Parent Overview Year 2
Please find below our Parent Overview detailing what our children in Year 2 are learning this week.
Date w/c 26/01/2026
| Curriculum area | We are learning to… |
|---|---|
| Literacy | This week we are starting a new text ‘Over and Under a Rainforest’ by Kate Messner. We will be reading the book together making predictions and exploring new vocabulary. In our writing we will be using adjectives as we describe the rainforest. |
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Maths |
We will be learning to add two, two-digit numbers together. We will use tens and ones, number lines and bar models to represent our calculations. |
| Wider Curriculum |
Outside PE – We will be dribbling a ball with our feet to keep possession and score a point. Indoor PE – We will be adding emotion to our sequences. R.E. – We will be learning about how different organisations work to make the word a better place. PSHE We will be learning that it is okay to make mistakes as that helps us learn. Music – We are composing our own music as we learn about rhythm and tempo. Geography – We will be looking at the Amazon River and comparing it to the River Thames. |
| Science |
We will be working scientifically, carrying out a comparative test to answer the question ‘Are older people always taller?” |
| Other information |
Please note this is a basic overview of the planning for this week. It is impossible to cover in this outline all the learning that takes place during a week! We also believe in listening to your children and responding to their interests and ideas therefore all our planning is flexible. Please note some of the learning will take place across more than one week and during some weeks the learning focus may not cover all curriculum areas.