P2 Week Beginning 8th June 2020: Suggested Learning Activities
Literacy
Phonics/Spelling
This week, we are looking at all of the sounds we have already learned that make the ‘A’ sound. These are ay,
ai and a-e.
ay usually comes at the end of a word, ai usually comes in the middle of a word. a-e (a magic ‘e’) usually
comes towards the end of a word
Some ay words are: day, tray, play, stay, prayer, way
Some ai words are: stair, hair, chair, rain, brain, train, stain
Some a-e words are: cake, came, spade, brake, name, sale
Watch the videos below to help you practise these sounds:
Kids vs Phonics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghd898RDjEM
Alphablocks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROKNNvuGpEo
Wake up, Shake up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCpobgrgReU
Our common words to revisit this week are: said could her before day away always today take gave cold
don’t
You can practise this new sound and common words any way you wish. Remember you have spelling strategies
on Teams and in your home learning packs. I have uploaded some ‘A’ activities onto Teams as well!
Challenge: Have a grown up give you some ‘A’ dictated sentences. Can you use the correct ‘A’ sound?
Extra Challenge: Use a dictionary or look online to see if you can find any more ‘A’ words!
Writing
We are focusing on writing a recount again this week. This is when you write about
something that has already happened. Look at the poster on Teams again to revisit
what is included in a recount.
I would like you to write about your favourite day that you have had in Primary 2.
You should aim to write about who, where, what, why and
when. This should be written in chronological order. This means that you write it in
the order your day happened, i.e. morning, afternoon, evening.
Remember to focus on time words, such as first, next, then, etc.
On Teams, go to Files, Literacy Resources, Writing, Recount to read 2 example recount
texts. This might help you to write your own recount”
Remember to check that you have met the success criteria below by traffic lighting.
Have you
written you
recount in the
order that it
happened?
Have you
used capital
letters?
Have you
used full
stops?
Have you used your
knowledge of sounds
and common words
to help you to spell?
Have you used
time order
words, such as
first, next,
then…
Have you checked over your
work once you have finished
to check spelling and
punctuation?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghd898RDjEMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROKNNvuGpEohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCpobgrgReU
Numeracy
Information Handling
We are continuing to look at Information Handling this week.
Using your knowledge of tally charts and bar charts, you are going to complete your own mini information
handling project!
Step 1: Choose what data you would like to collect, e.g. family members favourite colours, amount of
different coloured cars in your streets… whatever you would like!
Step 2: Create a tally chart so you can collect your data. Remember you need to include headings and all of
the different options. A blank tally chart is on teams if you wish to use this to record your data.
Step 3: Collect your data or make up your data.
Step 4. Using the data from your tally chart, turn this into a bar chart. You will need a title, a heading along
the x axis and along the y axis, and a scale going up the side. Revisit your work on bar charts from last week
if you need a little reminder!
Step 5: Answer some questions about your data… e.g. which option is most/least popular, what is the
difference between the most and least popular? Etc. There are some questions on Teams you could use too!
(Files, Numeracy Resources, Information Handling, Mini Project).
I’m excited to see how you get on! Remember, if you have any question about this let me know.
Challenge: Make up data to use for your project.
Extra Challenge: Collect your own data to use for your project.
Core Number
This week we are going to practise our subtraction. Remember, when we subtract a number, the answer will
be smaller than the original number.
Have a grown up ask you some subtraction questions. You may wish to use concrete materials or a number
line/100 square to help you. Keep practising until you feel confident doing this. Can you then answer
subtraction calculations using bigger numbers?
These games can help you practise too!
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/subtraction-grids
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train
Challenge: Practise your subtraction within 20.
Extra Challenge: Practise your subtraction within 50.
Extra Extra Challenge: Practise your subtraction within 100.
There are additional rounding activities on Teams if you wish to do these too!
(Files, Numeracy Activities, Addition and Subtraction, Subtraction)
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/subtraction-gridshttps://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train
Health & Wellbeing/ Other Curriculum Areas
Minibeasts
This week we are learning all about Spiders!
