Year 2 Blog

https://vimeo.com/420582652

Click on the link above, choose phase 5 and choose ‘o-e’ ‘u-e’

Other groups

Have a go at the wordsearch attached.

English

Watch the story to the end

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3TkE0Ke15M

Is that what you expected to happen? So today and tomorrow we are going to retell the story of 'What made Tiddalik laugh'. You can either use your book and write and draw pictures, or we have set up a template for you on 2create a story on Purple Mash, where you can add your own writing and draw some pictures. Please choose which ever is best for you.

Maths

Warm up: Have a go at the worksheet and identify the odd and even numbers

Watch the video

Main task: Have a go at the odd and even numbers worksheet

Challenge- Have a go at the odd and even numbers investigation worksheet. Can you spot any patterns? Can you come up with any rules and explain your reasons?

Science

We are thinking today about plants which we eat and which parts of the plant we eat. Have a look at the powerpoint (attached) and look at the plants and the different conditions different types of plants need in order to grow well. Then look at the slides about the parts of the plans we eat e.g. the root, the leaf etc. Can you name the plants on the slides?

Task

If you were a farmer what would you grow on your farm? What conditions would these plants need in order to grow well? So your task is to design your own farm using a piece of paper. However, if you are feeling VERY creative you could make a mini farm/allotment out of craft materials. We'd love to see some photographs of your work.

Documents to support home learning on Wednesday 8th July

Wednesday 8th July

Reading

Log into Reading Eggspress and read the book which we have set for you and complete the quiz. Don’t worry if you don’t complete all of it today, as you can continue with it tomorrow.

Spellings

Mrs Coates’ group

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/BuriedTreasure2.html

Choose phase 5 and the ‘o-e’ ‘u-e’

Other groups

Log into spell zone, there are lots of games focusing on this week’s words. Which game in your favourite?

https://www.spellzone.com/word_lists/list-1141.htm

English

Watch the story clip up to 4.28 when the platypus appears.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3TkE0Ke15M

Today we are going to find out some interesting facts about platypuses. Click on the link below and watch, you may need an adult to help you read some of the facts. There are quite lot of facts within the first minute of the clip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmShThjkmdI

Task

Either

Draw a large picture of a platypus and jot down some interesting facts around it

You can create a fact sheet/poster with lots of information about Platypuses. You could use sub headings to organise the information.

e.g.

Appearance

Diet

Interesting Facts

Maths

Warm up: Have a go at the grouping worksheet

Main task:

Watch the following video…

https://vimeo.com/420582476

Then try the attached worksheet

Challenge- Have a go at working out remainders

P.E

Have a go at creating this Gymnastics sequence!

Shapes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm4L96l9VGw

Balance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFBPgLxRGJI

Teddy Bear Roll https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7QT4KRJL0

Sequence part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyqiYlsRyg4

Sequence part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wjmKY72Yyo

Full sequence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpMY4WYASV0

Handwriting

Watch the video of Miss Franklin explaining how to form the letters l, i, t, j, u, y and see if you can do some of the joins.

There are handwriting worksheets attached.

https://youtu.be/r0IwHmlbwhk

Documents to support home learning on Tuesday 7th July

Tuesday 7th July

(If you are the stay and play sessions, don't worry about completing today's work)

Reading

Complete the set task from yesterday, if you have already done this, log into Oxford Owl and choose a book.

Class log in – year2lhcps

Password - lostock

Spellings

Log into purple mash there is a spelling activity, based on this week’s words for you to complete.

Mrs Coates’ group

Click the link below and have a go at some of the games on phonics play

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/PicnicOnPluto.html

Click on picnic on pluto, phase 5 and choose ‘o-e’ ‘u-e’

English

We are going to continue with ‘What made Tiddalik laugh’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3TkE0Ke15M

Today please stop the clip at 2.17

Task

Draw a picture of Tiddalik and around him write a list of words which the other animals may use to describe him. e.g. selfish, thoughtless etc

(the link below shows you how to draw a frog, you can use this to help if you wish)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_kovglf_eM

Maths

For the rest of the week, we will look at division. You can work the equations out by grouping or by sharing.

Sharing example

Grouping example

Warm up: Try the sharing worksheet

Main task: Watch the following video…

https://vimeo.com/420582354

Then try the making equal groups worksheet

Challenge- Have a go at working out remainders using the attached worksheet

Topic

We are continuing to look at Judaism in R.E. Log into Purple Mash. There will be a video to watch all about the Jewish Sabbath day. Then write an email to tell me what it is like to spend a Sabbath day with your Jewish friend Zusha. What did you see? What did you learn?

Documents to support home learning on Monday 6th July

Monday 6^th July

Reading – Log into Reading Eggspress and there is a book for you to read and a quiz to complete. Don’t worry if you don’t complete all of it today, as you can continue with it tomorrow.

Spellings

New spelling lists are attached under today’s resources. Read over the words on your list and then write them out in your best handwriting.

English

This week we are focusing on stories from different cultures. We are going to read an Aborginal story called ‘What made Tiddalik laugh’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3TkE0Ke15M

Click on the link above to hear the story, today please stop the clip at 1.48.

Here the animals are talking about what they are going to do because Tiddalik has drunk all of the water. How might the animals be feeling? What are they going to do?

Task

In your books please pretend you are one of the animals e.g. the wombat, the bear etc and write a short diary entry explaining how upset you are that there is now no water for you or any of your friends. Also, if you look carefully at the pictures you will be able to spot that the trees and plants are also starting to die due to the lack of water.

You can do this in your home learning book.

Maths

Watch this video to remind you about the ten times table

https://vimeo.com/420582220

Warm up- Practise your ten times table using the worksheet

Main task- Complete the worksheet on the x10 table

Challenge- Have a go at the multiplication shopping challenge

Topic

Log into Purple Mash. You have been set a To Do called 'All About Me'. This is your chance to write all the interesting things about yourself that you would like your new Y3 teacher to know. Your new Y3 teacher can't wait to hear all about you!

Hello Year 2

We just wanted to say how impressed we are with all of you. The work we are seeing on purple mash and the work which is being e mailed into us is FANTASTIC. We are also seeing how hard you are all working on Reading Eggs, Education City and Times Table Rockstars - well done. We are really missing seeing you all each day, but it really does cheer us up when we see how well you are all doing at home. A huge thank you to your parents and carers, they are doing an amazing job.

This week we are having a Virtual Sports Day on Tuesday - all the details are under Tuesday on the BLOG. We will be doing these activities in school with our bubbles too. If you'd like to email us any photographs of you at home taking part in the activities we'd love to share them on our BLOG. Fingers crossed for nice weather on Tuesday!

If anyone would like any support with home learning or has misplaced passwords etc please e mail us at:-

year2@lostockhallcps.co.uk

Thank you all for your continued support.

Resources to support home learning - Friday 3rd July

Friday 3rd July

Reading - please log into reading eggs/reading eggspress and either complete another lesson or choose a book from the library section and read that.

Spellings - please ask someone in your house to give you a test of this week's words.

English

We’d like you to write your own version of the poem ‘If I had wings’. Include some good adjectives, adverbs and WOW words if you can.

If I had wings I would touch……..

If I had wings I would taste…….

If I had wings I would listen………..

If I had wings I would gaze………

If I had wings I would dream……………

(these are just some examples you can change them as you wish)

Task

Perhaps write it in rough then edit it later on. When editing you could use a thesaurus and try to improve some of the words you have used.

You can write in your book or type it onto the template which we have saved for you on purple mash. We know how creative you all are and what great imaginations you have. We’re really looking forward to reading these.

Maths

Watch this video to remind you about the five times table

https://vimeo.com/417922557

Warm up – Practise your five times table using the worksheet

Main task- Complete the worksheet on the x5 table

Challenge- Have a go at the deduction worksheet. Use what you know about your times tables to predict what the answer will be. What do multiples of x2, x5, x 10 end in?

Computing

If you log into purple mash,we have sent you all an email. Please read it and then send us a reply. We're looking forward to hearing from you.

Resources to support home learning Thursday 2nd July

Thursday 2nd July

Reading - please finish off the set book on Reading Eggspress, then when you have done that please choose a book from the library section to read.

Spellings - please complete the wordsearch attached.

Mrs Coates' group

https://vimeo.com/417922431

Click on the link above, choose phase 5 and choose ‘a-e' 'e-e' 'i-e'

English

Today we are going to look at a poem by Pie Corbett.

Can you see how the poem is structured? What would you do if you had wings? What would you like to see, hear, touch, taste, smell and see?

Task

Using the sheet attached, draw pictures and write a few key words about things you would like to see/hear/touch/taste and smell if you had wings. Try to use good adjectives and WOW words too.

Maths

Watch this video to remind you about the two times table

Warm up- Practise your two times table using the worksheet

Main task- Complete the worksheet on the x2 table

Challenge- Have a go at the recognising relationships worksheet

Music

We are looking at the work of famous composers from the past. This week we are going to look at 'The Firebird' by Igor Stravinsky. It is one of the BBC Ten Pieces. Please watch the film below of the piece.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4JMLr6V55sQKzMPgv401my0/the-firebird-suite-1911-finale-by-igor-stravinsky

Listen to this piece of music, which is actually the finale from the ballet. Stravinsky wrote this music for a large orchestra, with many instruments, and by the end of this piece you can hear them all playing. However, it begins quietly and, as each instrument enters, the dynamics get louder and louder. In music, this is called a crescendo (cre-shen-doe).

Identify the trumpet that enters towards the end of the piece. The trumpet is often used in a fanfare, which is a short piece of music used to announce something – an event or a person. In this case, the trumpet is announcing that Prince Ivan and Tsarevna are getting married. Fanfares are very often celebratory pieces of music and are usually played by brass instruments.

Explain how Stravinsky uses a technique called repetition to help build up the happy atmosphere and to get everybody excited. You can hear the melody (tune) played on brass instruments, which is repeated again and again. In music, this is also called a ‘sequence’. How many times can you hear the melody? You will need to listen really carefully.

Can you think of events which you have celebrated, or have helped to celebrate (birthdays, other people’s weddings, end of term, winning a race at sport’s day, etc.). Choose one of these, and decide which instruments and sounds would best suit the event. Note in particular the triangle used at the end of ‘The Firebird’ – the constant ringing of this instrument is a very celebratory sound.

If you have any instruments at home you could create a simple melody or you could create a melody using your voice. Below are the notes for the melody in the Firebird.

Resources to support learning on Wednesday 1st July

Wednesday 1st July

Reading - please log into reading eggspress, we have set a new book for you to read.

Spellings - please complete the anagrams attached.

Mrs Coates' group

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/BuriedTreasure2.html

Choose phase 5 and the ‘a-e' 'e-e' and 'i-e'

English

Re- read the Kennings powerpoint from yesterday. Remember a kennings poem has two words per line. They are a bit like a riddle, they are giving the reader clues!

e.g. Fur owner.

Meat eater.

Milk drinker.

Mouse chaser.

Tree climber.

Silent hunter.

Task

Write your own Kennings poem. You can either do this in your book or we have set a template on purple mash.

Maths

Watch the video to remind you about arrays

https://vimeo.com/417922235

Warm up- complete the warm up worksheet on repeated addition

Main task- Complete the worksheet on arrays

Challenge- Have a go at writing the equations to match the arrays on the worksheet

Handwriting

We are going to look at some joins. Please watch Miss Franklin on the video https://youtu.be/2XJsGeAq1gI explaining how to join the letters c,a,d,g,o,q,s. Then print out some of the handwriting paper attached under today's resources and have a go.

Resources for Tuesday 30th June

Tuesday 30th June

Reading - Log into reading eggspress and finish off the book set from yesterday. If you have completed this, then please do the next lesson, either on reading eggs or reading eggspress.

Spellings

Log into purple mash there is a spelling activity, based on this week’s words for you to complete.

Mrs Coates' group

Click the link below and have a go at some of the games on phonics play

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/PicnicOnPluto.html

Click on picnic on pluto, phase 5 and choose ‘a-e' 'e-e' i-e'

The Virtual Sports Day won't be taking place in school, due to the bad weather, we are not able to get on the field. We will do what we can in class. At home you may not be able to do many activities due to the bad weather. So attached under today's resources are some themed activities linked to sports, you can complete some of these today if you are unable to do the Sports activities.

As an extra, you could write a Kennings Poem linked to a sport or sports person e.g. a Footballer.

We have set a template on purple mash for this.

Virtual Sports Day

So today is the Lancashire Schools Virtual Sports Day. We are going to be taking part in this event in school and would love it if you could take part in it at home too. The event starts 'live' at 10am. At 10.15am you can take part in the celebration dance ( which we worked on yesterday)

This is the link to the website -

https://lancashireschoolgames.co.uk/spar-lancashire-school-games-virtual-festival-30th-june/

Below is a timetable of events for the day.

Log on to watch the videos and see details about the tasks.

We'd love to hear about how you got on with the virtual sports day. Feel free to send any photos/ scores/videos etc to

year2@lostockhallcps.co.uk

Resources to support home learning - Monday 29th June

Monday 29th June

Reading

Please log into reading eggspress and read the book which we have set for you. Don't worry if you don't complete it all today, as you can continue with it tomorrow.

Spellings

Have a look at this week's words, which are in today's resources section. Please read through the words and then have a go at writing them out in your book in your best handwriting.

English

Some excellent poems written last week year 2, we are going to continue looking at different types of poems this week too. So today we are going to read some Kennings poems. Please look at the powerpoint attached and read through the examples. Can you see how the poems are structured?

Task

Please think of an animal or object which you can describe well. In your book draw a picture of the animal and write some facts about it .e.g. eats plants, can fly, lands of flowers silently etc.

Try to come up with some really interesting and unusual facts. Try to include some WOW words to describe how your animal moves and what it looks like.

Maths

Watch the following video to remind you about multiplication

https://vimeo.com/418150502

Warm up- Have a go at the worksheet and count the equal groups

Main task- Complete the multiplication worksheet

Challenge- Complete the worksheet on multiplication word problems

In preparation for the Virtual Sports Day tomorrow, we are going to learn a dance. Please follow the instructions below. Each part is only about a minute long. Practise each section then put the whole thing together.

Part 1 of the dance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPemt2UEjeA

Part 2 of the dance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb9dRXuxskc

Part 3 of the dance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKEP6uwMpzo

Part 4 of the dance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUBzSetfLPU

Full Routine with Music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9O_hEY4a84

The girls are the winners!

Look at those huge scores! Well done to everyone who took part this week. We would like to say a huge well done to Grace, Harriet, Amber and Austin who scored over 2000 points each. Incredible work!

