Bite Size Key Stage 2

Key Stage Two is the level of education taught to pupils aged between 7 and 11.  This information looks at some topics covered in this important stage of a child’s learning and finishes with how Key Stage Two.com, an online learning environment can really help your child academically, and help boost their grades, in a fun engaging way. 

Bite size Key Stage 2 covers three main areas, English, Maths and Science, broken down into small, easy to understand bites or snippets of information.  

English

During English, at Key Stage Two level, reading, writing and spelling and grammar skills can help a child tell their story, share their ideas, write a letter, and make sense of instructions.  Children utilise and improve their English skills every day and it helps the children understand each other and communicate with one another.

With reading at Key Stage 2 children read fictional and non-fictional text, including adverts, dictionary references, and poetry.  They learn how to look at language, layout and meanings.  During reading they will also ‘read for information’ and be able to answer questions pertaining to the information they have read. 

Writing plays an important part of English education in Key Stage Two, and is a vital part where children communicate with others. Text needs to be written in a way where the reader can easily understand what the child is trying to tell them.  For a child to become a good reader, writer and all round communicator they need to exercise sound spelling and grammar.  Sound spelling and grammar requires an understanding of nouns, adjectives, paragraphs, punctuation, sentences, verbs and adverbs.

Maths

In Key Stage 2 Maths education, children learn about why numbers and formulas matter.  Becoming a skilled maths student involves having a good knowledge of sums, averages, shapes, graphs and measurements.

Knowing simple sums and learning useful calculations can help a child with everyday tasks.

Children at Key Stage 2 level learn about addition, subtraction, decimals, factors, multiples, fractions, money, multiplication, division, percentages and using a calculator.

Another important topic in maths is grasping the concept of shape, space & measures, by learning about angles, lines, graphs, shapes and useful everyday measurements, including 2d and 3d shapes, symmetry and time. 

Science.

The 3rd and final subject we will look at is Science.  During Key Stage 2 Science education pupils learn about our world and how the things in it work, by concentrating on materials, energy, light and sound, humans, plants and animals.

In order to become a good young scientist, pupils must have an understanding of circulation, food chains, human life cycles, microorganisms, plant and animal habitats, plant life cycles, skeletons and muscles, teeth and eating.

Materials play an important part in science education; physical experiments with solids, liquids and gases contribute to this learning, as does developing an understanding of electricity, types of energy forces, space, the Earth, sun and moon, sound and light.

If your child is aged between 7 and 11 why not join http://www.keystagetwo.com

It is a virtual learning environment that successfully manages to combine fun games with education, whilst concentrating on the subjects your child is learning in school to help boost their grades in a fun and engaging way.  KeyStageTwo.com is National Curriculum compliant and is now being used in schools and homes throughout Northern Ireland, Scotland, England, and Wales.  Now taking sign-ups for September 2011 at http://www.keystagetwo.com or try the Demo at http://www.keystagetwo.com/demo

Good Luck for the new term folks!