Light LearningEvery topic a child covers in Grade 2 under the Compulsory Education Curriculum (2022), as the app teaches it. 78 topics across 17 subjects: Spelling, Explore, Writing, Quantitative reasoning, Verbal reasoning, Mathematics, English, Brain teasers, Science, Reading, Handwriting, Art, Physical education, Health, Social studies, Music, Drama.
This is the real list, not a summary. Each line is one topic in Light Learning, in the words of the China programme rather than reworded.
Reading
37 topics in Reading this year.
Reading · Literature
- Read closely to determine what the text says and cite evidence to support conclusions.
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- Read closely to determine what the text says and cite evidence to support conclusions.
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- Read closely to determine what the text says and cite evidence to support conclusions.
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- Read closely to determine what the text says and cite evidence to support conclusions.
- Read closely to determine what the text says and cite evidence to support conclusions.
- Read closely to determine what the text says and cite evidence to support conclusions.
- Read closely to determine what the text says and cite evidence to support conclusions.
- Read closely to determine what the text says and cite evidence to support conclusions.
- Read closely to determine what the text says and cite evidence to support conclusions.
- Read closely to determine what the text says and cite evidence to support conclusions.
Art
7 topics in Art this year.
Drawing
- Looking properly and putting down what is actually there, which is a trainable skill and not a talent. Working at Grade 2: drawing from life, line and shape.
Colour
- How colour actually behaves, which surprises most children and most adults. Working at Grade 2: primary and secondary, mixing and matching.
Painting
- Paint as a material with its own rules, learned by using it rather than by being warned about it. Working at Grade 2: using a brush, thick and thin paint.
Printmaking and pattern
- Making the same mark many times, which is where pattern, repetition and a good deal of design begin. Working at Grade 2: printing with objects, repeating patterns.
Sculpture and making
- Working in three dimensions, which uses a different part of the head from drawing. Working at Grade 2: modelling, joining and construction.
Textiles and craft
- Cloth, thread and the making traditions that most of the world learned art through. Working at Grade 2: weaving and threading, sewing, collage.
Looking at art
- Being able to say something true about somebody else’s work, which is half of every art curriculum and the half usually skipped. Working at Grade 2: saying what you can see, artists from many places.
Mathematics
4 topics in Mathematics this year.
Number and Operations in Base Ten
- Understand that the three digits of a three-digit number represent amounts of hundreds, tens and ones.
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
- Fluently add and subtract within 100 using strategies based on place value and properties of operations.
Geometry
- Reason with shapes and their attributes, recognising shapes by number of sides and angles.
Measurement and Data
- Tell and write time to the nearest five minutes, and solve word problems involving money.
Handwriting
4 topics in Handwriting this year.
Handwriting
- Form letters and numerals correctly, using the right strokes in the right order.
- Form letters and numerals correctly, using the right strokes in the right order.
- Form letters and numerals correctly, using the right strokes in the right order.
- Form letters and numerals correctly, using the right strokes in the right order.
Physical education
4 topics in Physical education this year.
Movement skills
- The movements every game is built from: running, jumping, throwing, catching and balance. At Grade 2: running, hopping and skipping, throwing and catching, balance and coordination.
Fitness and the body
- What exercise actually does to the heart, the lungs and the muscles, and how to build it up safely. At Grade 2: warming up and cooling down.
Games and fair play
- How a game works, why the rules are there, and what makes somebody worth playing with. At Grade 2: playing by the rules, winning and losing well.
Safety and equipment
- The kit and the checks that stop an ordinary afternoon becoming an injury. At Grade 2: kit and footwear, checking the playing area.
Health
4 topics in Health this year.
Keeping the body well
- Hygiene, sleep, teeth and skin: the small habits that prevent most of what goes wrong. At Grade 2: washing and germs, teeth, sleep.
Food and nutrition
- What food does in the body. Nothing here calls a food good or bad, because that is how eating becomes a worry. At Grade 2: food groups, water and drinks.
Feelings and wellbeing
- Naming feelings and knowing what helps. Nothing on this page diagnoses anybody. At Grade 2: naming feelings, calming down, asking for help.
Safety and first aid
- What to do when something goes wrong, in the order it should be done. At Grade 2: road and water safety.
Social studies
4 topics in Social studies this year.
History
- What happened, how anybody knows, and why two honest accounts can disagree. At Grade 2: my family and my home, then and now.
Geography
- Where places are, what they are like, and why people live where they do. At Grade 2: where i live, maps and directions, continents and oceans.
Citizenship and government
- How decisions get made for everybody, and what one person can do about them. At Grade 2: rules at home and school, rules and laws.
People, work and money
- How families and countries get what they need, and the choices scarcity forces. At Grade 2: things we need every day, needs and wants.
Explore
2 topics in Explore this year.
Artificial intelligence
- Understand that a machine follows instructions exactly, including the wrong ones.
Medicine
- Understand that illness can be caused by living things too small to see.
Quantitative reasoning
2 topics in Quantitative reasoning this year.
Reasoning · quantitative
- Find and apply the rule behind a numerical or figural pattern (CogAT-style reasoning; not a Compulsory Education Curriculum (2022) standard).
- Find and apply the rule behind a numerical or figural pattern (CogAT-style reasoning; not a Compulsory Education Curriculum (2022) standard).
Verbal reasoning
2 topics in Verbal reasoning this year.
Reasoning · verbal
- Reason about word meaning and relationships under time pressure (CogAT-style reasoning; not a Compulsory Education Curriculum (2022) standard).
- Reason about word meaning and relationships under time pressure (CogAT-style reasoning; not a Compulsory Education Curriculum (2022) standard).
Music
2 topics in Music this year.
Beat, rhythm and pitch
- The parts every piece is made of, named so a child can say what they are hearing. At Grade 2: finding the beat, rhythm patterns, high and low.
Listening and traditions
- Hearing what is happening in a piece, from anywhere in the world. At Grade 2: instruments and families.
Spelling
1 topic in Spelling this year.
Language · Conventions of Standard English
- Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed.
Writing
1 topic in Writing this year.
Writing
- Write complete sentences using capital letters, spacing and end punctuation.
English
1 topic in English this year.
Reading · Foundational Skills
- Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
Brain teasers
1 topic in Brain teasers this year.
Puzzles and reasoning
- Work out an answer from the information given, using reasoning rather than recall.
Science
1 topic in Science this year.
NGSS · From Molecules to Organisms
- Plan and conduct an investigation to determine if plants need sunlight and water to grow.
Drama
1 topic in Drama this year.
Voice and performing
- Being heard, understood and believed, which is a set of learnable techniques. At Grade 2: being heard.