Year 2 Science – Living Things!

This week in Science, Year 2 have been learning all about living things! We started by learning about MRS GREN, a fantastic way to help us remember the seven things that all living things do:

M – Movement
R – Respiration
S – Sensitivity
G – Growth
R – Reproduction
E – Excretion
N – Nutrition

We then put our learning into action with a Science Walk around our school grounds!

We had lots of fun exploring and looking carefully at the things around us. We found lots of living things, including some very exciting bugs! We were especially lucky to spot ladybirds in different colours. We also discovered that humans are living things too – including us!

As we explored, we also looked for things that were not living. We found lots of examples, including the school building and even the castle!

Our scientists did a fantastic job of looking closely, asking questions and explaining why they thought something was living or not living. We really enjoyed being scientists outdoors and putting our MRS GREN knowledge to the test!

What a brilliant Science Walk, Year 2!

Science walk 2026