Year 2
Please click here to view a suggested weekly timetable.
To download a copy of these tasks as a document, please click on the date in the week beginning column.
From week beginning 11th May 2020, the home learning timetable and resources will be on your child's class blog page.
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Maths |
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Week 5
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PHONICS/SPELLING: 1. Look at the Phase 3 and Phase 5 sound mats on this weeks home learning blog post. Practice saying all the sounds. Choose one different sound each day and see how many words you can make with that sound (like we used to at the beginning of our phonics lessons) 2. Practice the High Frequency words on the document from Mrs Hartt – ask someone to test your spelling |
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READING: If you have finished your books, go to the Oxford Owl website. Look for the ebooks section. It is free to register. Choose a book from your book band. https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/books/free-ebooks/ |
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| Monday |
Tiddalick (Dreamtime Story) READ THE YELLOW AND ORANGE BOXES ABOVE We have already heard the story of Tiddalick the frog in our topic lessons. Now read the short version of Tiddalick yourself (click the link on the blog). Answer the comprehension questions in full sentences in your exercise book. |
Measures READ THE GREEN BOX ABOVE Log on to Education City. Go to ‘Classwork : Week 5 Click on the activity ‘Which measuring unit’ ThinkIts. Think about the correct unit of measurement and then check the answer. Click on the activity ‘Animal Standards’ Think carefully about the scales in the last few questions. Find 5 objects in your house to measure the weight of. You could use kitchen or bathroom scales. Order them from heaviest to lightest. If you do not have scales, use your judgement to order them from heaviest to lightest. |
Music: Copy and paste this link to the BBC Music website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/music-ks1-tiddalik-the-frog-1/zj9spg8 Watch the tutorial video: Learn the song ‘Tiddalick the Frog was thirsty, thirsty’. Join in and try to learn the song. Listen to the techniques they are trying to show and teach you as well. If you enjoyed it, click on the link to Tiddalick Part 2 and there is another song to try – ‘Oh dear! The streams are all dry!”
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Tuesday |
READ THE YELLOW & ORANGE BOXES AT THE TOP Read the story of Tiddalick again (or watch the video if you like). Create a storyboard of “Tiddalik the Frog”. Divide the page into at least 6 boxes so you have enough pictures to tell the story. Next, write two or three detailed sentences for each picture to explain what it is about. Use description to help the reading. Can you use any topic words or vocabulary from the story? (billabong, echidna, dreamtime, wombat, Aboriginal) |
READ THE GREEN BOX AT THE TOP Log on to Education City. Go to ‘Classwork : Week 5 2. Click on the activity ‘Slithering Heights’. Watch the information at the beginning and then work through the activity. Have a go at the Slithering Heights activity sheet. Write the answers in your book. Look at the ThinkIts ‘Bigger than a metre’. Write any ideas in your book. Choose 5 objects to measure the length of with your ruler (you were given one in your home pack). Order them from longest to shortest. |
PE/Games (from Mrs Woodhouse) Using what you learned during our hockey lessons, you need to write a set of instructions for a simple activity. In your exercise book write some simple instructions which could be played in pairs or in small teams. Remember to include the equipment needed (such as cones or goals) and how the scoring could take place. Make sure you include some instructions for players so that they know how to hold the stick correctly (which hand needs to be at the top or bottom) and how to stop the ball successfully before passing or dribbling. What could you do to make the game more challenging or easier to play? You must remember that the person reading the instructions will need to be given very specific instructions to follow as they may never have played hockey before. |
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Wednesday |
READ THE YELLOW & ORANGE BOXES AT THE TOP Think about the character of Tiddalick we have been looking at this week. Make a list of adjectives to describe this huge frog. Try to use adventurous vocabulary. Use the story, video or song for ideas. Now, use your adjectives to write an acrostic poem for Tiddalick (use on adjective for each letter of his name) See the example if you need help. Challenge: Can you do the same for the echidna or the wombat? Please send us your poems for the blog! |
READ THE GREEN BOX AT THE TOP Open the document for Maths – Day 3. Work through the questions and write the answers in your exercise book. Try as many questions as you can – don’t worry if you find some difficult, as long as you have tried your best. If you really struggle, go back to Education City and have a go at a Measures activity from KS1 (Yr 1 & 2) |
RE (Spread the Word): Look at the RE document for Day 3 on the blog page. Read the story carefully. Discuss any words you do not know with an adult. Can you role play the story with someone else? Discuss the questions underneath the story with a grown up. Task: Imagine you were one of the women. What would you write in your diary about the event when you went home? Look on the task sheet for more help. |
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Thursday |
READ THE YELLOW & ORANGE BOXES AT THE TOP Listen to the story of Tiddalick again. Can you find similarities between this story and Crow’s Tale? Tell me on the blog if you know what they are. Writing task: Imagine you are Tiddalick. You woke up grumpy and thirsty so what did you do? Did you feel better? Then did you have lots of visitors while you were trying to rest? What did they want? How did they make you feel? What eventually happened? Write the story from Tiddalick’s point of view. Remember to use ‘I, me, my’ as you will be writing in the first person. Use lots of the adjectives you collected for your poem yesterday. Challenge: Can you begin sentences in different ways? |
READ THE GREEN BOX AT THE TOP Open the document for Maths – Day 4. Work through the questions and write the answers in your exercise book. Try as many questions as you can – don’t worry if you find some difficult, as long as you have tried your best. If you really struggle, go back to Education City and have a go at a Measures activity from KS1 (Yr 1 & 2) |
Science Watch the episode about planting seeds on ‘Maddie and Greg: Let’s Go Live – Planting Tomatoes and Potatoes’ https://youtu.be/8dbjCLFTJc4 Open the Day 4: Science document and read the instructions about how to plant apple seeds and make a potato germinate. READ THE DOCUMENT EVEN IF YOU ARE THINKING ‘I DON’T HAVE SEEDS OR THINGS TO PLANT’!
