Year 2 Program

Semester 1

English

Students read a variety of texts utilising a range of strategies including visual and structural cues to assist with decoding and understanding. They continue to develop comprehension skills and build on their vocabulary. Students use their own experiences to help them write about familiar topics. They create plans for their writing pieces and edit their work prior to publishing. Students are provided with opportunities to present to their peers to develop confidence when speaking to an audience.

Mathematics

Students undertake a range of hands on activities as part of their Mathematics curriculum. They work with numbers to 500 and count by 1s, 2s, 5s and 10s from various starting points. Students are introduced to a variety of strategies to solve one and two digit addition and subtraction problems. They count and order small collections of Australian coins and notes according to their value. They are encouraged to recognise the attributes of familiar 2D shapes and apply this knowledge to 3D. They explore length and area using informal units as well as identify statistics and probability through mathematical activities related to real life experiences.

Inquiry

In Semester One, students participate in an Inquiry topic called ‘Back to the Future’.  The students explore how the local area has changed over time and how the changes in the geography of their local area and its rich history, have affected our lives and living today. They study our local area by visiting local historical sites and comparing them to the area today. Students also look at how technology has changed over time. They describe the purpose of familiar designed items and how they meet the needs of their users and affect others and environments. 

Auslan

Students learn how to sign simple greetings, numbers 1-20, letters of the alphabet and the days of the week. Students are introduced to the Auslan signs for the 5Ws: who, what, when, where, why, how. They participate in simple interactions using Auslan signing with their peers. Students view a range of texts and videos presented in Auslan and respond to these through drawing or signing.

Health and Physical Education

Students look at food choices, levels of physical activity and promoting good health. They participate in movement challenges and propose a range of alternatives, testing their effectiveness. Students work in team situations and build skills when interacting and communicating with others. They describe their own and the strengths and achievements of their peers and discuss how this contributes to good sportsmanship and teamwork. Students continue to practise and perform fundamental skills in different situations.

Performing Arts

Students develop drama practices to gain an understanding of the ways they can use their voice, and body to communicate ideas and stories from the world around them. They use this knowledge to create short improvised or rehearsed plays that express particular themes, feelings and stories. They identify the qualities of good performers and apply these skills to their performances within the school community.

Visual Arts 

Students focus on developing various techniques through the Visual Arts elements of line, colour, shape, texture, value and space. They observe techniques used by artists from a range of social and historical contexts and plan and create their own visual art works. Students participate in the areas of drawing, collage, painting, textiles and construction. They use ideas and concepts taken from themes and visual stimuli from a range of cultures and social contexts to explore, create and express their ideas. 

Media Arts 

Students focus on developing various techniques through the Media Arts elements of representation, languages, technologies, institutions and audiences. They observe techniques and ideas of media artists from a range of historical and social contexts. Students will plan and create their own media artworks using story principles. They create such media artworks as photo stories, still photographs and animations.