Year 2 distance learning – wb 20.04.2020

For more detailed information on activities, please see plans below the timetable! M

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P.E. Reading

Handwriting/

fine motor skills

activities

Writing

Playtim

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Maths

Spelling

Lun

chtim

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PSHCE/ Circle Time

Art Reflection Time

Tues

day

P.E. Reading

Handwriting/fine motor

skills activities

Writing Maths Spelling Geography Reflection Time

Wed

nes

day

P.E. Reading

Handwriting/fine motor

skills activities

Writing Maths Spelling R.E. Reflection Time

Thu

rsd

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P.E. Reading

Handwriting/fine motor

skills activities

Writing Maths Spelling Science Reflection Time

Frid

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P.E. Reading

Handwriting/fine motor

skills activities

Writing Maths Spelling Computing Music Reflection Time

Lexia

If you have a login please use this programme to support your child’s math and reading skills.

P.E. https://www.youtube.com/thebodycoachtv Joe Wicks continues to keep our nation’s children fit and active with daily half hour sessions to get your day off to an active start.

Reading Monday – Red words 1) What order are the red words in? 2) Play fastest finger first to try and find the words a. floor b. here c. could d. once 3) Read the red words to your partner and time it. Can you beat your best time? 4) Can you use them in a sentence?

How many red words can you spot in your reading books?

Tuesday – Random Words 1) Choose a book 2) Ask for a number – this gives you a page to turn to. 3) Now ask for another number – this gives you the line. 4) Then ask for a small number – this will select the word. 5) Start timing! You have 15 seconds to write a sentence using the selected word. Try including them in 4 different types of sentences

a. A statement b. A question c. A command d. An exclamation

Wednesday – Alphabetical Order Puzzle. (Resources on the next page) Thursday – Describe the scene! Friday- Tongue Twisters! How quick can you read these sentences out loud?

Handwriting/fine motor skills

Monday – Make some no cook playdough with your adults. (BBC Goodfood recipe) Makes 1 coloured ball Prep 10 minutes You will need 8 tbsp plain flour

2 tbsp table salt

60ml warm water

food colouring

1 tbsp vegetable oil

Method 1. Mix the flour and salt in a large bowl. In a separate bowl mix together the water, a few drops of food colouring and the oil. 2. Pour the coloured water into the flour mix and bring together with a spoon. 3. Dust a work surface with a little flour and turn out the dough. Knead together for a few minutes to form a smooth, pliable dough. If you want a more intense colour you can work in a few extra drops of food colouring. 4. Store in a plastic sandwich bag (squeeze out the air) in the fridge to keep it fresh.

Playdough activities Tuesday – Use both hands the pound the playdough flat. Can you use one hand and then the other? After pounding the playdough flat, squash into a ball, pound it again and make another ball. Break off blobs of playdough and roll them between two hands to make large and small balls. Use both hands to roll out a long piece of playdough. What can you make? Wednesday – Let’s make dinosaur footprints Put the fingers and thumb together in the centre of a blob of playdough. Slowly stretch the fingers and thumb apart. How many footprints can you make? Thursday – Roll the dough into palm sized ball, stick your thumb in the middle and use your handwriting fingers to pinch all around your pot! Can you make little sausages just using your writing fingers? Friday- Can you make these creations?

Writing

Monday – We are continuing our learning about Katie Morag. She lives on the Isle of Coll in the Outer Hebrides. These are a collection of islands in Scotland. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLIn1n6Wtmw is the story of Katie Morag Delivers the Mail. There are some story prompts below. Please listen and discuss what happens in the story. Ask children to talk about what they think of the characters, plot and would they tell someone else to read it? How many stars would they give it? Describe the main character, plot and events. Include your own opinion, using different sentence openers and evidence from the book.

Tuesday – Use the pictures above or draw your own to create a story map of this Katie Morag story. Don’t forget to include verbs and adjectives as you label the map. This is an example to help you.

Wednesday – Reading Comprehension. How well do you really know the story?