Our wonder questions were: What do they eat? What do they drink? Why do you get them inside and
outside? How many spiders are there? Where do they come from? When were they made/discovered? What
is the biggest spider?
• Watch this video all about spiders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTCJwemsQEA
• Can you find any other videos about spiders to watch?
• Can you find any answers to our wonder questions? Maybe you could look on the internet or in a book?
There is a PowerPoint on Teams with some of the answers too!
• Can you create your own spider web? This may be an art activity, or you could create one using string.
• Can you label the main body parts of a spider?
Please see our Teams page for activity sheets which may be used alongside these activities as well as some
additional tasks. (Files, Topics, Minibeasts, Spiders)
Remember these activities are only suggested and are there for you to access as and when you wish.
Health & Wellbeing
In class, we have spent a lot of time discussing why it is important that was talk about how we are feeling and
why we think we are feeling like that. This week, I would like you to try and complete the feelings cloud
below. At the end of each day, discuss with a grown up how you are feeling and why you think you are feeling
like that. Then colour in one of the raindrops to match this feeling.
:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTCJwemsQEA
Week Beginning 1st June 2020: Suggested Learning Activities P2
Literacy
Phonics/Spelling
This week, we are looking at 3 new sounds. These are ff and ll and appear in the middle or at the end of a
word. When there is a double letter sound, we only need to say the sound once and not twice.
Some ff words are: off, cliff, cuff, stiff, different
Some ll words are: well, spill, dull, drill, allow, shallow
Watch the videos below to help you practise these sounds:
Geraldine the Giraffe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0VL4Vn97n0
Mr Thorne: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbG2jyI8600
Our common words this week are: three room long tree will well fell call
You can practise this new sound and common words any way you wish. Remember you have spelling strategies
on Teams and in your home learning packs. I have uploaded some ff, ll activities onto Teams as well!
Challenge: List as many ff and ll words as you can and turn them into a flashcard game.
Extra Challenge: Can you use some ff and ll words in a sentence?
Writing
We are focusing on writing a recount this week. This is when you write about
something that has already happened.
I would like you to write about your favourite day in the past week and draw a
detailed picture to match.
You should aim to write about who, where, what, why and
when. This should be written in chronological order. This means that you write it in
the order your day happened, i.e. morning, afternoon, evening.
I would like you to focus on using time words this week, such as first, then, next,
finally. Remember to use adjectives as well to make your writing exciting!
Scan this QR code for a summary of what you need to include in a recount:
Just like in class, there is a checklist for you to traffic light to check that you have met the success criteria.
Have you
written you
recount in the
order that it
happened?
Have you
used capital
letters?
Have you
used full
stops?
Have you used your
knowledge of sounds
and common words
to help you to spell?
Have you used
time order
words, such as
first, next,
then…
Have you checked over your
work once you have finished
to check spelling and
punctuation?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0VL4Vn97n0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbG2jyI8600
Numeracy
Information Handling
We are continuing to look at Information Handling this week.
This week we are going to focus on revising bar charts. A bar chart is a clear way to display information. We
can use the data collected in a tally chart and turn this into a bar graph.
Challenge: Create your own Bar Chart like the one above. A grown up could give you some data for you to turn
into a bar chart or you could collect this data yourself.
Extra Challenge: Try answering questions about the bar chart you have created. E.g. most/least popular,
difference between…
You could also have a go at the additional activities on Teams to practise creating and interpreting Bar
Charts too. (Files, Numeracy Resources, Information Handling, Bar Charts)
Core Number
We are going to look at rounding a number to the nearest 100 this week. Watch the video lesson I have
uploaded onto Teams. When we are rounding to the nearest 100, we need to look at the tens column, and not
the ones column this time.
Our rhyme is still useful to use to help us to know when to round higher or lower:
0 to 4, lower
5 to 9, up this time
Step 1. Identify the 100s number that is before and after the given number.
Step 2. Look at the number in the tens column.
Step 3. Using the tens column number, say the rhyme above to decide if you need to round lower or higher.