Come on boys! The girls are winning!

Well done to Harriet, Grace and Amber for their fantastic scores. Noah and Austin have also scored very highly for the boys. Keep up the super work everyone. The battle ends on Friday!

Times Table Rockstars score update...

The girls are in the lead!!

A big well done to Amber and Grace from 2F who have scored over 800 points each for the girls!

Also well done to Austin, Jacob, Harriet and Emily from 2F who have scored over 300 points each.

The scores are still quite close so come on boys! Try and catch the girls.

This week's battle is going to be all the Y2 boys against all the Y2 girls.

The battle starts at 9am on Monday 22nd June and ends at 3pm on Friday 26th June!

If you would like to join the battle, please sign into Times Table Rockstars.

If you would like a login or have misplaced yours, please email year2@lostockhallcps.co.uk

Please note: We may be slower to reply this week as we are teaching full time in school. We will try to check as much as possible.

Good luck!

Documents for Friday 26th June

Friday 26th June

Reading

Finish off any of the books we’ve set for you to read this week. If you’ve completed everything then please choose a book from the ‘library’ section on Reading Eggspress.

Spelling

Ask someone in your house to give you a spelling test of this week’s words.

English

Re read the poem below, which we looked at yesterday. Today we are going to write our own version of the poem. You can include any minibeasts you like, make sure you follow the structure of the poem.

Ladybird, Ladybird Poem

Ladybird, ladybird , what do you see?

I see a crazy, curly caterpillar crawling towards me.

Caterpillar , Caterpillar , what do you see?

I see a long, slimy worm sliding towards me.

Worm, Worm what do you see?

I see a shiny, black beetle creeping towards me.

Beetle, Beetle what do you see?

I see a pointy, tailed wasp flying towards me.

e.g. ______________, _____________ what do you see?

I see a ________, __________, _________ towards me.

You can write these in your book, or there is a template set for you on Purple Mash. Try to use interesting adjectives and verbs.

Maths

Bonds to 100

https://vimeo.com/415699539

Warm up- Have a go at the bonds to 100 worksheet. There are visual pictures to help you on this sheet.

Main task- Have a go at the bonds to 100 worksheet. You may need to use the tens frames and counters on this website to help you work out the answers https://www.coolmath4kids.com/manipulatives/ten-frame

Challenge- Have a go at the challenge worksheet and work out the number bonds to 100

Science

We are thinking today about the lifecycle of a plant. Have a look at the powerpoint attached. Can you explain the lifecycle of a plant?

Task – Using the sheet attached sequence the pictures into the correct order and then explain what happens at each stage. Or if you prefer you could draw your own pictures.

Documents for Thursday 25th June

Thursday 25th June

Reading

Complete the set task from yesterday, if you have already done this, do another lesson on Reading eggs or Reading eggspress.

Spelling

Mrs Coates' group - Dragon’s Den

https://vimeo.com/415699365

Click on the link above, choose phase 5 and choose ‘ey’

Other groups

Have a go at the wordsearch attached.

English

Read the following poem

Ladybird, ladybird , what do you see?

I see a crazy, curly caterpillar crawling towards me.

Caterpillar , Caterpillar , what do you see?

I see a long, slimy worm sliding towards me.

Worm, Worm what do you see?

I see a shiny, black beetle creeping towards me.

Beetle, Beetle what do you see?

I see a pointy, tailed wasp flying towards me.

There is a copy of the poem under today’s resources.

How is the poem structured? The author has used some good quality adjectives and some interesting verbs e.g. creeping, sliding.

Task

Please colour all of the adjectives yellow, the verbs green and the nouns blue.

Challenge

Make a list of some good quality adjectives and verbs you could use when you write your own version of this poem tomorrow

e.g. verbs – fluttering, slithering, scuttling

adjectives – bright, noisy,

Maths

Subtracting two digit numbers and exchanging tens

Have a look at the following video to help you. See if you can use the column subtraction method. Remember you may have to exchange a ten! Have a look at the video to remind you of this method.

Warm up- You won’t need to exchange a ten using this worksheet

Main task- You will have to exchange a ten on some of these calculations

Challenge task- First try the main task and see if you can exchange tens easily. Then have a go at the challenge worksheet and try filling in the missing numbers in the column subtraction equations.

P.E

I know lots of Y2 love this song! Have a go at copying Katie’s dance moves

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPff7teoqMY

History

Attached are three aerial photographs of the area around our school.( the blue dot it where our school is) . Can you sequence them from oldest to newest? What has changed ? How has the area around our school changed?

Our school was split over two sites when Mrs Cookson and Mrs Brownley started teaching at Lostock Hall. The infants were all in a building on Avondale Drive and the juniors were all in a building on Linden Drive. Think about how different that must have been for the children and the parents, walking from one school building to another. Did any of your parents attend our school during that time? What are there memories of it?

In 2010, the extension to the building on Linden Drive was opened. This meant that everyone, from pre school to year 6 could all be in the same building.

Tasks

Sequence the aerial photographs attached. How do you know which is the oldest/newest? Make a list of any changes you can see.

Challenge

The old school building is still there on Avondale Drive, maybe you and your family could walk past it and have a look or look at it on google street view. Can you find any old photographs or information online?

Documents for Wednesday 24th June

Wednesday 24th June

Reading

Log into Reading Eggspress because we have set you a book to read and a quiz to complete. Don’t worry if you don’t complete all of it today, as you can continue with it tomorrow. We’re looking forward to seeing how you get on.

Spellings

Mrs Coates' group

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/BuriedTreasure2.html

Choose phase 5 and the ‘ey’

Other groups

Log into spell zone, there are lots of games focusing on this week’s words you can have a go at.

https://www.spellzone.com/word_lists/list-2455.htm

English

Log into Oxford Owls website

Username year2lhcps

Password lostock

Read the book Minibeast Poems. ( you’ll have to type it into the search bar at the top of the page)

Have a look at the first two poems – what have you noticed? Can you spot where the rhyming words are?

Task

Split your book into four section and sort the rhyming words which are attached under today’s resources.

Challenge – add some of your own rhyming words in too.

Maths

Practise subtracting

Warm up- Subtract ten from two digit numbers

Main task- Complete the subtraction worksheet. You have a choice of two. Choose which you prefer.

Challenge task- Have a go at the subtraction word problem worksheet

Digital Art

This is a similar activity to last week so we will be practising our animation skills again.

Create an animation of a space scene. Maybe you could add a rocket blasting off, a shooting star or aliens flying through space. I’d love to see your other ideas! First, make sure you choose a space background and apply it to all the frames. In each frame draw your object in a slightly different position so then when you press play, it looks like it is moving!

Documents for Tuesday 23rd June

Tuesday 23rd June

Reading

Complete the set task from yesterday, if you have already done this, do another lesson on Reading Eggs or Reading Express.

Spellings

Log into Purple Mash there is a spelling activity, based on this week’s words for you to complete.

Mrs Coates' group

Click the link below and have a go at some of the games on phonics play

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/subtraction-grids

Click on picnic on pluto, phase 5 and choose ‘ey’

English

Following on from yesterday we are going to use the facts we learnt to help us write a riddle poem.

Have a look at the powerpoint attached. The writer gave clues about the minibeast before telling the reader what it actually was.

So today, you are going to write your own minibeasts ‘What am I?’ riddle.

e.g. What am I?

I fly in the air by fluttering my wings.

I am smaller than your hand.

If you look carefully you will see that I am many different colours.

For my food I drink delicious nectar from flowers.

I have six legs and two antennae.

At first I came out of an egg.

I was a caterpillar and then a chrysalis.

I am a . . .

Try to think of an unusual fact about your chosen minibeast and try to include it. Make sure you use capital letters and full stops in your riddle, as well as a question mark for the question.

Task

Write your own riddle either in your home learning book or we have set up a template on Purple Mash which you could use. We’re looking forward to reading some of these riddles.

Maths

Subtraction revision

Practise subtracting using the following game on Top Marks

Warm up- Complete the subtraction on a number line worksheet

Main task- Complete the subtraction worksheet. Subtract a single digit number from a two digit number. See how many minutes it takes you to do each Mad Minutes sheet. See if you can beat your first score.

Challenge- complete the missing number subtraction worksheet

R.E

Have a look at the Shabbat powerpoint and discuss how the Sabbath is kept holy in a Jewish Household. How many parts of the ceremony can you remember? What is the reason for each of the parts?

Watch https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/z3hyr82 and discuss the blessing given by the family. What is special for Jewish children about being blessed by members of their family?

Task- sequence the pictures of a Shabbat and write under each picture what is happening. E.g- The father/grandfather is blessing the children

Documents for Monday 22nd June

Monday 22nd June

Reading – Log into Reading Eggspress because we have set you a book to read and a quiz to complete. Don’t worry if you don’t complete all of it today, as you can continue with it tomorrow. We’re looking forward to seeing how you get on.

Spellings

New spelling lists are attached under today’s resources. Read over the words on your list and check you know what each word means. Write the words out in your book in your best handwriting.

English

This week we are going to be finding out about different minibeasts and writing our own poems and riddles.

So today, please have a look at the powerpoint above. Can you describe any of the minibeasts? Where do they live? Have you learnt any interesting facts about them?

Task – Attached under the resources sections are 3 differentiated reading comprehensions. Please do either the warm up, main or challenge.

As an extra task you could do some research about minibeasts ready for our work later on in the week.

Maths

Adding two digit numbers

Watch the following video to help you.

https://vimeo.com/415699218

Today, we will practise adding two digit numbers together. To work out the answers, you can draw the tens and ones or you can use the column addition method. See below.

Warm up- Complete the worksheet. You will be adding multiples of ten to two digit numbers.

Main task- You have a choice of two worksheets to complete. See which one you prefer. Both will require you to add two digit numbers together.

Challenge task- Complete the word problems worksheet. These problems involve more than one calculation so they can be quite tricky!

Computing

This week we will move on to look at blogging. Every week, you are getting used to reading our Y2 class blog but this week you will have a go at writing on a blog and commenting on other children’s posts on Purple Mash. This will not come up in your 2Do area. You need to click 'sharing' at the top of the page and then 'shared blogs'.

Remember! When writing on the internet it is important to:

Be kind to others
Not reveal any personal information (PLEASE DON'T INCLUDE YOUR SURNAME)
Make sure what you write is correct- it could stay on the internet forever!
Be careful when adding photographs. Does everyone in the photo have permission to go on the internet?

The thread will be about ‘Fun things to do at home- tips for other children and families’. You can add a new post by pressing the green 'add' button. Please write about some of the fun games and things you have been doing at home. Have you invented a game or taken up a new hobby? You can also comment on other children’s posts. This blog is not visible to the public but is visible to everyone in 2F and 2C so please be mindful of this.

2F are the winners!

What a fantastic score - well done 2F for winning our times tables battle this week.

Some amazing scores.

Very impressed with Austin and Jacob who both earned over 3000 points!

Excellent work.

A great start to the new half term, lots of people on reading eggs and purple mash tasks. Well done year 2 we are VERY impressed.

If your child has misplaced any passwords/ log ins for Reading Eggs, Purple Mash, Times Tables Rock Stars, Education City - please send us an email and we can email the details over.

Just a reminder how to find the reading books which we've set on reading eggs.

Your child will need to log in with their username and password.

If anyone wants to email us any work across, we'd love to see it. Like wise if we can offer any support with home learning please contact us via email.

year2@lostockhallcps.co.uk

Many thanks for your continued support.

Father's Day Card Resources

Here are some Father's Day card ideas for you to make at home! You could surprise your Daddy, Step-Dad or Grandad with a lovely card on Sunday!

Option 1: The fab card- Cut out a rectangle and divide it into thirds. Colour each third red, white and brown. Spread some glue on the brown section and sprinkle hundreds and thousands on top. Stick down a lolly stick and stick your rectangle on top. Decorate around your card with a lovely sign saying 'You're fab!' and draw some twinkly stars.

Option 2: There are a selection of cards to colour from Twinkl attached. Choose which you like best, print it off and colour it in.

Option 3: Use the attached worksheets to read through the instructions on how to make the 'Love You to The Moon' card. If you don't have a photo handy, you could always draw a picture of yourself. Print out the speech bubbles too and stick them on your card.

Documents to support home learning Friday 19th June

Friday 19th June

Reading

Finish off any of the books we’ve set for you to read this week. If you’ve completed everything then please choose a book from the ‘library’ section on reading express.

Spelling

Ask someone in your house to give you a spelling test of this week’s words.

English

Today we are going to classify different words.

Verbs, nouns, adjectives and adverbs

Log into Purple Mash, we have set a game for you where you have to sort words into categories.

Main Task

Divide a page into 3 and sort the words into nouns, verbs and adjectives (use the attached worksheet)

Challenge – divide your page into 4 and sort the words into nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. (use the attached worksheet) Can you also add in some of your own?

Maths

Adding tens and ones

Warm up- Have a go at the worksheet attached. See if you can add up the tens and ones.

Main task- Have a go at the worksheet attached. You could watch this video to help you https://vimeo.com/415461655

Challenge- Have a go at the challenge worksheet- adding two digit numbers.

Lostock Hall

We are thinking about Lostock Hall and over the coming weeks we will look at some of the History of Lostock Hall.

To start our topic we have attached a map of Lostock Hall. Can you find our school on the map? Is your house on the map? Can you find any buildings you visit e.g. the library, post office etc.

Have a look at the map symbols document which is attached under todays resources. PLEASE DON’T PRINT as it’s 17 pages long!! Just view on a screen.

Your task – Draw a map of the area where you live – you could just do your road or street or you could pick an area of Lostock Hall and draw that. Can you include some of the symbols from the sheet?

Extension – Next week we are thinking about the History of our school. Did any of your parents/grandparent go to our school? If so, ask them how the area around school has changed? Did they go to school on Avondale Drive ? Have they got any photographs?

If anyone has any photographs that they would be willing to share – please could you email them to

Year2@lostockhallcps.co.uk

Thank you

Documents to support home learning Thursday 18th June

Thursday 18th June

Reading

Complete the set task from yesterday, if you have already done this, do another lesson on Reading Eggs or Reading Eggspress.

Spelling

Mrs Coates' group - Dragon’s Den

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zrqqtfr/articles/z3dbg82

Click on the link above, choose phase 5 and choose ‘au’. Then repeat with ‘oe’

Other groups

Have a go at ness/ment wordsearch attached.

English

Today we are going to look at past, present and future tense. Have a look at the BBC Bitesize lesson

We have set two games on Purple Mash where you can practise these skills. Please log in.

