Little Evie in the Wild Wood - Learning Objectives

The learning objectives for Year 2 students during Summer Term 2 revolve around the core text "Little Evie in the Wild Wood" by Jackie Morris and "Dragonfly out in the Sun" by David Windle. These texts provide a rich basis for exploring various subjects such as Geography, with a focus on the local environment, and Science, concentrating on plants and animals. The intended outcomes for the unit include creating a narrative with a changed character, recounting a visit to a wood or park, composing an information text about the local area, and drafting instructions on how to grow a plant, with the latter potentially being presented in PowerPoint format.

Reading activities will include engaging with the core texts, exploring other stories about wolves, simile poems, and non-fiction texts on plants and animals. The objectives in spoken language, reading, and writing composition aim to develop students' abilities to give and listen to opinions using Standard English, recite their own compositions, and ask questions to clarify understanding. They will also infer characters' feelings, predict behaviors, and use context to comprehend texts. Writing objectives focus on organizing ideas into sections, crafting effective openings and endings, and evaluating and revising their writing. In grammar and vocabulary, students will learn to use different sentence types, noun phrases, and tenses, as well as subordinating conjunctions for clarity and cohesion, with an emphasis on proofreading for accurate punctuation.