Topics
Years 1 to 6, with Year 7 bridging for the move to secondary school.
Year 2 Key Stage 1
Mathematics
Tens and ones
2NPV-1 — Place value of each digit in two-digit numbers
In a two-digit number, the left digit counts tens and the right digit counts ones.
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English & Reading
Past and present tense
Y2 G4.1 — Correct use of present and past tense
Present tense is now; past tense has already happened, often ending in -ed.
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Science
Living things and habitats
Y2 LH — Living, dead and never alive; habitats
A habitat gives a living thing what it needs: food, water and shelter.
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Mathematics
Adding and subtracting within 100
2NF-1, 2AS-1, 2AS-3, 2AS-4 — Facts within 10; bridge 10; use tens and ones
Make 10 first, then add the rest. For bigger numbers, add the tens and the ones separately.
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Mathematics
Subtraction as difference
2AS-2 — Recognise the subtraction structure of 'difference'
The difference is the gap between two numbers. When they are close, count on.
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Mathematics
Equal groups, sharing and grouping
2MD-1, 2MD-2 — Repeated addition; grouping problems as division
Multiplication counts equal groups. Division asks how many groups, or how many in each.
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Mathematics
Halves, quarters and thirds
2M-1 — Find 1/3, 1/4, 2/4 and 3/4 of a length, shape or quantity
A fraction is one or more equal parts of a whole. The bottom number is how many equal parts.
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Mathematics
Sides, vertices and shape names
2G-1 — Use precise language to describe the properties of 2D shapes
We name flat shapes by counting their straight sides and vertices (corners).
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Mathematics
Money, time and pictograms
2M-2, 2S-1 — Use £ and p; tell the time to 5 minutes; read pictograms
Count coins by value. The long hand shows minutes. A pictogram key tells you what each picture is worth.
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English & Reading
Kinds of sentence and commas in lists
E2-G-TYPES, E2-G-COMMA — Statements, questions, exclamations, commands; list commas
A sentence can tell, ask, order or exclaim. Commas separate the things in a list.
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English & Reading
Joining words, noun phrases and short forms
E2-G-CONJ, E2-G-NP, E2-G-APOS — and/but/or, when/if/because; noun phrases; contractions
Joining words show how ideas link. Adjectives grow a noun phrase. An apostrophe marks missing letters.
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English & Reading
Finding, explaining and working out
1a, 1b, 1d — Vocabulary; retrieve key details; make inferences
Some answers are written in the text. Others we work out from clues.
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Science
How plants grow
S2-PLANTS — Seeds and bulbs grow into plants; water, light and warmth
A seed needs water and warmth to start growing. A growing plant also needs light.
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Science
Animals grow and stay healthy
S2-ANIMALS — Offspring grow into adults; basic needs; exercise, food and hygiene
Animals have babies that grow up. All animals need water, food and air.
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Science
Choosing and changing materials
S2-MAT, S-WS-KS1 — Suitability of materials; squash, bend, twist, stretch; simple tests
We choose a material for what it can do. A simple test tells us which is best.
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