A Knowledge Organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit Geography, Year 2, Would you prefer to live in a hot or cold place?
This resource is designed to support pupils as they compare the physical and human features of hot and cold climates around the world. It introduces global locational knowledge through a world map showing the equator, continents, and poles, while encouraging pupils to explore similarities and differences between places such as the UK, Kenya, the North Pole, and the South Pole. Pupils consider how temperature, environment, and lifestyle vary across regions, building their understanding of geography through observation, comparison, and enquiry.
This presentation could be used with staff to raise awareness of peer-on-peer abuse and consider steps that the whole school can take to tackle the issue.
The Ofsted School Inspection Handbook 2022 states that ‘Ofsted will expect the school’s relationships, sex and health education curriculum (and wider curriculum) to specifically address sexual harassment, online abuse and sexual violence.’
A Knowledge Organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit Art and Design, Year 2, Painting and Mixed Media.
This resource is designed to support pupils as they explore colour mixing, texture, and collage techniques. It introduces how to mix secondary colours from primary ones, create tones using black and white, and use different painting tools to produce a variety of textures. Pupils also develop skills in composition by arranging and overlapping materials in collage work. Inspired by the artist Romare Bearden, they learn how artwork can reflect memory and promote equality through layered, patterned designs. This unit builds confidence in combining painting and collage to create expressive mixed-media art.
Aimed at pupils, a single page which gives key facts and definitions from the unit. Why not have a look at Kapow Primary’s other Art and design scheme resources for KS1?
A Knowledge Organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit Art and Design, Year 2, Sculpture and 3D: Clay houses.
This resource is designed to support pupils as they develop foundational clay modelling skills. It introduces key techniques such as rolling balls and sausage shapes, pressing textures into clay, and joining pieces using the score and slip method. Pupils explore vocabulary including pinch pot, impress, relief, and surface, and are introduced to artists Ranti Bam and Rachel Whiteread for inspiration. Illustrated steps guide pupils through creating simple clay forms and decorative features, helping them understand form, texture, and construction in three-dimensional art.
A Knowledge Organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit Art and Design, Year 2, Craft and Design.
This resource is designed to support pupils as they explore the process of creating felt artwork and abstract compositions. It introduces techniques such as felting with wool fibres, printing using rollers, and overlapping materials to create layered effects. Pupils also learn to arrange artwork for display with an awareness of composition and audience. Key vocabulary includes fibre, negative print, composition, and view finder, and the unit is enriched with references to artists like Susan Stockwell, Eduardo Paolozzi, and Kim Soon Im. This unit is ideal to encourage hands-on making, artistic experimentation, and thoughtful presentation