Have someone give you a 3-digit number to round to the nearest 100.
Continue to practise this using Rocket Rounding on Topmarks too!
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/rocket-rounding
Challenge: Can you round a 4-digit number to the nearest 100?
Extra Challenge: Can you use your knowledge of rounding to round a number to the nearest 10 and the
nearest 100?
There are additional rounding activities on Teams if you wish to do these too!
(Files, Numeracy Activities, Rounding)
Health & Wellbeing/ Other Curriculum Areas
Minibeasts
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/rocket-rounding
After our vote on Chatty Tuesday, we are exploring all things ladybirds this week!
• Watch these videos all about ladybirds:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPUazqh63kE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLPtPiHFT1o
• Did you know that ladybirds have spots to help to protect themselves from predators? The
spots tell the predators that the ladybird won’t taste nice to eat!
Can you find out any other facts about ladybirds? Maybe you could look on the internet or in a book?
• Create a poster or PowerPoint which includes some of the facts you have been learning about
ladybirds. You might want to create a leaflet that includes the facts learned about butterflies and
bees too.
• Why not create a tally chart of how many ladybirds you can find each day? You could turn this
information into a bar chart!
• Can you create a healthy snack that looks like a ladybird?
Please see our Teams page for activity sheets which may be used alongside these activities as well as some
additional tasks. (Files, Topics, Minibeasts, Ladybirds)
Remember these activities are only suggested and are there for you to access as and when you wish.
Play – Loose Parts
We love playing with all our Loose Parts at school. Loose parts are materials that can become anything
through creating, making and imagining. For examples of some Loose Parts, see the poster below:
I’d like you to explore Loose Parts this week. Can you create a pattern, a picture or even a face? Be super
creative! Remember to share all of your designs with me on Twitter/Teams! Here are some ideas if you need
inspiration:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPUazqh63kEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLPtPiHFT1o
Week Beginning 25th May 2020: Suggested Learning Activities
Literacy
Phonics/Spelling
This week, we are looking at another new sound! Our sound this week is ‘mb’. It is another cheeky sound as it
makes the sound ‘m’. We don’t say the ‘b’ sound at the end, it is silent! This sound usually comes at the end of
a word.
Some mb words are comb, lamb, climb, crumb, dumb
Watch the videos below to help you practise this new sound:
Geraldine the Giraffe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owEViBZZZGc
Mr Thorne: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxCmo8KHmd4
Nessy: (55 seconds to 1 minute 21) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p4hRbPQC2w
Our new common words this week are: green people which another
You can practise this new sound and common words any way you wish, e.g. using the spelling strategy in your
pack, making flashcards. I have uploaded some mb activities onto Teams as well!
Challenge: Why not look in a dictionary book or online to look for more mb words?
Extra Challenge: Can you use some mb words in a sentence? How many mb words can you write in the same
sentence?
Writing
We are continuing to focus on imaginative writing this week. I would love for you to
write a story with the title “If I was a minibeast…”. I would like you to imagine that
you are a minibeast. What would you be? Why? What would you look like? What would
you do? When you are writing an imaginative story, remember it needs to have a clear
beginning, middle and an end. I would like you to focus on using at least 3 adjectives
this week, as well as 1 WOW word. Remember, a WOW word is an amazing word that
we would not normally use in our everyday writing.
Scan this QR code for a short story example:
Listen to this minibeast song as well… it might inspire you!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eajwaH0_2c
Just like in class, there is a checklist for you to traffic light to check that you have met the success criteria.
Has your story
for a beginning,
middle and an
end?
Have you
used capital
letters?
Have you
used full
stops?
Have you used your
knowledge of sounds
and common words
to help you to spell?
Have you used at
least 3 adjectives?
Challenge: Have you
used a WOW word?
Have you checked over
your work once you have
finished to check
spelling and
punctuation?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owEViBZZZGchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxCmo8KHmd4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p4hRbPQC2whttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eajwaH0_2c
Numeracy
Information Handling
This week we are moving on from fractions. I would still like you to continue to practise your halving by
playing hit the button though!
