Year 2
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| Week Beginning | English |
Maths |
Creative/Foundation | |
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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. |
| Tuesday |
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. |
| Tuesday |
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. |
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.
