KS1 · Ages 6 to 7

Free Year 2 home-school curriculum

In Year 2 children build fluency: place value to 100, the 2, 5 and 10 times tables, reading with expression, and their first proper look at living things and habitats. Here is the whole free Year 2 curriculum in maths, English and science.

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English in Year 2

AutumnReading fluencyRead aloud accurately and with growing expression, self-correcting mistakes.AutumnSentence typesWrite statements, questions, commands and exclamations with the right punctuation.SpringTenses and noun phrasesUse past and present tense consistently and add detail with expanded noun phrases.SpringApostrophes for contractionUse apostrophes for common contractions such as can't and don't.SummerInference in readingMake simple inferences about how a character feels and why.SummerWriting for a purposePlan and write a short piece using conjunctions to link ideas.

Maths in Year 2

AutumnPlace value to 100Read, write, compare and order numbers to 100 in tens and ones.AutumnAddition and subtraction with regroupingAdd and subtract two-digit numbers, crossing the tens boundary.AutumnMoneyCombine coins to make amounts and work out simple change.SpringMultiplication and divisionUse the 2, 5 and 10 times tables and share into equal groups.SpringStatistics and shapeRead tally charts and pictograms and describe properties of 2D and 3D shapes.SummerFractionsFind halves, quarters and thirds of shapes and amounts.SummerMeasurement, time and positionMeasure length and mass, tell the time to five minutes, and describe position and movement.

Science in Year 2

AutumnLiving things and habitatsSort living, dead and never-alive things and match animals to habitats.SpringAnimals including humansDescribe how animals grow and what humans need to stay healthy.SummerPlants and materialsExplain what plants need to grow and choose materials for a purpose.

Year 2 questions

Is the Year 2 curriculum free?

Yes. Every Year 2 lesson and the weekly planner are completely free, with no account and no ads. WAJDSchool works in any browser and offline once loaded.

Which subjects are in Year 2?

Year 2 covers English, Maths, Science across 16 units, set out term by term.

Does Year 2 prepare for the 11 Plus?

It builds the strong foundations the 11 Plus later tests. Dedicated 11 Plus reasoning begins in Year 4.