Maths · Ages 6–7 · 50 min
Adding within 20 on a number line
Children add two numbers within 20 by counting on along a number line, starting from the larger number.
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Year 2 lesson plans (England)
Lessons that fit Year 2 in England, each with timings and fresh practice sheets.
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School year: Year 2
Maths · Ages 6–7 · 45 min
Comparing numbers with <, > and =
Children compare two-digit numbers using tens first and write the comparison with <, > or =.
Maths · Ages 6–7 · 45 min
Halves and quarters
Children find halves and quarters of shapes and small amounts and explain that the parts must be equal.
English · Ages 6–8 · 50 min
Inference - reading clues in pictures and words
Children infer how characters feel and what is happening by combining clues from pictures and words with what they already know, and explain their thinking with evidence.
English · Ages 6–7 · 50 min
Joining ideas with and, because and but
Children use the conjunctions and, because and but to join two ideas into one sentence, choosing the one that fits the meaning.
English · Ages 6–7 · 50 min
Making predictions while reading
Children predict what might happen next in a story using clues from the text and what they already know, explain their prediction with because, and check it as they read on.
English · Ages 6–7 · 50 min
Nouns and adjectives - naming and describing words
Children identify nouns as naming words and adjectives as describing words, and build noun phrases such as "the big red bus" to make their writing more precise.
Maths · Ages 6–7 · 50 min
Place value with tens and ones
Children show two-digit numbers with tens and ones and explain what each digit is worth.
Maths · Ages 6–7 · 50 min
Subtracting within 20
Children subtract within 20 by counting back on a number line and check their answers with the related addition fact.
Maths · Ages 6–7 · 50 min
The 2, 5 and 10 times tables
Children count in steps of 2, 5 and 10, connect skip counting to multiplication facts, and spot the patterns that help them check an answer.
English · Ages 6–7 · 50 min
Verbs and tenses - past and present
Children identify verbs in sentences and change them between the present and past tense, including common irregular verbs such as run, eat and go.
