Inspired by: The Lighthouse Keepers Picnic - Curriculum Objectives

In the curriculum objectives inspired by "The Lighthouse Keeper's Picnic" by Ronda & David Armitage, Year 2 pupils are encouraged to develop their literacy skills across a broad spectrum. Children are taught to continue refining their phonics knowledge, enabling them to decode words effortlessly until reading becomes fluent. This includes accurately blending sounds in words with known graphemes, reading words with common suffixes, and recognising common exception words. Pupils are also expected to read aloud books that are well-suited to their growing phonic knowledge, re-reading to enhance fluency and confidence. The focus extends to developing a love for reading, where they listen to and express views on a variety of texts, retell stories, and discuss vocabulary, all while building a repertoire of poems to recite with clear intonation.

Writing skills are equally emphasised, with pupils learning to spell by segmenting words into phonemes, tackling common exception words, and understanding the use of the possessive apostrophe and contracted forms. They are taught to plan their writing, make revisions, and read aloud their work with the correct intonation. In grammar, pupils learn to use punctuation correctly, form different types of sentences, and apply tense rules. Handwriting instruction focuses on forming lowercase letters correctly, beginning to join letters, and ensuring proper spacing between words. The module integrates these skills through various activities, such as predicting outcomes in the story, researching healthy foods, writing book reviews, diary entries, and creating instructional guides, all while reinforcing the narrative of "The Lighthouse Keeper's Picnic."