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Friday |
READ THE YELLOW & ORANGE BOXES AT THE TOP Read the information on the ‘Verbs’ sheet and answer the questions. Comprehension 1: Australian Animals Read the text and answer the questions (this first one might be slightly easier for some of you) Comprehension 2: The Queen It was the Queen’s 94th birthday on the 21st April. Read the information about her and answer the questions. |
READ THE GREEN BOX AT THE TOP Log on to Education City. Go to ‘Classwork : Week 5 Click on the activity ‘Desk Assessment’. Watch the information and answer the questions you are asked. This involves you finding the difference between the length of the objects. Remember, you can count up from the smaller to the larger. Make sure you check the measurements on each ruler/tape measure too! Next click on the activity ‘Mass Appeal’. Listen to the information and answer the questions. This time you are being asked how much heavier. Make sure you check the measurements on the scales each time. Click on the activity sheet ‘Mass Appeal’. Answer the questions in your book. You are finding the difference (so go from the smaller number to the larger) |
Topic: Countries around the world. You may need to do some research to help you: Can you list the 7 continents and 5 oceans of the world? Think back to our lessons about this. We have looked at the flags of the UK and Australia. Now look at the different European flags on the sheet. Can you identify which country each flag belongs to? Use the names at the bottom to help you. Extension: Can you find out the capital city of each country? |
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Week 4 |
Monday |
Comprehension: Birds in Your Garden Read the text and answer the questions in your blue exercise book. SPAG/Phonics: Write a list of different contraction words (I’m, don’t). Think carefully about where the apostrophe should go. Choose 2 to include in a challenging sentence. Read your book |
Log in to Times Tables Rock Stars and complete 1 activity.
Log in to Education City. Click on Classwork and then Year 2 - Week 4. Watch the Marble Fractions video.
Copy and solve the fraction problems. |
RE: Read the scripture telling the story of Jesus entering Jerusalem. Think about why this is a significant moment.
First, write 4 questions for Jesus. How do you think he was feeling at that moment? Next, draw a picture of Jesus riding a donkey into the city.
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Tuesday |
Look at the image of Fox and Magpie. Imagine that you are Fox. Write 2 sentences to persuade Magpie to leave Dog and go with you. Try to include an adjective, a conjunction and a contraction in each sentence. Read your book |
Log in to Times Tables Rock Stars and complete 1 activity.
Log in to Education City. Click on Classwork and then Year 2 - Week 4. Watch the Fractions Stations video.
Read and solve the fraction problems. |
Science: Healthy Eating: Think carefully about your prior learning. Draw a large circle in your exercise book, about the same size as a dinner plate. Add pictures of different food to your plate showing a balanced diet for somebody to enjoy. Think about what we need to stay healthy. Think about the different food groups. Afterwards colour and label your picture. Watch this helpful video if you need a quick reminder. |
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Wednesday |
Comprehension: The Layers of the Ocean Read the text and answer the questions in your blue exercise book. Read your book |
Log in to Times Tables Rock Stars and complete 1 activity.
Log in to Education City. Click on Classwork and then Year 2 - Week 4. Complete the Fractions Like An Egyptian activity.
