LORD DERAMORES PRIMARY SCHOOL  
               Curriculum Overview for Phase 2 Summer Term – On The Move! 
             
            Mathematics Year 2    Addition and subtraction  
                                  Multiplication and division  
                                  Fractions 
                                  Data handling 
                                  Shape  
                                  Measures including money and time 
            Mathematics Year 3    Fractions 
                                  Shape 
                                  Times Tables  
                                  Multiplication and Division 
                                  Addition and Subtraction  
                                  Measurement- including time 
            English Year 2        Inspired by key texts including ‘Journey’ by Aaron Becker and 
                                  ‘Cycle City’ by Alison Farell, we will write in a range of text 
                                  forms including: 
                                  Narrative 
                                  Poetry 
                                  Descriptions 
                                  Non-chronological reports 
                                  Instructions 
                                  Letters 
                                   
                                  We will be covering these grammar elements 
                                  Capital letters, full stops, exclamation marks and question 
                                  marks Commas in a list and commas between clauses  
                                  Conjunctions to link ideas (and, but, so, when, if, because)  
                                  Prefixes and suffixes  
                                  Noun phrases (description) Apostrophes 
                                  Accurate use of past and future tense 
            English Year 3        Inspired by key texts including ‘Journey’ by Aaron Becker and 
                                  ‘Cycle City’ by Alison Farell, we will write in a range of text 
                                  forms including: 
                                  Story  
                                  Poetry 
                                  Non-Chronological report 
                                  Letters  
                                  Instructions  
                                  Play script  
                                   
                                  We will be covering these grammar elements too: 
                                  Direct speech 
                                  Adverbials of time 
                                  Prepositions  
                                  Present Perfect Tense 
                                  Using headings and subheadings 
                                   
                           LORD DERAMORES PRIMARY SCHOOL  
                 Curriculum Overview for Phase 2 Summer Term – On The Move! 
               
              Science Year 2         We will be studying ‘Animals including Humans’; looking at life 
                                     cycles and what living things need to live and grow. We will 
                                     also be looking at ‘Habitats’ with a focus on hedgehogs and 
                                     making a wormery. 
              Science Year 3         Our science topic for the first half term is ‘Light’ and for the 
                                     second is ’Plants’. 
              Geography              We will be learning to name and locate the world’s 7 continents 
                                     and 5 oceans. We will use globes, maps and atlases to identify 
                                     non-European countries. 
              History                We will be learning about changes to transport within living 
                                     memory and will use these changes to reveal aspects of change 
                                     in national life. 
                                     We will develop our understanding of we learn about the past. 
              Art                    We will revise colour mixing techniques and look at the 
                                     seascapes of Renoir, Turner and Rembrandt before creating our 
                                     own. 
              DT                     We will be designing, making and evaluating our own moving 
                                     vehicle involving fixed and freely moving axles. 
              Computing              We will be learning how to write code to make games with a 
                                     variety of inputs. Year 3 will also be learning how to use 
                                     Chromebooks for a wide range of purposes. 
              Music                  Continue to work on the Carnival of the Animals 
                                     Learning to recognise crochets and quavers 
                                     Learning about musical elements such as pitch dynamics 
                                     Clapping rhythms in 2 and 3 time 
                                     Learning traditional folk songs 
              Forest Year 2          Much of the science will be covered in our forest sessions. We 
                                     will also be identifying minibeasts and trees, building dens and 
                                     occasionally building a fire. 
              Forest Year 3          As well as planting vegetables in our class raised beds, Year 3 
                                     will be learning some new skills in the forest, including different 
                                     knots which will help us with shelter building inspired by our 
                                     journey storey telling and miniature raft building.  
              PE Year 2              With Mr Holmes from Total Sports, the children will be working 
                                     on team games. Other sessions will cover gymnastic skills of 
                                     moving and leaping, and then athletics skills after half term. 
              PE Year 3              We will be having Rugby skills sessions (including some lessons 
                                     from York City Knights) as well as Athletics sessions. 
              RE Year 2              We will be learning about what it means to be part of a faith 
                                     community. 
              RE Year 3              We will be learning about what it means to be  Christian in 
                                     Britain today.