Year 2 Home Learning
Hello Year 2! We hope you are all well. We have heard from many of you that you are out enjoying the sunshine which is definitely helping use to stay at home.
We have so enjoyed chatting to you on the phone and thought we would let you know what we have been up to as well.
Mrs Osborne has been enjoying her garden and has been loving the fact that she can dry all her washing outside in the sunshine. She has been doing lots of walking and bike riding to try and tire out her 10 year old son and has been trying to wake up very early and get out and have a coffee in the garden.
Mrs. Sumba has been practising painting flowers in watercolor; aren’t they great!
I have been spending lots of time with my dog, Theodore. He is very needy and doesn’t like the sunshine because he gets too hot! I’ve been going on lots of walks around my house. I’m really lucky to have some beautiful walks around me. I have heard that lots of you have been walking too. I have really enjoyed speaking to you on the phone as I miss seeing you at school! I hope you are all keeping safe and are enjoying the sunshine! Have any of you been lucky enough to get Disney Plus? If you have, what is your favourite thing you are watching on it? I keep watching Finding Dory and Moana! Miss Foote 🙂
Please use the blog for checking Home Learning as that is where it will be posted with easy to follow links and downloadable documents.
Reading
Please continue to read daily for 10 – 15 minutes. You can read books from your book shelf at home, magazines or log onto.
Hampshire HIAS has also written some resources for pupils which we will be adding. This weeks is a document which shows you activities you can do with your children at home using the books you already have. It is titled ‘Menu of reading response ideas’ and if you click the link you will be able to view it in full.
Attached is also a mini reading project about The Big Blue Book with a link to a free downloadable version of the book to support your learning.
Writing – Watch the video, ‘Don’t go’ below:
https://www.literacyshed.com/dont-go.html
Write a set of instructions to help the pink creature avoid being caught by the cat.
Success Criteria:
- Use ‘How to…’ in your title.
- List of equipment which might be needed.
- Use clear, simple sentences.
- Use imperative verbs.
- Numbers or bullet points could be used to show order.
- Could you draw a diagram?
Question time!
- How do you think the cat felt before the pink creature arrived?
- Could you write two adjectives to describe the pink creature’s character?
- Where could the pink creature have come from?
Up for a challenge?
Create a new world for the pink creature. Describe the world you have created and explain why the pink creature may need these features.
You could create a 3D model, collage or painting to represent his/her new world!
Spelling
On SUMDOG, you will find set spelling challenges to be completed. In addition, please continue to practise your letters and sounds using resources from www.twinkl.com and www.phonicsplay.co.uk.
Maths
On SUMDOG, you will find both maths challenges and times table activities. Remember to keep practising your number bonds to 10, 20 and place value of number.
On MyMaths you will be set a series of tasks to complete each week.
In addition to this, HIAS have set some weekly Maths problem solving challenges using strategies we use in school. Click on the link to view and try these.
Year 2 Week 2 Problem 1 Year 2 Week 2 Problem 2
Science (2 weeks)
We have been learning lots of about different habitats and focusing on our gardens. This week, we would like you to design and create your own ‘minibeast hotel’. The images below are there to help you, but you do not have to do the same.
Topic (2 weeks)
How is life in Kenya different to life in England?
Find out about schooling, farming and houses. You could make a poster, leaflet, fact sheet or a mind map where you show your findings. You could also use a Venn Diagram to organise you ideas e.g.
Music- Tortoises
Close your eyes and listen to:
Can you move around to the music? Is it slow or fast?
Now move around to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Diu2N8TGKA
Is this slow or fast?
What else did you notice?
Did you spot that they are the same tune? Saint-Saens slowed down Offenbach’s famous Can- Can music and used it to represent tortoises
Art from Mrs Pearson
UNDER THE SEA
The title for your art this week is ‘Under the Sea’. This can take the form of a drawing, a painting, a sculpture, a collage or anything else that you would like to create. As always, I’m sure you will impress me with your creativity!
Here are some ideas
However, if this doesn’t appeal to you can still send any other art work to me and I will post that on the Blog too.
Please email your artwork to me:
n.pearson@stpeterswaterlooville.hants.sch.uk
Thank you
Keep creating and keep safe!
Mrs Pearson
Enjoy your week!
From the Year 2 Team 🙂