Welcome to Westminster Bridge Class.
Class teacher: Mrs Ramakrishnan
Teaching assistant: Miss Dale
Home Learning Year 2
We have been impressed by all your hard work and we are STILL missing you dearly! Remember to keep in contact with the teachers via ClassDojo!
Dear Parents,
Thank you to you all for the amazing work you are doing with your children. Thank you for your posts, comments and messages on Class Dojo.
Here are some instructions to help you know what you can doing when you are learning from home:
Morning Activities
During the morning, you should focus on Maths, Reading, Spelling and Writing activities. You should also read daily. Regularly ask an adult to test you and see how many you can get right.
Enclosed is a suggested updated timetable for this period of learning at home. TIMETABLE – Howard home learning timetable-1
Remember the importance of drinking plenty of water throughout the day and taking regular movement breaks. Try and get some fresh air and exercise each day to help you keep healthy and well.
Afternoon Activities
During the afternoons, choose one or two of the activities to complete.
Parents can contact us via email at howardyear2@gmail.com
Children can contact us via ClassDojo – https://www.classdojo.com/en-gb/?redirect=true
Please feel free to share nay alternative work you’re doing or anything at home that you’ve completed that you’re proud of. (Check out the help at home section below)
From Ms Brown and Ms Agyemang
Remember to stay in contact with us via Class Dojo ? We welcome your pictures, videos, drawings, thoughts, work etc …
Daily
Daily
Before starting your English work, please complete your SPaG work as it will help you. Complete the English work over the course of the week.
SPaG – apostrophes
Apostrophes are used for two main jobs, showing possession and showing omission. Apostrophes for possession show that a thing belongs to someone or something. Apostrophes for omission show where something, usually a letter, has been missed out. For example, ‘haven’t rather than have not.
Spelling
You can practice with the spelling tiles and practice/ test. You can also practice and consolidate by playing the Snowball Smash game online.
https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-rule/102/25-Contractions
https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-rule/103/26-The-possessive-apostrophe
Monday
English
We would like you to continue your work on Manfish by Jennifer Berne
Work – Man fish
Maths
(Monday & Tuesday)
Online game: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
You can work on:
- Times tables choosing the activities for practicing x2, x5 and x10
- Division facts working on ÷2, ÷5 and ÷10
Online game: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train (great game for using all the vocabulary associated with calculating)
Tuesday
English
English
We would like you to continue your work on Manfish by Jennifer Berne
Work – Man fish
Maths
(Monday & Tuesday)
Online game: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
You can work on:
- Times tables choosing the activities for practicing x2, x5 and x10
- Division facts working on ÷2, ÷5 and ÷10
Online game: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train (great game for using all the vocabulary associated with calculating)
Wednesday
English
Work – The Fantastic Undersea Life
(Wednesday & Thursday)
You can work on:
- Addition and subtraction choosing any of the skills
- Multiplication and division practicing multiplying by 2,5 and 10 or dividing by 2,5 and 10
Online game: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10 (a daily mental maths practice working on calculating skills)
Choose the level, what you want to work on (addition, subtraction or ordering) and which specific skill you want to work on from the tabs at the top.
Online game: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?f=GuessMyNumber
Choose the one step problems and choose which skill you want to work on. If you’re multiplying and dividing then you only need to practice your 2,5 and 10 x tables.
Thursday
English
Work – The Fantastic Undersea Life
(Wednesday & Thursday)
You can work on:
- Addition and subtraction choosing any of the skills
- Multiplication and division practicing multiplying by 2,5 and 10 or dividing by 2,5 and 10
Online game: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10 (a daily mental maths practice working on calculating skills)
Choose the level, what you want to work on (addition, subtraction or ordering) and which specific skill you want to work on from the tabs at the top.
Online game: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?f=GuessMyNumber
Choose the one step problems and choose which skill you want to work on. If you’re multiplying and dividing then you only need to practice your 2,5 and 10 x tables.
Friday
English – The fantastic undersea life of Jacques Cousteau
Work –The Fantastic Undersea Life
LA- if you need to work on some key skills then try this work
Online games- https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
You can work on:
- Number bonds choosing any of the activities working on number bonds to 10 or 20 –
- Doubling working on doubles to 10, doubles from 5 to 15 or doubles from 10 to 20
- Halving working on halving to 10, halving from 5 to 15 or halving from 10 to 20
Choose the worksheet with 1 star in the bottom left hand corner-t-n-2546091-ks1-number-shape-multiplication-differentiated-activity-sheets
Cut up the cards and play a matching game- t-n-4576-2-5-and-10-times-table-multiplication-matching-puzzle_ver_1
Work through the worksheets through the week- t-m-31209-2-5-10s-arrays-worksheets_ver_4-2
Maths Challenges
True or false challenge cards- T2-M-1740-Year-2-Multiplication-and-Division-Maths-Mastery-Challenge-Cards_ver_1-2
X and ÷ word problems- Challenge Cards
Arrays art- https://www.multiplication.com/our-blog/jen-wieber/multiplication-array-math-art
Other subjects
Geography
This week we will recap continents and label oceans.The oceans hold about 96.5% of all of Earth’s water and is one of the most amazing places on earth!