Solve the fraction word problems. Try to show your working out. |
Topic: Draw and colour your own picture of the Australian flag. Research some facts about it. Write some sentences explaining what the flag represents. Think about:
Create your own blog post sharing some of the interesting facts that you have found out. |
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Thursday |
Writing Task: What can you see in the home? Write 3 sentences. You must include:
Read your book |
Log in to Times Tables Rock Stars and complete 1 activity.
Log in to Education City. Click on Classwork and then Year 2 - Week 4. Complete the Pyramid Scheme activity.
Read and solve the fraction word problems. Show your working out. |
Challenge – You can only use your pencil. (no colour or colouring in!) Think about dark and light – use your pencil to create shadows where the light cannot reach. Try to blend the pencil lines using your finger, Ask an adult to take a photograph of your picture. See if they can post it on to the SSPP Twitter page. |
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Friday |
Read the text and answer the questions in your blue exercise book. SPAG/Phonics: Write your own mnemonics to help you remember how to spell the words said, come, eight, people, other & because Read your book |
Log in to Times Tables Rock Stars and complete 1 activity.
Log in to Education City. Click on Classwork and then Year 2 - Week 4. Complete the Fractions halves, quarters and thirds assessment. This should take you around 20 minutes. |
Ask an adult to help you investigate which solids will dissolve in water. You don’t need to use much – try not to waste any important ingredients. Create a T table in your books identifying the solids that dissolve in water and the solids that do not dissolve in water.
Write some sentences explaining what you observed. |
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Week 3 |
Monday |
Phonics: If you have High Frequency words from Mrs Hartt – practice for 10 minutes. Look at the sheet ‘Spelling Week Day 1 & 2’ uploaded to the blog. Follow the instructions on the sheet for Day 1. Comprehension: Dogs (document on the school blog) |
Log in to Education City. Click on Classwork and then Year 2 - Week 3. Complete the Measuring Time task. Remember there are 60 seconds in a minute and Look at the worksheet Maths Week 3 Day 1 which contains a timeline. Read the timeline and then make your own in your book. Think about your days at the minute – can you use the suggested timetable we gave you to help? |
Topic: Research 10 interesting facts about Australia. This site might help. https://www.3dgeography.co.uk/australian-geography Present them in your exercise book as a piece of non-fiction writing. Add diagrams and pictures. If you are pleased with your work see if an adult can upload it to our Twitter account @SSPP_Primary |
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Phonics: If you have High Frequency words from Mrs Hartt – practice for 10 minutes. Look at the sheet ‘Spelling Week 3 Day 1 & 2’ uploaded to the blog. Follow the instructions on the sheet for Day 2. A Surprise at the Beach – this is also in your Year 2 Learning Pack (Pg 30). Read the instructions and write the story in your book. Remember to think about using different punctuation, noun phrases, conjunctions and exciting vocab. |
Look at an analogue clock or watch (not a digital one). Write down the time you begin your Maths task in numbers and words Complete the worksheet Maths Week 3 Day 2. These are questions about the timeline you looked at yesterday. Write the answers to the questions in your book. Look at your clock or watch again and write down the time you finished your Maths work in words and numbers. Can you work out how long it took you to complete the task? Do the same for the other tasks you do today. |
Science: Talk to an adult - what do plants need to stay alive? What do plants and trees give us? What do we give them? Draw a tree or some flowers that you can see in your garden or out of your window. Label the parts of it and explain what each part does. Use videos 1 and 2 here if you need help: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/Mf5rhbTkHLZ3fbJzScyDvC/primary-science-plants |
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| Wednesday |
Phonics: High Frequency words from Mrs Hartt (if you have them) Look at ‘Spelling Week 3 Day 3 & 4’ Follow instructions for Day 3. Log into Education City/Classwork/Year 2 – Week Complete the activity ‘Valiant Verbs’ Think back to our story ‘Fox’. Draw each of the main characters in your book (Magpie, Fox, Dog). Make a list of 5 verbs for each character, thinking about what they might do (run, fly, lie, sneak). Then use each one to write 5 sentences about each character. Remember to use noun phrases (e.g. Devious Fox sprinted rapidly across the vast, lifeless desert) Challenge: can you use a different adverb in some sentences? |
Log into Education City. Click on Classwork and then Year 2 – Week 3. Watch the learn screen ‘Five Minutes’. It will talk you through telling the time to the nearest five minutes. Next complete the activity ‘Wakey Wakey’. Remember to check which is the hour hand (shorter) and which is the minute hand (longer) Then move on to the activity ‘Snoozing time’. Watch for what happens at the end of the game!! |