Challenge

Using the sheet attached, sort the sentences into past, present and future tense.

Maths

Adding and subtracting ones or tens

Warm up- Have a go at the adding and subtracting ones worksheet. You could watch the video to help you https://vimeo.com/414671240

Main task- Have a go at the Tricky Tens worksheet and practise adding and subtracting tens. You could also have go at the following games on Education City.

Challenge- Have a go at solving the word problems on the attached worksheet

R.E- Judaism

Watch the clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHKFvxgQOFI

or you could have a look at the attached powerpoint.

Talk about how both religions- Judaism and Christianity follow the Ten Commandments.

Create a list of the 10 commandments and discuss the order in which they are written. Which do you think are the most important ones to follow?

There is a worksheet you can use if you like.

P.E

See if you can learn all the moves to this song. Can you make up some of your own moves too?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq_J3WkeX6E&t=1s

Documents to support home learning Wednesday 17th June

Wednesday 17th June

Reading

Log into Reading Eggspress as we have set you a book to read and a quiz to complete, don’t worry if you don’t complete all of it today, as you can continue with it tomorrow. We’re looking forward to seeing how you get on.

Spellings

Mrs Coates' group

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/BuriedTreasure2.html

Choose phase 5 and the ‘au’ and then repeat with ‘oe’

Other groups

Log into Reading Eggspress, we have set you a spelling task based on the suffixes ‘ness’ and ‘ment’. See how you get on.

English

We are going to revise past tense verbs today. Please look at the link below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Umg8AnN6Cjg

Then complete one of the activities

Warm up sheet (attached)

Main sheet (attached)

Challenge – Create a list of irregular past tense verbs

e.g. build – built

grow – grew

Maths

Related facts

Warm up- Have a go at the worksheet on fact families

Main task- Have a go at the related facts worksheet. You could watch the video to help you https://vimeo.com/413568461

Challenge- Have a go at the number bonds to 100 challenge

Digital Art

Create an animation of an underwater scene. Can you make a fish swim across all four frames? First, make sure you choose an underwater background and apply it to all four frames. In frame one, draw your fish near the left hand side of the screen, in frame two draw it slightly further to the right, in frame three- slightly further to the right again and then in frame four- draw it to the right edge of the screen. Press play and watch your fish swim!

Documents to support home learning Tuesday 16th June

Tuesday 16th June

Reading

Complete the set task from yesterday, if you have already done this, do another lesson on Reading Eggs or Reading Eggspress.

Spellings

We have set you a spelling game on Purple Mash, please log in and have a go at this.

Mrs Coates group

Click the link below and have a go at some of the games on Phonics Play

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZJZh2ZTOqs

Click on picnic on pluto, phase 5 and choose ‘au’ and then repeat with ‘oe’

English

Following on from our work on commas yesterday, we’d like you to produce a piece of writing with some commas in.

Please watch this clip from the film Mary Poppins. It’s where the children are discussing the characteristics they would like their new Nanny to have.

Have a chat about the characteristic you’d like a baby sitter to have. Then write your own advert advertising for one.

Example

We are looking for a new baby sitter to look after us when our parents go out. The person must be kind, caring and like to play fun games. There are three children you will need to look after, we are aged 3, 5 and 7. We have lots of pets so the person must like animals. If you think this is the job for you please apply below.

You can complete this in your book or we have set a template on purple mash.

Maths

Comparing number sentences

Warm up- Have a go at comparing the numbers and equations using the greater than and less than signs

Main task- Have go at the comparing number sentences worksheet. You could watch the video to help you https://vimeo.com/413497019

Or you could have a go at the game on Education City

Challenge- Have a go at the comparing number sentences challenge worksheet

Science

This week we are thinking about the conditions seeds need in order to grow well. Have a look at the powerpoint attached.

Then if you can – plant four seeds in four separate pots. Keep the pots in the following conditions. …

Pot 1- Water and Sunlight

Pot 2- Water but no Sunlight

Pot 3- Sunlight but no water

Pot 4- No water and no sunlight

Don’t worry if you’re not able to do this, I’ll set some up at my house and will share photographs of their progress.

On the sheet attached – please predict what you think might happen to each seed.

Documents to support home learning Monday 15th June

Monday 15th June

Reading – Log into Reading Eggspress as we have set you a book to read and a quiz to complete. Don’t worry if you don’t complete all of it today, as you can continue with it tomorrow. We’re looking forward to seeing how you get on.

Spellings

New spelling lists are attached under today’s resources. Read over the words on your list and check you know what each word means. Write the words out in your book in your best handwriting.

English

Today we are going to focus on using commas to separate items in a list. Please look at the powerpoint attached (in the resources section.) Think about where the commas are placed and when we use the word ‘and’.

Please log into purple mash – we have set you a ‘2 do ‘ task putting the commas in the correct places in the sentences.focusing on commas.

Then in your books or on paper write the following sentences out correctly, making sure you put the commas and the word ‘and’ in the correct places.

Jane went to the shop and bought pens pencils rulers crayons .
As I walked down the road I saw buses vans cars bicycles motorbikes.
The leopard is spotty sneaky scary.
The puppy is cute fluffy excited.
The shark is fierce cunning dangerous.

Challenge

Can you write some of your own sentences using commas?

Maths

Fact families

Warm up- Have a go at the worksheet and work out the number bonds

Main task- Have a go at the fact families worksheet. You could watch the video to help you https://vimeo.com/413876516

You could also try the following game on Education City.

Challenge- Have a go at the challenge worksheet

Computing

Log into Purple Mash and practise your emailing skills again. I have sent you an email asking you about a book or a film you have read. Please can you reply to me and tell me why you liked it.

Here are some points to think about…

What happened in the story or film?
Who are the characters?
How many stars would you give it? (5 stars? 3 stars?)
Who would you recommend the book to?

Documents to support home learning on Friday 12th June

Friday 12th June

Reading

Finish off any of the books we’ve set for you to read this week. If you’ve completed everything then please choose a book from the ‘library’ section on Reading Express.

Spelling

Ask someone in your house to give you a spelling test of this week’s words.

English

At the end of the clip a green balloon lands inside the clock tower. Imagine there is a message attached to the balloon, perhaps from someone who lives in the town. What would they say? Would they thank her for working so hard each day? Would they say how happy they are to see the clock working once again?

In your book you could draw the green balloon and write a short message to the girl.

We have set a template for you to use on Purple Mash, please log in, draw the balloon and then write your own message to the girl.

Maths

This is our last day working on data handling. Next week we will be revising some addition and subtraction skills.

Warm up- Have a go at the tally and bar chart worksheet attached.

Main task - Choose a sheet from the statistics assessment to have a go at. (attached)

Challenge task- Choose a sheet from the statistics challenge assessment to have a go at. (attached)

Science

This half term we are focusing on plants. Today, have a look at the powerpoint and recap the names of some common plants and trees. Have a walk in your garden or the local park, which plants and trees can you name? Can you identify and name the main parts of a plant and a tree?

Log into purple mash, we have set you 2 tasks to complete. Linked to naming trees/ plants.

Task - Warm up – use the sheets attached and cut and stick the plant/ tree and label the different parts.

Main task- Go into your garden/park and draw one of the plants / trees you can see.. Label the different parts of each ( stem, roots, trunk etc).

Challenge

How many different trees/plants can you identify in your garden/local park?

Documents to support home learning on Thursday 11th June

Thursday 11th June

Reading

Complete the set task from yesterday, if you have already done this, do another lesson on Reading Eggs or Reading Eggspress.

Spelling

Mrs Coates' group - Dragon’s Den

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/BuriedTreasure2.html

Click on the link above, choose phase 5 and ‘ew’

Other groups

Have a go at the ‘il’ wordsearch attached.

English

Today play the clip and pause at 0.41. Why has everything turned black and white? Do you think the girl is happy? Why do you think this has happened?

Imagine you are the girl who was so excited to leave the clock tower and visit the town but now she’s arrived everything has stopped. The colours have gone from the world and it seems to be a very lonely and depressing place.

Please write a short diary entry imagining you are the girl. You can write this in your book or use Purple Mash ( we have set a template)

An example.

Dear Diary,

I was so excited to finally leave the clock tower and go and explore the world outside. From my clock tower the world below looked to be a very friendly and colourful place. As I dashed down the steps and opened the large, wooden doors I was greeted with a world which had suddenly turned black and white. Why has this happened? I moved around longing to see friendly faces but everyone was frozen to the spot, even the balloons had stopped moving. I glided around the town trying to think how I could fix it. I looked down at my skirt and I suddenly realised that I could fix it all if I went back to the clock tower. As soon as I started twirling on the cogs, the colours came back to the land and everything started to move once again.

As a thank you, a green balloon glided into my clock tower and I was so pleased.

I’ll write again soon

Anna the Dancer

Maths

Warm up- Practise making a tally using the worksheet attached

Main task and challenge task- Log into Purple Mash and make your own bar chart. For example- You could count how many pieces of fruit and vegetables you have in your house.

Pear- 3

Lemons- 4

Apples- 3

Melon- 1

Carrots- 10

Potatoes- 7

Art

This term we are going to look at digital art. Have a go at designing and creating your own fish/sea creature on Purple Mash. Make sure you click on the fish template as shown below.

Documents to support home learning on Wednesday 10th June

Wednesday 10th June

Reading

Spellings

Mrs Coates' group

Choose phase 5 and the ‘ew’

Other groups

Have a go at putting this week’s words into good quality sentences in your book. Try to use good conjunctions and adjectives to make your sentences really interesting.

English

Today we are going to focus on the girl who dances in the clock tower. How does she move? Have the children noticed her skirt is part of the cogs and she is needed in order for the clock to work?

In books children are to write a short description of the girl. Try to use a range of conjunctions e.g. because, so, therefore. Also, try to start sentences in a range of different ways.

We have set a 2Do on Purple Mash – a quick game to remind you about good conjunction words which you could use in your description. You’ll need to log in to Purple Mash to complete the game.

Then in your books write your own description.

An example.

At the top of a large, white clock tower lives a pretty, young girl who loves to dance. Elegantly, she spins round and round each day on the wooden cogs which control the clock. The girl has a beautiful, purple dress however it is quite unusual because the skirt is part of the cogs. As she rotates she dreams of stepping off the cogs and going outside to explore. She longs to know what the world is like outside the clock tower.

Maths

Today, we will continue to look at tallies, charts and pictograms.

Warm up- Have a go at answering the questions about the pictogram using the attached worksheet

Main task- Log onto Purple Mash and have a go at the task set. There is a task on tallies and a task on charts.

Challenge- Have a go at filling in the gaps on the worksheet attached.

P.E

Sarah came into school a few months ago to teach us this dance. See how much you can remember.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc6hZcIIpOQ

Documents to support home learning on Tuesday 9th June

Tuesday 9th June

Reading

Complete the set task from yesterday, if you have already done this, do another lesson on Reading Eggs or Reading Eggspress.

Spellings

We have set you a spelling game on Purple Mash. Please log in and have a go at this.

Mrs Coates' group

Click the link below and have a go at some of the games on phonics play

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luY32lEQ-W8

Click on picnic on pluto, phase 5 and choose ‘ew’

English

Re-watch the clip ‘The Clock Tower’. Today we are going to write a description of the story setting. Try to use an expanded noun phrase. Don’t describe the girl in too much detail, as we are going to focus on her in tomorrow's lesson. Really try and describe the setting of the clip.

e.g. The tall, brick clock tower stood at the centre of the town.

Use the vocabulary sheet and write a short description. Try to include at least one expanded noun phrase.

e.g.

A long, long time ago there was a magical faraway land. As you entered the land, you passed under a tall, wooden archway and walked along a twisting, stone path. Right in the centre of the town stood a huge, white clock tower. Everyone who lived in the town thought the clock tower was magnificent. The clock tower was the home of a dancer called Anna. Anna’s job was to turn the cogs which controlled the clock.

Maths

As always, please choose one of the maths tasks to complete based on difficulty level.

Warm up- Have a go at making your own pictogram about how much you recycle at home using the attached worksheet

Main task- Have a go at reading and interpreting the scales on the attached worksheet

Challenge- Have a go at answering the questions about the scaled pictograms

R.E- This term we will be looking at Judaism

We will start by thinking about who is important to us and who is important to the wider world/lots of people. Have a look at the PowerPoint for some ideas.

Task- divide the page in half and write – ‘People who are important to me’ and ‘People who are important to lots of people’ at the top of the page. Write a list of people who are important in each column.

Ask the children to write a sentence to explain why the person/people are important to them.

Documents to support home learning on Monday 8th June

Monday 8th June

Reading

Spellings

New spelling lists are attached under today’s resources. Read over the words on your list and check you know what each word means. Write the words out in your book in your best handwriting.

English

This week we are going to be focusing on a clip called ‘The Clock Tower’.

After watching it, discuss the clip with an adult. Where does the story take place? Who is the main character in the story?

Your task today is to put the pictures into the correct order. The pictures are attached. Then write a sentence for each picture.

Maths

This week we will take one more look at data handling and then next week we will be moving onto revising some key maths skills.

First, look at the scaled pictogram powerpoint. Instead of going up in intervals of 1, some pictograms and bar charts go up in different intervals like in 2s, 5s or 10s. See if you can spot what the scales are going up in.

As always, please just choose one maths task to complete based on difficulty level.

Warm up- Have a go at making your own block diagram attached

Main task- Have a go at reading and interpreting the scaled pictograms on the worksheet attached

Challenge- Have a go at answering the questions about these scaled pictograms

Computing- Emails

Talk to the children about the rules you need to follow when reading and responding to emails. Have a look at the PowerPoint for some ideas and questions to ask yourself. Is it safe to open? Is it from someone I know? Be kind. Most children aren’t allowed email accounts until they are 13 but you can have a safe school account that the teacher can monitor. Find out where to write the email address, what to write in the subject and where to write your message.

Task- Log into Purple Mash and read and respond to the set emails. These emails are controlled by the teacher so are safe for Y2 children to use.

Welcome back to home learning!

We hope you have had a lovely half term break and have enjoyed some of the amazing sunny weather! We will now be uploading work on a weekly basis so remember to scroll down to find the work for the right day. We have been so impressed with how much children have been logging onto all of our online learning platforms (Reading Eggs, Education City, Purple Mash and Times Table Rockstars) to complete work and we have been amazed to see some wonderful pieces of work emailed to us. Keep up the fab work- you are all doing brilliantly and we are missing you lots!

Happy Half Term Holiday!

Thank you all SO much for all of your hardwork over the last nine weeks! You've all been brilliant and have been producing some superb work at home. We are so proud of you all.

