Year 2
Teacher - Miss Reid
Teaching Assistants - Mrs Chambers (HLTA), Mrs Powney & Mrs Comlay
Year 2 Class Photo 2019-2020
Hello Everyone,
I hope you have all had a lovely half term break and have had chance to enjoy the fantastic weather!
Below are the home learning activities for week 8.
Remember to just do what you can and use the links to BBC Bitesize and Oak National Academy if you want some more activity ideas.
If you need any help with anything or just want to let me know how you are getting on at home please email me. I love seeing the pictures of your work!
Stay safe,
Miss Reid
katie.reid@kirkleeseducation.uk
Home Learning Activities Week 8 (1.6.20)
White Rose Maths are continuing their daily Maths Lessons with Powerpoints, they can be found here.
This weeks Worksheets can be found here
In English we are starting our new text The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson.
Here is Chapter 1 - you can listen to me reading the story or read it by yourself.
Here are a range of activities to complete based on the story.
Reading Comprehension Activity 1
In Geography we are continuing with our African Safari. This week we are looking at 'The Big 5'.
The Big 5 Research sheets- African Elephant | African Lion | Leopard | Cape Buffalo | Rhino
In science we are learning about different plants that we can eat and designing your own plant farm
Information PPT | Activity sheet
Our new RE topic this half term is 'How should we care for others and the world, and why does it matter?'
Here is a PowerPoint with activities to complete
PE - I hope you are enjoying the Joe Wicks work outs in a morning they can be found here.
Why not try some Cosmic Yoga? It's the perfect way to relax your body either after your workout or just after a busy day! You can access them here.
BBC Bitesize have produced lessons for all areas of the curriculum. There is one Maths, Literacy and foundation subject each day. You can find them here
Oak National Academy have some fantastic lessons that are created and taught by teachers. You can find them here
Home Learning Activities Week 7 (18.5.20)
White Rose Maths are continuing their daily Maths Lessons with Powerpoints, they can be found here.
This weeks Worksheets can be found here
In English we are continuing our work on poetry and learning about alliteration and how to make a shape poem.
What is Alliteration? PowerPoint
Geography - This week we are learning all about National Parks and Wildlife in Africa PowerPoint | Activity Sheets
Science - Life Cycle of a plant - PowerPoint | Activity Sheet
PSHE - Read the story 'The Making of Milton' and find out how he finds his courage. Once you have read it why not make your own courage jar. Here are the instructions.
PE - I hope you are enjoying the Joe Wicks work outs in a morning they can be found here.
Why not try some Cosmic Yoga? It's the perfect way to relax your body either after your workout or just after a busy day! You can access them here.
BBC Bitesize have produced lessons for all areas of the curriculum. There is one Maths, Literacy and foundation subject each day. You can find them here
Oak National Academy have some fantastic lessons that are created and taught by teachers. You can find them here
Home Learning Activities Week 6 (11.5.20)
White Rose Maths are continuing their daily Maths Lessons with Powerpoints, they can be found here.
This weeks worksheets are here - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday . If you cannot print the activies, just write your answers on to paper.
In English this week we are beginning to look at poetry starting with Rhyme. Watch this video clip to help you
Here are some activities to complete:
Activity 3 - Activity 4 - Activity 5
See this Powerpoint - using these examples from Julia Donaldson - can you create your own Rhyming sentences.
Geography - Week 2 of our African Safari - Here is a powerpoint with tasks to complete.
Science - Seed and Bulbs
RE - This week we are learning all about Muslim places of worship. Here is a powerpoint with information and tasks to complete. Take a closer look inside a Mosque here
PE - I hope you are enjoying the Joe Wicks work outs in a morning they can be found here.
Why not try some Cosmic Yoga? It's the perfect way to relax your body either after your workout or just after a busy day! You can access them here.
Music - Use Play it! to explore the different elements that make up a song, play or clap along with the music. Make your own and then listen to it. You can find it here.
BBC Bitesize have produced lessons for all areas of the curriculum. There is one Maths, Literacy and foundation subject each day. You can find them here
Oak National Academy have some fantastic lessons that are created and taught by teachers. You can find them here
Home Learning Activities Week 5 (4.5.20)
White Rose Maths are continuing their daily Maths Lessons with Powerpoints and follow up activities. If you cannot print the activies, just write your answers on to paper. This week they are revisiting addition and subtraction. You can find it here.
In English we are focusing on changing words from singular to plural. Here is a powerpoint and some activities.
Activity 1 - Activity 2 - Activity 3
This week is our last week on The Day the Crayons Quit. For your final challenge you are going to imagine you are an item from our classroom (a pencil, crayon, scissors, glue stick, your water bottle) What would they say to us if they could write us a letter? Do we look after them well or do we treat them badly? Do we use them carefully or do we use them for the wrong reason? Would they be happy with us or would they have some suggestions for how we can use them better?
Here is an example letter for you to look at.
Geography - Over the next few weeks we are going to be going on an African Safari, learning all about amazing places, people and animals of Africa, starting with Kenya.
Kenya Passport - Flight Ticket - Decorate the Kenya Flag
Science - Observing Plants PPT Here are a range of different activities that you can choose from.
