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England National Curriculum · Year 2

26 curriculum codes

English

Writing

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Pupils should be taught to:
develop their understanding of the concepts set out in English appendix 2 by:
learning how to use both familiar and new punctuation correctly - see English appendix 2, including full stops, capital letters, exclamation marks, question marks, commas for lists and apostrophes for contracted forms and the possessive (singular)
learn how to use:
sentences with different forms: statement, question, exclamation, command
expanded noun phrases to describe and specify [for example, the blue butterfly]
the present and past tenses correctly and consistently, including the progressive form
subordination (using when, if, that, or because) and co-ordination (using or, and, or but)
the grammar for year 2 in English appendix 2
some features of written Standard English
use and understand the grammatical terminology in English appendix 2 in discussing their writing

39 resources

Adjectives & Adjective Groups Years 1–5 English Unit Bundle

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Adverb Adventures Year 1 Unit

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CCVC Words Unit Plan – Year 1

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Common Nouns Year 1 Unit

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Common Nouns – Year 1 Unit Plan

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CVCC Words – Year 1 Unit

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Excellent Editing - Year 1

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Excellent Editing – Year 1 Unit Plan

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Foundation to Year 2 Complete Decodable Readers Collection

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Foundation–Year 2 Animal Story Book Studies | 14 English Units Bundle

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Foundation–Year 2 B Year Literature Concepts | 6 English Units Bundle

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Foundation–Year 2 Picture Book Studies | 24 English Units Bundle

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Imagery, Symbol & Connotation Unit Plan

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Narrative Storytelling Unit — Foundation-Year 2 English

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Narrative Writing Year 1 Unit

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Perspective and Argument Unit – Foundation–Year 2

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Persuasive Writing Progression Bundle | Years 1–6

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Recounts Year 1

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Representation: Foundation–Year 2 English Unit

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Ripper Rhymes Year 1 Poetry Unit

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Simple Sentences - Year 1

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Simple Sentences Unit – Year 1

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Spoon Book Study – Foundation–Year 2

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The Good Egg Book Study | Foundation–Year 2 English Unit

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Three Book Study Unit - Foundation to Year 2

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Year 1 Adjectives Unit

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Year 1 Complete Decodable Readers Collection

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Year 1 Descriptive Writing Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

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Year 1 Editing Resource Variety Pack | 2 English Units

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Year 1 Grammar, Punctuation & Editing | 10 English Units Bundle

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Year 1 Informative Texts Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

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Year 1 Persuasive Texts Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

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Year 1 Punctuation Unit Plan

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Year 1 Rhyme Variety Pack | 2 English Units

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Year 1 Set 19 Decodable Readers - Inflections: -es, -ed, -ing, -er and -est

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Year 1 Set 26 Decodable Readers - Dropping e, doubling consonants and changing y to i

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Year 1 Set 27 Decodable Readers - un-, re-, -ful, -less, -ness, -ly and simple contractions

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Year 1 Simple Sentences Variety Pack | 2 English Units

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Year 1 Verbs Unit

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Maths

Geometry

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Pupils should be taught to:
order and arrange combinations of mathematical objects in patterns and sequences
use mathematical vocabulary to describe position, direction and movement, including movement in a straight line and distinguishing between rotation as a turn and in terms of right angles for quarter, half and three-quarter turns (clockwise and anti-clockwise)

13 resources

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Pupils should be taught to:
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 objects

5 resources

Measurement

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Pupils should be taught to:
choose and use appropriate standard units to estimate and measure length/height in any direction (m/cm); mass (kg/g); temperature (°C); capacity (litres/ml) to the nearest appropriate unit, using rulers, scales, thermometers and measuring vessels
compare and order lengths, mass, volume/capacity and record the results using >, < and =
recognise and use symbols for pounds (£) and pence (p); combine amounts to make a particular value
find different combinations of coins that equal the same amounts of money
solve simple problems in a practical context involving addition and subtraction of money of the same unit, including giving change
compare and sequence intervals of time
tell and write the time to five minutes, including quarter past/to the hour and draw the hands on a clock face to show these times
know the number of minutes in an hour and the number of hours in a day

21 resources

Number

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Pupils should be taught to:
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 1s
a two-digit number and 10s
2 two-digit numbers
adding 3 one-digit numbers
show that addition of 2 numbers can be done in any order (commutative) and subtraction of 1 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

16 resources

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Pupils should be taught to:
recognise, find, name and write fractions 1/3, 1/4, 2/4 and 3/4 of a length, shape, set of objects or quantity
write simple fractions, for example 1/2 of 6 = 3 and recognise the equivalence of 2/4 and 1/2

4 resources