Foundation 2

Teaching Staff Members

Miss Barlow
Mrs Knapton
Miss Edwards
Miss Scourfield

Headteacher's Introduction to Curriculum Morning

Autumn Term 2025

Welcome to Foundation 2

We are really excited to start the school year with all our new children and their families. There are exciting times ahead getting to know each other, having fun and learning lots. Each term we have a Big Question which helps tie lots of our learning together.

Our Big Question this term is..

Am I Like That?

We will be thinking about different characters in the books we read and wondering if we are like them in any way: Do we look like them? Do we like the same things as them? Do we share similar feelings to them? This question also gives us the opportunity to think about how we are similar and different to each other and how we can all learn to get along no matter how different we might be.

The main texts we will be using to support our learning are:

Supporting Learning and Playing at Home

Teach Your Monster to Read: Is a great resource to support those literacy skills.

Nature School

RSPCA: Also offers some lovely nature-related activities.

Learning Through Landscapes

Whiterose Maths: Continue to keep maths ideas flowing based around a book. You can usually find someone reading the book online if you search around.

Oxford Reading Owl: This has a free library. Aim for Phase 2 or 3 books from Letters and Sounds in the pulldown menu.

Starfall: Is a new website I found recently. Although American, it has some good resources matching the UK curriculum.

Phonics Play: They are giving free access to their games - Phase 2 and 3 are where you should aim for.

Phonics Bloom as above.

Ace Early Years: Have lots of ideas for English, maths, outdoors and funky finger-type activities.

Oak National Academy: Offers structured lessons on video for English, Maths and across the curriculum (foundation) activities.

You can also look out for virtual days at Chester Zoo and Longleat Safari Park and you might have seen Knowsley too.

Resources for Keeping Active and Fit

Cosmic Kids Yoga: 5 - 20 minute workouts.

Andy's Wild Workouts

Just Dance Clips e.g., Gummer Bear

Go Noodle e.g., Dinosaur Stomp

Just for Fun Supernovers

Brookdale Primary School