CURRICULUM

OVERVIEW

YEAR 2

HISTORY (Developing Historical Inquiry Skills)

Unit 1— Impact of changing technology on people’s lives

Unit 2— Important aspects of the past in the local community

ENGLISH - Main Focus

Unit 1 - Reading, writing and performing poetry

Unit 2— Stories—convey message about family & friends

Unit 3— Identifying stereotypes

Unit 4— Responding persuasively to narratives

Unit 5— Procedural text

Unit 6— Informative texts

Unit 7– Exploring plot and characters in stories

Unit 8— Stories from other cultures

SCIENCE

Unit 1— Mix, make and use - Properties and purpose of materials

Unit 2— Toy Factory - Push and Pull

Unit 3— Good to Grow - Life stages, characteristics and needs of living things

Unit 4— Save Planet Earth—conserving resources

ENGLISH - Language Conventions and Reading Comprehension

GRAMMAR SPELLING READING STRATEGIES

Nouns Digraphs Predicting

- common Long vowels Making inferences

- proper Blends Visualising (mental images)

- concrete Silent letters Integrating ideas/information

- abstract Syllabification Critically reflecting

Noun groups Visual Memory Making meaning

Adjectives Sight words

GEOGRAPHY

Unit 1— About my place—Location of Australia, basic mapping skills

Unit 2— How people and places are connected—

Locations within Australia

Connection with Asia

MATHEMATICS

Unit 1— Number & Place Value, Measurement ( weeks, months, calendar, length)

Unit 2— Number & Place Value, Data ( graphs and tables), Chance

Unit 3— Number & Place Value, Shape ,Patterns & Algebra, Fractions ( ½, ¼, ⅛)Location & Transformation (turns)

Unit 4- Number & Place Value, Money, Measurement (time)

Unit 5— Number & Place Value, Fractions, Measurement (length and area)

Unit 6— Number & Place Value, Money, Shape ( 2D and 3D), measurement ( calendars, seasons)

Unit 7— Number & Place Value, Patterns, Data, Chance, Measurement ( mass, length, area, capacity)

Unit 8— Number & Place Value, Shape, Fractions, Measurement, Location & Transformation (flip, slide, turn)

VISUAL ARTS

TERM 1 - EXPLORING MIXED MEDIA

use line to suggest movement and direction

Identify and create different types of lines

use repetition to create pattern

investigate different painting techniques with water colour e.g. wet on

wet/ wet on dry

with collage, use repetition to create sequence and overlap with shape

and colour

experiment with wax resist technique

TERM 2— EXPLORING COLOUR

Review primary colours and locate them on the

colour wheel

Mix primary colours to create secondary colours

Mix colours that are warm, cool, dark and light with paintbrushes

Use rollers, foam brushes and other improvised tools

Use experimental papers to create a collage using irregular shapes

TERM 3—FOCUS ON TEXTURE

Combine printmaking on a variety of surfaces with

mixed media to create an image

Learn basic skills of some printmaking techniques

Monoprinting

Relief printing

Stamping with found objects

TERM 4— SHAPES IN NATURE – OBSERVING

SHAPES IN FLORA

Create a picture of a simple flower/s using repeated

shapesUse both class and own collage bank from pre-

vious activity to embellish this work

PE

TERM 1—SWIMMING

Fitness Floating. Swimming stroke development ( mainly freestyle and breaststroke) Treading water

TERM 2– ATHLETICS

Movement Skills (specific to athletics ) Introduction to event specific components

* Sprints * Relays * Ball games * Athletic events—long jump, high jump, modified

shot put and discus

TERM 3- MOVEMENT SKILLS

Loco motor, non-loco motor and manipulative movements

Movement Concepts (body awareness, spatial awareness, effort, stability, force and projectiles).

Development of large and small ball skills—throwing, catching, striking, kicking

TERM 4 - SWIMMING

Fitness Floating. Swimming stroke development ( mainly freestyle and breaststroke) Treading water

MUSIC

CURRICULUM

OVERVIEW

YEAR 2

Semester 1 Semester 2

Staff placement s-m-l

Demonstrate music moving in groups of 2 and 3

Reading / writing melody – s-m-l

Write rhythmic patterns

Create new rhythmic patterns

Canon / ostinati

Games

Learn 10-15 songs

String family of instruments

Music that moves in 2’s – simple duple / compound

Pitch point melody – s-m-l –d

Staff placement s-m-l

Accent

Question / answer phrases

Canon / ostinati

Games

Learn 10-15 songs