Blog by Tag: Year 2

Year 2 have been exploring the life cycle of a butterfly.  They have been inserting an image into a word document and adding a suitable caption using capital letters and full stops.

Knowledge: I can use the CAPS LOCK for capital letters.

Skills:  I can COPY and PASTE images and…

Year 2 have been retelling the story of Moses and the Bull rushes using finger puppets and props.

Knowledge: retell and suggest meanings to some religious and moral stories.

Skills:  understand there are rules to guide a Jew in their lives.

Year 2 have been investigating why some foods are gassy. They performed a simple test in small groups using bicarbonate of soda and vinegar to recreate the chemical reactions that occur in our stomachs when we eat certain foods.

Knowledge: Describe the importance for humans of…

Year 2 have been taste testing the best ingredients for a fruit smoothie so they have been experimenting with different combinations.  They have explored where fruits come from and how to use implements such as knives safely.  They have also learned about food hygiene.

Technical knowledge:…

Pupils have been programming a Beebot with a set of instructions in order for it to move.

Pupils know that technology is everywhere, able to identify the technology they encounter and have a  growing understanding of how it works.

Pupils have controlled a device off screen, making…

Year 2 have been using "Create a Graph" to input data about weekly rainfall. 

Knowledge: I can use data to create a bar chart

Skills Use technology purposefully to create, organise, store, manipulate and retrieve digital content

Vocabulary: bar chart, title, y axis, x axis,…

Knowledge: Know how the artefacts we have used in this unit are used by Jews in their weekly lives and for special celebrations.

Skills: Ask and respond to questions about what communities do and why; identify what difference belonging to a community might make.

Vocabulary: Shabbat,…

Year 2 are learning to understand what algorithms are; how they are implemented as programs such as Espresso Coding on digital devices.  Pupils are developing a knowledge of how to use logical reasoning to predict the behaviour of simple programs.  Pupils are also developing their mouse skills to…

We have been exploring Judaism and considering the question "What do Jews believe about God?".  Brooke has shown what God means to her and is symbolised by her drawing of her family.

This half term, the children in Year 2 are exploring the book, 'The Owl Who was afraid of the Dark.

To help bring the book alive, Wirral Community Farm brought in some owls.