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England National Curriculum · Year 2

26 curriculum codes

Science

Uses of everyday materials

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Uses of everyday materials
Pupils should be taught to:
identify and compare the suitability of a variety of everyday materials, including wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick, rock, paper and cardboard for particular uses
find out how the shapes of solid objects made from some materials can be changed by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching
Lower key stage 2 – years 3 and 4
Lower key stage 2 programme of study

7 resources

Art

Pupils should be taught:

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Pupils should be taught:
to use a range of materials creatively to design and make products
to use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination
to develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space
about the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, describing the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines, and making links to their own work

8 resources

Art and Community - Foundation

$6.99

Art Begins with Play - Foundation Visual Arts Unit Plan

$6.99

Art Lives Here - Years 1–2

$6.99

Elements Explorer Lab – Years 1–2

$6.99

Ideas in Colour and Form - Foundation Art Unit Plan

$6.99

Learning with First Nations Artists - Years 1–2

$6.99

Make, Curate and Share - Years 1–2

$6.99

Our First Gallery - Foundation Visual Arts Unit Plan

$6.99

Health

Working with parents/carers and the wider community

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Working with parents/carers and the wider community
Relationships Education
Physical health and mental wellbeing

14 resources

Body Autonomy and Safety Networks - Year 2

$6.99

Emotions and Feelings Year 1 Unit

$4.99

Empathy, Conflict and Repair — Year 2

$6.99

Feelings and Friendship - Foundation

$6.99

Friends, Feelings and Respect — Year 1

$6.99

Friendship Unit - Foundation-Year 2

$4.99

Growing Up and Belonging - Year 2 Health Unit Plan

$6.99

Healthy Choices in Our Community – Year 2 Health Unit

$6.99

Healthy Helpers and Messages - Foundation

$6.99

Healthy Messages and Everyday Choices - Year 1

$6.99

Me and My People – Foundation Health Unit Plan

$6.99

My Body, My Space, My Safety - Foundation

$6.99

My Qualities, My Identity - Year 1

$6.99

Permission, Personal Space and Help-Seeking – Year 1

$6.99

Design and Technology

Design

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Design
design purposeful, functional, appealing products for themselves and other users based on design criteria
generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through talking, drawing, templates, mock-ups and, where appropriate, information and communication technology

5 resources

Creating Digital Texts - Foundation

$4.99

Digital Helpers and My Information — Foundation

$6.99

Online Safety and Teamwork Unit

$4.99

Picture Data Studio - Foundation

$6.99

Welcome Garden — Foundation Design and Technologies

$6.99

Evaluate

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Evaluate
explore and evaluate a range of existing products
evaluate their ideas and products against design criteria

5 resources

Creating Digital Texts - Foundation

$4.99

Digital Helpers and My Information — Foundation

$6.99

Online Safety and Teamwork Unit

$4.99

Picture Data Studio - Foundation

$6.99

Welcome Garden — Foundation Design and Technologies

$6.99

Make

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Make
select from and use a range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks [for example, cutting, shaping, joining and finishing]
select from and use a wide range of materials and components, including construction materials, textiles and ingredients, according to their characteristics

5 resources