Mitchell House Grade 2 Year Plan 2019

Term 1

Week Theme Mathematics Phonics,

Code/decode & Formal Writing

Reading &

Comprehension

Language & Creative Writing

Life Skills, Art &

Thinking maps comments

1

16 – 18 Jan

Getting

Ready For Grade 2

Revision – numbers to 20,

Bonds to 20, Count on 100

chart

Phonics / spelling Assessment of

initial sounds

Coding and

decoding Level 3.1

(revision) Short vowels a, e,

i, o ,u

Writing:

Letters c and o

Correct posture Wash hands

Turn page at the top. Simple reading of flash cards to revise

words .

Assessment

Reading

My holiday news.

Write a few

simple

sentences.

Rules and routines in Grade 2.

Introduction.

Self portrait with “crazy

hair”

Circle map:

Grade 2

2 This Is Me Numbers to 20 Phonics / spelling Introduce sight Introduce This is me.

21 - 25

Jan

Comparing numbers.

Place value.

Bonds, making number patterns,

number lines

Consonant diagraphs sh –

shot, dish

Letters g and q

Assessment of 3 letter words

Coding and

decoding Short vowels a, e,

i, o ,u in 3 letter words

Chunking, mapping and

coding

Writing:

Letters a and d

words Introduce

paired reading,

read together, don’t chase. Identify main characters

writer’s eyes

Writing simple

sentences

I am… my age, likes and

dislikes

Bubble map:

Describing -

“This Is Me”

3 This Is Me Addition and Phonics / spelling Observe Missing word Make birthday

28 Jan – 1

Feb

(Birthdays)

subtraction within 20.

Assessment: Addition tens

Consonant diagraph sh-

shpt, dish

Coding and

decoding Long a

a-e, ai and ay short words

Writing:

Letters g and q

punctuation when reading Compare and

list Summarise

List things you like or dislike

sentences. Simple story sequencing.

Create an invitation with

all the necessary

information

chart

Paint a

birthday picture

4

4 – 8 Feb

My Family

Chapter 10:

Numbers to 40

Phonics / spelling Hard and soft

/th/

There, that, cloth

Coding and

decoding Long a

a-e, ai and ay

short words

Writing: Letters b and p

Observe

punctuation when reading. Compare and

list Summarise

List things you like or dislike

Simple punctuation

Capital letters

and full stops

Write about our family

My family: How many in

my family,

roles, my position.

Family portrait.

5

11 -15 Feb

Everyone Is Special (Emotions

)

Practice 3: Compare,

ordening and number patterns

Phonics / spelling Consonant

diagraph ch-

chat, chest

Assessment of diagraphs

Coding and

decoding Long e

Ea and ee Short words

Writing: Letters r and n

Volume Pretend and

suppose what might have happened.

Things that

make me happy.

Emotion masks OR expressive

art (rhythm, colours,

emostion, etc.)

Double bubble

map:

Things that

make me

happy/ sad:

Comparing

and

contrasting

6

18 - 22

Feb

Everyone Is Special (Friends)

Chapter 11: Addition within

40 NO regrouping

Phonics / spelling ‘wh’ words –

what, when

Coding and

decoding Long e

e-e, y, ey and e

Writing: Letters m and h

Observe punctuation and phrasing

Assessment:

reading

Paired reading

Write simple questions. Reading passages

and Answering

simple questions in a comprehensi

on

Friends How to be a good friend

Fold and cut

friendship chain out of

paper

7

25 Feb – 1

Mar

(Mid-term

break: 25

Feb)

Rights And

Responsib

ilities

Splitting numbers

(NO regrouping)

AND counting on

Phonics / spelling Consonant

diagraph –ck at

end of words

Coding and

decoding Long i

i-e, y short words

Writing: Letters s and e

Phrasing, fluency

Get children to form opinions and explain

why

Story with sequencing of pictures

Written comprehensi

on from reading

passages.

Discuss our rights as children.

Our responsibilities

Cut out left and right

hands

Tree map:

classifying

rights and

responsibilities

8

4 – 8 Mar

Good Values: How do

we use good

values / make good

choices

Practice 2:

Addition with regrouping

Assessment (Test 10): Singapore

Math Test book Numbers to 40

Phonics / spelling Double ‘ee’

Coding and

decoding Long i

I,igh and ie

Writing:

Letters f and j

Guided reading For

comprehension

What did you think about

Writing

sentences and simple

comprehension

Assessment of sentences/

comprehension

Discuss values List and

compare. Colour in a list of values and

decorate a frame for a

wall hanging.