PowerPoint Presentation – t-tp-5976-oceans-of-the-world-facts-powerpoint_ver_1
Work – t2-g-561-world-map-continent-and-ocean-labelling-activity-sheet-_ver_4
Quiz – T-G-206-Oceans-of-the-World-PowerPoint-Quiz
Online game to consolidate– https://world-geography-games.com/oceans/index.html
Challenge!
Let’s have some fun with flags: Fun with flags
https://charanga.com/yumu/login?redirected_from_cmw=y
We’d love to see a video of you playing an instrument. 🙂
Reading | comprehension
Comprehension – Read some information all about continents of the world. Some of this information can be used as your research for your English.
1 star- basic
2 star- intermediate
3 star- challenge
Reading comprehension about oceans around the world-
au-g-43-oceans-of-the-world-differentiated-reading-comprehension-activity_ver_5
Online Comprehension
Comprehension – https://www.eslprintables.com/reading_worksheets/reading_comprehension/Divers_Reading_Comprehension__981353/
An online reading comprehension about divers. You can move along each page by pressing on the blue page 2, 3 underneath the text.
Read ‘The Hodgeheg’ by Dick King Smith. Complete the booklet over the next few weeks.
https://www.barhamprimary.co.uk/attachments/download.asp?file=764&type=pdf (free EBOOK!!!)
or if you want to …. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/0141332387/ref=tmm_pap_used_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&condition=used&qid=&sr= (buy used from Amazon)
Booklet to complete the task related to ‘The Hodgeheg by Dick King Smith’ – The_Hodgeheg
Other books by Dick King Smith…
Children should be reading every day.
When reading with your child at home ask them questions related to their book.
Questions to ask before you read
- Can you look at the pictures and predict what you think will happen in this book?
- What makes you think that?
- What characters do you think might be in our story?
- Do you think there will be a problem in this story? Why or why not?
- Does the topic/story relate to you or your family? How?
Questions to ask during the reading
- What do you think will happen next?
- What can you tell me about the story so far?
- Can you predict how the story will end?
- Why do you think the character did _______?
- What would you have done if you were the character?
- How would you have felt if you were the character? (use different characters)
- As I read____________, it made me picture________ in my head. What pictures do you see in your head?
- As you read, what are you wondering about?
- Can you put what you’ve just read in your own words?
Questions to ask after reading
- Can you remember the title?
- In your opinion, was it a good title for this book? Why or why not?
- Were your predictions about the story correct?
- If there was a problem, did it get solved?
- What happened because of the problem?
- Why do you think the author wrote this book?
- What is the most important point the author is trying to make in his writing?
- What was your favourite part of the story?
- If you could change one thing in the story, what would it be?
- Can you retell the story in order?
- If you were __________, how would you have felt?
- What is the most interesting situation in the story?
Is there a character in the story like you? How are you alike?
Computing
Create a project
https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/editor/?tutorial=getStarted
Play a game and review it
Giving directions
Coding
Science
#Lesson Presentation Seeds and Bulbs home learning
Find seeds or bulbs at home or on your walk. Record this in any format you would like.
If you can, plant a seed- record its growth in a diary.
Art
To link with your work on oceans around the world can you do a project on the colour blue…
You could make a collage of blue things you find around your home, in magazines, in newspapers etc..
You could paint a picture with different shades of blue.
You could make a poster about the colour blue. Thinking about its importance in art, any artists that have painted using just blue or use blue significantly in their artwork.
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”vertical-curve-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#a690f3″ border_width=”6″ border_color=”#c79342″ outside_shadow=”false” ]We look forward to you sharing your art with us on ClassDojo [/dropshadowbox]
Handwriting
Handwriting sheet – Handwriting
Spelling
Choose 6 spellings a week from the Year 2 common exception words.
Year 2 Common Exception Words – T-L-5157-Year-2-Common-Exception-Words
Year 1 Common Exception Words – T-L-5155-Year-1-Common-Exception-Words_ver_4
Choose some fun ways to help you remember how to spell. Have you ever spelled a word out with glue and then sprinkled some glitter on top? Try writing in ketchup or mustard next time you have a hot dog for lunch. Tracing words in the air, writing on an Etch-A-Sketch, using a stick to draw in the dirt, or putting a word on a car window after it’s been raining.
Here are some exciting methods you can use to help you remember to spell your chosen words.
Creative ways to learn your spelling – t-l-6333–new-spelling-activities-challenge-cards_ver_3
Send us a picture on ClassDojo so show us how you’ve been practising spellings in a fun way.
