AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Leading to a Bright Future

Year 2 Thao Dien Unit of Inquiry 1 Overview

Who We Are: An inquiry into the nature of the self; beliefs and values; personal, physical, mental, social and
spiritual health; human relationships including families, friends, communities, and cultures; rights and
responsibilities; what it means to be human.
Central Idea
Making informed choices contributes to having balanced lifestyles.
Concepts
Causation; Responsibility; and Perspective.
Related concepts
Impact; choices; and lifestyle.
Lines of Inquiry

Factors that contribute to a balanced lifestyle

How choices impact peoples lifestyles

The impact of our choices

Language

Grammar and Punctuation

Begin to read with fluency and expression, taking some notice of punctuation, including speech marks.
Read and respond to question words, e.g. what, where, when, who, why.

Reading
Comment on some vocabulary choices, e.g. adjectives.
Make simple inferences from the words on the page, e.g. about feelings
Extend the range of common words recognised on sight.
Use phonics as the main method of tackling unfamiliar words.

Writing
Use the language of time, e.g. suddenly, after that.
Form letters correctly and consistently.

Speaking and Listening

Demonstrate attentive listening and engage with another speaker.
Recount experiences and explore possibilities.

Mathematics

Number
Count, read and write numbers to at least 100 and back again
Count up to 100 objects, e.g. beads on a bead bar
Find 1 or 10 more/less than any two-digit number
Say a number between any given neighbouring pairs of multiples of 10, e.g. 40 and 50
Place a two-digit number on a number line marked off in multiples of ten
Geometry
Sort, name, describe, visualise and draw 2D shapes (e.g. squares, rectangles, circles, regular and irregular
pentagons and hexagons) referring to their properties; recognise common 2D shapes in different positions and
orientations
Sort, name, describe and make 3D shapes (e.g. cubes, cuboids, cones, cylinders, spheres and pyramids)
referring to their properties; recognise 2D drawings of 3D shapes
Identify reflective symmetry in patterns and 2D shapes; draw lines of symmetry
Find examples of 2D and 3D shape and symmetry in the environment

Art

Vietnamese Language and Culture (VLC)

*Language focus: NUMBER

Can demonstrate different line types

Can choose the appropriate line to
demonstrate their idea or emotion
Use tools in the art room appropriately
Begin to work independently in the art
room

Year 2 will start their first VLC topic with Numbers.

During VLC lessons, the students will learn how to
count to 20 and say days of a week and months of
Chinese
a year in Vietnamese. They
will also learn a
Vietnamese children song called Tp m.
Chinese basics
MOON FESTIVAL
Culture focus:
Pinyin
andchildren
strokes song
-Moon Festival
focusNumbers
on common
Weekdecoration.
1-5 Learn about:
and lantern
Music
How to read and write numbers 1-10 and
theYear
finger
signs will enjoy exploring movement
2 students
Introduce
pinyin
andfrom
4 tones
through Chinese
songs and
dances
different cultures
culminating
in a performance at the Moon
with
6 basic vowels
Festival
on and
25 September.
They
will also enjoy
Basic
strokes
How to write
characters
movement
in exploring
correct stroke
ordersthrough action songs and
musical
games.
Students will be focussing on the
Sing
a number
song
music
elements
of duration and expressive
Assessment
techniques.
Count numbers 1-10 fluently and write the
numbers 1-10 in Chinese characters
Vietnamese National Curriculum (VNC)

In unit 1, year 2 VNC will be continued on Vietnamese phonics, story-telling and handwriting:
Phonics and handwriting:
e, b v du sc - be, b, du hi, nng, huyn, ng- be, b, b, b, b, b, , v b, ve, l, h- l, h
-

o, c b, c / , c, c, I, a bi, c, m, n n, me / d, d, , t, th t, th / n tp

u, - n, th, x, ch xe, ch, r, s s, r, k, kh k, kh / n

p- ph, nh ph, nh, g-gh- g, gh, q-qu qu, gi, ng, ngh ng, ngh

y, tr y t, tre / n tp, lower case and capital / ch thng, ch hoa, ia ta t, ua, a cua, nga

oi, ai ngi, gi, i, i - i, bi, ui, i ni, gi, ui, i chui, bi

Physical Education

During the first unit of inquiry, students in Physical Education will be involved in Adventure Based Learning with
a focus on the learner profile and leadership. Students will be actively engaged in a range of activities that will
encourage them to get to know each other, develop confidence and their ability to work together, as well as
improve gross motor skills associated with a range of games.

Emilie Knight and Kathryn Morris

Jayne De La Haye

Year 2 Teachers
Thao Dien Campus

PYP Coordinator