Year 2 – Autumn Term 2025 

Welcome to Year 2! We have an exciting and busy autumn term ahead, filled with discovery, creativity, and plenty of opportunities for learning and growing together.

English

This term, we’ll explore narrative texts through The Frog and the Stranger, where children will practise story writing and character development. We’ll also focus on information texts, learning how to explain and organise facts clearly while writing about how to make friends.

Maths

Our maths work will centre around numbers up to 100, building a strong foundation in place value. We’ll begin exploring multiplication and division through sharing and introduce Times Table Rockstars to build fluency and confidence in times tables.

Guided Reading

Children will develop reading fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary through daily sessions that build skills and foster a love for books, building upon their phonics knowledge.

Science

This term we will be focusing on living things and their habitats, with a special focus on microhabitats. Children will explore how animals and plants survive and thrive in different environments.

Geography

This term’s big question is: Would you prefer to live in a hot or cold place? We’ll learn about the continents, poles, and equator, comparing climates and landscapes around the world.

Religious Education (RE)

In RE this term we will explore key themes in Christianity and Hinduism.

• Term 1: Why do we need to give thanks?
  
  
• Term 2: What do candles mean to people?
  
  

History

Children will travel back in time to discover how schools were different in the past. Later in the term, we’ll dive into the dramatic events of The Great Fire of London, asking what life was like for children in London during that time.

Art

Our focus will be on curriculum design and mapping out ideas visually, giving children opportunities to express their creativity and develop design thinking through art.

Design & Technology (DT)

• Term 1: Children will explore mechanisms by designing and making a fairground wheel.
  
  
• Term 2: We'll investigate strong structures, learning how to create stable and useful designs.
  
  

Computing

• Term 1: Learning how to stay safe online with a focus on online safety.
  
  
• Term 2: We’ll become digital detectives as we learn about effective online searching.
  
  

Physical Education (PE)

• Term 1: We’ll develop core coordination and teamwork through multi-skills.
  
  
• Term 2: Children will build flexibility, strength and balance through gymnastics.
  
  

PSHE (Personal, Social, Health Education)

• Term 1: Focus on family and relationships, helping children understand themselves and others.
  
  
• Term 2: Learning about health and wellbeing, including healthy habits and emotional regulation.