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LEARNING FROM HOME - Week 3 - Term 4 - 2021
Year 2 Wednesday - Friday OverviewWednesday
Morning English
Reading
Complete the comprehension questions for ‘Solids andLiquids’ Remember to:
● Read through the passage carefully● Read through the questions - do not answer the
questions yet● Read the passage and underline the important parts● Begin to answer the questions using full sentences
where needed
Optional task: Log into PM eCollection and select a text to read aloud to a family member,carer, toy or pet.
Writing
WALT:● Write an information report
WILF:● Organised information that is written in complete sentences.
Today you will be using your completed ‘Information Report Scaffold’ from yesterday to writeyour facts into complete sentences. Use the ‘Information Report Planner’ in your booklet toorganise your ideas underneath the sub-headings.
Watch Miss Modesto’s video from last week as an example.
Spelling Activity
This week we are practising the soft /th/ sound.Pronunciation: How to say the sound /th/ (as in thirsty).
● Open your lips and rest your tongue between your teeth.
● Let air gently escape between your top teeth and your tongue.● Feel your tongue poking out of your mouth or use a mirror to see it.● Soft /th/ is a long, blowy sound.● If you are saying /f/, stick your tongue out a bit more!
Term 4, Week 2Spelling List:
1. with2. north3. south4. mouth5. Thursday6. thirteen7. through8. length9. fourth10. thought11. healthy12. thousand
Choose 10 words from your Term 4, Week 2 spelling list. Complete the ‘Words in Words’activity to create smaller words from the letters in each spelling word. You can rearrange theletters if you need to.
Write your 10 chosen words three times in the ‘Highlighter Helper’ grid. Highlight or circle thetrickiest parts of these words.
RECESS
Middle 11:30am - Zoom Session
Remember to be organised and on time!
Brain Break
Melting snowman
Try to find a sunny spot in your house or in theclassroom. Pretend you are a snowman. Closeyour eyes. How cold and still would you be?Scrunch your fingers and toes as tight as youcan and feel your muscles tighten. Slowly beginto melt as you start to feel warm. Wiggle your fingers and toes. Let yourbody slowly melt into the floor.
Mathematics
WALT:● Recognise, copy, create, continue and describe increasing and decreasing
number patterns.
WILF:● I can identify the rule of an increasing and decreasing number pattern.● I can continue a number pattern.● I can create my own increasing and
decreasing pattern.
Warm Up: Number of the day: 584
Complete the ‘Number of the day’ worksheet using thenumber 584
Remember when you are looking at a number pattern,decide whether it is increasing or decreasing first.Then find how much it is increasing and decreasing by.
Activity 1:Complete ‘Number Patterns’ worksheet
Activity 2:Create your own increasing and decreasing numberpattern. You must have at least 10 numbers in yourpattern. Describe what is happening in your pattern.Your challenge is to follow your rule and find what the 20th number will be.
Personal Development and Health (PDH) - Healthy Harold
This Term in PDH we are learning aboutthe Topic Safety Rules! It is going to be afun interactive learning experience thataims to empower you to make safer andhealthier choices.
Today we will be learning how to seekhelp and deal with difficult situations.
Watch the video Seeking HelpComplete the ‘In an emergency’
worksheet in your Booklet.
Optional task: complete the Interactive Activity ‘Someone is Missing’
LUNCH TIME
Afternoon Welllbeing Wednesday
Each Wednesday afternoon you will be participating in ‘Wellbeing Wednesday’The first part of this is to let your teacher know how you are feeling.
Click on this link ‘Wellbeing Wednesday survey' andanswer the questions. BE honest about how you arefeeling. Remember this survey is for you to let yourTEACHER know how YOU are feeling. It’s all aboutYOU! Wellbeing Wednesday is all about having sometime away from screens and doing things that aregood for our mind and soul. It’s about appreciatingour families and ourselves.
Use the ‘Outdoor Home Learning Bingo Card’ tocomplete your wellbeing tasks.