RE: Watch the video ‘Remember Me’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhFBX5ZSySo which recaps the Easter story. Think about how Jesus gave his life for us. We are all having to do something important to save lives at the minute. Tell 3 people in your family that they are special. Write a short prayer thanking God for your home, your family, your friends and your good health. Create a new post on the class blog where you can share your prayer with everybody. |
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| Thursday |
Phonics: High Frequency words from Mrs Hartt OR Look at the sheet ‘Spelling Week Day 3 & 4’ Follow the instructions for Day 4. Comprehension: The Discovery of Easter Island – this is also in your Year 2 Home Learning pack (pg 31) Questions A-D and Activity sections A. Answer the questions in your book. Using the text, make a list of 5 nouns, 5 verbs, 5 adjectives. |
Write the numbers 1-10. Then double each number. Write all the even numbers to 20. Then halve each number. Can you double these numbers: 22, 25, 50, 100. Log into Education City. Click on Classwork and then Year 2 – Week 3. Complete the activity ‘Sten of the Month’ activity. Complete the ‘Sten of the Month’ Activity sheet – write the answers in your book. |
DT: During World War I, Anzac biscuits were baked by wives and mothers and sent to Australian soldiers in the trenches. If you have the ingredients try to follow the recipe to make them. http://www.scool.scholastic.com.au/schoolzone/toolkit/assets/pdfs/Anzac_Biscuit_Recipe.pdf If you do not have ingredients, help to cook your evening meal. |
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| Friday |
Look back at your spellings from this week. Write some interesting sentences using a word with each rule in every sentence. Part 2 of The Discovery of Easter Island Comprehension Week 3 Day 5. Read the text again and complete activities B – D Do some of your own research about Easter Island. Can you share it with us on the blog? |
Spend 20 minutes on Times Table Rockstars Look at the worksheet Maths Week 3 Day 5 Read the calendar carefully. Write the answers to the questions in your book. Start with the questions on the left as they are slightly easier. Can you find out how many days are in each month of the year? (February was special this year – do you know why?) |
DT/Science: Follow the instructions to make a butterfly feeder. Click on this link or find the page on our blog. |
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Monday |
Handwriting: pg 6 of High Frequency Words Sun, Sea & Safety comprehension Label the non-fiction features Read the text and highlight key information. Use a dictionary to look up any new vocabulary. Answer the questions. |
Count forward in 2s from 0 to 40 Count forward in 5s from 0 to 100 Count forward in 10s from 0 to 200 Log in to Education City. Click on Classwork and then Year 2 - Week 2. Complete the Array Bake activity |
Topic: Think about the pictures that you have drawn and painted recently. Choose an object in your bedroom and sketch a simple picture of it. Add colour to your picture.
Challenge: You must only use primary colours. |
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Handwriting: pg 7 of High Frequency Words Pirate story setting – look at the pirate picture and the vocabulary list. Use a dictionary to look up any new words. Write a paragraph about the picture. Describe the setting or write a short story about the scene. |
Count backwards in 2s from 40 to 0 Count backwards in 5s from 10 to 0 Count backwards in 10s from 200 to 0 Log in to Education City. Click on Classwork and then Year 2 - Week 2. Complete In Tens Counting activity. |
Science: Choose a woodland creature or an animal or insect that you have spotted in your garden or at the park. Write 3 sentences explaining what makes the habitat suitable for the animal. Does it have everything that it needs? Think about MRS GREN Log in to Education City. Click on Classwork and then Year 2 - Week 2. Complete Park Life activity. |
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| Wednesday |
Handwriting: pg 8 of High Frequency Words Olympic Games comprehension Read the text and highlight key information. Use a dictionary to look up any new vocabulary. Answer the questions Answers will be put on the school blog on Friday |
Count forwards and backwards in 2s from 40 to 0 Count forwards and backwards in 5s from 10 to 0 Count forwards and backwards in 10s from 200 to 0 Log in to Education City. Click on Classwork and then Year 2 - Week 2. Complete Ridiculous Roads activity. |
RE: Think about what makes you special. Why was Mary so special? Why do you think God chose her to give birth to Jesus? Write some sentences sharing your ideas. When you have finished, draw a picture of Mary talking to the Angel Gabriel. |
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| Thursday |
Handwriting: pg 8 of High Frequency Words Olympic Games comprehension Read the text and highlight key information. Use a dictionary to look up any new vocabulary. Answer the questions Answers will be put on the school blog on Friday |
Write down all number bonds to 10 Write down all number bonds to 20 Write down all number bonds to 100 (multiples of ten) Log in to Education City. Click on Classwork and then Year 2 - Week 2. Complete Number Arcade activity. |
Computing: Use a laptop (if you have one available) to create a short PowerPoint presentation about yourself. Think about your likes/dislikes, your hobbies and your dreams. Keep this safe so that you can share it when you return to school. |
