Autumn Term 2026

Autumn Term 2026

 Class Topics 

 

We are all really excited about welcoming our new classes into Year 2 to learn, grow and make new friendships. 

 

Our first topic Down the Road has a strong geography focus and we will be learning all about our local area.  Our main text for this topic is A River by Marc Martin and through this we will be developing our story and letter writing skills over the coming weeks (please don't spoil our slow reveal of this book, or any other of our focus texts for the year, by reading it at home!) . 

 

Our second topic of the year,  Helping Hands, fits beautifully with the text The Night Gardener written by The Fan Brothers.  We will be using this text to develop our confidence in writing stories and diaries.  

Please see the topic web file below for further information (available soon).  

 

 

Mathematics

 

In mathematics, we now follow Power Maths and will be teaching the units of work listed below during the first term.  Links to games for each unit of work can be found on the maths page. 

 

Number: Place Value

- count to and across 100, forwards and backwards, beginning with 0 or 1, or from any given number (Year 1 revision)

- count in steps of 2, 3, and 5 from 0, and in tens from any number, forward and backward
- recognise the place value of each digit in a two-digit number (tens, ones)
- identify, represent and estimate numbers using different representations, including the number line
- compare and order numbers from 0 up to 100; use <, > and = signs
- count, read and write numbers to at least 100 in numerals and in words

 

Number: Addition and Subtraction

Solve problems with addition and subtraction:
- using concrete objects and pictorial representations, including those involving numbers, quantities and measures
- applying their increasing knowledge of mental and written methods
- recall and use addition and subtraction facts to 20 fluently, and derive and use related facts up to 100

Add and subtract numbers using concrete objects, pictorial representations, and mentally, including:
- a two-digit number and ones
- a two-digit number and tens
- two two-digit numbers
- adding three one-digit numbers

-show that addition of two numbers can be done in any order (commutative) and subtraction of one number from another cannot
- recognise and use the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction and use this to check calculations and solve missing number problems

 

Geometry: Shape

- identify and describe the properties of 2-D shapes, including the number of sides and line symmetry in a vertical line
- identify and describe the properties of 3-D shapes, including the number of edges, vertices and faces
- identify 2-D shapes on the surface of 3-D shapes, [for example, a circle on a cylinder and a triangle on a pyramid]
- compare and sort common 2-D and 3-D shapes and everyday object

- order and arrange combinations of mathematical objects in patterns and sequences

 

Science

In science, our topic is 'Material World' and we will be focusing on the following:

• distinguishing between an object and the material from which it is made
• identifying and naming everyday materials
• describing the properties of materials using scientific vocabulary 
• comparing and grouping materials based on their properties
• developing hands-on science skills

Writing

From September, we are starting to use the Ready, Steady, Write scheme across the school.  The table below lists the key learning for the autumn term.  

Autumn 1	Autumn 2
Focus:  Stories and Letters	Focus: Stories and Diaries
Word	Word
Use of the suffixes –er & –est in  adjectives Learn how to use -ly in  Standard English to turn adjectives  into adverbs Develop understanding  of regular plural noun suffixes -s or  es	Use of the suffix –ly to turn  adjectives into adverbs  Form adjectives using suffixes -ful  and -less
Sentence	Sentence
Subordination (using when, if, that,  because)  Co-ordination (or, and, but)  Expanded noun phrases for  description and specification  Learn that the grammatical patterns  in a sentence indicate its function as  a question or command	Co-ordination (or, and, but, so)  Sentence indicates its function as an  exclamation or a question Expanded  noun phrases for description and  specification
Text	Text
Correct choice and consistent use of  past and present tense throughout  writing	Correct choice and consistent use of  past and present tense throughout  writing
Punctuation	Punctuation
Use of capital letters, full stops and  question marks to demarcate  sentences Use apostrophes to mark  singular possession in nouns	Use of capital letters, full stops and  question marks to demarcate  sentences Apostrophes to mark where leters  are missing in spelling (contractions)  Apostrophes to mark singular  possession in nouns Commas to  separate items in a list
Terminology for Pupils	Terminology for Pupils
noun, noun phrase, statement, question, exclamation, command, compound, suffix, adjective, adverb, verb, tense (past present) apostrophe, comma	noun, noun phrase, statement, question, exclamation, command, compound, suffix, adjective, adverb, verb, tense (past present) apostrophe, comma

 

 

Other Subjects/More Information...

 

Please see our Autumn Term topic web by clicking on the file below (available soon).