Downton Through Time Year 2 – Term 4 Literacy Features of a newspaper article – headings, photographs, past tense, speech. Writing own newspaper articles. Writing a non-chronological report about different jobs in Downton’s history. Designing questions to ask as an interview and writing a report. Diary entry for a day at Downton Primary School in days gone by. Guided Reading and comprehension, finding answers within a text and answering questions requiring inference. Developing our skills for independent reading. Phonics – continuing to apply letter patterns in reading, writing and spelling. Grammar work – writing for meaning, using a range of sentence types, using apostrophes for missing letters and contractions, changing adjectives with prefixes and suffixes. Science Sound – how are sounds made? How do we hear sounds? Which materials let sound travel through them? Exploring vibrations and how the ear works. Investigation skills – making a fair test. Observing seasonal change – looking for signs of spring. Maths Practise solving mathematical problems using mental maths skills - addition and subtraction problems. Measures – units of measurement for weight and capacity. Using scales and containers accurately to weigh items and measure amounts of liquid. Fractions – recognise, name, find and write ½, ¼, ¾, 2/4, 1/3 of shapes and of quantities. Increase rapid recall of multiplication and then associated division facts. Properties of 2D and 3D shapes. Working out the missing value of any digit in a number sentence using all four operations. Using the inverse operation as a means to check an answer to a problem. Solving mathematical problems in contexts. Downton Through Time History Downton’s changing population over time. Observing changes in maps of the village. Finding information. Changing jobs and industry in Downton – old and new. Travel in Downton – finding the old railway line. What happened in the Downton rail crash? Education in Downton and the history of Downton Primary School. How has it changed? Using photographs, maps, memorials, buildings, books, people as sources of historical evidence and information. PSHE Learn 4 Life – My friends and family unit of work. Music Reading musical notes and their value. Listening skills. Music planned and delivered by Miss Arch. Art/DT Sketching and real life drawing. Techniques using pencils. Sketching old and newer buildings in the village. RE Key Question: Is it true that Jesus came back to life again? Exploring the Easter story and what it means to Christians. Worship value for the term: Trust. What does it mean? Creating class worship area. Computing ‘We are celebrating’ unit of work. Using computers to create a card. Using the internet to find information. Using other software to practise literacy and numeracy skills. Programming and giving instructions using algorithms – link to maps work. PE Indoor – Gymnatics Outdoor – games and ball skills. Year 2 – Term 4