Brace map

(whole-part

relationship):

Good values

9 Developin Addition with Guided reading Naming Bathing,

11 – 15

Mar

g positive traits:

Attitude,

values, etc.

regrouping

Phonics / spelling Double ‘oo’

Coding and

decoding Revision

Writing:

Letters l and t

Discussion and prediction

Assessment: Reading and sight words

words – nouns

Joining sentences, beginning and end

brushing teeth, washing hair, keeping nails

clean, wearing clean clothes.

How to cover

when we

sneeze or cough

Washing line

art

Flow map:

Sequencing

story

10 Healthy Practice 3: Phonics / spelling Expression – Writing A balanced

18 – 22

Mar

living and Healthy habits:

Germs, hygiene,

etc.

MITCHELL

HOUSE

25th

BIRTHDAY

Adding 3 numbers and

using diagrams

(bonds)

Double Consonant: ll, ss,

zz

Coding and

decoding Revision

Writing: Letters i and l

emphasis and stress

Supplementary Reading in

groups

prompts Introduce “verbs”,

doing words. Reading passages

and comprehensi

on.

diet include: meat/fish, fruit

and veg,

starch and dairy

Daily exercise

Fruit men pictures

Activity with Aunt Lyn or

food act

Multi-flow

Map:

Sequencing

healthy living

*** TERM 1 ENDS ***

Mitchell House

Grade 2 Year Plan 2019

Term 2

11

8 – 12 April

What we need to live:

The Importance

of clean water, etc.

Practice 4: Solving word

problems Part-part

whole (models)

Phonics / spelling Simple high

frequency word

Coding and

decoding Long o

o-e, oa and ow short words

Writing:

Letters u and v

Punctuation –

full stops and commas. Stop

and pause paired reading

Nouns Naming the

things we

need; reading

passages and

comprehension

We need love, shelter,

food,

education and safe.

A sun shine

picture

Outdoor Day

Activity: Survival

Bridge map:

Seeing

analogies

12

15 – 18

What We Need To Live:

The

Chapter 12: Subtraction

within 40

Phonics / spelling

Magic or silent ‘e’ and ‘a’ – tap –

Group reading and

dramatization

Oral and written news.

Classifying living and non-living.

Apr

(19 Apr

Easter weekend

)

importance of clean

water, etc.

Counting

backwards

Vertical layout

tape, cap - cape

Coding and

decoding Long o

o-e, oa and ow short words

Making interesting sentences.

Reading passages

and comprehens

ion.

Requirements through

deduction.

Using clay to model

13

23 – 26

Apr

MID-TERM

BREAK: 22

Apr

Living And Non-Living

Things: Classification

Practice 2: Subtraction

with regrouping

Adding 3 numbers

Assessment

(Test 11):

Singapore Math –

addition within 40

Phonics / spelling Magic ‘e’ and ‘I’

Pin – pine; fin - fine

Coding and

decoding Long u

u-e, oo, ue and e short words

Writing: Letters u and v

Comprehension Reading and

answering questions

Sentence

writing using adjectives

Introduce “adjectives”.

Using adjectives in sentences.

What do we use water for? Why

can’t we live

without fresh water?

Bubble

pictures.

14

29 Apr – 3

The water cycle

Subtraction with

regrouping.

Phonics / spelling Magic ‘e’ and ‘o’

Emotion and expression in

reading.

Punctuation. Using

appropriate

Video of the water cycle.

May

Assessment

(Test 12):

Subtraction within 40

Ton - tone; not - note

Coding and

decoding Long u

u-e, oo, ue and ew

short words

Writing: Letters t and b

Paired reading

adjectives. Descriptive

writing.

Rain art (draw and paint) OR

condensation craft

15

6 – 10

May

Pollutions in our Oceans

Practice 3

Solving word problems:

Subtraction models

Time (combined

topic)

Assessment:

(test 3) Singapore

Math Teacher book

Phonics / spelling Magic ‘e’ and ‘u’

Coding and

decoding ur

ur, ir and er

short words

Writing: Letters y and z

Guided reading

Discussions and

opinions

Joining

sentences using and, or

and but. Opposites.