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| Friday |
Handwriting: pg 10 of High Frequency Words Choose either Jub or the Tear Thief. Write a short retelling of what happened to them in the story. Write in the first person (I/me/my) as if you are the character. Think about describing the setting and characters. |
Write down all even numbers between 0 and 30 Write down all odd numbers between 0 and 30 Choose three 1-digit even numbers and add them together Log in to Education City. Click on Classwork and then Year 2 - Week 2. Complete Odd or Even activity. |
Blog: Log on to the class blog. Look at some of the information that has been shared by your teacher and your classmates. Leave comments on at least 5 different blog posts. Think about creating your own blog post. |
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Monday |
Handwriting: pg 1 of High Frequency Words Rivers of the World comprehension Read the text and highlight key information. Use a dictionary to look up any new vocabulary. Answer the questions Answers will be put on the school blog on Friday |
Write out all your number bonds to 20 (and any associated facts that you know e.g. 1+9=10 so 10+90=100) Log in the Education City (login in your home exercise pack) Click on Classwork and complete these tasks: In Tens Counting 3. In your Maths pack complete the sheet Tricky Tens |
Science: Explore the garden or park. How many animals can you find in their habitat? Discuss with children why certain animals are better suited to their different micro-habitats, e.g. worms and damp soil, so they do not dry out. |
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Handwriting: pg 2 of High Frequency Words Log in the Education City Click on Classwork Complete these tasks (login in your home book) Temple Quest activity – interactive Temple Quest activity sheet – copy the sentences in your home workbook and then circle/colour your answers. 4. Look around your house – write down 10 nouns (objects). Then use them in a sentence. |
Write out your 2 times table – ask someone to test you on it. Look at the Day 2 task sheet - addition. Can you partition each number into tens and units? Use a number line to complete the first 6 additions. Can you use a different method to add – partition and add on the tens and units in your head? If not, continue using a number line Look on the school website for a video of the method |
DT/Cooking: Follow a recipe (or make up your own) to cook something using simple ingredients in your house. This could be your dinner! You could post the recipe on our blog or write a review of the meal/food you made! |
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| Wednesday |
Handwriting: pg 3 of High Frequency Words Enormous Turnip comprehension Read the text and highlight key information. Use a dictionary to look up any new vocabulary. Answer the questions Answers will be put on the school blog on Friday |
Write out your 5 times table – ask someone to test you on it. Look at the Day 3 task sheet - subtraction. Can you partition each number into tens and units? Use a number line to complete the first 6 subtractions. Can you use a different method to subtract – partition and take away on the tens and units in your head? If not, continue using a number line |
Topic: Think about the pictures we drew of Australian animals. Can you use the techniques we learnt to draw another? You might want to look at some pictures of animals. Use colours to decorate it (can you use aboriginal styles?) See if you can add a photo to our blog, Twitter or Facebook. |
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| Thursday |
Handwriting: pg 4 of High Frequency Words Read the text and highlight key information. Use a dictionary to look up any new vocabulary. Answer the questions Answers will be put on the school blog on Friday |
Write out your 3 times table – ask someone to test you on it. Recap how to add and subtract using a number line: a) 32 + 33 = b) 41 + 27 = c) 65 – 32 = d) 98 – 44 = |
RE: Read the story of the Last Supper to yourself or with an adult. Colour in the picture below and then write an explanation of what happened. If you find an explanation difficult, write some sentences about what is happening in the picture. |
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| Friday |
Handwriting: pg 5 of High Frequency Words Log in the Education City Click on Classwork and complete these tasks: Noun Noodles Activity – interactive Noun Noodles Activity sheet – answer in your home workbook. 5. Look around your house – write 5 sentences containing noun phrases |
Spend 15 minutes on Times Tables Rock Stars
Complete the addition mosaic. There are 2 levels of challenge. You can do them both if you wish. Have some paper next to you to do your working out on. We will put the finished pictures on the blog on Friday. |
PHSE: Use some of the breathing or meditating tasks we begin our Jigsaw lessons with Talk to someone about your week. How are you feeling? What did you enjoy? What was difficult? Write about some things you have achieved this week (e.g. completing tasks, learning new skills at home) Write yourself 3 goals for next week – one about learning, two about something else. |
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PE: Go to the Pupils tab above and click on Learning Zones/PE for a list of websites offering free physical activity resources for all pupils during the school closure.