In Primary 1, we looked at tally charts, bar charts and pictographs to record data and information. When we
are collecting information, it is useful to put this into a chart so that it is easy to read and understand. A
tally chart allows us to use tally marks to count how many of whatever it is we are recording. A bar chart is
useful to clearly display the information you have gathered.
This week we are going to focus on revising tally charts. Remember, we use a straight line for each item. 4
straight lines with a diagonal line through is shows you that there are 5 items. Take a look at the poster
below:
Practise using tally marks to represent different numbers. You could do this by using pencils, sticks, straws
or by writing them down. Remember, we can use our knowledge of counting in 5s to count how many items
there are in total.
Challenge: Create your own Tally Chart like the one above. A grown up could give you some data for you to
turn into a tally chart or you could collect this data yourself.
Extra Challenge: Try answering questions about the Tally Chart you have created. E.g. most/least popular,
difference between…
You could also have a go at the additional activities on Teams to practise creating and understanding Tally
Charts too. (Files, Numeracy Resources, Information Handling, Tally Charts)
Core Number
We are continuing to look at rounding a number to the nearest 10 this week. Watch the mini rounding lesson I
uploaded to Teams last week to remind yourself. This rhyme is also useful to use to help us to know when to
round higher or lower:
0 to 4, lower
5 to 9, up this time
Step 1. Identify the 10s number that is before and after the given number.
Step 2. Look at the number in the ones column.
Step 3. Using the ones column number, say the rhyme above to decide if you need to go lower or higher.
Continue to practise using Rocket Rounding on Topmarks.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/rocket-rounding
This week I would like you to use your knowledge of rounding to the nearest 10 to help you to estimate some
2-digit number calculations. You may wish to use a number square to help you. See my video on Teams where I
talk through an example question! Have a grown up give you some of these types of questions to practise.
Challenge: Can you use rounding to the nearest 10 to help you estimate the answers to some 3-digit
calculations, e.g. 123 + 31 = 120 + 30 = 150
Extra Challenge: Use your knowledge of rounding to the nearest 10 to check the answers to some
calculations. Scan the QR code and give the activity sheet a go!
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/rocket-rounding
Health & Wellbeing/ Other Curriculum Areas
Minibeasts
This week we are going to explore bees! Out on my walks with Benji this week I have seen so many bees flying
around and sitting on flowers… they are everywhere just now!
• Watch these videos all about bees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta154f5Rp5Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1AFjR9F0Xg
• Look through the Powerpoint on Teams called ‘Buzzy Bees’.
• Research information on bees. Where do they live? Why? What do they do? How many different
kinds do you get? Can you find any interesting facts? How do they make honey?
• Learn about the main steps in the life cycle of a bee. There is a PowerPoint to support this on Teams.
• Learn about the different parts of a bee. Can you correctly label a picture of a bee? Can you draw a
bee so that it has all of its correct body parts?
• If you find any bees when you are outside, why not take a picture? I will collect these all together to
display!
• Can you follow a recipe to make something that has honey in it as an ingredient? If you haven’t tasted
honey before, why not give it a try!
Please see our Teams page for activity sheets which may be used alongside these activities as well as some
additional tasks. (Files, Topics, Minibeasts, Bees)
Remember these activities are only suggested and are there for you to access as and when you wish.
Art/Health & Wellbeing
This week I would like us to focus on mindfulness line drawings.
You will need a dice for this. If you don’t have a dice, write the numbers 1 to 6 on small pieces of paper to
pick out instead of rolling a dice.
Roll 1 tells you what line to use. It must go from one edge to another.
Roll 2 lets you know what shape to draw. Add 2-3 of this shape shapes in different sizes.
Roll 3 lets you know what kind of texture to draw. Use this texture inside 2 to 3 shapes.
Use different colours to complete your piece of art!
Have a look at my video example on Teams! (Files, Art)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta154f5Rp5Yhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1AFjR9F0Xg
Week Beginning 18th May 2020: Suggested Learning Activities
Literacy
Phonics/Spelling
This week, we are going to begin looking at a new sound! Our sound this week is ‘kn’. It is a cheeky sound as it
makes the sound ‘n’. We don’t say the ‘k’ sound at the start, it is silent!
