Year 2 School@Home Learning Grid 13.7.20 - 17.7.20

Daily tasks:

1. Read aloud and discuss your reading with an adult2. Practise times tables by logging onto Times Tables Rock Stars3. Learn weekly spellings, making sure you practise writing them in sentences.4. Practise maths skills/knowledge by logging on to Abacus maths.

Don’t forget, you will find all the documents mentioned on the grid below on our class page on the school website.

ENGLISH(Short tasks)

Word families 5 minutes a day

Practise reading and spelling the words in these families. You can choose how to practise these words – air writing, rainbow writing, blind writing, 1 minute challenge, outdoor writing, or “Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check”.

See website.

SPAG15 minutes

Mixed Practice

Complete pages 32 and 33 in your SAT BUSTER BOOK – Grammar, Punctuation and Grammar.

ENGLISH

“The Book of Butterflies”

Monday13.7.20

Tuesday14.7.20

Wednesday15.7.20

Thursday16.7.20

Friday17.7.20

Letter to your new teacher

Miss Todd has recorded a video for you - find it in the Video Centre on the website. She would love to know more about you and has asked you to write and send her a letter with what you think she needs to know. You could tell her your favourite book, sport, food, subjects or about your

The Book of Butterflies

This week our English work is based on butterflies.

Watch this video clip about a butterfly book with a magical ending.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X3Py9naAp0

What happened next?

Today I’d like you to imagine what happened after the butterflies started flying out of the book. There is an example and some writing paper on the website to help you get started, along with a useful word bank.

If you would rather imagine a different type of creature

Butterfly facts

How much do you know about butterflies? Watch these two short videos to become an expert. You might like to make some notes as you watch – they will be useful for the next activity.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yAoZ446j8U

Spreading my wings

Soon it will be time to spread your wings like a butterfly and fly up from Key Stage 1 to Key stage 2.Use the booklet on the website to help you reflect on your time in Year 2 and look forward to your adventures in Year 3.

pets, family and hobbies… the list is endless!

Use the “What do you think? questions to help you think about the clip in more detail. See website.

coming out of a magic book, then that would also be fine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PG2cPqLpKc

Now use the “All about butterflies” booklet on the website to create your own information book. Think about how you will organise your facts and give each page a heading to show what that section is about. You could also include a contents page and a glossary.

MATHS

Shape

For those of you who love a maths challenge – check out the “Extra Maths Challenges” section on our class page this week.

Monday13.7.20

Tuesday14.7.20

Wednesday15.7.20

Thursday16.7.20

Friday17.7.20

Warm up: 10 minsSAT BUSTER – REASONINGDifferent amounts – Pages 24 and 25

Main Task: 2d shape

Let’s get our brains warmed up for some 2d shape work with the Powerpoint Quiz on the website. We can describe 2d shapes by talking about their sides and corners.

Now see if you can complete the 2d shape properties table on the

Warm up: 10 minsSAT BUSTER – REASONINGUnits – Pages 26 and 27

Main Task: 3d shape

We describe 3d shapes in a different way to 2d shapes – we can talk about the faces, edges, and vertices.

See if you can guess the 3d shapes on the 3d shape PowerPoint Quiz.

Time for a Scavenger Hunt . . . collect one small object for each of these shapes

Warm up: 10minsSAT BUSTER – REASONINGMeasuring – Pages 28 and 29

Main Task: Symmetry

Use this Symmetry Matching game to practice making symmetrical shapes and patterns. Choose the shapes and patterns options on the menu.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/symmetry/symmetry-matching

Warm up: 10 minsSAT BUSTER – REASONINGComparing Measurements – Pages 30 and 31

Main Task: Shape test

By now you should be a real shape expert! Let’s put all your knowledge and skills to the test! (See test on website.)

Warm up: 10minsSAT BUSTER – REASONINGMoney – Pages 32 and 33

Main Task: Tangrams

We will end the week with a fun lesson about Tangrams. A tangram is an ancient Chinese puzzle made from a square which has been sliced into different shapes. The aim of the puzzle is to arrange your tangram pieces to copy pictures and shapes. (The pieces must not overlap.)

website – there is a 2d shape word mat to help you.

from around your home.Cube, cuboid, sphere, cylinder, square based pyramid and cone. If you can’t find the last 2 shapes you could use the “Net of a cone and pyramid” sheet on the website to make some out of paper.

Use these shapes to help you complete the 3d shape properties activity on the website. Touch the different faces, edges and vertices with your finger to help you count accurately.

Your task today is to look for the lines of symmetry in different shapes and draw them in. (Look carefully – some shapes might have more than one line of symmetry.)

Don’t forget – you must use a ruler to draw your lines of symmetry.

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

On the website you will find a tangram puzzle to cut out (you could colour the pieces first) and some animal pictures to copy. Have fun!

Could you make up some tangram pictures of your own?

You can choose when to do the activities below – spend as much time as you like.

BEING KIND This week try to think about all the things that you are grateful for. Think about the big things like family and having somewhere safe to live, but don’t forget the little things like your tasty sandwich or your favourite book. Jot them down on the Gratitude Journal (see website) and remember these things in your prayers.

STAYING CONNECTED

We are going to build a “Wall of Friendship” on our class page this week. Draw round your own hand and put a picture of yourself in the middle. Then think about 5 of your friends in Year 2 and add their names onto each finger. Send in a photo of your picture and I will add it to the website.

ART Now that you have lots of experience of drawing flowers, we are going to create a picture from your imagination. Using whichever drawing materials you prefer, make a garden of imaginary flowers. How many different types of flower can you include? Think about different sizes, petal shapes, heights, leaf shapes. Keep drawing until you have filled the page. When you have finished, give your picture a title and sign it just like a real artist. Find somewhere

you can display it for everyone to enjoy.

SCIENCE Grow a rainbowThe rainbow has been a real symbol of hope and togetherness over the last few months. Today you can have a go at growing your very own rainbow in your kitchen. It’s easy – take a look!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iZCNnYewmk

You can check the instructions on the website for more detail.HISTORY Seaside holidays in the past

The summer holidays are just around the corner and maybe some of you are planning trip to the seaside! Have you ever wondered what seaside holidays were like in the past? Watch Magic Grandad at the Seaside to find out.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWgnpY4L9soPeople love sending postcards of their seaside holidays to friends and family. Have a go at these lovely postcard activities on the Reading Museum Website.https://www.readingmuseum.org.uk/sites/default/files/downloads/seaside%20postcard%20-%20compressed_0.pdf

MUSIC BBC TEN PIECES @ HOMEVisit the website below and listen to Week 7 – “Firebird” by Igor Stravinsky.https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ten-pieces/ten-pieces-at-home/zjy3382Write a short paragraph about what you’ve learned and how you felt about this piece of music. Perhaps you could make a picture inspired by what you’ve heard?

RE Dreidel GameLast week we learned about the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah. We learned about the origins of the Dreidel Game which is a popular game enjoyed by Jewish children at this time of year. Make your own dreidel (see website) and have a go at playing this fun game with your family.For instructions on how to play, follow the instructions on the website or watch this video clip.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0WGb5Pnmfc

PE Practise your Aiming Skills with the folks at “This is PE”. Just click on the link to find out how to play “King of the Cones” – battle it out with someone in your family to see who will be crowned the champion! Have fun!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXN9cYj6eX8&list=PLYGRaluWWTojV3An2WEgsQ4qGFy_91jDL&index=9I’d love to see some videos of you doing PE at home!

Home Learning email : year2homework@crowthornecofe.co.uk