LEARNING FROM HOME - Week 3 - Term 4 - 2021
Year 2 Wednesday - Friday OverviewThursday
Morning English
Reading
WALT - use comprehension strategies to generate meaning and understanding of theshared text.WILF - understanding of text through creating relevant questions, sequencing thestoryline, monitoring for meaning, making connections between the shared text andreal-world items, summarising and visualising various parts of the text.
Log into Storybox Library :Story Box Library | HomeListen to the story Too Much for TurtleUsername - lindfieldPassword - stories405Use the ‘Comprehension Reading Activities’ grid to complete areading task.
Optional task:Log into PM eCollection and select a text to readaloud to a family member, carer, toy or pet.
Writing
WALT:● Write an information report.
WILF:● Editing your work using C.U.P.S and the ‘Informative Writing Checklist’.
Today you will be editing your ‘Information Report Planner’ from yesterday using C.U.P.Sand the ‘Informative Writing Checklist’ in your booklet.
Ask yourself:
C - Are the capitals correct?U – Can you understand it/Does it make sense?P - Does it have the correct punctuation?S - Are there any spelling mistakes?
Make sure you proof-read your workcarefully.
Tip: Reading your work aloud while you are proof-reading helps you tofind any mistakes that need to be edited.
Use a different coloured pencil or pen to make changes so you cansee what you have added and edited to your work.
Remember that there is always something that you can improve on in your writing. Have agrowth mindset and challenge yourself!
RECESS
Middle Zoom Session - 11:30am
It’s our last Zoom session! Wear your partyclothes or hats and get ready to celebratethe end of home learning!
Brain breakLet’s Recharge!
Watch the video and join in the activity:Flamingo Stylin'
Your challenge is to stand on one leg like a flamingo and see if youcan count to 30 without losing balance.Place your other leg forward, backward or out to the side.Challenge: See if you can count to 50 and keep your balance.Is there one leg that is easier to balance on than the other?
Mathematics
WALT:● Recognise, copy, create, continue and describe increasing and decreasing
number patterns.WILF:
● I can create my own repeated number pattern and describe it.
Warm Up: Follow along the GoNoodle Pattern Video.
Banana Banana Meatball - Blazer Fresh | GoNoodle
Today you are going to create your own repeated pattern.Look around your house to find items to make yourpattern. Challenge yourself by creating a 3 part pattern.
E.g. A, C, D, A, C, D
Have a look at the examples below to give you inspiration.
Thursday - Maths - Examples of…
Complete this task in Seesaw. Take aphoto of the pattern you created and
describe it.
LUNCH TIME
Afternoon Physical Education with Mr ElsleyGymnastics - Fundamental Skills Year 2
Warm Up Activity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3LPrhI0v-w&t=243sBasic Fundamental Skills - Safety:
● Practice these skills in a safe space such as some grass or carpet in your house.Nothing you will be doing will be too difficult or put you at risk of injury.
● If you are doing the skills inside, remove all objects that you could hit, kick or knockinto.
● The students attending school will be doing these same skills on Ginkgo or PalmPlayground.
● If you find a skill too difficult, you can skip it.● Make sure you warm up before attempting any skills.
Skill Success Criteria Image
Table Top ● Knees and hand on ground● Keep back straight
Extension:Lift a leg or hand off ground to remainbalanced.
Dish/Superman ● Lay down flat on the ground.● Lift your legs and arms off the ground● Keep legs and arms straight and
together.● Hold for 3 - 5 seconds.
Bowl ● Lay on your back● Lift you legs off the ground● Place your hands above your head● Lift your upper body slightly off the
ground● Hold your 3 seconds
Soldier Kicks ● Stand with hands outside to side ofbody for balance
● Kick one leg up as high as you canand point your toes
● Leg needs to stay straight● Hold position for 3 seconds● Plant foot down and repeat with
opposite leg
Quarter Turn intoMotorbike
● Jump in the air like a pencil.● Rotate hips and turn ¼ and ½ way
around● Use arms with rotation● Land in motorbike.
Candle Stick ● Lay on your back● Tuck head to chin● Lift legs up and point straight● Point toes● Use hand on hips for harder skills.
