Traction Man is Here - Learning Objectives

The learning objectives for Year 2 students during Spring Term 1 revolve around the core text "Traction Man" by Mini Grey. The curriculum is designed to integrate various subjects through this engaging text, including Science, with a focus on everyday materials, and History, exploring toys from the past. The unit's written outcomes encourage creativity and application of knowledge, with tasks such as creating a new adventure for Traction Man, recounting personal experiences, compiling information texts on materials, crafting instructions for pet care, and reporting on the evolution of toys.

Reading objectives for the term include exploring comics and poems, with specific reference to "Traction Man and Turbo-Dog" and "Machine Poems." Students are expected to express and listen to opinions, make predictions, ask clarifying questions, and recite or perform poems. In writing, the objectives target understanding the purpose of various texts, planning and organising ideas, and evaluating and revising written work. Grammar and vocabulary objectives focus on tense usage, expanding nouns with adjectives, using noun phrases, punctuating with commas, understanding apostrophes of contraction, and applying these elements consistently in writing. These objectives aim to create a comprehensive learning experience that enhances students' literacy skills in a thematic and integrated manner.