year: Year 2
Vocabulary display – Art and design Y2: Sculpture and 3D: Clay houses
This unit vocabulary display includes keywords from the unit Art and design, Year 2, Sculpture and 3D: Clay houses and additional unit-specific words that may be helpful in a display.
Key vocabulary is clearly labelled on the display, highlighting essential words that the pupils are expected to retain and reuse in future units. Understanding these words enhances comprehension of the subject and supports pupils in articulating their work in sculpture, paper modelling, and 3D design.
See the full Art and Design: Progression of key vocabulary.
Curriculum Portals
Vocabulary display – R&W Y1/2 (B): How do we know that new babies are special?
This unit vocabulary display includes keywords from the Year 1/2 unit Religion and worldviews, Y1/2 (B), How do we know that new babies are special? and additional unit-specific words that may be helpful in a display.
Key vocabulary is clearly labelled on the display, highlighting essential words that the pupils are expected to retain and reuse in future units. Understanding these words enhances comprehension of the subject and supports understanding of prominent organised worldviews.
See the full Religion and worldviews: Progression of key vocabulary.
Knowledge organiser – R&W Y1/2 (B): How do we know that new babies are special?
A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit Religion and worldviews, Year 1/2(B), How do we know that new babies are special?
This resource is designed to support the pupils as they explore the significance of new life in different religious and cultural traditions. It introduces key vocabulary such as birth, blessing, family, ceremony and community, helping the pupils understand how different worldviews celebrate and welcome new babies. The pupils also learn about naming ceremonies, religious rituals and family traditions that mark the arrival of a new child.
Webinar: Modelling and Questioning in Music – Strategies for Progression
Learn how effective modelling and questioning can boost musical progress in your classroom. Music specialist Laura Forster-Rea shares practical strategies to build pupils’ confidence, deepen understanding, and support skill progression – plus a Q&A to wrap up.
Pupil video: Evaluate and improve a chair
In this video, the pupils are guided through evaluating a chair made for a teddy bear by checking against the design criteria, and then improving each element.
Teacher video: Exploring how the thickness of material affects strength
In this video, the teacher is guided through a method for testing how stiff or flexible a material is when it is made thicker by folding it in half and then in half again. This provides them with the skills and knowledge to guide Year 2 pupils to carry out their own exploration of thickness and flexibility themselves.
Pupil video: Making a chair for a bear
In this video, the pupils are guided through several possible methods to make and attach parts of a card and paper chair for a teddy bear.