Parents and Carers - a HUGE thank you to you all for supporting all of the home learning and for e mailing us various pieces of work - you've been Amazing!

So, we're all having our two week half term break, we will not be setting any tasks now until Monday 8th June. We'd like you to enjoy some much needed family time, walks, BBQ's, relaxing etc.

Have a fun half term break, here's hoping the sun will keep shining for us all.

Take care and stay safe.

Mrs Cookson and Miss Franklin

Have a look at some of these excellent letters written by our very talented Year Two children this week!

Look at some of the amazing postcards written by Year Two this week. We are very impressed and proud of you for working so hard at home.

Hello everyone!

A huge well done for all of the fantastic home learning that is taking place, we are very impressed with you all. Some absolutely brilliant pieces of work, it's really cheering us up when we see how well you are all doing. We can also see the super scores you have been getting on reading eggs/ reading eggspress tasks and the purple mash tasks too.

Remember you can contact us on:

year2@lostockhallcps.co.uk

We also have access to Times Table Rockstars. If you would like a login for your child, please email year2@lostockhallcps.co.uk and we will send you your child's login details.

Many thanks for your continued support.

Miss Franklin and Mrs Cookson

Resources to support home learning Friday 22nd May

Samba Backing track

Friday 22nd May

Reading

Finish off any of the books we’ve set for you to read this week. If you’ve completed everything then please choose a book from the ‘library’ section on reading express.

Spelling

Ask someone in your house to give you a spelling test of this week’s words.

English

Brilliant letters of apology from the crayons year 2 - we're very pleased with them.

So to finish off our half term we're going to look at a poem called 'What is pink?' by Christinia Rossetti. Below is a you tube link and in the resources section is a powerpoint of the poem.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbOLi0p9mWk

Think about the structure of the poem, the question and then the answer. Chrisitina's poem rhymes but yours doesn't need to, we'd rather have good adjectives and word choices. Try to come up with a simple colour poem following the structure of the poem above. (Remember to include a ? for the question)

e.g. What is silver?

The moon is silver, shining in the dark.

Challenge - as a challenge you could include some of the colour synonyms we worked on earlier this year. e.g. azure, ebony, ruby. (Have a look a at the colour chart in the resources section)

You can write your poems in your books or we've set a template on purple mash to use if you wish.

Maths

Bar chart lesson 2

Have a look at the Statistics warm up powerpoint first.

Warm up- Have a go at making your own pictogram using the worksheet attached.

Main task- Have a go at the attached worksheet

Challenge- Have a go at the attached worksheet or the game http://www.wldps.com/gordons/Bar_Chart.swf

Music

Last time we looked at the Lostock Samba.

This time we'd like you to use the same backing track but think about changing the lyrics slightly and the actions for the rhythms. So rather than clapping then tapping your knees, you may click or you sway in time or you could even find something in your house ( e.g. a drum) to play the rhythms on.

Below is an example to show you how you could adapt the above

e.g. I said yeah, yeah ! (x2)

I said ooooh, ooooh ! (x2)

I said come on down and do the Cookson Samba!

(Then here you can play the rhythms on different body parts or using instruments in your house. )

See what you can come up with!

Resources for Thursday 21st May

Thursday 21st May

Reading

Complete the set book task from yesterday, if you have already done this, have a go at another lesson on reading eggs or reading express.

Spelling

Mrs Coates group - Dragon’s Den

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/51/bar_charts

Click on the link above, choose phase 5 and ‘ph’

Other groups

Have a go at the ‘tion’ wordsearch attached

English

Finish off the task from yesterday, which was to write a letter of apology to one of the crayons. You can write this in your book or there is a template on purple mash if you'd like to use this. We're looking forward to reading some of these letters, we know you'll all have lots of great ideas.

Maths

Bar chart lesson

Today, we are going to have a go at reading bar charts.

First, have a go at the bar chart lessons on Education City.

Warm up- Have a go at the attached worksheet.

Main task- Have a go at the game on level one or have a go at the attached worksheet. It is a similar activity to the one on Tuesday but this time you have some questions to answer about the data too! The sheets get gradually harder so choose a difficulty level that suits you best)

Challenge- Have a go at the game on level two or have a go at the attached worksheet the sheets get gradually harder so choose a difficulty level that suits you best)

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/51/bar_charts

PSHE

This week is National Mental Health Awareness Week. We've got a short you tube clip below to watch, it's a lovely story which illustrates how we can be kind to people and show them we care whilst keeping socially distant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PnnFrPaRgY

We know lots of children won't have seen members of their family and friends for such a long time. You can have a chat about the clip, and if the children could come up with some other ways we can show people we care. They could create a 'Top 5' or carry out one of the ideas e.g. writing a letter to a friend.

Resources for Wednesday 20th May

Wednesday 20th May

Reading -

Log into reading eggs we have set you a book to read and a quiz to complete, don’t worry if you don’t complete all of it today, as you can continue with it tomorrow.

Spellings

Mrs Coates group

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/BuriedTreasure2.html

Choose phase 5 and the ‘ph’

Other groups

Have a go at putting this week’s words into good quality sentences in your book. Try to use conjunctions and adjectives to make your sentences really interesting.

English - this will be the task for today and tomorrow.

Today we are going to continue to focus on the book ‘The Day the Crayons Quit’. Have a look at the text using the link below. As this is quite a long task, work on it for two days Just like we do in school sometimes.

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/PicnicOnPluto.html

Look at the different coloured crayons and think about the different things they are not happy about. Today, in role as Duncan you are going to write a letter of apology to one of the crayons. Choose your own colour to reply to and think about things Duncan could do to rectify the situation.

Use the following sentence starters to help

Dear…….

I would like to begin by apologising…………………

Firstly I need to let you know…………………………….

You are quite right when you say that………………………

I have an idea about how to make it right between us…………………….

You could write this letter in your book or we have set a template on purple mash which you could use.

Maths

Today, we are going to have a go at sorting things into diagrams. Have a look at the powerpoint attached about Venn Diagrams.

Warm up- Have a go at sorting the shapes into curved and straight sides using the attached worksheet.

Main task- Have a go at the worksheet attached.

Challenge- Have a go at the worksheet attached.

Art - Carnival Mask

Use the attached PowerPoint to research Brazilian carnivals and decorate your own mask in a similar style using the attached template if you wish or you can make your own.

Resources to support home learing Tuesday 19th May

Tuesday 19th May

Reading

If everyone logs into reading eggs and continues with the book that was set yesterday. However, if you were set the book that wasn't working properly ( The Capybara Story) We have set another one for you.

Spellings

We have set you a spelling game on purple mash which focuses on 'tion' words, please log in and have a go at this.

Mrs Coates group

Click the link below and have a go at some of the games on phonics play

Click on 'picnic on pluto,' phase 5 and choose ‘ph’

English

Today we are going to continue to focus on the book ‘The Day the Crayons Quit’. Have a look at the text using the link below.

http://flash.topmarks.co.uk/4771

We can use an apostrophe to show that something belongs to someone or something. ( We looked at this yesterday)

e.g. The red crayon belonged to Duncan.

Duncan’s red crayon.

Be careful not to put an apostrophe into every word ending in ‘s’. Sometimes they are simply plural words!

In your book rewrite the following sentences so you can use using an apostrophe for possession.

1. The wrapper from the crayon had been pulled off.

2. The drawing by the boy was given a gold star.

3. The pink crayon was used by the sister of Duncan.

4. The colour of the sun is yellow.

Challenge – Come up with two of your own sentences about the text, try to include an apostrophe for possession.

Maths

Tally chart lesson

Today, we will have a look at making and reading tally charts.

First, log into Education City and have a go at the tally chart lesson.

Warm up- Have a go at the tally chart game

Main task- Have a go at making your own tally chart using the attached worksheet. See if you can make your own tally chart as well about your family’s favourite flavours of ice cream. You might need an adult to help you ring grandparents and relatives to ask them.

Challenge- Have a go at answering the questions about tally charts using this game

https://www.softschools.com/math/data_analysis/tally_chart/

Topic - Brazil

Today we'd like you to have a look at the powerpoint (in the resources section above). The powerpoint shows you some famous landmarks and things you might see or do whilst in Brazil.

Choose one of the following tasks

1. Create a poster encourgaing people to visit Brazil. On it you might draw things that visitors would see whilst they are there.

e.g.

2. Create a persuasive poster and add a few sentences about the different things you may see.

e.g.

3. You could imagine you are already on holiday in Brazil. You could write a postcard telling us about the things you have seen and the things you plan to do whilst on your holiday. We have set a template on purple mash if want to use it, or you can produce your own postcard, its up to you.

Resources to support home learning - Monday 18th May

Monday 18th May

Good Morning! The start of another brand new week.

Reading

Log into reading eggs we have set you a book to read and a quiz to complete, don’t worry if you don’t complete all of it today, as you can continue with it tomorrow. We’re looking forward to seeing how you get on.

*For children who are reading 'Capybara's Close Call'- the quiz doesn't seem to be working this morning so please just complete the reading. Thank you.

Spellings

New spelling lists are attached under todays resources. Read over the words on your list and check you know what each word means. Write the words out in your book in your best handwriting.

English

Last week we were using apostrophes for contracted words e.g. don’t, can’t.

In today’s lesson we are going to focus on using apostrophes for possession.

Have a look at the powerpoint which is in the resources section

Task – Look at this slide ( from the powerpoint)

Your task today is to make some simple labels to attach to different items or you could do sentences and pictures in your book. Look for different items you can find in your house and write who they belong to. Don't forget to use the apostrophe!

For example – This is Mummy’s pen.

These are my sister’s shoes.

This is Jasper’s chocolate bar.

That is Daddy’s favourite book .

Challenge – We have set you a task on purple mash focusing on apostrophes. Please log in.

Maths

This week, we are going to be having a look at data and statistics.

Pictogram lesson

Today, we will have a look at pictograms.

First, have a go at the lessons on Education City. These will explain how to read pictograms. Then you can choose one of the online games below to practise reading pictograms.

Warm up- http://toytheater.com/fruit-fall/

Main task- Have a go at this game or the worksheet attached to practise the skill of reading pictograms. http://toytheater.com/fishing/

Challenge- Have a go at this game https://www.softschools.com/math/data_analysis/pictograph/games/

RE - The Church

Have a look at the PowerPoint or the link below to find out about the features of a Christian church. Using the worksheet attached, label the features of the church and explain what they are used for.

E.g- The altar is a table in a Christian church where the bread and wine are blessed.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/inside-the-church-what-do-you-need-to-know/zkkcnrd

Look at these fab letters written by some of our Year 2s this morning! A lot of their household items are getting a bit fed up of them...

Documents to support home learning on Friday 15th May

Friday 15th May

Reading

Finish off any of the books we’ve set for you to read this week. If you’ve completed everything then please choose a book from the ‘library’ section on Reading Eggspress.

Spelling

Ask someone in your house to give you a spelling test of this week’s words.

English

The Crayons all wanted to quit because they thought they were over worked. Have a think about an object in your house that may want to ‘quit’ it’s job because it’s over worked, not looked after etc.

It could be e.g. the dishwasher, the washing machine, the TV, the Xbox, the computer, the trampoline, your bike etc.

I’m just thinking about my dishwasher, it’s overworked at the moment because everyone is at home all day!

So imagine you are that item and you are writing a letter of complaint to the owners, just like the crayons did in the book.

Make sure your letter is accurately punctuated using full stops, capital letters, question marks, exclamation marks.

Try to use conjunctions e.g. so, but, because,

You can write the letter in your book or on paper. Or we have set a template up on purple mash if you want to use this – however you don’t have to. We know some of you like using purple mash and it’s a good way for us to see your work too.

We’re looking forward to seeing some of these, we think we’re going to have some great ideas.

Maths

Have a dance and a sing to the Supermovers mass and capacity song before starting your work.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-maths-capacity-volume/zj8njhv

Warm up- Have a go at colouring the capacity on the measuring jugs. Use the attached worksheet.

Main task and challenge- Today is our last day working on measures. Have a go at the mass and capacity assessment sheet. The last few questions are challenge questions, so don’t worry if you find them tricky. Next week, we will be moving onto data and statistics.

Topic- P.E

Today, we will be practising some carnival dancing just like they do in Brazil. Have a go at the 'Dance to Rio' tutorials on Youtube. See if you can learn dance moves 1-4 today.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrnAQNtPafKGAf_PSPDYUJYOupprOSi5g

Documents to support home learning on Thursday 14th May

Thursday 14th May

Reading

Complete the set task from yesterday. If you have already done this, do another lesson on Reading eggs or Reading Eggspress or choose your own book to read on Oxford Owls.

Spelling

Mrs Coates' group - Dragon’s Den

https://www.spellzone.com/word_lists/list-4052.htm

Click on the link above, choose phase 5 and ‘wh’

Other groups

Have a go at some of the spelling games on spellzone focusing on contracted words. You could try the wordsearch or the bouncing anagrams.

English

We are continuing to focus on the story ‘The Day the Crayons Quit’. Here is the link

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-maths-length-height/zdrx92p

You are going to think about your favourite colour to use when colouring. Then you are going to write your own short speech about it.

e.g. My favourite colour is pink and I’m going to persuade you that pink is the BEST colour in a pack of crayons. Pink is a great colour because you can use it for lots of different types of flowers when drawing pictures of gardens . It is also a very useful colour to have on Valentine’s day when you need to colour in lots of hearts. How would I be able to colour in a flamingo if I didn’t have a pink crayon? I’m sure you will agree with me, that pink is the best colour.

Maths

Have a dance and sing to the Supermovers length and height song before starting your work.

Warm up: Have a go at drawing and measuring lines using the attached worksheet

Main task and challenge- Today and tomorrow we will have a go at some assessment sheets so you can revise some key measures skills before we move onto a new topic next week. Today, you can choose whether to complete the 'measures assessment challenge' on Education City or the assessment sheet on length and height. The last few questions are challenge questions, so don’t worry if you find them tricky.

Topic- Art

Research the Brazilian artist Romero Britto by looking at the powerpoint attached. See if you can create your own Romero Britto inspired picture. You could use the activity sheets or even make your own Romero Britto inspired picture. We look forward to seeing the final results!

See if you can have a go at Austin's amazing quiz on Brazil. Be warned... it's quite tricky!

https://www.purplemash.com/?~c3c9MTYxMTg3Mw==

Documents to support home learning on Wednesday 13th May

Wednesday- Measurement activity booklet.pdf

Wednesday 13th May

Reading

Log into Reading Eggs we have set you a book to read and a quiz to complete, don’t worry if you don’t complete all of it today, as you can continue with it tomorrow. We’re looking forward to seeing how you get on.

