Prep 2 Curriculum Brief

We will continue to progress through the Read, Write, Inc scheme to support phonic knowledge and children will continue to be in groups appropriate to ability. We will focus on long and short vowel sounds which will be reinforced and taught through reading the story, learning and practicing the tricky words.

Our weekly spelling tests will continue on a Thursday, which will be based on the grapheme they have been learning that week.

We will practise answering questions in full sentences and ordering given sentences from a text. We will also explore non-fiction and fiction for effective story writing. Prep 2 will begin to learn how to write persuasive letters and adverts, and we will encourage the use of dictionaries, glossaries, and indexes.

We will be continuing to learn cursive handwriting (joined up) starting with the lead in and exit formation which will later become joined. In their reading, the children will continue to follow the Oxford Reading Tree at an appropriate level to them.

We will begin this term by exploring money and we will use physical resources to understand how money is used in practice. Prep 2 will then progress to both multiplication and division of 2, 5, and 10, exploring various sharing methods and introducing division by these numbers. We will also investigate connections between multiplication, division, and odd/even numbers.

After half term we will focus on length and height and how to measure in centimetres and metres, and how to compare them. Concluding the term, we’ll gain experience in measuring temperature, covering Celsius, reading thermometers, and understanding various temperature ranges.

Living things and their Habitats

This term Prep 2 are going to create their own playground allotment in Science – it’s going to be so exciting! They will identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited and describe how different habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and plants, and how they depend on each other. We will then identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including microhabitats. Pupils will then be able to describe how animals obtain their food from plants and other animals, using the idea of a simple food chain, and identify and name different sources of food.

We will learn the location and composition of the British Isles, along with considering aspects of being British, we will also be researching one of the many islands which make up the British Isles. Research on types of homes in the British Isles and beyond, comparing their homes with those of people around the world living in different climates and situations. The children will have the chance to research one of these homes in particular, using their questioning and investigative skills, to finally present and share their findings.

Our topic this term is the Ancient Egyptians. We will learn about the importance of the River Nile, farming methods, people of the time, their lifestyles and homes, hieroglyphics, pyramids and their construction, mummies and the discovery of the tomb of the Pharaoh Tutankhamen by Howard Carter, as well as the ancient Egyptians religious beliefs; looking at the Gods and Goddesses they worshipped. 

This term in French, we will explore new topics including vocabulary related to days of the week, places to live, and weather. We will continue revising key phrases for greetings, such as introducing ourselves with our name, age, and where we live. Additionally, we will review numbers, colours, and previously learned topics, using the Skoldo Elementary Book to support our learning. To make learning fun and engaging, we will incorporate plenty of new songs to help consolidate our vocabulary and pronunciation.

The children will begin to learn about the life of Jesus and how he grew up in the ordinary life of the time. We shall think about Christians and think of Jesus as someone who tells interesting stories and we will begin to understand He is trying to teach people through them. We will end the term with the Easter story.

This term our topic will be Animals and Nature, Spring and Easter. We will look at the colour wheel and consider how to mix different colours and how to adjust the shade of them. We will begin to learn about complimentary colours and how these combinations can be used to good effect in our art work. We will create art in a variety of ways using different methods and media to include watercolours, pastels and paints, as well as making 3D hanging art. 

Prep 2 will be concentrating on performance techniques this term.  They will be learning a variety of songs and will be focusing on how to stand correctly when we sing. They will learn to perform their songs with actions and movement developing their sense of pulse, duration and pitch.  

This term we will focus on three areas of learning:- Belonging to a community, media literacy and digital resilience and money and work.

We will consider what it means to belong to a group, our roles and and responsibilities  and being the same and different in the community.

We will look at the internet in everyday life, online content and information. We will finish the term by looking at what money is; needs and wants, looking after money.

This term we will focus on developing children’s creativity and problem-solving skills through hands-on, engaging projects. Pupils will explore the design process by planning, creating, and evaluating their own products, using a variety of materials and tools safely. They will investigate how everyday items are made and learn key skills such as measuring, cutting, joining, and decorating. Through these activities, pupils will gain confidence in using tools and materials safely.

This term pupils will be continuing their programming skills using more advanced programs with the floor robots. They will be able to create documents in conjunction with their history using the internet to research for information and images.

This term we will continue to develop physical control, listening skills and concentration. We will use games and exercises to encourage the development of essential drama skills such as improvisation, role-play and characterisation. We will continue to develop performance skills, working towards poetry assembly.

PE: Development of catching and throwing skills. Development of movement into space within small sided games.

Games: Development of ball skills through football with various drills and games. Game situations will be kept small so as to encourage as much participation as possible.