Year Two

Useful Learning Links

Welcome to Year 2!

Our Class Page

Welcome to the class page for Year 2! We are proud to be a class of polite, hard-working children who try our best in all aspects of school life. If your child is in Year 2 then please familiarise yourself with this page as it will let you know the various activities the class are currently involved in.

Throughout this year, we will build on the experience, knowledge and skills we gained last year to secure the Key Stage 1 standards. Some of us will be building on these basic skills before beginning our Year 3 learning!

Please have a look around our class page to find out what we are learning about in each subject and see what we're getting up to!

Miss McHale and Mrs Wilson

How is living in Kenya similar and different to living in the UK?

What We’re Learning in Geography

In this topic, we’re going to learn about a country called Kenya. It’s far away from the UK and it's in a part of the world called Africa. We’ll also remember things we learned before, like the names of the seven continents and where they are.

Lesson 1: Where is Kenya?

We’ll find Kenya on a map, see which countries are next to it, and talk about how we could travel there from the UK.

Lesson 2: Kenya’s Weather

Kenya is near a special line around the middle of the Earth called the Equator, so it’s hot! We’ll learn about wet seasons (lots of rain) and dry seasons (not much rain), and we’ll see how Kenya’s weather is different from the UK.

Lesson 3: Kenya’s Land

We’ll look at Kenya’s land—like big valleys, mountains, and cities. Some places are very natural, and others have lots of buildings and people.

Lessons 4 & 5: Life in Kenya

We’ll learn about two children who live in Kenya. One lives on a farm in the countryside (rural), and the other lives in a big city (urban). We’ll see what their days are like and how their lives are similar or different from ours.

Lesson 6: Comparing Kenya and the UK

We’ll look at the land, weather, food, money, and languages in Kenya and compare them to what we have here in the UK.

Key Vocabulary!

Africa	border	continent	country	Kenya	climate
Equator	humid	season	savannah	rural	urban

Reading

Your child will now bring a banded book home with them every day from school. They will also bring a Phonics book if they are still receiving Phonics support in school. Please read their book with them as often as you can and write how they've done in their reading record.