Spellings

Mrs Coates' group

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/BuriedTreasure2.html

Choose phase 5 and the ‘wh’

Other groups

There is a spelling session on Reading Eggspress for you to complete (this was set on Monday). It should appear when you log in. If you have already completed this week's spelling task, please continue to practise spelling the words listed on Monday.

English

Today we are going to focus on the story ‘The Day the Crayons Quit!’ If you’ve got this book in your house you could use your copy, if not look at the clip below. We did read this on your Sampler Day last year!

Then in your books, choose 5 of the coloured crayons. Refer back to the book clip and pick out any useful words or phrases which explain why they are annoyed.

e.g.

Colour of Crayon Complaint

Red crayon He thinks he works harder than the others, he needs a rest!

Purple crayon He is annoyed because Duncan isn’t colouring neatly.

Maths

Have a look through the activity booklet attached and choose one worksheet to complete. It may be useful to choose a sheet that you would like extra practice on before we move onto a new topic next week.

Choose one of the following sheets based on your interests and difficulty level.

Warm up sheets

Page 2- measuring length

Page 3- Mass and capacity

Page 5- Reading thermometers

Page 8- Money

Main task sheets

Page 6- comparing capacities

Page 9- Money

Page 10 and 11- Money

Page 13 and 14- Time

Challenge sheets

Page 7- Comparing weight and mass

Page 12- Money (change)

Page 15- Time

Topic

Log into Purple Mash. See if you can write your own true and false quiz about Brazil. You might need to use your Geography work from Monday to help you remember some facts.

For example- The capital of Brazil is Brasilia…… True or False?

Documents to support home learning on Tuesday 12th May

Tuesday 12th May

Reading

Complete the set task from yesterday, if you have already done this, do another lesson on reading eggs or reading express or you could choose a book to read on the Oxford Owls website. https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/reading-owl/library-page

Spellings

We have set you a contracted word quiz on purple mash, please log in and have a go at this.

Mrs Coates' group- Click the link below and have a go at some of the games on phonics play

https://www.transum.org/Maths/Activity/Reading_Scales/Default.asp?Level=1

Click on picnic on pluto, phase 5 and choose ‘wh’

English

We are going to practise using contractions again today. Can you spell the contracted forms accurately? Are you remembering to put the apostrophe in the correct place? Log into reading eggs and there is a spelling task which we have set for you, it focuses on spelling contracted words.

Then, have a go at the following worksheets which are attached.

Main task – complete the worksheet (attached)

Challenge – Have a go at the challenge worksheet (attached)

Maths

Everyone have a look at the attached powerpoint about how to read scales.

Warm up and Main task: Have a go at the attached worksheet and read the scales. The first sheet is easier and then the sheets get gradually trickier so choose one that suits you best.

Challenge- Read the scales on the following website. See if you can do level one and level two.

Topic- Science

Have a look at the attached task. See if you can design and make your own bridge. It could be made out of lego, paper, card or even stacks of books. Think about how you can make it stronger. How many objects can it hold without collapsing? Be as creative as you can be!

Documents to support home learning on Monday 11th May

Monday 11th May

We hope you had a lovely bank holiday weekend. Again, please don't worry about completing all the tasks outlined below. We list a number of activities each day to suit your child's ability and the resources you have available to you at home. We understand how tricky learning and working from home can be. You are all doing a great job and we love to see the work you submit to us online.

Reading

Spellings

New spelling lists are attached under today's resources. Read over the words on your list and check you know what each word means. Write the words out in your book in your best handwriting.

English

Today we are going to look at the use of apostrophes in contracted words.

For example do not = don’t

Have a look at this short clip about contracted words.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8_1aZmjudo&safe=active

Also, have a look at the powerpoint attached and work through the examples.

Main task – worksheet (attached)

Challenge – Have a go at the challenge worksheet ( attached)

Maths

Everyone- Please have a look at the powerpoint attached.

Warm up- Log into Education City and watch the Learn it Screen called ‘Scaly scales’. Then sort the objects into the right units of measure.

Main task- Either have a go at the worksheet (attached) and decide which units of measure to use for each object or log into Education City and have a go at the activity Animal Standards.

Challenge- If you have managed the main task with ease, try to solve the measures problems on the attached worksheet.

Topic- Geography

Research Brazil by watching some of the videos below. See if you can colour the Brazilian flag and write some facts about Brazil around the flag.

National Geographic Kids-

Brazil: Beach- Are we there yet?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEG-8R5YfY0

Brazil: Pink Dolphins- Are we there yet?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYHHRfVJzdA

Brazil: Statue- Are we there yet?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvZpgvoXB1M

Enjoy this very special VE day bank holiday!

Well done to everyone for their VE day bunting!

Well done Maci for making some handmade bunting!

A huge thank you to all of our parents/carers for supporting the home learning, we really do appreciate everything you are all doing at this very difficult time. Please remember the children do not need to do everything which is on the BLOG each day. We are putting on a selection of tasks, challenges and activities and just do what you can and what is manageable for you and your child.

If anyone wants to send us any work, perhaps your child's favourite piece from the week. Please email us

year2@lostockhallcps.co.uk

However, there is no pressure at all to do this. We understand everyone's situation and circumstances are different.

As tomorrow is VE day and a Bank Holiday, we will not be setting any work. Please enjoy the day as best you can. Hopefully we'll all be able to enjoy some time outside in the sunshine.

Take care everyone. Best wishes

Mrs Cookson and Miss Franklin

The Times Table Rockstars winning class is...…….

Well done to everybody who took part in the 'battle'. Great teamwork and some fantastic individual scores.

A special mention to the top scorers in year 2. Each scoring over 1000 points!!!! Fantastic!

Well done to Umair, Austin , Umaymah and Amber .

Top scorers on the leader board at 12.05

2F - Austin

2C - Umaymah

We've just logged into TT Rockstars and we are AMAZED at the totals we can see so far! You are all working SO hard - well done. You have all answered ALOT of times table questions!

We'll keep going and just after 5pm we will post the final result.

Keep up the fabulous work! We are so proud of you all.

Good Morning,

We've just logged into Times Table Rockstars and we are amazed! So many of you have logged on and have been working so hard. Fantastic work year 2, we're very proud of you all.

2F are still in the lead but 2C are closing the gap.

Top of the leader board at 8am

2F - Nico

2C - Umaymah

Keep up the great work. Our Battle finishes at 5pm tonight.

At 4.30pm, we've checked the Times Table Rockstar leader board.

The top scorer so far in 2F is Amber

The top scorer so far in 2C is Myles

Well done to Amber and Myles. Also a huge well done to everyone who has logged in so far today. Remember the battle doesn't end until tomorrow evening.

We've just been on Times Table Rockstars and have checked the scores so far......!

So, at the moment 2F are in the lead. Well done 2F.

Things may change this afternoon..... we'll post another update later on.

Resources for Thursday 7th May

Samba track

Thursday 7th May

Reading - Please finish off the reading book which was assigned as a task yesterday. Make sure you have a go at the quiz about the book. If you have already completed this have a go at a reading eggs or reading eggspress lesson.

Spellings - Do a spelling test of this week's words.

English

To complete our work on plurals, we would like you to have a go at the worksheet which is attached. You have to choose the correct spelling of each plural. Try to recap the different rules which we have covered this week.

Challenge - Have a go at spelling a range of different plural words on this game.

https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/6/planetary-plurals

Maths

Today we will be looking at temperature.

Warm up- Complete the attached worksheet by reading the temperature on the thermometer.

Main task- Have a look at the weather across Europe today using the following link.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/map

Order the places from the coolest to the warmest.

For example:

Kiev- 9oc

Riga- 11oc

Prague- 13oc

Berlin 14oc

Practise reading temperatures on thermometers using this game https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?f=Temperaturev2

Challenge: Use the attached worksheet or draw your own thermometer and label the countries or cities on the thermometer. Practise reading temperatures on a thermometer using this game. If you find minus temperatures, you may need to draw your own thermometer. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?f=Temperaturev2

Topic - Music

As we are looking at Brazil in our Geography work we thought we would look at Samba music. So have a listen to this clip from the film Rio. Can you hear the Samba music. Which instruments can you hear? Can you hear any repeating patterns?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSoXrR2Xec4

We've got a Lostock Hall Samba to try and learn.

Backing track - in the resources section

Resources to support home learning on Wednesday 6th May

Maths video- Reading the scale on a litre jug

If you try this at home, try to not make as much mess as me!

Wednesday 6th May

Fantastic work year 2, some great marks on the online tasks. We are really proud of you all - keep up the great work!

So, we've decided we are going to have a Times Tables Rockstars Competition, 2C v 2F.

We have set the competition which starts at 8 am today ( Wednesday) and will end at 5pm on Thursday. Each time you answer a question correctly, it awards your class one point. So we need everyone trying their best to earn points for their class.

Which class will be crowned the Rockstar Winners this week?

If your child hasn't got a login for Times Tables Rockstars please e mail us at

year2@lostockhallcps.co.uk

We will post a few updates so we can see which class is in the lead!

Good luck year 2!

Mrs Cookson and Miss Franklin.

Reading

Please log into reading eggspress and you have all got a new reading book to read. Don't worry if you don't complete the full book today, as you can carry on with it tomorrow.

Spelling and English

So today, we are going to think about plural words that end in ‘f’ or ‘fe’ e.g. scarf, knife

Have a look at the powerpoint attached which will explain the rules and also have a look at the following clip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrvq_YLOfXg

Then in your book please write the plural of the following words:-

elf
shelf
knife
scarf
loaf
calf
leaf
wolf

We are also going to think about plurals which change completely e.g. tooth – teeth. Have a look at the second powerpoint attached.

Can you list some examples in your book? Can you think of some which weren’t in the powerpoint?

e.g.

man men

tooth teeth

Challenge – You can practise all of this week’s plural spelling rules by having a go at this game on phonics play.

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/PlanetaryPlurals.html

Maths

Today, we will focus on reading scales. Have a look at my video attached to see how I checked the capacity of my containers by measuring with a litre jug.

Have a go at reading the scales using the Capacity Countdown game or find as many measuring cylinders/jugs in your house and practise reading the scales on those.

https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/capacity/index.html

Warm up: Decide what the scale is going up in 2s, 100s? How much water is in each jug? Use the attached worksheet.

Main task: Decide what the scale is going up in 2s, 10s, 20s, 50s, 100s? How much water is in each jug? Use the attached worksheet

Challenge: Try reading the unmarked scales. Decide what the scale is going up in 2s, 10s, 20s, 50s, 100s? How much water is in each jug? Use the attached worksheet

Topic - VE Day

On Friday we are celebrating VE day, have a look at the powerpoint attached and find out some key facts.

Task – Make some VE day bunting.

We have set you a 2Do task on purple mash, where you can design your own VE day themed bunting.

We have attached some templates which you could copy and colour to make some bunting.

You could get really creative and just make your own out of any bits and bobs you have at home.

Enjoy! We'd love to see some examples of your work.

Maths Video - to support home learning on Tuesday 5th May

Tuesday 5th May

Reading

You were all assigned a book to read yesterday on reading eggspress. Today, please finish off your reading book and the quiz. If you have already completed it, please either do a reading eggs or reading eggspress lesson.

Spellings and English

As our focus this week is on plurals there are a number of tasks below for you to have a go at. You don't need to complete them all.

First of all please watch the video clip below to recap adding 's' 'es'. You covered this yesterday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jrqNBc3U10

In your book - please write the plural of each of the following words:-

1. buzz

2. kiss

3. church

4. peach

5. patch

6. mix

7. witch

8. dress

Now, let's look at words which end in a 'y'. Watch the video clip below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3hauKIfi7g

In your book please write the plural of each of the following words

9. story

10. family

11. baby

12. fairy

Main- If you log into purple mash - we have set you a '2 Do' task focusing on spelling plurals.

Challenge - Log into reading eggsress there is a spelling task and quiz on plurals for you to have a go at.

Maths

Tuesday 5^th May

Warm up: Find some liquid products in your house. See if you can read how many ml they contain.

Main task: Have a go at reading scale on the Capacity Countdown game. Try the first two levels https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/capacity/index.html

Choose three containers in your house. Predict which have the smallest capacity and the largest capacity. Try and choose a range of long thin containers and deep shallow containers to make your predictions trickier. Use a measuring jug to measure 100ml at a time. How many millilitres does your container hold? Make a table to record your results.

Have a look at my video for a demonstration.

Container	Capacity
Vase	300ml
Glass	400ml
Bowl	600ml

Challenge: Have a go at reading scale on the capacity countdown game. Try each level.

https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/capacity/index.html

Have a go at the main task then answer questions about your results. Example- How many more millilitres does the glass contain than the vase? How many more millilitres does the bowl contain than the vase?

This week, have a go at designing your own indoor or outdoor obstacle course. Ask an adult to help you to make sure it is safe to use.

Try to include some throwing, jumping, balancing and interesting ways of travelling. If you are outside, you could include some chalk markings. Maybe you could time yourself and members of your family and see how quickly you can complete it.

These photos may give you some ideas for your obstacle course.

Resources to support home learning - Monday 4th May

Home Learning Tasks - Monday 4th May

Reading

Log into reading eggs and everyone has a set book to read and then answer questions about.

On this screen please click on READING EGGSPRESS, as that is where the reading book is.

Spelling

Attached are this week's spellings, we are focusing on plural words. We are going to cover plurals and the rules in more detail during this week's English lessons. Today, please write these words out in your best handwriting in your book.

English

We are going to focus on making words plural by adding 's' and 'es'. First of all, look through the powerpoint which is attached. Talk about when we tend to add 's' and when we tend to add 'es'.

Then, log into reading eggs and there is a spelling video lesson and a quiz which we have set for you.

After that there are two worksheets attached in the documents section, where you can practise your plural spelling skills.

Maths

Warm up: Look through your cupboards for a range of different products. Sort the products into millilitres or grams. Why would you measure one in grams and this one in millilitres?

Main task: Have a look through your cupboards and see how many liquids you can find (bubble baths, liquid soap, fruit juices). Look at the packaging to see if you can see how many millilitres are in each product. Can you order them from the smallest to the largest?

Vanilla Essence (38ml), Sweet chilli sauce (200ml), Hand Soap (500ml), Orange juice (1l)

Challenge: Complete the main task and then see if you can order the products from the smallest to the largest on the attached scale.

