Through the Keyhole Year 2 2014-2015
Other Potential for a trip to a nearby building of local and/or national historical interest
During the half term, children will develop their historical skills by helping the bumbling Detective Clueless to solve some ‘History Mysteries’. What are these mysterious objects? Pupils will investigate materials and their characteristics and through simple experiments discover why each material is used for specific purposes. MUSIC Pupils will listen to music from Tchaikovsky’s ‘The Nutcracker’ They will consider how music can be used to tell a story & create their own graphic score, travelling musically from the front door of a large Victorian house to the nursery
Writing Opportunties Children will have the opportunity to: Write detailed recounts of the class visit to a local historic house Write a short adventure story using a building of local historical interest as a setting. Write non-fiction books linked to their science work
COMPUTING Using the Internet - Researching facts to help Detective Clueless solve to historical puzzles; Creating and Publishing – Children will learn how to create a photograph montage
ART Pupils learn to sew cross stitch History embroidery stitches Research the history of the Using original Victorian samplers as Geography theatre and filmthey will design and inspiration, Research famous Star sew their own actors sampler– style walk bookmarks way
Research year born/started school/now for Memories Book
SCIENCE Exploring the materials people use to make houses & bridges and how the materials are chosen for their qualities of strength, lightness, transparency, flexibility, etc. Compare old and new uses of materials Science Children will also conduct simple Science Transition Work experiments.
Art The Joy of Life Competition Artwork for Memories Book Artwork linked to the production
The Best Days of
APPLIED MATHS Children will use previously taught skills to: Solve problems using place value, addition and subtraction Understand and find or describe the difference between two numbers practically Tell the time on an analogue clock Count on to find the length of time of different events, using a clock face to support Sing songs and rhymes counting on & back Ordering numbers 1-20 Special numbers for me HISTORY Exploring patterns Comparing old and new objects identifying
similarities and differences between each. Pupils will be introduced to Detective Clueless, a slightly ineffective detective who is not very observant! Finding out about the lives of pupils who PSHE used to live in a local historic house. SEAL – Moving On Pupils will look at a range of artefacts School Nurse – Health & Hygiene including old photographs, paintings, toys, DT School Nurse – My Changing Body etc.
Design, make Memories Book & evaluate production props scenery First Aidand – Young First Aider