Year 2
Friday 03/04/2020
English activity
Watch this video. Imagine you are Jack. Can you write a recount of what has happened? Remember to use the past tense.
https://www.literacyshed.com/megacity.html
Maths activity
In your jotter write down as many subtraction sentences as you can that have the answer 5
Examples: 8-3 =5 18-13 = 5 28-23 = 5
R.E. activity
Use your jotter to show what you know about why Easter is celebrated.
Thursday 02/04/2020
English activity
Look at the picture. Can you answer these questions in your jotter?
- What is the dad doing?
- Why is the girl standing behind him?
- Why is she dragging a kite on the floor?
- Has she said anything to him? Does he know she’s there?
- How is she feeling? What is she thinking?
- Do you think this has happened before? Why/why not?
- Why is the kite coloured bright red, but everything else is in dull colours?
Maths activity
Practise counting in 2s 5s and 10s
You could:
1.Throw a ball in pairs saying a number each time – start again if you drop it! How far can you count?
0,2,4,6,8... 0,5,10,15,20... 0,10,20,30,40...
2. Write the numbers down in your jotter - can you go past 100? What do you notice about the numbers you've written?
3. Challenge – can you count in threes? Can you record it in your jotter?
Topic – Design Technology
As part of our Fabulous Finish we would have been going to the woods to build dens for explorers! Can you build a den for whoever you want to get in there with you? You could think about what explorers might need in their den! Take a photograph & upload it on Purple Mash.
You can do this by: going to 2Paint, click the Clipart icon at the top and then the Import icon at the bottom, choose “Share” and then save the photo to MyWork.
We would also have been doing an explorer scavenger hunt. Can you see if you can find these items and note them down/draw them in your jotter?
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1.) Something round 2.) Something made of plastic 3.) Something red 4.) Something made of cloth 5.) Something that starts with the letter "H" 6.) Something older than you 7.) Something smaller than a paper clip |
8.) Something with numbers displayed on it (BUT NOT a watch or clock!) 9.) Something taller than you 10.) Something you can play with 11.) Something used on a holiday 12.) Something you throw away 13.) Something you can only use outdoors 14.) Something you can only use indoors |
Wednesday 01/04/2020
English activity
Write the letters of the alphabet in your jotter – one letter on each line. Can you write an alliterative animal for each of the letters?
e.g. Angry alligator, Beautiful butterfly,
Maths activity
Try this fun activity – which numbers can’t you make?
Show your workings in your jotter https://nrich.maths.org/1816
History activity
You will find this task in your 2Dos on Purple Mash https://www.purplemash.com/#app/pup/samuelpepys
Imagine you are Samuel Pepys and write an entry for your diary. You could use these questions to help you:
What did you see? When did the fire start? How long did it last? How did the fire start? Why did the fire burn so quickly?
Tuesday 31/03/2020
English activity
Write a letter to a relative that you can’t visit. You could include details about what has been keeping you busy and how you are feeling about what is going on in the world.
Maths activity
Learn your 2x table – check out these fun tunes on PurpleMash!
https://www.purplemash.com/#tab/pm-home/maths/tabletoons
Please write out your 2x table neatly in your jotter
Science activity
You will find this task in your 2Dos on Purple Mash
https://www.purplemash.com/#app/pap/ourselves/body
Can you draw and label a human body? How many body parts do you know? You could also draw it in your jotter and explain what each part is best used for e.g. hands are most useful for picking things up!
Monday 30/03/2020
English activity
Handwriting focus today! Choose 5 common exception words from the list at the front of your jotter. Remember to form letters the correct size and try to use some of the diagonal and horizontal strokes needed to join letters if you can.
Write the words out neatly 5 times in your book. Task extension – can you write a sentence for each of the words you have chosen? Try to keep your handwriting super neat!
Maths activity
It’s 3D shape revision today! Look around your house – can you find some real objects that are these shapes:
cylinder sphere cuboid cube cone pyramid
Can you draw the objects in your jotter and label them?
Here’s a 3D shape reminder:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zjv39j6/articles/zcsjqty
Geography activity
Can you name the world’s seven continents and five oceans? Use your jotter to show how you know where they are located.
There’s also catchy tunes to help here: