Year 2

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Year 2

Autumn 1 - We are Astronauts

For the Autumn term, the Year 2 children completed the unit ‘We are astronauts’. For this unit the children were introduced to the computer program ‘ScratchJr’ which enabled them to constructs several simplistic programs based around a space theme. At the beginning of this unit, the children were able to modify and change avatar sprites and the background of their programme’s setting. This progressed into understanding how to program a sprite to move to a certain location and message passing and input. Finally, the children were able to edit the appearance of their created programmes by changing the colour of their sprites and background.

Autumn 2 - We are Safe Researchers

For the Autumn term, the Year 2 children completed the unit ‘We are Researchers. For this unit the children retrieved digital content for a particular purpose and used mind mapping software to organise their questions and answers. At the beginning of this unit children learnt how to structure their research through mind mapping. They then learnt how to use custom search engines to research their answers. Linking with this, they learnt about searching the web safely and searching the internet safely. Finally, children created a short multimedia presentation that includes images and developed their presentation skills by showcasing their work to parents.

Spring 1- We are animators

In Spring 1, we became animators. As animators we worked in small groups to plan, film and add audio to a short ‘stop-motion’ animation. We designed and created original media such as characters, props and backgrounds to use in our films.