Topic - Geography Brazil

Today we are going to find out where Brazil is. Earlier in year 2 we focused on the continents. Which continent is Brazil in? Which countries are close to Brazil? Have a look the the two Powerpoints attached, to find out some key facts.

Task- attached is a map of Brazil. Using powerpoint two, as well as any atlases/on screen maps etc. See if you can label the country of Brazil. Can you also add in neighbouring countries?

Challenge - Try to add in extra details to the map e.g. major cities, rivers etc

Rex has kindly created a quiz on Florence Nightingale for eveyone to try! Thanks Rex!

Florence Nightingale project.pptx

If any of you would like to do a thank you letter for the NHS staff at Royal Preston Hospital, we have set up the template on purple mash. Thank you and well done to those of you who have sent us one via purple mash, we have printed them out and they are ready to go. We will send them in on Monday. So if any other children wish to do one, please log into purple mash and the template is there. Thank you

To find work on Purple Mash, click on 2dos and then you will find the work set below.

Documents to support home learning on Friday 30th April

Friday 1st May

Reading

Finish off any of the books we’ve set for you to read this week. If you’ve completed everything then please choose a book from the ‘library’ section on reading express.

Spelling

Ask someone in your house to give you a spelling test of this week’s words

English

You can watch the story again – The Paper bag Princess

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0lNFZtpq7A

Have a look at the powerpoint ( attached)

What different settings are there in the story? How would you describe the land through which the Princess travels? How would you describe the Dragon’s cave?

Using the word bank sheet attached, write some good quality sentences to describe the story settings.

Write the sentences in your book.

Maths

Today, we will revise some of our previous learning on multiplication and division

Warm up- Click on the following link to take you to the hit the button game.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Practise your times tables and division facts using 2s,5s, and 10s

Main task- Solve some multiplication and division problems on the following game.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train

It’s slightly harder than hit the button as it is written in words rather than as an equation.

There will also be some times table quizzes set on Purple Mash to complete if you fancy a challenge.

Challenge- Have a go at the attached worksheet and solve the multiplication problems

Topic- Computing/PSHE

It is important to remind ourselves about how to stay safe online while working remotely from home. The children have already watched this video in school. See how many tips they can remember about staying safe online. You can even create an internet safety poster on Purple Mash. There will be a 2do set.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nMUbHuffO8&t=381s

Documents to support home learning on Thursday 30th April

Thursday 30th April

Reading

Complete the set task from yesterday, if you have already done this, do another lesson on reading eggs or reading express.

Spelling

There is a spelling task for you to complete on reading eggs. Please log in and it should be there.

English

You can watch the story again – The Paper bag Princess

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0lNFZtpq7A

Today you are going to choose one of the main characters. E.g. The Princess or The Dragon.

Task - Write correctly punctuated sentences describing what they look like and what kind of personality they have. Try to use exciting and interesting adjectives to describe your nouns. Challenge yourself to add adverbs as well if you want. You could also draw a picture of them if you have time.

Maths

Today we will revise some of our previous learning on place value.

Warm up-Have a go at partitioning two digit numbers using the following link. See if you can write addition number sentences in your home learning book.

50 + 6 = 56

40 + 16 = 56

http://www.ictgames.com/sharkNumbers/mobile/index.html

Main task- Click on the following link and have a go at the fact families game up to 100.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/number-facts/number-fact-families

Can you check the answers by doing column addition and subtraction in your home learning book?

Challenge- See if you can complete the place value challenge cross words attached.

Topic- R.E

Show the children the powerpoint about Christian symbols. Then show the children the range of symbols on the attached worksheet. See how many symbols the children recognise (some are quite tricky!) Can they pick out the Christian symbols and remember what they mean? Can you find any symbols in your home on packaging and in clothing?

Documents to support home learning on Wednesday 29th April

Wednesday 29th April

Reading

Spellings

Mrs Coates' group

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/BuriedTreasure2.html

Choose phase 5 and the ‘aw’ sound

Other groups

There is a ‘2 do’ on Purple Mash which we’ve set for you. It is using this week’s spelling patterns. See how you get on

English

Today we are going to look at the story ‘The Paper Bag Princess’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0lNFZtpq7A

Then have a look at the powerpoint attached about nouns, adjectives and adverbs.

There are some good games here to practise identifying nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.

https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/nouns.htm

(Once you click on the link, on the left you can change the focus to e.g. verbs, adjectives etc)

http://www.bigbrownbear.co.uk/demo/rocket.htm

( on here start with year 3, then you can try the other levels too if you’re feeling confident!)

Task - In your book we’d like you to split your page into 4 sections. Labelling nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs. Try and write at least 3 words in each box.

Maths

Warm up- Put the objects on the scales and read how many kg it weighs

https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/mostlyPostie/index.html

Main task- Have a go at the Mostly Postie game. Practise reading the scales. Just try the first 2 or 3 levels. https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/mostlyPostie/index.html

Check to see what the scales are going up in. Are they going up in 1s, 10s, 100s?

Then see if you can read the scales on the attached worksheet.

Challenge- Have a go at the attached worksheet- ‘Maths challenge- measuring in g’

Topic-P.E

We are going to be looking at Samba dance and music this term. See if you can find out some facts about Samba music by watching this video. Can you copy and learn the Samba dance moves too?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/z7db4wx

If you have mastered some steps, have a go at these too!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCYw-6-Tzso&t=23s

Documents to support home learning on Tuesday 28th April

Tuesday 28th April

Reading

Complete the set task from yesterday, if you have already done this, do another lesson on reading eggs or reading express.

Just a reminder how to find the set tasks.

Children need to log into reading eggs as normal

At this screen they need to click on reading eggspress - as that's where all the set tasks are.

Then on their screen will be a book which has been set for them.

Spellings

Mrs Coates group

Go on https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/DragonsDen.html

Choose phase 5 and the ‘aw’ sound

Other groups

Write out the words from your list in your best handwriting, make sure you use the pre cursive style which we use in school.

English

We are continuing to focus on the story ‘Paddington’ there is a link to the book here.

https://www.mathplayground.com/balance_scales.html

Watch the book to the end. Talk about events in the story with an adult. Then today we’d like you to complete a book review of the story. Which was your favourite part? Did you enjoy the story? Why? Would you read other books in this series? Would you recommend this book? There is a template attached - you could use this or you could use the one we have set on purple mash - it's entirely up to you which you use.

Remember to tell the reader the key things that happen in the story and about your favourite parts.

Maths

Please can everyone to have a look at the powerpoint attached. Can you guess whether you should weigh the objects in kilograms or in grams? Remember that grams are much smaller than kilograms! One thousand grams make up one kilogram.

Warm up

Select the heaviest object on the balance scales

Main task

Today, your job is to raid your kitchen cupboards (with the help of an adult) and look carefully for the weight labels on packages of food. If they are full packets, try weighing them yourself to check the weight is correct.

See if you can order the foods from the smallest weight to the largest weight.

Have a look to see what I found in my cupboards...

Oregano- 14g -> Blueberries- 350g -> Golden Syrup- 907g

Challenge

Draw out a scale like I have done below or print out the attached sheet. Make sure you are going up in units of 100g. Can you place your items on the scale? Can you go over 1kg?

Topic -Science

Task One

Explore all sorts of bouncy balls and investigate which one is the bounciest. Bounce the ball next to a wall and mark the height it bounced to using some chalk. Make sure you drop the ball from the same position/height so it is a fair test. See if you can measure how high each ball bounced. Record your results on a chart. Why do you think some balls are bouncier than others?

Ball	How high it bounced
Ping pong ball	90cm

Task Two

Find a range of flexible items in your house. Record what material the object is made from and explain why it is important that the object was made to be flexible. For example-

Flexible object	Material it is made from	Why it needs to be flexible
Scarf	Cotton	So you can wrap it around your body

Documents to support home learning on Monday 27th April

Hello Year 2! It has been so lovely to hear from so many of you last week on Purple Mash. It looks like you have all been working so hard. We were also made up to see that almost half of you have been completing the Reading Eggspress assignments every day. Keep up the amazing work!

Monday 27th April

Reading

Spellings

New spelling lists are attached under today's resources. Read over the words on your list and look at the different letter patterns used.

Mrs Coates' group

Phonics play

https://www.spellzone.com/word_lists/list-7697.htm

Choose phase 5 and the ‘aw’ sound

Other groups

Read the words on your list and check you know the meanings of them all. Then have a go at some of the games on

English

This week we are continuing to look at the story 'Paddington'. There is a link to the book here.

Watch up until 9.11. Then discuss what Paddington must think of London so far. Who has he met? How has he travelled? What new experiences has he had?

Explain that his Aunt Lucy would like to know how he is getting on.

Task – In role as Paddington, you need to write a letter to his Aunt Lucy explaining what he has been up to. You could talk about him meeting the Brown family and all of the mishaps he’s had.

Maths

This week in maths, we are going to be looking at weight/mass from Monday-Wednesday and then on Thursday and Friday we will revise some number work from earlier in the year.

Today, everyone can have a look at the comparing weights powerpoint to get used to the concept of mass and weight. (see attached)

Choose one of the following activities based on difficulty level and the resources available to you:

Warm up- Ask an adult if you can use some bathroom scales or kitchen scales.

Choose two objects you think are a similar weight and weigh them on the scales. Which is heavier? Which is lighter? See if you can find anything that weighs the same.

Write them in your home learning book like this…

a toothbrush < a banana

A toothbrush weighs less than a banana

a chocolate bar > a grape

A chocolate bar weighs more than a grape

an apple = a pear

an apple weighs the same as a pear

Main task- Have a go at the comparing mass worksheet attached.

Challenge- Have a go at the attached worksheet called ‘Maths challenge- comparing mass’

Topic- Art

Ask an adult what their favourite flower is. Ask them to help you google image search the flower and practise drawing it and colouring it in using pencils and coloured pencils. Then see if you can log onto Purple Mash and create a lovely flowery wallpaper. Remember to change the thickness of your brush and select the 'pattern tab' to create the wallpaper effect. I had a go at creating a wallpaper. Can you guess which Spring flower I was trying to draw?

We hope you have all had a great Easter weekend and have been enjoying the lovely weather. We have got lots of exciting tasks for you to complete this week. We have been able to see how hard you are all working on you reading eggs and reading express - keep up this fantastic work. Remember all of the log ins are in the front of your green reading diaries.

Keep working hard and trying your very best year two.

Resources to support home learning - Friday 24th April

Friday 24th April

Brilliant work yesterday year 2 - lots of you have been doing the set tasks on reading eggs which is fantastic. Today is the end of another week. We hope you have a relaxing weekend and that the good weather continues.

Reading

If you've not done the reading and spelling set tasks from yesterday, please have a go at them today. If you have done them then please spend twenty minutes on reading eggs/ reading express or choose a book from the library section

Spellings

Ask someone in your house to give you a spelling test of this week's words.

English

Following on from yesterday, today we are going to write our own good quality set of instructions about how to make a sandwich (with a filling of your choice). Use your pictures from yesterday to remind you about each step.

Main Task – In your books write a detailed set of instructions ‘How to make a marmalade sandwich’

We’d like you to include some adjectives and adverbs in your set of instructions too if possible.

e.g. First, take two slices of soft, white bread and place on a chopping board.

Next, carefully spread both slices of bread with butter.

If the above is a bit tricky for you, we've attached a sheet where you have to add the missing words.

Maths

As always, choose one of the following activities to complete based on difficulty level.

Warm up: Use the attached worksheet to measure the balloon strings. If you don’t have a printer, just measure them on the screen.

Main task: Follow the link to the White Rose Hub home learning page https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/

Click on Summer Term > Week 2 > Lesson 3 (four operations with length) and watch the video

Worksheet and answers attached.

Challenge: Have a go at the attached challenge sheet

Afternoon - PE

Practise the long jump from a standing still position. Swing your arms high to propel you forwards. Use chalk or just some stones to draw a starting line and then draw a line to record how far you have jumped. If you have a tape measure, you could even measure how far you have jumped. See if you can jump further than other members of your household.

Also, you could have a go at the Joe Wickes workout or some cosmic yoga . Or you could set up a circuits workout in your garden just like we did on the Sport Relief day.

Have fun and have a great weekend too.

Resources to support home learning - Thursday 23rd April

Thursday 23rd April

Well done everyone for all of your hard work, we are really pleased with all the work we have been receiving on purple mash and you should have a little message if you've completed one of the tasks. Although we can't give feedback via reading eggs/ reading express we can see the books you have been reading and the quizzes you've completed, so a huge well done to you all for working so hard. Also, a massive thank you, to your parents and carers for supporting and helping you with all of your home learning.

Keep up the fantastic work year 2, we are really proud of you all.

Reading

When you log onto reading eggs/ reading express you should have a book to read and a quiz to complete today. If you complete this quickly you could always choose another book from the 'library' section on there, or complete another reading eggs/ reading express session.

Spellings

Warm up - https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/BuriedTreasure2.html

if you choose phase 5 and the 'ue' words and complete the game.

Main/Challenge - If you log into reading eggs/ reading express, we've set a spelling session focusing on some of this week's spelling patterns. Have a go at this.

English

We have found out that Paddington Bear loves to eat marmalade sandwiches. Today, have a look at the powerpoint attached and if you can – follow the instructions and make your own marmalade/jam/ham/banana sandwich.

Then, draw your own pictures, one for each step. We'll use these in tomorrow's lesson.

Maths

As always, choose one of the following activities to complete based on difficulty level.

Warm up: Ask a grown up to cut you a piece of string/paper that it a metre long. Try and find things in your house that are less than a metre long and more than a metre long. Make a list in your home learning book.

Main task: Follow the link to the White Rose Hub home learning page https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/

Click on Summer Term > Week 2 > Lesson 2 (order lengths) and watch the video

Worksheet and answers attached.

Challenge: Have a go at the attached challenge sheet

Topic - This afternoon you can choose to do either or both of the tasks below.

As it's St George's Day today - have a look at the powerpoint attached to find out all about him. Then you can write about him and draw a picture, you can either do this in your book or you can use purple mash. ( we have set a template on there for you to use if you wish)

We have been thinking a lot about hospitals and nurses this week. We'd like you to write a 'thank you' letter to the NHS. You could do this in your book or you could use purple mash - there is a template which we've set for you. You can create your own pictures on there to personalise it. We will print some of these out and send them to our local hospital.

Resources to support home learning - Wednesday 22nd April

Wednesday 22nd April

Reading - please either complete the reading comprehension attached or spend time 20 minutes on reading eggs or reading express.

Spelling - Mrs Coates group - please go to

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/PicnicOnPluto.html

Phonics play, Picnic on Pluto - phase 5 and choose the 'ue' section

Spelling - split a page into 4 and see how many different words you can find which contain: 'ue' 'ui' 'ew' 'oo'.