Some kn words are knock, know, knee, knight, kneel, knew
Watch the videos below to help you practise this new sound:
Geraldine the Giraffe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP3-PCK8bk0
Meet the Digraphs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unEWfKc3s7c
Nessy: (First 54 seconds only) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p4hRbPQC2w
Our new common words this week are: under were thing know
You can practise this new sound and common words any way you wish, e.g. using the spelling strategy in your
pack, writing them in silly sentences, making flashcards. I have uploaded some kn activities onto Teams as
well!
Challenge: Can you think of any other kn words?
Extra Challenge: Why not look in a dictionary book or online to look for more kn words?
Writing
‘You know that I miss you, wherever you’re at; So I decided to send you a
tiny teacher who’s flat.
I hope that you’ll take care of tiny little me; I think doing things with me
will be the key!’
I would love for you to write about an adventure that we could go on together!
When you are writing an imaginative story, remember it needs to have a
beginning, middle and an end. Usually, the beginning introduces us to the story,
something exciting happens in the middle and the story rounds up and finishes at
the end. Make sure you add in lots of detail and use adjectives and WOW words
to make your story even more interesting!
Scan this QR code for a story example:
Just like in class, there is a checklist for you to check that you have met the success criteria
Has your story
for a beginning,
middle and an
end?
Have you
used capital
letters?
Have you
used full
stops?
Have you used your
knowledge of sounds
and common words
to help you to spell?
Have you used at
least 3 adjectives?
Challenge: Have you
used a WOW words?
Have you checked over
your work once you have
finished to check
spelling and
punctuation?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP3-PCK8bk0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unEWfKc3s7chttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p4hRbPQC2w
Numeracy
Fractions
We are continuing with fractions this week. We have been working hard to be able to identify the fractions ½
and ¼ and matching these to shapes which have been cut into halves and quarters. This week we are taking
this one step further. We are going to be working out ½ of a number up to 20. So for example, ½ of 10. You
can practise this for finding 10 objects and then splitting these up into 2 equal groups. We know we have to
split them into 2 groups because the number on the bottom is 2.
Please go onto our Teams page for a video of me showing you this worked example!
There are also additional activities to support this on Teams. (Files, Numeracy Resources, Fractions, Finding
half of a quantity) You can also practise your halving on Hit the Button.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Challenge: Numbers up to 30
Extra Challenge: Numbers up to 50
Once you have explored halving a number using concrete materials and you have become familiar with splitting
a number in half, you will be able to see that halving a number it is the opposite of doubling a number! For
example, half of 10 is 5, but double 5 is 10.
Core Number
We are going to begin looking at rounding a number to the nearest 10. We use rounding when we want to
estimate a number as it gives us numbers that are easy to use.
We need to remember this rhyme to help us:
0 to 4, lower
5 to 9, up this time
Watch the following videos to learn about rounding.
Miss Daly’s mini rounding lesson video is uploaded onto Teams – please watch.
Rounding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMdck80SHnw
Step 1. Identify the 10s number that is before and after the given number.
Step 2. Look at the number in the ones column.
Step 3. Using the ones column number, say the rhyme above to decide if you need to go lower or higher.
Have someone give you a number between 0 and 100 for you to practise rounding.
Rocket Rounding on TopMarks is a great way to practise rounding too.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/rocket-rounding
There are additional activity sheets on Teams if you wish to do them too. (Files, Numeracy Files, Rounding)
Challenge: Can you round a 3-digit number to the nearest 10?
Extra Challenge: Can you round a 4-digit number to the nearest 10?
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-buttonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMdck80SHnwhttps://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/rocket-rounding
Health & Wellbeing/ Other Curriculum Areas
Minibeasts
This week we are going to explore caterpillars and butterflies as lots of you spotted these when you were on
your minibeast hunt! Here are some suggested activities for you to complete:
• Watch these videos all about caterpillars and butterflies:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYbMScXPEV0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dwq9vngbxos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17TOsdbyYbs (only up to 3mins 30seconds)
• Research information on caterpillars and butterflies. Where do they live? Why? How many different
kinds do you get? Can you find any interesting facts?
