and sequences, and counting in steps of 2, 3 and 5 from 0, and in 10s from any number, forwards and backwa…
History 7 ideas
  • The Great Fire of LondonHow the fire of 1666 started, spread and changed London, and how we know, from sources such as Samuel Pepys's diary
  • Local history detectiveSignificant events, people and places in our own local area, and finding out about them from photos, buildings and stories
  • Old and new: how we knowPutting events and objects in order on a timeline, using words about time, and finding out about the past from photos, objects and stories
  • Great explorersComparing explorers from different times, such as Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong, and how exploring has changed
  • Elizabeth I and Queen VictoriaComparing the lives of two queens from different times, and what life was like in each period
  • Rosa Parks and Emily DavisonThe lives of two people who stood up for fairness, and how they helped bring about change
  • The wheel and early inventionsInventions that changed daily life long ago
Technology 7 ideas
  • Staying safe onlineUsing technology safely and respectfully, keeping personal information private, and knowing where to go for help if something online worries you
  • DebuggingCreating simple programs and finding and fixing mistakes in them
  • Healthy screen timeBalancing screens with sleep, play and people, and avoiding harmful content online
  • Personal information and trusted adults onlineWhat personal information is and telling a trusted adult when something online worries you
  • Wheels and axlesExploring and using wheels and axles to build vehicles that roll, and testing them against design criteria
  • Strong structuresBuilding structures and exploring how to make them stronger, stiffer and more stable
  • Robot or person?Telling the difference between people and machines that talk
World & Society 6 ideas
  • Festivals around the worldHow people celebrate festivals such as Diwali, Eid, Christmas, Hanukkah and Lunar New Year
  • Food around the worldTraditional dishes and where they come from
  • Games from around the worldTraditional children's games from many countries
  • Places of worshipVisiting churches, mosques, synagogues, mandirs and gurdwaras
  • Rules and fairnessWhy we have rules and how they keep things fair
  • What makes a good friend?Exploring friendship through questions and stories
Arts & Music 4 ideas
  • Tuned and untuned instrumentsPlaying tuned and untuned instruments musically
  • Printing and collagePrinting and collage techniques, using a range of materials creatively
  • Artists and craft makersThe work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, what is the same and different about them, and links to your own work
  • OrigamiFolding paper into shapes and animals
Languages 2 ideas
  • Hello around the worldGreetings in many languages and where they are spoken
  • British Sign Language basicsFingerspelling and first signs in BSL
Thinking Skills 2 ideas
  • Asking good questionsCuriosity, and questions that help us learn
  • Creative thinking challengesComing up with many original ideas and improving them

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