Creative ideas
Alternative maths
Number bonds to 20
Number Facts to 20 Part Part Whole Activity (LA)
Being helpful at home
‘Children can learn a lot from doing household chores.
Doing chores helps children learn about what they need to do to care for themselves, a home and a family. They learn skills they can use in their adult lives, like preparing meals, cleaning, organising and keeping a garden.
Being involved in chores also gives children experience of relationship skills like communicating clearly, negotiating, cooperating and working as a team.
When children contribute to family life, it helps them feel competent and responsible. Even if they don’t enjoy the chore, when they keep going they get the feeling of satisfaction that comes with finishing a task.’
This week we would like you to help disinfect handles and switches around the home.
This week we want you to help at home by hoovering or sweeping.
Work – Help at home vacuum
Home Learning Year 2
It’s May already 😮 !
We have been impressed by all your hard work and we are missing you dearly! Remember to keep in contact with the teachers via ClassDojo!
Dear Parents,
Thank you to you all for the amazing work you are doing with your children. Thank you for your posts, comments and messages on Class Dojo.
Here are some instructions to help you know what you can doing when you are learning from home:
Morning Activities
During the morning, you should focus on Maths, Reading, Spelling and Writing activities. You should also read daily. Regularly ask an adult to test you and see how many you can get right.
Enclosed is a suggested updated timetable for this period of learning at home. TIMETABLE – Howard home learning timetable-1
Remember the importance of drinking plenty of water throughout the day and taking regular movement breaks. Try and get some fresh air and exercise each day to help you keep healthy and well.
Afternoon Activities
During the afternoons, choose one or two of the activities to complete.
Parents can contact us via email at howardyear2@gmail.com
Children can contact us via ClassDojo – https://www.classdojo.com/en-gb/?redirect=true
Please feel free to share nay alternative work you’re doing or anything at home that you’ve completed that you’re proud of. (Check out the help at home section below)
From Ms Brown and Ms Agyemang
Remember to stay in contact with us via Class Dojo ? We welcome your pictures, videos, drawings, thoughts, work etc …
Daily
PE
https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1
Every day at 9 am, join Joe Wicks for PE session !
Please complete English work over the course of the week. For Maths please watch the videos that support each lesson.
Daily
PE
https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1
Every day at 9 am, join Joe Wicks for PE session !
Please complete English work over the course of the week. For Maths please watch the videos that support each lesson.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/
English – research the seven different continents and write a mini report on them. Share this with us on ClassDojo. Complete your English work over the course of the week.
Work – T-G-136-What-a-Wonderful-World-My-Seven-Continents-Mini-Book_ver_3
Monday
Maths – Fact fact families addition and subtraction bonds to 20
Video
Work – Y2-Lesson-1-Fact-families-addition-and-subtraction-bonds-to-20-2019
English – research the seven different continents and write a mini report on them. Share this with us on ClassDojo. Complete your English work over the course of the week.
Work – T-G-136-What-a-Wonderful-World-My-Seven-Continents-Mini-Book_ver_3
Tuesday
Maths – Compare number sentences
Video
Work – Y2-Lesson-2-Compare-number-sentences-2019
English
English – research the seven different continents and write a mini report on them. Share this with us on ClassDojo. Complete your English work over the course of the week.
Work – T-G-136-What-a-Wonderful-World-My-Seven-Continents-Mini-Book_ver_3
Wednesday
Maths –Related Facts
Video
Work –Y2-Lesson-3-Related-facts-2019
English
English – research the seven different continents and write a mini report on them. Share this with us on ClassDojo. Complete your English work over the course of the week.
Work – T-G-136-What-a-Wonderful-World-My-Seven-Continents-Mini-Book_ver_3
Thursday
Maths –Add and subtract ones
Video
Work – Y2-Lesson-4-Add-and-subtract-1s
English
English – research the seven different continents and write a mini report on them. Share this with us on ClassDojo. Complete your English work over the course of the week.
Work – T-G-136-What-a-Wonderful-World-My-Seven-Continents-Mini-Book_ver_3
Friday
Maths
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/
Have a go at completing Friday’s Maths Challenge on the whiterosemaths website.
English –
English – research the seven different continents and write a mini report on them. Share this with us on ClassDojo. Complete your English work over the course of the week.
