Year 2 Homework
New Learning - 08.06.2020
Please see below the new letter that explains the next instalment of home learning for Year 2. In this letter, the children have not yet covered the writing or maths learning and so they will need support with this. The science and art tasks also introduce new concepts. The reading task involving an investigation of non-fiction books has been covered by some children. Your child therefore may need support with this as well.
New tasks have been assigned on Mathletics, including an arithmetic test in the style of the KS1 SATs. Well done to the 19/30 children who are using it regularly at the moment. I am so pleased with the certificates you are achieving. It would be great if we could get the participation up even more to 30/30!
New letter from Mr Emanuel-8th June 2020
Please use this game to practise the ordering of different capacities. Once on the webpage, please select the capacity tab and then choose 'Up to 100ml'.
Please use this game to practise reading the scale on a container. You can practise giving answers in steps of 10ml and 100ml
A short video about expanded noun phrases.
A drawing for the class from one of the children. Hopefully we will see each other soon.
New learning- 18.05.2020
Thank you to the families who have already completed the pupil view with their child. Below is a copy of the document:
Please see the new letter below. In addition, there are new tasks assigned on Mathletics.
In this letter the children have covered the writing tasks. The children had a small amount of teaching on 3D shapes but much of this will be new to them. They should, however, be confident with their 2,5,10 and 3 times tables. The children may need some more support with the division facts related to these times tables. The R.E. task is a new activity, however we have had discussions on forgiveness before. The science learning is a continuation from the last letter. The reading task is a new skill for the children and they may need some support for this.
New Letter from Mr Emanuel - 18th May 2020
R.E. - A video about forgiveness
Have a go at this fun challenge to help you learn about the properties of 3D shapes. This requires Adobe Flash.
Use this to practise your tone and value and use cross-hatching to shade in the cone.
An optional extra piece of maths work, should your child need it.
New Learning - 04.05.2020
Please see the new letter below. In addition, there are new tasks assigned on Mathletics. Below are also three new videos for the children in the box underneath.
On this letter the children have covered all the writing tasks, however our learning on rhyming words was just taught once so they may need recapping on this. The design technology learning has been covered. The science and maths learning has not yet been covered. The summarising task for the reading has been covered but the children have not yet practised speaking a summary out loud.
Thank you for the continued feedback. Your messages of gratitude and praise are so appreciated and I am full of appreciation for everything you are doing to support your children as well. One family mentioned their child is really enjoying doing creative tasks as well as the written and maths tasks so I have put an optional art task below to complete. I have also included some additional maths with word problems involving fractions, should your child need it.
New letter from Mr Emanuel- 4th May 2020
Online resource for teaching time- both analogue and digital
On this game, please choose number 4 'Read time to the nearest 5 minutes' and then select the 12 hour clock mode. You can practise numbers 1-3 as well and build up to number 4. Telling the time to the nearest 5 minutes can be something to work towards for those who are finding it difficult.
Telling the time matching game- digital time
Have a go at this art task as a bit of fun. Try to add shading use cross-hatching, like we learnt in the Autumn Term. As an extra challenge, please give your dog a speech bubble saying a message for Year 2. I would love to see photos of the finished product.
Optional additional learning- word problems involving fractions
New Videos- A Message From Mr Emanuel and Mrs Willis and A Story Read By Mr Emanuel. Also A tour of the school from george, the dog.
New Learning - 20.04.2020
The new letter is in the box below.
Thank you to the parents who gave feedback. One family asked if I could inform parents what has been covered already in Year 2 and what has not, which was a great suggestion. On this letter, the children have covered all the writing skills. In Maths, telling the time has not been covered yet in Year 2 so this will be new to them, however they would have learnt how to tell the time to the nearest hour and half past and quarter past the hour in Year 1. The children have covered parts of a plant in Science. The R.E. is a new task, yet revisits an objective from our Gospel strand, which looks at the Christian belief that Jesus is Good News for humanity. The Romans has been covered in Year 2, however the children have not yet been introduced to Medusa. Please see below on this webpage, where I have written some general tips for helping your child at home. It is called 'Top Tips For Conducive Home Learning'.
New tasks on Mathletics have now been assigned and I have put a link below with some interactive maths tasks.
Resources- 20.04.2020
Please kindly talk with your child about their learning and record their comments on the document below. I have put some ideas of what to ask your child on the document.
On the link below please focus on these tasks for now:
- Write the time
- Maths crosswords
- 'Maths worksheets by Noura' (column addition)
- How Much Money?
Top Tips For Conducive Home Learning:
- Little and often is best. Try to do 20-30 minutes sessions a few times a day, Monday to Friday. E.g 9-9:30, 11-11:30 and 2-2:30pm.
- Think of good brain food to help concentration. Oats in the morning, protein at lunch time and water to drink.
- Offer the children a reward to work towards if they achieve the target you have set for them. Perhaps extra gaming or TV time if they do all the sessions of learning.
- Please do encourage the children to put pencil to paper, if at all possible. It strengthens their hand muscles and develops further fine motor skills such as pencil control.
- Remember to be kind to yourselves and feel good about what you are doing to support your child. You are having a great impact!
Videos From Mr Emanuel to support learning
Letter from Mr Emanuel - 18th March 2020
Voices Foundation - Singing Assembly
You Can't Take an Elephant on a Bus - a book read by Mrs Betteridge
My Strong Mind- a book read by Mrs Betteridge
Stuck - a book read by Mrs Betteridge
Denver - a book read by Mrs Betteridge
1000s of books (most are audio) from Accelerated Reader.
A daily audio story from David Walliams. Free for 30 days. Useful for before bedtime perhaps.
Daily exercise video with Joe Wicks. A healthy lifestyle specialist.
Use Hit The Button for times tables but also division and doubling. Please focus on the 2, 5, 10 and 3 times tables
Click on the link below to practise the times tables in a range of ways. Please focus on the 2,5,10 and 3 times tables.
Click on this link for a wide range of interactive activities where the children can complete the tasks online. For now please focus on 'There is/There are', 'Am, Is, Are', 'Was or Were' which are all on page 1 of the website. Although it is mainly English based there are some good maths resources too. The 'What's The Time?' activity is good for teaching time.
Interactive English Activities- Punctuation and Grammar
This link gives good ideas for experiments to do at home which are not too difficult. Experiment 1, 19 and 20 links with Year 2 science. Experiment 1 for minibeasts and their microhabitats, experiment 19 for different materials and their properties and experiment 20 for plants.
Science Experiments to try at home
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