Thursday – Write a book review about Katie Morag. Do you think she is a good character? Would you like to live on the Isle of Struay?

Friday – Can you match the post to the characters on Showbie? Pretend to be Katie and write an apology letter to one of the characters, explaining what has happened.

Maths

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/

Please use these White Rose online resources. Watch the videos and work with your child to answer the questions. There is one video and two worksheets per day. As part of your on-going learning please complete one of these tasks per day.

Monday – TT Rockstars. Keep your mental maths skills sharp!

Tuesday - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75NQK-Sm1YY Watch the very hungry caterpillar! How many pieces of food did he eat altogether? Can you make a pictogram or tally chart to show your findings? Wednesday – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C44WxGkJlCg&t=210s What fractions can you spot? Thursday – Make your own number cards to 20. Mix them up. Can you put them back in order? Time yourself. What is the quickest time you can do it in? Friday – Guess Who! Using your number cards from yesterday, ask your adult to pick one. Can you guess which number they are holding in 5 guesses? You could use words such as; less than, more than, equal to, half of, quarter of, even and odd.

Spellings Daily: Please practise the following spellings every day this week.

useless helpless careless easier breezier cheesier

Look at the word, cover it and then write it down. Get your adult to check your spelling. Talk to a grown up about what these words would be before the apostrophe was added. Extension: Can you use it in a sentence?

PSHCE/ Circle Time Use this time to talk as a family to prefer and reflect. This is a challenging time for all and it’s important to reassure everyone. Talk about what worked well and what you can do to make this week even better! You may wish to ask and answer some of these questions:

Today I feel … I feel happy when... Something I like doing but am not very good at is…

My favourite time of the day is… Something I like to do at home is… Something I like to achieve is…

I am not pleased with myself when… If I could make changes to the world I would… New experiences make me feel…

Someone I hope to be like is… Something I have achieved recently is… Someday I would like to…

Art

This is a painting by Kate Rhodes – White Beach, Outer Hebrides. How did she achieve the feeling of the waves swirling? What materials did she use to create this piece of art? Experiment with different mark making tools to try and recreate the waves.

Geography

Katie Morag lives on an island. What is an island? Discuss questions they would like to know about the island. By now you have read at least 2 books in the Katie Morag series. Watch https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zxfr87h . Describe the physical and human features of the Outer Hebrides. Can you draw a double circle map to compare Binfield and the Out Hebrides? Things that are the same are linked and the things that are different are not.

Music

https://www.classicsforkids.com/music/hearthemusic.php What do you notice about the music? Which ones do you prefer? Can you explain your favourite piece to your adults using pitch, tone and emotion words?

R.E. This term we are thinking about our lives and key milestones. Work

together in your family to discuss at what age you achieved these things. Reflect on all you have achieved so far in your life. What big changes! Now our big questions of the term is:

When are you old enough to decide on your own

religion?

Discuss this question at home and think about how different religious festivals welcome you into the religions for example; baptism, christening, first communion and bar mitzfah.

Binfield Outer

Hebrides

Computing

Can you write a letter or a

message to Smartie about

what he should do to stay

safe?

Science / Geography

We are continuing out topic of islands in our science topic this term. What is an island? What are the four countries of the UK? Explain that the United Kingdom of Great Britain and NI includes the island of Great Britain and the north eastern part of the island of Ireland (Northern Ireland) and many smaller islands. Using the map on the Lesson Presentation or using Google Maps, locate some of the main British islands such as Britain, Anglesey, Isle of Wight, Channel Islands, Skye, Orkney, Shetland, Isle of Man. How could we describe islands? How is an island different from the mainland? How do people get to an island? What sort of animals would live on a small windy island like the Isle of Coll? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix6oyVgUDbc Watch Katie Morag show you around the Isle of Coll. What animals can you spot? https://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/reserves-a-z/coll/ Go onto the RSPB website for more information about natural habitats occurring on the Isle of Coll.

Reflection Time https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiM9mWNxTWpKY-V9Eb9TfkA During this week you may wish to watch some bible stories.