Label parts of a plant - Putting together a Flower - Plant Observation Activity - Tree Observation Activity
RE - This week we are learning about Islam and the Qur'an. Here is a powerpoint with information and a task to complete.
BBC Bitesize have produced lessons for all areas of the curriculum. There is one Maths, Literacy and foundation subject each day. You can find them here
Oak National Academy have some fantastic lessons that are created and taught by teachers. You can find them here
Home Learning Activities Week 4 (27.4.20)
White Rose Maths are continuing their daily Maths Lessons with Powerpoints and follow up activities. If you cannot print the activies, just write your answers on to paper. This week the focus is on Length. You can find it here.
Try these Maths Challenges here
In English we are continuing our work on The Day the Crayons Quit. You can access a Powerpoint of the story here
This week we are focusing on apostrophes and how we use them. Here are some power points and activities to complete.
Once you have completed the above activities, Duncan needs your help to get his crayons back. Can you help him? Activity 4
Geography - Visit https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zyhp34j Watch the video clips about some of the countries in different continents.
Choose a country outside of Europe and find out as much as you can about that country. You can present your information how ever you like. Here are some ideas.
Maybe you could share the information you have found with your family at home!
Science - In science we are learning about life processes, starting with identifying things that are living, dead or have never been alive.
Art - This week we are bulding our natural scultpures.
Here are some examples to help you
In RE our Topic is 'Who is a Muslim and what do they believe? Here is a Powerpoint with information and activities
PE - Have you been completing Joe Wicks PE with Joe? He is live Mon- Fri at 9am on his youtube channel. You can complete it after this time and it can be found here
BBC BItesize have produced lessons for all areas of the curriculum. There is one Maths, Literacy and foundation subject each day. You can find them here
Oak National Academy have some fantastic lessons that are created and taught by teachers. You can find them here
Home Learning Activities Week 3 (20.4.20)
BBC Bitesize have created some fantastic daily lessons covering a range of subject areas. You can access them here
White Rose Maths are continuing with their daily Maths lessons with PowerPoint's and follow up activities - Click here for Week 3
In English we are reading The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt. Here is a powerpoint of the story for you to read
Once you have read the story here are some reading and writing activities for you to complete
Writing a letter back to the crayons
Our new topic this half term is Countries outside of Europe. We are going to begin by refreshing our memory on Continents and Oceans.
Use an atlas/globe if you have one or use the online map of the world here to locate the 7 Continents and 5 Oceans of the world.
If you want to test yourself here’s a map of the world for you to label
Art - Woodland Walk and Land Art
Remember to visit our School Closure Activity Links page here for more ideas covering different curriculum areas.
Home Learning Activities Week 2 (30.3.20)
White Rose Maths Daily PowerPoint and Activities - Click here for Week 2
English - What is an adverb? PowerPoint - Activity 1 - Activity 2 - Activity 3
Reading Comprehension Activity
Computing - Visit Hectors World site and watch the video clips on using the internet safely.
Create a poster to tell people how they can stay safe when using the internet.
You could create your own story line for another one of Hectors Online safety adventures! Use this story board to show what happens
Science - Animals and their Habitats
Make sure you continue to read lots of different books - talk about what has happened, your favourite character, your favourite part of the story, is it similar to another book you have read? If it is a non-fiction text how is this different? What features can you find? Do you have a favourite page?
Home Learning Activities Week 1 (23.3.20)
White Rose Maths have provided PowerPoints and activities for daily math lessons based on our current topic - Click here for Week 1
Reading skills Activity 1, Activity 2, Activity 3
Phase 6 Phonics Daily Activities
Art - Nature Sculptures
Read a new book and Write a book Review
Multiplication and Division activity
Find out about the Victorian significant figure Charles Darwin
Write a character description for Florence Nightingale
Create your own sentences using your Spring 2 spellings (see homework sheet)
Maths and Literacy Games Web links:
All children have been given their passwords for TTRockstars and Spelling Shed - if for any reason they have not got their password please inform Miss Reid.
Twinkl have offered a free one month subscription to all teachers and have encouraged us to share it with parents. Twinkl can be found at www.twinkl.co.uk/offer
You can then enter the code UKTWINKLHELPS.
Keep active with some free movement videos from imoves available here
Also scroll down to check out the Spring 2 Homework sheet for more fun activities!
Newsletters
Homework
Knowledge Organisers
Take a look at the Year 2 knowledge organisers for the topics we are covering.
Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot
PE
Our PE days are on Wednesdays and Fridays - please ensure that your child has their full PE kit in school for these days. When the weather is fine we will try and get outside as much as possible so please ensure that your child has some outdoor footwear.
Spring Term 1
We began our first week back with our science week looking at Everyday Materials and their uses. We completed four different experiments throughout the week testing absorbency, waterproofing and elasticity.
Topic Hook Day
For our Seaside topic hook day the children followed instructions for how to make their own lighthouses. The children painted their own seaside pictures and wrote a postcard from their favourite seaside resort. We also used iPads to research information about seaside resorts around the UK.