• Recall the main steps in the life cycle of a butterfly. You may wish to draw this.
• Create your own beautiful butterfly – remember to use symmetry!
• Learn about the different parts of a butterfly. Label a picture of a butterfly to show what you have
learned.
Please see our Teams page for activity sheets which may be used alongside these activities as well as some
additional tasks. (Files, Topics, Minibeasts, Butterflies)
Spanish
Practise the name different body parts in Spanish. We had been looking at this in class before the school
closure.
Log into Linguascope using the details given in your home learning pack.
https://www.linguascope.com/
Click on Beginner, then click on the Spanish Flag, then on El cuerpo. Revisit the key vocabulary first of all,
and the then play some of the games to practise the body words in Spanish. Our favourite in class is the
memory game! You could make a poster, create a PowerPoint or video to share your learning.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYbMScXPEV0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dwq9vngbxoshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17TOsdbyYbshttps://www.linguascope.com/
P2 Week Beginning 11th May 2020: Suggested Learning Activities
Literacy
Reading
Read a book for enjoyment. Answer 5 of the
comprehension questions that are in your home
learning pack. You may wish to answer these verbally
or you could write them down.(I have also uploaded
these onto Teams: Files, Literacy Resources, Reading)
Challenge: Share a picture Twitter/Teams of you
reading somewhere unusual!
Phonics/Common words
Choose at least 5 common words from our list that you
need to practise. Use some of the spelling strategies
in your pack to help you do so. (These are also on
Teams: Files, Literacy Resources, Spelling)
Numeracy
Fractions
We are continuing to look at fractions this week.
Remind yourselves about halves and quarters using the
Fractions help sheet and PowerPoint on Teams.
(Files, Numeracy Resources, Fractions).
Continue to explore halves and quarters in real life.
Can you see anything that is split into halves and
quarters in your garden or out on your walk?
I’ve uploaded a Stained Glass Window fractions
colouring sheet onto Teams (Files, Numeracy
Resources, Fractions). See how you get on!
Core Number – Number bonds
Practise your numbers bonds to 5, to 10, to 20 and if
you feel confident doing these and would like a
challenge try number bonds to 100. This will be a
useful strategy to use when completing addition
calculations.
You may wish to make a pairs game, flashcards, or play
Hit the Button! (QR code for Hit the Button on Teams:
Files, Numeracy Resources, Core Number)
I have uploaded a list of number bonds to 5, 10,
20 and 100 onto Teams in the folder above too!
HWB/other curricular areas
Topic – Minibeasts
• Have a look at the minibeast word mat I have
uploaded onto Twitter and Teams. Which
minibeasts have you seen before?
• Go on a minibeast hunt in your garden or when
you are out a walk. What minibeasts can you
find? Create a list of the minibeasts you have
found and where you found them about. There
is a table on Teams for you to record this if
you wish! Did you find them in the grass, under
a rock, on a plant or in the sky? This will allow
us to begin to investigate where different
minibeasts live.
I have uploaded a minibeast checklist, and a minibeast
tally chart you may wish to use during your hunt too!
(Teams: Files, Topics, Minibeasts)
Health & Wellbeing
As part of our Human Body topic we had spoken about
having a taste test in class with different fruit and
vegetables that we hadn’t eaten before. Why not try a
new food? Tweet me your taste test and let me know
what you think! You might surprise yourself.
Week Beginning 4th May 2020: Suggested Learning Activities – P2
Literacy
Writing
Help a grown up make a meal. Write down the
instructions to tell me how you made it, just like we
have done in class!
Remember, we need:
- a title, E.g. How to….
- what you will need, E.g. your ingredients/utensils
- number your steps
Use the self-assessment grid uploaded onto Teams to
make sure you have included these things, as well as
checking you have used the correct punctuation.