Work – T-G-136-What-a-Wonderful-World-My-Seven-Continents-Mini-Book_ver_3
Mathletics
Maths Challenges
Challenges- linked to fact families, inverse operations
Work –
Main-Addition-and-Subtraction-to-100 (HA)
Inverses Activity Sheet (HA) ( choose the worksheet with three stars in the left bottom corner + the challenge)
Other subjects
Geography
Work – Geography Continents
Consolidate learning with this interactive game:
https://world-geography-games.com/continents/index.html
Music
https://www.outoftheark.co.uk/ootam-at-home/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=OOTA%20%20HOME%20Week%206&utm_content=OOTA%20%20HOME%20Week%206+Version+A+CID_11f8bc904470792ecb087edf29ae0c62&utm_source=Email%20newsletter&utm_term=Out%20of%20the%20Ark%20%20Home
Music
https://charanga.com/yumu/login?redirected_from_cmw=y
We’d love to see a video of you playing an instrument.
Reading | comprehension
Comprehension – Read some information all about continents of the world. Some of this information can be used as your research for your English.
1 star- basic
2 star- intermediate
3 star- challenge
Comprehension – au-g-49-continents-of-the-world-differentiated-reading-comprehension-activity_ver_6
Read ‘The Hodgeheg’ by Dick King Smith. Complete the booklet over the next few weeks.
https://www.barhamprimary.co.uk/attachments/download.asp?file=764&type=pdf (free EBOOK!!!)
or if you want to …. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/0141332387/ref=tmm_pap_used_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&condition=used&qid=&sr= (buy used from Amazon)
Booklet to complete the task related to ‘The Hodgeheg by Dick King Smith’ – The_Hodgeheg
Other books by Dick King Smith…
Children should be reading every day.
When reading with your child at home ask them questions related to their book.
Questions to ask before you read
- Can you look at the pictures and predict what you think will happen in this book?
- What makes you think that?
- What characters do you think might be in our story?
- Do you think there will be a problem in this story? Why or why not?
- Does the topic/story relate to you or your family? How?
Questions to ask during the reading
- What do you think will happen next?
- What can you tell me about the story so far?
- Can you predict how the story will end?
- Why do you think the character did _______?
- What would you have done if you were the character?
- How would you have felt if you were the character? (use different characters)
- As I read____________, it made me picture________ in my head. What pictures do you see in your head?
- As you read, what are you wondering about?
- Can you put what you’ve just read in your own words?
Questions to ask after reading
- Can you remember the title?
- In your opinion, was it a good title for this book? Why or why not?
- Were your predictions about the story correct?
- If there was a problem, did it get solved?
- What happened because of the problem?
- Why do you think the author wrote this book?
- What is the most important point the author is trying to make in his writing?
- What was your favourite part of the story?
- If you could change one thing in the story, what would it be?
- Can you retell the story in order?
- If you were __________, how would you have felt?
- What is the most interesting situation in the story?
Is there a character in the story like you? How are you alike?
Computing
Create a project
https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/editor/?tutorial=getStarted
Play a game and review it
Giving directions
Coding
Science
Have a look at the flower and tree observation (2 star). Take a picture of the observation or print it out and on your daily walk observe a flower on a tree. Share the results with us on ClassDojo.
Work
Tree Observation – Activity Sheet Tree Observation
Flowering Plant Observation– Activity Sheet Flowering Plant Observation
Art
Whilst you’re out and about doing your daily exercise you can sketch some observational drawings of flowers. Or you can sketch some observational drawings of flowers by looking out the window
Could you ‘make’ some flowers using household materials ?
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”raised” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]We look forward to you sharing your art with us on ClassDojo :)[/dropshadowbox]
Handwriting
Handwriting sheet – Handwriting
Spelling
Choose 6 spellings a week from the Year 2 common exception words.
Year 2 Common Exception Words – T-L-5157-Year-2-Common-Exception-Words
Year 1 Common Exception Words – T-L-5155-Year-1-Common-Exception-Words_ver_4
Choose some fun ways to help you remember how to spell. Have you ever spelled a word out with glue and then sprinkled some glitter on top? Try writing in ketchup or mustard next time you have a hot dog for lunch. Tracing words in the air, writing on an Etch-A-Sketch, using a stick to draw in the dirt, or putting a word on a car window after it’s been raining.
Here are some exciting methods you can use to help you remember to spell your chosen words.
Creative ways to learn your spelling – t-l-6333–new-spelling-activities-challenge-cards_ver_3
Send us a picture on ClassDojo so show us how you’ve been practising spellings in a fun way.
Creative ideas
Alternative maths
Number bonds to 20
Number Facts to 20 Part Part Whole Activity (LA)
Being helpful at home
‘Children can learn a lot from doing household chores.
Doing chores helps children learn about what they need to do to care for themselves, a home and a family. They learn skills they can use in their adult lives, like preparing meals, cleaning, organising and keeping a garden.
Being involved in chores also gives children experience of relationship skills like communicating clearly, negotiating, cooperating and working as a team.
When children contribute to family life, it helps them feel competent and responsible. Even if they don’t enjoy the chore, when they keep going they get the feeling of satisfaction that comes with finishing a task.’
This week we would like you to help disinfect handles and switches around the home.
Work – Handles and Switches