Welcome to the Year 2 page of the Honilands Website.

Autumn Term

In D&T this term, Year 2 pupils designed and created their own fire engines. They spent several weeks exploring the different parts of a fire engine, identifying what each part is used for, and carefully planning their designs. Before building, the children selected the materials they wanted to use and explained why they were suitable for specific features. For example, many chose chopsticks to create ladders and pipe cleaners to represent hoses. The children used a wide range of materials and tools to bring their ideas to life, including using a hot glue gun with adult support. Throughout the project, they showed fantastic creativity, problem-solving skills, and independence. The finished fire engines are a wonderful reflection of their hard work, thoughtful planning, and imaginative designs. This tied in really well with their history learning of the Great Fire of London, where they also looked at fire engines then and compared them to now. They were set a homework challenge to create a 3D model of a house during the fire, a fact file or a diary entry. Year 2 had a super busy and creative term!  Rather than say too much, take a look at their amazing creations!

Below you will find information about what children in Year 2 will be learning throughout the year.