Printable checklist

Year 2 English — what your child learns

These are the 31 English topics Year 2 covers on TheLearnDen, following the National Curriculum for England. Print the list, stick it on the fridge, and tick topics off as they come up. Each topic name matches its page on this site, where you will find checked videos, lessons, worksheets and practice. Many are free; any account or subscription requirement is shown before you open a resource.

• Make Inferences
• Recognise Literary Language
• Decode Words
• Add Suffixes To Words
• Spell In New Ways
• Recall And Apply Year 2 Grammar Rules
• Use Appropriate Punctuation
• Use Expanded Noun Phrases
• Use Past And Present Tense
• Use Sentences With Different Forms
• Understand Non Fiction Texts
• Plan Ideas And Vocabulary
• Clarify Word Meanings
• Read Accurately Words Of 2+ Syllables
• Grapheme Awareness
• Discuss Sequence In Texts
• Recite By Heart
• Improve Understanding Of Texts
• Predict Outcomes While Reading
• Segment Into Phonemes
• Spell Common Exception Words
• Spell Contracted Words
• Use Possessive Apostrophes
• Homophone Awareness
• Apply Spelling Rules
• Evaluate Writing
• Subordination Awareness
• Starter Assessments
• Read Aloud
• Evaluate Writing
• Proofread For Errors

Topic order follows the site's Year 2 English listing. Schools teach topics in their own order, so treat this as a coverage map, not a timetable.