New Curriculum

Year 2 2015

New Assessments Reading Writing- Grammar Spelling Maths

GrammarThe spoken word – [generally if

things sound correct it is correct to write down – standard English is the spoken word]

Sentence typesWord categoriesPunctuationTenses

Grammatically correctIt is usually correct

grammatically if it sounds right.

Children need, also, to be able to hear the sounds in a word in order to spell them.

So, the spoken word is very important.

Sentence types - at end of Year 2

CommandsCheck all the spellings in your

writing. StatementsThe girl was walking slowly to town. Questions Do you know what time it is? ExclamationsI can’t believe it!

Check all the spellings in your writing. Place the casserole into the oven. Brush your teeth for at least 2 minutes.

-The ‘bossy’ VERB is at the start of the command (known as imperative verb)

-It tells someone what to do (instruction)

-It ends with a full stop (usually)

Commands

In this story there is a green frog. The children are playing in the

park. It is raining heavily outside.

-It doesn’t require a response

-States something

-It ends with a full stop (usually)

Statements

What time does the film start? Where are you going on holiday? Is it time for P.E. yet?

-Often start with a wh word (What, When, Who, Which, Where…but also Do.. or Is..etc

-It requires a response.

-It ends with a question mark.

Questions

Your outfit looks absolutely amazing! Oh no! There’s a spider in your hair!

-Requires the speaker to exclaim/ change voice.

-How/What ….sentence starter, if not a question.

-Ends with an exclamation mark.

-Could just be one or two words.

Exclamations

ReviewSentence types - at end of Year 2

CommandsCheck all the spellings in your

writing. StatementsThe girl was walking slowly to town. Questions Do you know what time it is? ExclamationsI can’t believe it!

Word Categoriesverbnounadjectiveadverbconjunction/ connective

verbs Word that can be done (not necessarily an

action) To be or not to be/ has and have Symbols can help (muscle flex) Games -another verb for..(degrees of emphasis) - alphabet verbs.. (axed the TV

show, bounced the ball, caught the fish) -commands/ instructions for boxed games or

recipes

Once, long ago there lived a little girl called Goldilocks. She was the prettiest but also the naughtiest girl in the woods. One day whilst wandering in amongst the bushes, she spotted a tiny cottage nestling in between the trees.

nouns Naming word Can be singular or plural- add s/es [from year 1 currently – used to be in

y3 curriculum] Clapping syllable game - exception = y] Common or proper Object - bananas, pencil, gate, foxes Person - Sophie, Bob, Mr Jenkins Place - Coventry, India, Scotland (plus days of week and months of year) Symbol- touching the head Games –shopping list –apple, banana, carrot, -I spy with my little eye a noun beginning with... -memory game (IWB school, table/tray at homeNoun riddle- I am the colour of butter, I appear in Spring, I am a trumpet but

make no sound......

adjectives Describing words They modify nouns Can be used to compare- bigger, biggest Can come before or after the noun The spider with black legs/ The black-legged spider The wizard was old and wizened/ The wizened, old

wizard ... Two adjectives can be separated by a comma. E.g

noun phrase. The battered, old door Symbol- wriggling the fingers Games –amazing adjectives– The hairy, growling butterfly went to the park! -tidy game-Pass me the car/ the small,

yellow car/the small, yellow car with stripes on it/

adverbs Modifies the verb (or adjective) Can describe time (frequently, rarely, often) manner (quickly, slowly, with

grace) or place (here, there, everywhere) Can come before or after the verb The spider wriggled wildly/ The mildly agitated

spider The wizard grinned often/ The frequently moody

babysitter.../ The bride was truly beautiful Games – Charades- How did you... Eat? (greedily,

slowly, at speed, with enthusiasm) Dance? (gracefully, with energy)

Symbol – arms up and down

conjunction/ connecting wordconjunction a word used to connect clauses or

sentences (e.g. and, but, if ).

Connecting word two clauses are joined together using a

connecting word although because

so thereforeif unlessbut however

Punctuation Full stop Comma Capital letter Exclamation mark Question mark Speech marks Apostrophes for contractions do not/ don’t will not/ won’t I am/I’mo Possessive apostrophe Sam’s book

Tenses present tense and past tense Decision based on the verb [to be]

Sentence Past tense

Present tense

Jo was walking.

Jez is going for a swim.

I am cleaning my car.

What can you do? Play some of the suggested games. Go online to find out more/ do some exercises

but don’t overdo it! Read and note examples of grammar in your

child’s reading. Which noun in that sentence is described as frizzy?

Read and note punctuation – e.g recognising speech marks helps them predict the next word

Children to do written response in their diary e.g find 10 verbs [white+ readers]

Be selective so they don’t become confused.

READING Does it look right? (Phonemes= sounds graphemes= written representation) Does it sound right? (grammatically e.g. I catched the ball. Exception words

caught, swam. Does it make sense? (comprehension) You said “Bla bla bla” what does it actually say? – read what child says, what

does it actually say and get them to go back and check. Try that again. [don’t tell them too soon a word is wrong – say go back and

say it again] Read it smoothly ‘like a flowing river..all the way to the full stop’ [more

confident readers] LISTEN to your own reading [child – s a n d w I c h – spot and with s then

predict. WIW] Don’t be the monitor !! [don’t point to the word – make them do it otherwise

they won’t develop their strategies] Orange plus readers – track words from left down not point to every word.

Texts are denser, won’t be able to read ahead] Just point to unfamiliar word

Mathematics Children will sit two tests: Paper 1 and Paper 2:

Paper 1 is for arithmetic, lasting approximately 25 minutes and worth 25 marks. It covers calculation methods for all operations.

Paper 2 covers problem solving, reasoning and mathematical fluency, lasts for approximately 35 minutes and is worth 35 marks.

Pupils will still require calculation skills and questions will be varied including multiple choice, matching, true/false, completing a chart or table or drawing a shape. Some questions will also require children to show or explain their working out.

Key Skills – [see parent support booklet. www.acresfield.cheshire.sch.uk]

Recognise the place value of each digit in a 2 digit number e.g. 37

Read and write numbers to at least 100

Recall and use the 2, 5 and 10 times tables

Count in steps of 2, 3, and 5 from any number forward or backward.

Recognise, find, name and write the following fractions 1/3 ¼ ½ and ¾

Use knowledge of number bonds to solve problems e.g 3 + 7 = 10 so 30 + 70 = 100