English

Watch up to 5.23.

Ask chn if they could ask Paddington Bear any questions, what would they ask him?

Recap spelling of question words - what, who, when, why, how, where. Also, discuss use of capital letters, question marks and ensuring the question makes sense.

Task – In books children come up with a list of questions.

Maths

As always, choose one of the following activities to complete based on difficulty level.

Warm up: Log into Education City and have a go at measuring the objects on the Space City game

Main task: Follow the link to the White Rose Hub home learning page https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/

Click on Summer Term > Week 2 > Lesson 1 (compare lengths) and watch the video

Worksheet and answers attached.

Challenge: Have a go at the attached challenge sheet

History - Following on from the great work we received on purple mash yesterday about Florence Nightingale, today we'd like you to compare hospitals in Victorian times to modern day hospitals.

There are two powerpoints attached to look at.

As a task you could write in your book how they have changed or you can use the sheet attached and sort the sentences.

Music

Here is a song about Florence Nightingale - see if you can learn it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNVV-vQz37c

Resources to support home learning- Tuesday 21st April

Tuesday 21st April

Reading

Today we have set a book for you to read, if you log onto reading eggs/ reading express it should be there. We have chosen books about Bears. Once you've read the book and answered the questions you could have a look in the 'library' section and choose another book to read.

Spellings

Look at the spelling list for this week ( it's under Monday's resources). Write each word in a good quality sentence, try to use adjectives and conjunctions to make your sentences interesting.

English

Watch the film clip up to 4.41 ( where Mr Brown and Paddington are having a snack) Keep pausing the clip and ask the children what different words mean e.g. ‘stowaway’. Ask the children to predict what they think will happen next and to justify their opinions if they can.

e.g.

I think Paddington will go home with the Brown family but I think he will cause a few problems because he seems quite clumsy.

Task – In your book write a prediction about what you think might happen to Paddington. Will everyone in the Brown family like him being around? Will he cause any problems?

Challenge

There is also a Paddington Bear wordsearch attached, which you could have a go at if you have time

Maths

As always, choose one of the following activities to complete based on difficulty level.

Warm up: Use the following game to measure objects in cm https://www.splashlearn.com/ruler-games

Main task: Follow the link to the White Rose Hub home learning page https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/

Click on Summer Term > Week 1 > Lesson 4 (measuring length m) and watch the video

Worksheet and answers attached.

Challenge: Have a go at the attached challenge sheet

History

Today we are going to find out about Florence NIghtingale and why she is remembered. Have a look at the link below

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zns9nrd/articles/znsct39

Also, have a look at the powerpoint attached.

Task

Log onto Purple Mash - we have set you a task. We'd like you to create a fact file all about Florence Nightingale. Don't forget to 'hand in' when you've finished then we can see them. ( Remember - your purple mash log in is at the front of your green reading diary)

Resources to support home learning - Monday 20th April

Monday 20th April

Reading – Today please spend twenty minutes on a reading eggs task. If you have completed all of the levels on reading eggs have a go at a reading express comprehension lesson.

Spellings – the word lists are attached at the top of the page. Today read through the words and discuss what each word means. Then have a go at writing the words out in your best handwriting in your book.

English

This week we are going to focus on the story ‘ Paddington’ there is a link to the book here.

https://www.roythezebra.com/reading-games/alphabetical-order-1.html

Today, just look at the first two pages. How might Mr Brown be feeling? What is he thinking? How about Mrs Brown? What about Paddington? Discuss together. Then in your books draw some thought bubbles (an example is attached) and draw a picture of each of the three characters. Inside the thought bubbles write a few sentences about what each of the characters may be thinking.

Challenge – Have a look at the powerpoint attached.

Maths

As always, choose one of the following activities to complete based on difficulty level.

Warm up: Use the following game to measure objects in cm https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/measuring-in-cm

Main task: Follow the link to the White Rose Hub home learning page https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/

Click on Summer Term > Week 1 > Lesson 3 (measuring length cm) and watch the video

Worksheet and answers attached.

Challenge: Have a go at the attached challenge sheet

Topic - RE

How many different logos and symbols can you think of? Have a go at drawing some.

Have a look at our school logo. What does it symbolise? What is the meaning of this image?

Activity: Children to design their own logo to represent their family using the attached template

Documents to support home learning on Friday 17th April

Friday 17th April- Home Learning

Reading

Spellings

Ask an adult to do a spelling test of this week’s words.

Maths

As usual, choose from one of the following tasks:

Warm up: Go on Purple Mash and practise telling the times o’clock and half past on the quiz

Main task: Go on purple mash and make a timetable of your day selecting the clocks and writing what you do at each time

Challenge: Complete the challenge worksheet attached.

English

Today we are going to put words in alphabetical order.

First of all say the alphabet. Then you can have a go at this game.

Warm up - task is attached.

Main task

Put the following words into alphabetical order in your book. What happens when two words both begin with the same initial letter?

Hedgehog

Ladybird

Lion

Beaver

Frog

Tiger

Elephant

Camel

Cat

Topic

Ask an adult hard boil an egg for you. See if you can time how long it takes in minutes. Decorate your egg with paints.

Documents to support home learning on Thursday 16th April

Thursday 16th April- Home Learning

Reading

Spellings

Play Cherry Pie. Someone asks you a word from your spelling list then you take it in turns to write down the next letter of the word. If you get one wrong or miss one out – you are out! You could ask an adult to ‘jumble up’ the letters for one of the words and you have to put them into the correct order.

Maths

Warm up: Go on Purple Mash and create your own clock. Tell me what you are doing at Half past 12 today and 6 o’clock today. Create your clock and draw the times on the clock.

Main task: Go on Purple Mash and have a go at the quarter past and quarter to Mr Wolf activity

Challenge: Look at the picture below to help you and complete the challenge worksheet.

English

Have a look at the powerpoint attached and discuss. Next have a go at writing all of your capital letters out. Then have a go at the worksheet attached.

Have you used capital letters correctly?

Topic

Use some cardboard tubes to create some Spring animals

Documents to support home learning on Wednesday 15th April

Wednesday 15th April- Home Learning

Reading- Log in to Oxford Owl and find a reading book on your reading level. Read this book to an adult. Can you spot any compound words in it?

Spellings

Have a go at writing each of this week’s words in a good quality sentence. Make sure you spell common exception words accurately too (these are at the front of your green reading diaries)

English

Can you remember what a compound word is? Have a look at the powerpoint ( attached). Did you have any of these words in your list yesterday.

Choose one of the tasks below:

Warm up is attached.

Main task

Using the words

eye fire some

How many compound words can you make? List them in your book.

e.g. eyebrow, eyelid, something, sometimes, etc

Challenge

Can you write a riddle, like the ones below? Make sure the answer is a compound word.

Maths

Choose one of the tasks below:

Warm up: Practise telling o’clock and half past times on this game https://www.turacogames.com/games/telling-time-space-math-game-for-kids/

Main task: Practise telling o’clock, half past and quarter past times using the mixed worksheet attached

Challenge: Have a go at the challenge worksheet attached

Topic

Have a look at the Easter Story powerpoint attached. Have a go at retelling the Christian story.

Documents to support home learning on Tuesday 14th April

Tuesday 14^th April- Home Learning

Reading

Spellings

This week everyone is focusing on compound words. Read through the words and write each one out in your best handwriting. Which is the ‘trickiest’ part in each word?

English

Today we are going to find out about compound words.

Watch this clip and it will explain what compound words are.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zcgv39q/articles/z38t6fr

Can you think of some of your own compound words? List as many as you can.

Now, have a look at the powerpoint. (see resources section)

Then complete the worksheet.

As a challenge, see how many compound words you can think of and list them in your book. Have a look in books around your house and see how many you can find.

There are also some great games on spell zone focusing on compound words.

https://www.spellzone.com/word_lists/list-3843.htm

Also look on Education City – if you log in and have a look at Year 2, English and the game ‘Flight to Freedom’

Maths

Complete one of the three tasks below:

Warm up: Practise telling o’clock and half past times using the worksheet

Main task: Practise telling quarter past times using the worksheet

Challenge: If you feel confident with analogue and digital, try this game https://www.turacogames.com/games/telling-time-quarter-to-quarter-past-2nd-grade-math-game/

Topic

Learn the words and dance to 'The Easter Egg trail'. One link takes you to the song and the other link takes you to the choreography.

https://www.outoftheark.co.uk/video/easter-egg-trail-dance-video/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGEZDDCtUcE

We are so impressed with you all and how hard you are all working - brilliant work year 2. You are all superstars! It has been a very strange time and we have really missed seeing you all every day at school. We have set some work and some Easter activities for this week, again, just do what you can and try to have fun. We hope you are able to have some family time together and get to enjoy some Easter eggs too! Take care, keep smiling and we'll see you all soon.

Well done Year Two for trying your best with home learning. We realise how tough it can be working from home and learning from home so try not to get too worried about it. Even just reading a book and going on Reading Eggs/Purple Mash/Education City for 20 minutes a day will keep your brain active. Please don't feel too much pressure about completing all of the home learning activities. They don't all need to be recorded either. You can do them verbally or you can jot down some notes in your home learning book. Find out what works best for you. Just do what you can and take some time to relax as a family. We miss you all lots and are looking forward to seeing you again soon.

Resources to support home learning on Thursday 9th April

Home Learning - Thursday 9th April

Reading - Spend 20 minutes on reading eggs or reading express.

Spellings - Spelling test

English

Today please have a go at writing your own version of the story. Try to use adjectives, conjunctions and a range of punctuation marks if you can.

Good luck, we’re looking forward to reading some of your stories.

Maths

To tell the time – quarter past and quarter to

Warm up

Use a lid or a bowl to draw around and make some of your own clocks.

Draw the following times on the clock faces: 9 o’clock, 12 o’clock, 5 o’clock and 7 o’clock. Write what you will be doing at this time today.

Main task

Go through the attached powepoint

Play level one on the Hickory Dickory game

https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/hickoryDickory/

Challenge

Try writing the times to match the clocks

Can you write the digital times too?

Art

Have a go at drawing a realistic bunny- watch the video and follow along.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2Vg1DKlTmg

Resources to support home learning - Wednesday 8th April

Home Learning - Wednesday 8th April

Reading - Please spend 20 minutes on a reading eggs or reading express activity

Spellings - Have a go at putting your spelling words into good quality sentences.

English

Now you have read ‘A Squash and a Squeeze’ we’d like you to write your own version of the story. We’d like you to change the animals the old woman takes into her house.

So today, in your book choose four animals which the old woman could take into her house. Label them and come up with some adjectives to describe the animals. Also, think about what that animal did to her house.

e.g.

Next, the little old lady took in a tall giraffe, but it poked its head through the roof and made a large hole.

Maths

Today we are learning to tell the time to o’clock and half past using analogue and digital

Warm up

Watch the following link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIxaxnageTo

Practise playing the game https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/earlymath/on_time_game1.htm

Main task

Watch the video which explains how to read analogue and digital times on the clock.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8UFHvpLMlg

Look at the day 3 powerpoint attached which explains things further and practise writing the digital times on the last slide.

Practise playing this game and reading the times o’clock and half past and matching them to the digital answer.

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/116/telling-the-time

There is a worksheet you can complete attached. Write the digital times to match to the analogue clocks.

Challenge

Have a go at some of the day 3 challenges attached. Write the digital o’clock and half past times.

Music-

Listen to the song and learn the words to Spring Chicken. ( I think you'll remember this song)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEey4LZLeGw

While listening, draw your own life cycle of a chicken

Resources to support learning on Tuesday 7th April

Tuesday 7th April

Reading -Please log onto Oxford Owl and read a book of your choice. Read it aloud to an adult and discuss the text.

Spellings

Have a look at the games on spell zone which contain most of this weeks spellings.

www.spellzone.com/word_lists/list-637447.htm

Mrs Coates group

Have a look at the following clips.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxzCqYXZ7Qo - a clip with 'ir' words

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SIQR1Q-RB4 - a clip with 'oy' words

Then log onto phonics play

www.phonicsplay.co.uk/DragonsDen.html

Choose phase 5 and select 'ir' or 'oy' and have a go at the game.

English

Today we are going to look at the use of speech in the story. There are some sentences (attached) and we’d like you to copy them out in your book and add in the speech marks/inverted commas. There is a powerpoint (in the resources section above) to remind you about how to use speech marks/inverted commas correctly.

As a challenge you could write some sentences of your own.

Maths

Today we are learning to tell the time at half past times.

Warm up

Practise telling o’clock times on the following game

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/117/telling_the_time_in_words#

Main task

Have a look at the Day 2 half past powerpoint attached

Practise telling the time to the hour and half past on the following game

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/117/telling_the_time_in_words#

Challenge

Practise telling the time half an hour or an hour before and after.

If you can’t print the sheet- use a lid or a bowl to draw around to make your own clock diagrams

Art

Have a go at some Easter egg paper weaving. Draw an egg outline. Fold in half and create some slits with some scissors. Chop up some strips of paper and weave through

Resources to support home learning on Monday 6th April

Monday 6th April

Reading

Please spend 20 minutes on reading eggs or reading express.

Spellings

Attached are the spellings for this week. Today, please read through all of the words and check you understand the meaning of each word. Then write the words out in your best handwriting.

English

This week we are continuing to focus on the story ‘A Squash and a Squeeze’. If you have your own copy that’s great but if not there is a link below.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=smvn4x5RPZo

Today we are going to use conjunctions to extend sentences.

Show the children the following four sentences:

The little old lady was fed up.

The hen laid an egg.

The goat chewed the curtains.

The woman took in her pig.

Can you extend these sentences using the following conjunctions? and, but, for, so, because, even though, until.

For example: The little old lady was fed up because her house was small.

The woman took in her pig but it raided the larder.

Write some sentences in your book.

Maths

Today we are learning to tell the time at o’clock times.

Warm up

Watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEmg914-9xY

If you have some paper, card, or a paper plate at home, make your own clock. You don’t need to stick the hands down with a spit pin just practise placing the hands on in the right place or attach some blue tack if you have some. There is an example of a clock you could make in the documents attached.

Have a look at the attached powerpoint and make the times using your clock.

Main task

Practise telling o’clock times on the following game

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/117/telling_the_time_in_words#

Challenge

Tell the time an hour before and after. Use the challenge worksheet attached.

If you are struggling to write the digital time, this game will help you.