(Files, Literacy resources, writing, instructions self-
assessment)
Phonics/Common words
Choose a sound that you find a little tricky.
Write as many words as you can that include
that sound. Practise these sound words any way
you like!
E.g, create a roll and read mat for them,
dictated sentences, create flashcards, create
a pairs game or use the spelling strategies in
your packs/on Teams.
(A list of our sounds and sound words are on
our Teams page under Files, Literacy
Resources, Spelling, Sound word list)
Numeracy
Fractions
We are going to begin exploring fractions. I would like
you to explore halves and quarters this week. Have a
look at the Fractions help sheet and PowerPoint on
Teams first (Files, Numeracy Resources, Fractions).
Explore halves and quarters. Can you cut a cake into
halves? A pizza into quarters? Can you fold paper in
halves and quarters? What shapes can be split into
halves and quarters?
A shape has to be split into 2 equal parts to be split
into halves, and 4 equal parts to be split into
quarters.
Core Number Practise your addition and subtraction within 100.
Make flashcards with some calculations written
on them or have a grown up ask you some
questions. Use the number square included in your
pack to help you (copy of this is also on Teams –
Files, Numeracy Resources, Core Number).
(QR codes are also uploaded onto Twitter &
Teams for addition and subtraction)
HWB/other curricular areas
Topic This year we have all loved learning through our different
Topics. So far, we have explored the Rainforest, Egypt
and the Human Body. Look out for tweets and posts on
Teams asking you to vote for our next topic, which will be
either Minibeasts or Dinosaurs! I’ve picked these 2 topics
to choose from based on all your questions and
discussions last term. Once our topic has been chosen, I’d
like you to ask any wonder questions you may have about
the topic! You might want to write down some of
these too.
Art
Look out of your window and draw a picture of
what you can see! We have spent lots of time in
class practising our detailed drawing. Don’t
forget to share your drawings with me on
Twitter or Teams!
Week Beginning 27th April 2020: Suggested Learning Activities P2
Literacy
Reading
Draw a detailed image of the main character in the
text you are reading. Write a few sentences to
describe the main character, ensuring you use some
describing words. Remember to check your sentences
to make sure:
1. They make sense.
2. You have used a capital letter, finger spaces and a
full stop.
3. You have used our common words and sounds to help
with spelling.
Phonics/Common words
Fill in the blank ‘Roll and Read’ template in your
home learning pack with common words or words
containing a sound you find tricky. Play this game
with someone in your household. You might need
to teach them how to play first!
I have uploaded a blank ‘Roll and Read’ template
to our Teams page, as well as a few that are
already filled in for some sounds. Go to Files,
Literacy Resources then Roll and Read mats.
Numeracy
Topic Maths
Look at a clock at various points during the day and
practise telling the time. Can you write this as an
analogue time and as a digital time?
Core Number
Practise the 2 times table. You could create
flash cards, a pairs game, go onto the Topmarks
website, songs on YouTube etc.
Remember when you multiply a number by 2 you
just double it! E.g. 3 x 2 = 6, which is the same
as double 3.
Once you feel confident with the 2 times table,
practise the 10 times table!
When you multiply by 10, the ones digit moves
into the tens column. E.g. 5 x 10 = 50, so the 5
moves from being in the ones place to the tens
place, and so you need to include a 0 in the ones
place instead of leaving it blank (see below).
T O T O
5 5 0
HWB/other curricular areas
Human Body IDL Context
Discuss the 5 senses – hearing, sight, taste, touch,
smell. Can you state why each one of our senses is
important? Can you give an example of when we would
use each of the senses?
Health & Wellbeing
We have been discussing lots of different
emotions in class. We have focused on emotion
words and also what different emotions look
like. Write down as many emotion words as you
can think of. Select one and act out the emotion
for someone in your household and see if they
can guess what it is. Take it in turns to act out
and guess the emotions.
Week Beginning 20th April 2020: Suggested Learning Activities P2
Literacy
Writing – Holiday Snapshot
Choose your favourite day or moment from your Easter
holidays. Draw a detailed picture of this holiday
snapshot, and then write some sentences to describe
your day/moment. Remember to use a capital letter,
finger spaces and a full stop.