Cosmic Yoga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnO-lGEMOXk&t=118s
I am looking forward to seeing you all next week! Mr Elsley
LEARNING FROM HOME - Week 3 - Term 4 - 2021
Year 2 Wednesday - Friday OverviewFriday
MorningReading
Virtual Reading Groups - 9:30am
**** Please make sure that you know which groupyou are in and what time you have to log in. Use thelink that you use for your class Zoom session at thetime your group has been allocated. Your teacherwill let you in when it is time for you to read with her.While you are waiting, you will need to complete thereading activity below. If you are at school, theteacher taking the class will do the reading groupswith you****
WALT:
● Use comprehension strategies to generate meaning and understanding of theshared text.
WILF:● Understanding of text through creating relevant questions, sequencing the
storyline, monitoring for meaning, making connections between the shared textand real-world items, summarising and visualising various parts of the text.
Log into Storybox Library and listen to Too Much for TurtleUsername - lindfieldPassword - stories405Complete one of the tasks on the Comprehension Reading Activities grid, using the sharedtext, Too Much for Turtle.You need to choose a DIFFERENT activity to the one you selected yesterday.Optional task: Log into PM eCollection and select a text to read aloud to a family member,carer, toy or pet.
Brain Break- Let’s Recharge and DANCE!
Lose your blues, kick off your Sunday shoes, and cut FOOTLOOSE to thisstellar song!
Go Noodle- Footloose
Writing
WALT:● Write an information report.
WILF:● An information report that includes a title, sub-headings,
paragraphs and relevant facts.
Today you are going to publish your informative writing about the EmperorPenguin.
Use your edited ‘Information Report Planner’ and ‘Checklist Sheet’ (fromyesterday’s writing task) to write a final copy of an information report. Youwill be writing your information report onto the lined paper in your booklet.Please remember to refer back to the checklist, proof-read your work anduse neat handwriting.
Proofreading and editing
WALT:● To proofread and edit sentences.
WILF:● Capital letters at the beginning of the sentence and for proper nouns● Full stops at the end of the sentence
Carefully read the sentences on Seesaw. Circle all the mistakes and usethe Seesaw template or lined paper to rewrite the sentences correctly.
RECESS
Middle Mathematics
WALT:● Complete number sentences using addition and subtraction by calculating the
missing number.WILF:
● I can find the missing number in an addition and subtraction sentence.● I understand addition and subtraction are related.
Warm Up: Who am I?
I am a 2 digit number. I am an even number. I can be divided by 2, 3, 4, 6, 8and 12. Who am I?
Today you are going to solve number sentences with missing numbers.
Watch the video below on how to solve these number sentences. Have apiece of paper and pencil ready to do some examples.
Year 2 Week 3 Maths - Missing Numbers.mp4
Complete ‘Missing Numbers within 100’.
Art
Thank you parents!
It is really important to thank people who help us and let themknow we appreciate what they have done. Learning fromHome has been a time where many people around you, suchas your parents, needed to juggle their own work and helpyou with your school work. It is now time to say thank you andlet them know how much you are thankful for all they do tohelp you.
Make a card for those who have helped you during theLearning from Home time this year. Remember to say a big thank you to them and to makethem feel special. You can use ideas from the video below, use the templates in yourworkbook or create something using your imagination. Have fun being creative!
how to make handmade thank you greeting card
Find and use the ‘Thank you card’ and ‘You are awesome’card templates in your workbook to make a card or createone using your imagination.
LUNCH TIME
Afternoon PACK UP!
It’s the end of Home Learning! Yay! You will need to make sure thatyou pack up all your things from your learning space at home.
Spend some time organising, tidying and cleaning your HomeLearning Space from the last few months. In doing so, you might needto:
● Put away important lesson notes, papers and answers, readyto bring them to school with you on Monday
● Throw away/recycle any rubbish or scrap paper● Wipe down your desk space● Find the items that used to live there and arrange them as they were
When you have finished, see if anyone else in your house needshelp doing the same thing!