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/116/telling-the-time

If you can’t print the sheet- use a lid or a bowl to draw around to make your own clock diagrams

Art

Have a go at creating an Easter card using a printing technique. Use some kitchen roll or toilet roll inserts, dip into paint and print bunny shapes and egg shapes onto the card.

Documents for home learning on Friday 3rd April

Home Learning- Friday 3rd April

Reading- Either complete a reading eggs/ reading express lesson or you can have a go at the comprehension which is attached.

Spelling- Ask someone in your house to do a spelling test of this weeks words for you. Then spend some more time going over ‘tricky words’. Have a look at the games from yesterday. If you can spell all of the year 1 and year 2 words then you could have a look at the year 3 section.

English-

Today we are going to sort sentences from the text into questions, exclamations and statements. Powerpoints attached to remind you what they are.

You could just write some of your own questions, statements and exclamation sentences in you book if you like. Or you can complete Task 1 (attached) here you need to read each sentences then add in the relevant punctuation mark (!?.) Then sort them into groups. As a challenge there is a sheet of speech bubbles. Can you write some exclamations and questions which the old woman might say? (Task 2 extra challenge)

Maths-

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/toy-shop-money

Use the top marks game to practise calculating change

Warm up

Use the attached sheet to work out change from 15p.

Main task

Use the attached sheet to add the amounts together and work out change from 20p

Challenge

Use the attached sheet to add the amounts together and work out change from £1

Topic- Art

While out for a walk, take a photo of a few spring flowers that you really like. Do some close observational drawings of these flowers. Look at the shape, lines, patterns and colours. If you can’t get out for a walk, google some images of flowers to draw with help from an adult.

Documents to support home learning on Thursday 2nd April

Home Learning- Thursday 2nd April

Reading- Log onto Oxford Owl. On this website are lots of reading books. Look at the level you are on and pick a book to read aloud to an adult. Try to read it aloud fluently and using good expression. Ask the person who is listening to you read to ask you some questions about the text.

Spellings- Mrs Coates group – phonics play games. https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/freeIndex.htm

You can revise this weeks ‘ea’ words which are phase 5. You could also have a go at the phase 3 and 4 games to revise these sound.

Spellings – Have a look at the year one and year two tricky words ( these are at the front of your green reading diary) Pick out a few which you find ‘tricky’ and work on them. There is a good game for revising key words.

http://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/spookySpellings/index.html

You have to ‘drag and drop’ the hats to make the words. There are a few different levels, maybe start with the year one words to check you can spell all of those first.

English-

Today, we’d like you to imagine you are the little old woman and write a diary entry as though you are her. (We have done this in class, when we wrote as Mr Toad) You could just write the diary entry for a small section of the story, choose the part you think you’d be able to do best. Try to use ‘because’ ‘so’ to extend your sentences and don’t forget accurate use of capital letters and full stops.

When I pushed all the animals out of my house this morning, I felt…because…..

Maths-

Today we will have a look at how to work out change. You can watch the clip on bbc bitesize which explain the concept of giving change.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zqbcd2p

Warm up

Try using the worksheet attached to work out change from 10p.

Main task

Try using the worksheet attached to work out change from 10p and 20p.

Challenge

Try the challenge sheet

Topic- Science

Choose five similar size teddies from your bedroom. Investigate a good material that would work as a raincoat/tent to keep your teddy dry. Make sure that you put your teddy in a bowl and cover them fully in the material. Pour an egg cup of water over the top and see how wet your teddy gets. Record your results.

Try materials like:

Fabric

Tinfoil

Plastic bag

Tissue

Paper

Use the worksheet attached to help you with this investigation. Record which materials are waterproof.

Documents to support home learning on Wednesday 1st April

Home Learning- Wednesday 1st April

Reading- Log onto reading eggs and complete a lesson. If you’ve finished all of the levels have a go at a comprehension on reading express.

Spelling- All groups – have a go at putting this weeks words into good quality sentences. Try to extend your sentences by using conjunctions e.g. so, but, because. Also, try to use some adjectives too.

English- Today we are going to come up with phrases to describe how the old woman was feeling. Rather than saying the little old lady was angry, how can we show our reader she is angry? We could write: The little old lady folded her arms, pursed her lips and huffed. Talk about the things people do when they’re angry, annoyed etc. Today the children could either complete task 1 or task 2. Task 1 is noting down her feelings throughout the story using emojis, task 2 is coming up with some descriptive phrases. (Both sheets attached)

Maths- Choose either the warm up, main task or challenge task to complete.

Warm up: See if you can partition the same number in different ways. Try 13, 19 and 16.

Example

Main task:

Give your toys some larger price tags (whole numbers). For example- £5, £3, £2, £7, £8, £1, £4, £6. Children may need some help learning to draw the £ sign. There are some price tags attached to give you some ideas.

Write down two toys that you would like to buy.

£5 + £1 + £3 = £9

Draw the notes and coins to pay for this

Example

Challenge

You only have a £20 note. If you buy two toys (which total less than £20), how much change will you get back? How much change will you get back if you buy three toys?

Jigsaw + Cars + Teddy

£5 + £1 + £3= £9

£20 - £9 = £11 change

Topic- We are going to investigate what school life was like during Victorian times and then compare it with schools today. Have a look at the powerpoint (attached) and discuss with an adult. Then have a go at sorting the pictures into the venn diagram. (attached) You could draw your own in your book if you like. What have you found out?

Documents to support home learning on Tuesday 31st March

Home Learning- Tuesday 31st March

Reading – Log onto Oxford Owl. On this website are lots of reading books. Look at the level you are on and pick a book to read aloud to an adult. Try to read it fluently and accurately.

Spellings – Mrs Coates group – phonics play. Picnic on Pluto game. Click on phase 5 then on the ‘ea’ sound. Children then have a go at this game.

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/freeIndex.htm

Whilst the children are on this game, it would be useful to revise all of the phase 3 and 4 sounds too. Lots of free different games to have a go at.

Spellings - https://www.spellzone.com/word_lists/games-6806.htm

Have a go at some of the games on spell zone, it contains most of the words on this weeks spelling list, as well as a few extra ones.

English- Today we are going to focus on the main character, the little old woman. We are going to think about how she was feeling at different points in the story. Invite the children to discuss how she is feeling at different points and create a word bank of ideas e.g. frustrated, upset, fed up, annoyed, alarmed, angry, shocked, grateful, thankful, guilty etc.

Today if children draw the old woman – quite big in their books. On the outside they could write descriptive words and phrases about the little old lady. You could also include in a different colour the sights and sounds she might hear. Inside the drawing record the little old lady’s feelings and thoughts.

Maths-

Warm up task- Practise partitioning two digit numbers into tens and ones. Try 15, 12, 23, 41, 52.

Examples

Main Task- Have a go at the Supermarket game on Education City or complete the Education City worksheet attached.

Draw a £1 coin, £2 coin, £5 note, £10 note and £20 note in your book.

Try and make the following amounts by drawing the coins or notes next to them.

£2.50

£2.10

£3.20

£3.15

£5.50

£5.10

£5.70

£10.20

£10.25

£10.50

£20.10

Challenge:

Try and make the following amounts in your book by drawing a combinations of notes and coins

£62

£31

£15

£12

£39

£51.50

£62.30

Topic-

Draw people who are essential to our community and explain why.

Example- doctors, nurses, farmers, delivery drivers, etc

Use the attached document for some ideas and try to think of some extra ones.

Documents to support home learning on Monday 30th March

Home Learning- Monday 30th March

Reading – Today please spend twenty minutes on a reading eggs task. If you have completed all of the levels on reading eggs have a go at a reading express comprehension lesson.

Spellings – The word lists are attached at the top of the page. Today read through the words and discuss what each word means. Then have a go at writing the words out in your best handwriting in your book.

English- This week we are going to focus on the book ‘A Squash and a Squeeze’ by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. If you have a copy of this book in your house that’s great, if not you can use the link below to view the text.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=smvn4x5RPZo

Read the story together and discuss the sequence of events and any ‘new’ vocabulary. In books children can order the pictures (attached) or they could draw their own. Next the children need to write some sentences to retell the story. Encourage them to use the words first, next, then, finally. Ask the children to write one or two sentences for each picture. Can they include ‘and’ and ‘because’ to extend their sentences and include adjectives?

Maths- You can choose if you would like to complete the warm up task, main task or challenge task. You don't need to complete them all.

Warm up: Find 20 objects (stones, beads, one penny coins) Split them into two groups and write down your number bonds to 20. Try and learn these facts off by heart.

Example-

0 + 20 = 20

1 + 19 = 20

Main Task: Play the toy shop game on topmarks

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/toy-shop-money

Create some price tags for your toys and set up a shop in your bedroom or use the price lists on topmarks. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?f=PriceListsv5

Create some price tags for your toys and set up a shop in your house. See how much it would cost to buy two of your toys. Add the prices together. You can use column addition to help you.

Example:

Doll- 20p + Book 52p

Tens	Ones
2	0
5	2
7	2

20p + 52p = 72p

Record your shopping in your book

20p + 52p = 72p

Challenge: Can you add three or more toys together? Do your prices go over £1? Can you draw the coins you would use to pay for your toys?

60p + 22p + 34p = 116p or £1.16

Topic- Geography

Today’s challenge is to plan a walk. Draw a map of the route you would like to take on a familiar walk. Come up with symbols or a key for different landmarks. If it is possible to go on a walk with an adult, take your map out with you on your walk and see if you remembered all the landmarks.

Documents to support Home Learning - Friday 27th March

Home Learning Friday 27th March

Reading - Have a go at the attached comprehension ( in documents to download) or read one of your books or one from Oxford Owl to an adult.

Spellings - Have a go at some of the spelling games from spell zone (link from yesterday). Or can you play a game of cherry pie with this weeks spellings? ( We play this game in school, each person says the next letter in the word, if you say a wrong letter you are 'out', if you think that's the last letter in the word you say 'cherry pie')

Spellings Mrs Coates group - Write out this weeks words in your best handwriting. Then have a go at some games to revise phase 3 sounds.

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/Phase3Menu.htm

Have a go at the games picnic on pluto and pick a picture.

English

Today we are going to focus on using great vocabulary to describe a scene. Have a look at the adjectives powerpoint to remind you what adjectives are. ( link at the top of the page)

Re-watch the Bubbles clip. Have a look at the section around 1.00. Can we think of some good adjectives and words to describe the scene?

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/coins-game

Can we improve e.g. The fish are swimming

e.g. The bright, colourful fish are weaving through the ocean.

Have a go at writing some good quality words and sentences in your book to describe the scene.

To end have a look at the verbs you have used. (powerpoint at the top to remind children what a verb is)

Could you edit one of your sentences to use a more effective verb?

Maths

Warm up - you can work on the adding coins ( game from earlier in the week.) You can adjust the levels to make it more challenging.

Main task - practise using ICT coin calculator to make amounts over £1. For example- £1.50 = £1 + 50p

Try to make...

£1.20

£1.10

£1.35

£1.40

£2. 30

£2. 50

£3.10

http://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/coinCalculator/index.html

Task: Use the day 5 combining amounts sheet and try to solve the problems. The problems get trickier the further you get down the page. Choose a few to complete.

Challenge- Day 5 money word problems

History- Log into Purple Mash. (log in at the front of the green reading diary) See how many facts you can remember about Queen Victoria and write a fact file about her life. Or you can do this in your book if you prefer.

Documents for Home Learning - Thursday 26th March

Maths warm up work on doubles and halves.docx

Home Learning Tasks for Thursday 26th March

Reading - Find a book in your house or one from the Oxford Owl website ( log in details on sheet in home school book) Read the book aloud to an adult. Have you used some good expression? Have you read taking account of different punctuation marks?

Spelling - Have a go at putting the words into good quality sentences. Can you also use conjunctions in your sentences?

English

Re-watch the Bubbles clip.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Using the pictures you sequenced yesterday, retell the story. Try to start your sentences in a variety of different ways, also try to use the WOW words which you came up with earlier on in the week.

Maths

Warm up - have another go at answering doubles questions, see if you can answer quicker than you did yesterday.

Ask somebody in your house to ask your quick fire questions, how many can you answer in 60 seconds?

Main activity - Continue to practise making the same amount of money in different ways. Go on Education City and have a go at the activity.

Then have a go at the Day 4 worksheet. Try making the amounts of money listed in three different ways.

E.g- 52p = 50p + 2p or 20p + 20p + 10p + 1p + 1p

Challenge- Day 4 worksheet- Try to workout the change you would need.

Science

Draw a table in your book to investigate which objects float and sink. Fill in a sink or bowl with water and test out some some household objects, drop them in the water and see which sink and which float.

Record your observations in your table and try and draw some conclusions. Does it matter what material it is made from? Does the size or shape matter?

Documents to support home learning - Wednesday 25th March

Home Learning Tasks for Wednesday 25th March

Reading - Log onto reading eggs or reading express and complete a lesson or task.

Spellings - Practise this weeks words, which all end 'ey'

Have a look at https://www.spellzone.com/word_lists/games-4720.htm

Mrs Coates group

ie words - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esc6yoAU5yU

Have a listen to the above. Can you read the words?

English

Today watch the whole Bubbles clip.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

You may need to watch it a few times. Now retell the story to an adult. What happened first, second etc. Have you got all of the events in the correct order? You can sequence the pictures which are attached at the top of the page.- you could print these out and stick them in your book. Don't worry if you can't, just try to remember the key events.

Think about sequencing words which we could use e.g. first, then, next, after that, finally etc.

Maths

Warm up - doubles to 10 - if you can, try the other levels too.

a worksheet at the top of the page on doubles.

Maths- Continue to practise making different amounts of money in different ways. Practise this activity on Purple Mash.

Use the Day 3 worksheets attached, to practise adding coins to make an amount of money. Try and work out how much more is needed. Put the number in your head and count on to find out how much more is needed.

Art - Sketching

Have a go at sketching a realistic bee. https://youtu.be/Ho4aUHY6fss

This video can give you step-by-step instructions.

Documents to support learning on Tuesday 24th March

Islam powerpoint.ppt

Number bonds to 10.pdf

spellings 23.3.20.docx

Home Learning tasks for Tuesday 24th March

Reading

Log into Reading eggs/ Reading express and have a go at the two set activities for this week. If you've completed these, then have a go at a reading eggs lesson (if you've not already completed them all). If you have completed them all then have a go a reading express lesson.

Spelling

Have a go at your spelling words for this week. List attached at the top in documents. Write these words out in your best handwriting in your book. Can you read all of the words? Do you know what all of the words mean?

English

Today we are going to watch the first 20 seconds of the clip and discuss. ( Bubbles clip)