Current state of our oceans

(water, animals,

coral, etc.)

Ocean in a bottle

craft/activity

(Ocean zones)

16

13 – 17

May

How to save our Oceans

Combining addition and

subtraction with

regrouping.

Time

Phonics / spelling Consonant

blends with ‘I’ – bl, cl, fl, gl, sl, pl

Coding and

decoding Ur

Ur, ir and er Short words

Writing: Number names

Flowing, fluent reading of

passages.

Guided reading

supplementary

Rhyming words.

Words that have the

same meaning. Classifying

and sorting.

Assessment sentences.

Venn diagram of

animals.

Classifying worksheet

Funny

creatures from paper

chain

garland OR slinky lizards from paper

springs

17

20 – 24

Life Cycle of Bees

Chapter 13: Picture Graphs

Phonics / spelling Blends with ‘r’ –

br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr

Comprehension Children ask

and answer

Comprehension

Story – “My

Life Cycle of a bee

Craft/flip

May SHERLOCK

HOLMES DAY

22nd May

and str Assessment

Coding and

decoding Or

short words au, aw, ough, al

Writing: Names of days

and months

questions life as a bug”

book

Bubble wrap

– beehive art

18

27 – 31 May

Life Cycle of Bees

Assessment: 1. Review 5

AND

2. Test 13: Pictures graph

Phonics / spelling Consonant

blends with “s” – st, sw, sp, sn, sc,

sm

Coding and

decoding

Or short words

au, aw, ough, al

Writing: My name,

surname, family

Punctuation Looking for key

ideas

Writing

instructions for simple

tasks.

Sequencing

events

Assessment: Comprehen

sion

Life Cycle of a frog

Frog craft

with paper plates or

toilet roles

19

3 – 7 Jun

Animals Homes:

General

Addition and subtraction

with

Phonics / spelling Final consonant blends – ‘nd’ –

Comprehension Paired reading

Writing stories and

changing

Different habitats and

homes that

5 Jun: World

environm

ent day

8 Jun: World

Oceans day

regrouping.

sand, hand, brand

Coding and

decoding Ar

short words

Writing: Writing about my

school

Assessment: Reading

the end. animals live in.

Building a habitat for an

animal (shoebox act) OR

make a bird house / feeder

20

10 – 14 Jun

Animal homes

Soccer world

cup: Different

countries

around the

World

(Combined JP Theme)

More than, less than, mapping

and word regroupings

e.g. 36 = _ tens 16

ones

Phonics / spelling Final consonant

blend ‘pt’ – crept, slept, wept

Coding and

decoding Revision

Writing: Writing/patterns

Fluency Sight words Write 2 or 3

questions you

would like to ask about a

story

Writing funny poems using

rhyming words.

Matching

beginning and ends to

make sentences

Video of Nocturnal

Animals. Venn

diagram of diurnal and nocturnal

animals

Owl art

21

17- 21 Jun

Classify animals:

mammals,

Balancing sums: equal

equations

Phonics / spelling Final consonant blends – ‘mp’ –

Phrasing – paired reading

Choose a few

Using words that sound

the same

List endangered

animals: what

reptiles, etc. 3+7 = _+2

Give same

answer

Practical measurement

jump, pump, lump

Coding and

decoding Revision

Writing:

Focus on pressing softly

words and find words with different or

similar meanings

but have different

meanings –

to, too, two

and why

Lion / other

endangered animals art

Tree map:

Classifying

animals

*** TERM 2 ENDS *** Mitchell House

Grade 2 Year Plan 2019

Term 3

22

16 – 19 Jul

Soil: What’s it made of; Soil

profiles, Agriculture

Nocturnal

Animals: General

Mandela

day, 19th July

(Combined JP theme)

Chapter 14 Multiplication

Building groups of 2’s, 3’s and

4’s.

Phonics / spelling

Vowel digraphs – ‘oa’

Coding and

decoding Extra vowels

Ou and ow Multi syllables

Writing: Focus on pressing

softly and spacing

Phrasing Learn poems in

groups to practice

expression and

phrasing

Gender words: he,

she

Pronouns – they, we, our, etc

Different soil

types Textures,

colours, etc.