Challenge yourself to use some WOW words!
Common Words
You may wish to cut out the common word flashcards and
create an ‘I know it’ ‘I don’t know it’ pile. How quickly can
you say each pile? Can you beat your time?
Choose a few words from the ‘I don’t know it’ pile to
practise over the course of the week.
Numeracy
Topic Maths - Measure
Explore capacity. Estimate and then measure how much
water different objects will hold. E.g. How many cups
does it take to fill up the kettle? How many cups does it
take to fill up the sink? Write down your findings.
Mental agility
Go on a number hunt around your environment. Note down
the numbers that you find. Can you partition these
numbers into hundreds, tens, ones. E.g. 425 is 4
hundreds, 2 tens, 5 ones. Additionally you could split the
number up, e.g. 400 + 20 + 5.
HWB/other curricular areas
Science: Floating and Sinking Experiment
In a sink or bath, experiment to see what objects around
the house can float and which can sink. Predict what you
think will happen will each object. Were you correct?
Why do you think this?
Human Body IDL Topic
Over this week, create your own mini project about all
our learning on the Human Body. This could be a poster,
PowerPoint, video, presentation… be as creative as you
like! How many facts can you remember?
Week Beginning 23rd March 2020: Suggested Learning Activities P2
Literacy
Reading
Choose a book to read at home, either yourself or
with a grown up. Use the Comprehension questions
in your home learning pack to answer questions
about the text.
Writing
Write about something you have done this week.
Remember to check you have used a capital letter,
full stop and finger spaces. Challenge yourself with
adding describing words.
Talking & Listening
Create your own story and tell this to someone, e.g.
an adult, your friend, a teddy. Remember it should
have a beginning, middle and end.
Writing
Practise your letter formations, using the worksheet
included in the home learning pack.
Phonics
Choose 5 of our common words to practise using
any of our spelling strategies.
(Both common words, and some suggested spelling
strategies provided in the home learning pack)
Numeracy
Mental agility
Practise counting to 100 forwards and backwards.
Challenge yourself by starting to count from a
random number, e.g. 74.
Mental agility
Teach someone at home how to play Buzz. Practise
playing this counting up in 2s, 5s and 10s.
Topic Maths
Measure the length of room(s) at home using your
feet, hands, steps, a ruler etc. Write down your
findings.
Topic Maths
Choose 3 random objects from your house and put
these in order from lightest to heaviest. Write/draw
down your findings.
Core Number
Practise counting forwards and backwards in 10s
from a random number. Use the 100 square to help
you!
HWB/other curricular areas
Play a board game with a friend or family member.
Make sure you discuss the rules first!
Create a poster to encourage good hand washing
practice. You might even want to list the steps used
when washing your hands. E.g. Step 1: Turn the tap
on.
How many different emotions can you name? Write
down, draw or share these with someone at home.
Discuss what makes a good friend. You may want to
display your thoughts on a mind map, poster, list
etc.
Think of an ‘I Wonder’ question. Explore this
question through looking in books, online,
discussing it with a grown up etc. Create a poster to
display the information you have learned.
Create a model of a skeleton using objects inside or
outside your house, e.g. sticks, books, playdoh, lego,
leaves etc.
Share our Easter Service song ‘Raindrops Keep
Falling On My Head’ with someone at home.
Have a look for signs of Spring through your
window or by going outside. What can you see,
hear and smell that shows you it is Spring?
Create a model using ‘junk’ from around your
house, e.g. old boxes, bottles etc. Share and discuss
your creation!
Complete a household activity, e.g. set the table,
make the bed, help cook a meal.
We read the book ‘The Dot’ by Peter Reynolds in
class where a girl used a dot to create masterpieces.
Create your own dot picture using a circle as your
starting point. Be as imaginative and creative as you
like!
Go outside and create a route to walk/run/skip etc.
around just like we do with the Daily Mile at school.
How many laps can you do?