Blog Category: Year 2

Year 2 have been accessing a saved photograph of Queen Elizabeth or Queen Victoria to resize and add a caption into a word document.  They also demonstrated their keyboard skills, using caps locks in a caption.

Knowledge: I can COPY and PASTE images and text; I can use caps lock for a capital…

Year 2 have been exploring the importance of how to be kind when using the internet.

Knowledge: I can explain the ways to stay safe online.

Skills: to understand that not all content I access is safe; to understand that if I see something that is inappropriate, I tell an adult.

Vocab:…

Year 2 had a really informative day, learning all about home and road safety at Safety Central in Lymm.

Year 2 have been enjoying a series of cricket training sessions with Cheshire Cricket Club.

Knowledge: I know how to hit (strike) a ball (with a racket) with accuracy and power to beat an opponent.

Skills:  to use the flat of my bat to strike the ball.

Vocab: throwing, catching,…

Year 2 had lots of fun creating a conscience alley to decide whether or not the main character Little Red from the story of the Last Wolf should stay in the cottage with the Last Wolf, Bear and Lynx.

Knowledge:  to explore the characters' feelings, motives and emotions at a significant…

Year 2 have been learning all about Fractions this week!

Knowledge:  To identify 1/2, 1/4 and 1/3 of a number or shape

Skills; to understand that a fraction is a part of a whole

Vocab: denominator, numerator, fraction, part

Year 2 have been exploring the parables that Jesus told to his followers. This activity is based upon the story of the Two Builders where the first builder built his house on a foundation of sand instead of rock.

Knowledge to be able to retell some of the parables that Jesus told.

Skills: to…

Year 2 have been learning all about apostrophes for contraction.  They played a fun game matching up the root phrase with the contraction.

Knowledge: to use apostrophes to mark where letters are missing in spelling

Skills: to understand the apostrophe is used to replace missing letters…

Her are our amazing Y2 Brookside Superstars for Learning and Behaviour - Kevin and Arlo!

Year 2 have been exploring the parables of Jesus and have been creating their own stick puppets to retell the story of The Lost Sheep.  From this parable, the children are beginning to understand why people follow Jesus and how he cares for everyone, whether they have been good or…

Year 2 have been investigating endangered animals from discussion about their new Pathways to Write book, "The Last Wolf".  They have researched their favourite animal and created a Top Trump card to share with their friends.

Knowledge: I know about endangered animals from around the…

Year 2 have been writing their own instructions of how to make a peg doll, following their study of Major Glad and Major Dizzy which discusses the theme of old toys.

Knowledge: Develop positive attitudes towards and stamina for writing by: writing for different purposes.

Skills: to be able…