Home Learning – 30/03/20 – 03/04/20
Home Learning Year 2
Dear Parents/Carers and Children,
Here are some instructions to help you know what you are expected to do while 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 howardyear2@gmail.com
Children can contact us via ClassDojo – https://www.classdojo.com/en-gb/?redirect=true
From Ms Brown and Ms Agyemang
Daily
PE
https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1
Every day at 9 am, join Joe Wicks for PE session !
and
Music
https://charanga.com/yumu/login?redirected_from_cmw=y
Please complete English work over the course of the week.
Monday
Comparing Length
WORK – Comparing
English
Tuesday
Maths – ordering length
WORK – Ordering
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ordering-and-sequencing/coconut-ordering
English
English
Y2_Wk2_Day2
Wednesday
Maths – Using the four operation with length ( addition, subtraction, division, multiplication)
WORK – Four operations
English work Y2_Wk2_Day3
Thursday
Maths – length
Can you answer these questions and create a poster about length
- What are the different ways me measure?
- What is length? How do we measure length?
- What are some examples of length?
- What are some different materials or tools we can use? How do we use these tools?
- Why do we estimate? How can estimating help us?
- How can we compare the size of objects?
- How can we check to ensure our comparisons are correct?
- What is the standard unit for length? What is the relationship between the units?
English – continue with work
Friday
Maths
English – continue with work
Other subjects
Comprehensions
6o sec reads
I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside
Reading
Children should be reading everyday.
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?
Art
Could you make a Picasso inspired portrait from items around the home … ( get your parent’s permission)
Upload portraits via ClassDojo
Computing
Create a project
https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/editor/?tutorial=getStarted
Play a game and review it
Giving directions
Science
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zx882hv
Choose 2 habitats and compare them ( you could compare them using Venn diagram)
Habitats include Polar, Ocean, Pond, Woodland, Desert and Rainforest.
Work – Compare Habitats
Handwriting
Creative ideas