Layers of soil Textured soil

layers

Mud painting

23

22 – 26 Jul

Nocturnal Animals: Projects

Practice 3:

Solving word problems –

multiplication

Phonics / spelling Vowel digraph

‘e’

Dramatization of stories in

groups

Instructional

writing Writing

instructions

Plants need

sunlight, air, nutrients,

water

and building groups of 5’s

and 10’s

Coding and

decoding Extra vowel

Oi and oy Multi-syllables

Writing: Focus on Capital

letters and lower case - spacing

for planting and growing own plants

Experiments

Collect plant parts and

make mosaic

Bubble map

24

29 Jul – 2

Aug

Diurnal Animals

Continue multiplication:

Groups of _

Phonics / spelling Vowel digraph –

‘ea’

Coding and

decoding K, ck and ch Short words

Writing: Focus on Capital

letters and lower case – spacing

Intonation Pausing

Discussing different

endings to stories read

Working in groups to

find descriptive words for different prompts.

Plant seeds and

document

growth Name part of

plant Sunflower art

Double

bubble map:

Nocturnal

and diurnal

animals

25

5 – 8 Aug

Seeds

Chapter 15 Division, Sharing

equally.

Phonics / spelling Vowel digraph –

‘oi’

Run on lines Speech marks and change of

tones

Reading short stories

and

comprehens

Collect different

seeds, sort

and classify

9th Aug: Woman’s

day

10th Aug: World lion

day

MID-TERM

break: 9 –

12 Aug

Coding and

decoding Tch, ge and dge

Short words

ion. Different types of seed

dispersal

Easy tassel flowers with wool and

pipe cleaners

(dandelions)

26

12 – 16

Aug

Seed Dispersal

Practice 2: Finding the number of

equal groups

Phonics / spelling

Vowel digraph – ‘ai’

Coding and

decoding

Short vowel ‘e’ New code ai, ea

Short / multi – syllable

Pauses. Using simple punctuation

Writing stories: “If I

were a tree”

Trees and part of trees.

Importance of trees.

Tree and leaf rubbings and

prints OR Creating

trees out of brown paper

bags

27

19 – 23

Aug

What plants need to grow

(growth)

Chapter 16 Telling time to the hour and

half hour.

Phonics / spelling Vowel digraph –

‘ay’

Group reading. Supplementary

readers.

Story writing using

prompts

Study the fields – ants,

beetles,

worms, etc.

Review 6

Coding and

decoding Short vowel ‘o’

New code a Short / multi

syllables

The ant and the

grasshopper

Observe DVD

Painting with our fingers

(making little ants)

Class ant farm

Bubble map:

what plants

need to grow

28

26 – 30

Aug

Trees

Chapter 17 Numbers to

100

Counting to

Phonics / spelling Verb endings ‘ed’ and ‘ing’

Group reading. Supplementary

readers

Reading and

comprehens

ion

Discussion on transport

through the

ages

100.

Assessment:

Test 14 Multiplication

Assessment: Phonics

Coding and

decoding Short vowel u

New code o, ou Short / multi

syllables

Express opinions and reasons

passages Video Models

Imaginary play

Models using

waste

material

Brace map:

Trees

29

2 – 6 Sep

4 Sep: Casual

day

8 Sep: Internation

al Literacy day

Transport through the

ages

Practice 2 Comparing, ordering and

number patterns.

Assessment:

Test 15 Division

Phonics / spelling Plurals – es and s

Coding and

decoding

Double consonants bb, dd, gg, ll, mm Multi-syllables

Individual

Reading

Assessment: reading

Language

Book

Assessment oral.

Assessment

creative writing.

Modern and inventive

transport of today

Making straw

rockets

Flow map:

Transport

through the

ages.

30

9 – 13 Sep

Road safety

Rugby World cup

Place value of numbers to

100. Addition and

Phonics / spelling Double

consonants bb, dd, gg, ll, mm

Expression. Changing our

voices

Using words that help us

give directions.

Observe signs coming to

school

Dramatise

subtraction up to 60.

Assessment: Test 16 Time

Multi-sylables

Coding and

decoding Double

consonants nn, pp, rr, ss, tt and zz

Multi-syllable

Direction prompts

Give friend

directions to get to your

house.

road safety. Video

Make 3D net

shapes

Make a small town or village and add road

signs

31

16 – 20 Sep

18 Sep: Recycling

day 19 Sep:

Internation

al coastal clean up

day

2D & 3D Shapes

Addition and subtraction up

to 80.

