Curriculum Planning
Suggested 'Good Reads'
Meerkat Mail- Emily Gravett
Amazing Grace- Mary Hoffman
Pumpkin Soup- Helen Cooper
Dr Xargle’s Book of Earthlets- Tony Ross
Not Now Bernard- David McKee
Tuesday- David Wiesner
The Flower- John Light
Gorilla- Anthony Browne
Emily Brown and The Thing- Cressida Cowell
Frog and Toad Together- Arnold Lobel
The Giraffe, the Pelly and Me- Roald Dahl
Fantastic Mr Fox- Roald Dahl
The Hodgeheg- Dick King-Smith
Flat Stanley- Jeff Brown
The Day the Crayons Quit- Oliver Jeffers
Useful Websites
https://spellingframe.co.uk/
https://ttrockstars.com/
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting
https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/sites/default/files/uploads/interactives/treehouse/index.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/z3g4d2p
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/freeIndex.htm
https://www.booksfortopics.com/year-2
https://www.booksfortopics.com/rainforests
Castles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SafKm0tsSOw - Harry Potter clip of the first look at Hogwarts (Alnwick Castle);
http://www.castlexplorer.co.uk/ - Exploring castles in the U.K;
http://www.timeref.com/castles/castindx.htm - Medieval Castle Timeline;
http://www.timeref.com/3dindex.htm – 3D Virtual Reconstructions;
http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/castles/timeline.htm - Early Castle Timeline;
http://www.timeref.com/castles/castpart.htm - Features of a medieval castle;
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/lesson_plans/anglo-saxon/normans_lp_hoh_castles.pdf images of Motte and Bailey Castles and instructions on how to make a castle.
William the Conqueror
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/history-ks2-anglo-saxons-1066-hastings/zkvxxyc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfBZuo2Jcwc – Meet William the Conqueror and King Harold
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhqrpTpoGHk – A Young Person’s Guide to the Battle of Hastings
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b05y0mzt/horrible-histories-series-6-3-wicked-william-the-conqueror-special (You need a BBC iPlayer account for this episode)
https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/William-I/476339
Bayeux Tapestry
https://www.readingmuseum.org.uk/collections/britains-bayeux-tapestry