UK Primary · Key Stage 1 (KS1)
Year 2 Resources for UK Primary
The end of Key Stage 1. Children consolidate reading, write longer pieces with conjunctions and a wider range of punctuation, and develop confident calculation skills. Optional KS1 SATs at end of year (statutory teacher assessment in writing, reading, maths).
End of Key Stage 1 statutory teacher assessment (writing, reading, maths, science). Optional SATs tests in reading and maths used as part of teacher judgement.
What Year 2 children are learning
📚 English curriculum focus
- Reading — secure decoding; build comprehension through inference, retrieval, and prediction
- Writing — use subordination (when, if, that, because) and coordination (or, and, but); use expanded noun phrases; use sentences with different forms
- Punctuation — capital letters, full stops, question marks, exclamation marks; commas in lists; apostrophes for contraction and singular possession
- Spelling — Year 2 statutory common exception words (which, water, who, etc.); common spelling patterns
🔢 Maths curriculum focus
- Number and place value — count in steps of 2, 3, 5, and 10; place value of two-digit numbers
- Addition and subtraction — fluency within 100; mental and written methods
- Multiplication and division — recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 5, and 10 multiplication tables
- Fractions — recognise, find, name and write 1/3, 1/4, 2/4, 3/4 of a length, shape, set or quantity
- Measurement — choose appropriate standard units; tell the time to the nearest 5 minutes
- Statistics — interpret simple pictograms, tally charts, block diagrams, and tables
Phonics: Phonics consolidation. Children who didn't pass the Phonics Screening Check in Year 1 retake it in June of Year 2.
Year 2 model texts (WAGOLLs)
Year-group exemplar texts with colour-coded annotations for grammar, punctuation, spelling, and text-type features. Free to view, free to print.
The Lost Key
A short story about finding a mysterious key in the garden. Uses subordinating conjunctions, expanded noun phrases, and a range of sentence types incl…
InstructionsHow to Make a Bird Feeder
Instructions for making a simple bird feeder. Models bullet-pointed equipment list, numbered steps, imperative verbs, and time connectives. Meets Year…
LetterA Letter to Grandma
A short personal letter to a grandparent. Models the structure of a letter (address, greeting, body, sign-off), past tense, and a question. Meets Year…
Year 2 resources by subject
Resources mapped to Year 2 from across LessonKind. We use US-style grade levels internally; for UK Year 2 we show the equivalent grade content.
English / Language Arts · 34 resources
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Math · 28 resources
Behavior & Classroom Management · 31 resources
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SEND & Inclusion · 20 resources
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Topic Packs · 12 resources
Tools for Year 2 teachers
About the UK National Curriculum
The UK National Curriculum (2014) defines what state-funded primary schools in England teach. Children move through Key Stages: Reception (EYFS, age 4-5), Key Stage 1 (Years 1-2, ages 5-7), Lower Key Stage 2 (Years 3-4, ages 7-9), and Upper Key Stage 2 (Years 5-6, ages 9-11).
Each year group has age-related expectations (AREs) for reading, writing, mathematics, and other subjects. LessonKind resources are organised by US grade level for the global brand, but on these UK pages we surface the equivalent content for each UK year group.
Key statutory checkpoints
- Phonics Screening Check (Year 1, June) — 40 words to decode
- Multiplication Tables Check (Year 4, June) — 25 questions, all times tables to 12×12
- Key Stage 1 statutory teacher assessment (Year 2)
- Key Stage 2 SATs (Year 6, May) — Reading, GPS, Maths; writing teacher-assessed