2D and 3D shapes

Assessment: Combined –

Test 4

Phonics / spelling Bossy ‘r’ in ‘ar’

Coding and

decoding

Words ending in y Multi-syllable

How would you end the story?

Oral discussion Fluency

Assessment –

reading fluency

Problem solving

Recycling issues in SA:

writing sentences

Make 3D shapes

Perspective Landscape

with road art

*** TERM 3 ENDS *** Mitchell House

Grade 2 Year Plan 2019

Term 4

32 Our Country – Chapter 18 Phonics / spelling Reading in Write a story Our country

8 – 11 Oct

10 Oct: African Penguin

Awareness day

Its People Addition within 100.

Bossy ‘r’ and ‘er’ Assessment

Coding and

decoding F sound

New code ff and ph

groups

Reading of

poems

about your favourite

part of the

holidays.

and its diversity in

people and

cultures.

Ndebele pattern art OR sunset

silhouette art

Double

Bubble map:

Comparing

and

contrasting

within our

topic

33

14 – 18 Oct

Our Country – Flag,

Emblem, Etc.

Addition within 100.

Assessment:

Test 17

Numbers to

Phonics / spelling Bossy ‘r’ and ‘or’

Coding and

decoding L sound

Performing stories read in

groups

Make an brochure to

show people what

is special

about our

Study the flag,

emblems and national anthem

100

New code le and al

country. Flag art, painting the symbols OR

design brochure about SA

34

21 – 25 Oct

Taking Care

Of The Environment

Chapter 19 Subtraction within 100.

Assessment: Test 18

Addition within 100

Phonics / spelling Bossy ‘r’ and ‘ur’

Coding and

decoding Hard and soft c

Ca-, co-, cu-

Reading own

writing in groups.

The tree/river that cried

OR the Lorax – story about

pollution.

Our environment

and how to care for it.

Discuss and find problems and ways to solve them.

Mixed media

Truffula tree

art (paint,

draw, make

paper

pompoms,

newspaper)

35

28 Oct – 1 Nov

Pollution: World

problems

31st Oct: Magic Day

Subtraction within 100.

Assessment

Phonics / spelling Diphthongs ‘aw’

Coding and

decoding Hard and soft c

Reading of interest articles

or books in groups.

Assessment

Make an

anti litter poster.

What is pollution? Forms of pollution.

How can we

help?

Ce-, ci-, cy-

Beautiful Earth art

Multi flow

map: Cause

and effect of

world

pollution

36

4 – 8 Nov Recycling Money

Phonics / spelling Diphthongs ‘ow’

Coding and

decoding Words ending in s

New code se and ce

Paired reading. Appropriate

speed, intonation and

expression.

Assessment

Making a robot that

can recycle – story OR

instructional

writing: why we recycle

Make / build robot out of

recycled things

37

11 – 15 Nov

The Universe

Chapter 20

Money

Assessment: Test 19

Subtraction

within 100

Phonics / spelling Words with ‘all’ – call, ball, small

Coding and

decoding m/n sound

new code mb and kn

Reading newspaper or

magazine articles.

Writing your own fairy

tale. Reading passages

and comprehens

ion exercises.

The planet and the various

components.

DVD.

Outer space art with black

card and

chalk.

38

18 – 22

Nov

20 Nov: Universal children’s

day

Day And Night

Fractions: halves and

quarters

Exploring numbers

beyond 100

Assessment:

Test 5 Combined

topic

Phonics / spelling Words with ‘igh’

Coding and

decoding Revision

Reading

quietly. Silent reading

and discussion. Analysing.

Story – The night sky. Reading passages

and

comprehension

exercises.

Day and

night Pixar short film

Night sky art

OR

Constellation act with

marshmallows and

constellation cards

Flow map:

Sequencing

moon phases

39

25 – 29 Nov

Religious Days & Other Special Days

Number patterns; symmetry

Phonics / spelling Revision

Coding and

decoding Revision

Reading for

enjoyment

A letter to Santa.

My year in Grade 2.

Why do we celebrate Christmas?

Nativity art

*** TERM 4 ENDS ***