Year 2: ‘My Learning Newsletter’

English Maths

English task:In English, we have been enjoying our descriptive writing. We have discussed how we can include adjectives, verbs and different sentence starters to make our writing very exciting.This week, if you have access to the Internet, please visit https://www.literacyshed.com/takingflight.html and watch the video clip. If you aren’t able to access the video, please don’t worry as you will still be able to complete the activities. Please see slides 7-11 for some literacy activities involving writing descriptive pieces and a short story. Reading Task:Remember to try and read daily. Find a book in your house and take it outside into the bright sunshine to enjoy a nice read. You can also listen to David Walliams reading a story at 11AM daily on https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/.

In Maths, we have been looking at developing our arithmetic and problem solving skills.This week, please complete the different activities (Slides 2-6). The activities include practise of arithmetic, some problem solving questions which will cover each operation and a fun maths activity to complete around your home.

Remember to try to practise your number bonds daily by using coat hangers and pegs, your fingers, sweets etc.You can have an additional practise of number bonds to 10 by visiting https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?q=number+bonds+to+10

Remember to try and regularly practise your times tables by using your login for Times Table Rockstars.

Science PSHE

Last week, you started to have a look at our new topic of ‘Animals including Humans’.This week, we are going to consider the big question of ‘Do all animals hatch from an egg?’ Take a little look at slide 12 and consider whether the animals would be born or would hatch from an egg. Create two columns inside your jotters and write the animals names.Challenge: Research as many facts as you can about a lion and it’s cub.

This week we are going to be thinking about how sometimes when we are feeling a little bit sad, we can make ourselves happier by thinking of things that make us feel happy.Please complete the ‘Happy Me Fact File’ by considering lots of different things which make you feel happy.

Challenge: Draw a picture of you feeling happy.

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Maths Challenge One

Arithmetic

1. 9 - 3 = 2. 15 + 5 + 5 = 3. 18 - 6 = 4. 10 x 10 = 5. 90 - 10 = 6. 5 + 32 = 7. 5 x 6 = 8. 98 + 4 = 9. 22 + 22 =

10. ____ + 8 = 12

Problem Solving/Reasoning Challenge(Addition)

1. A dog has 65 toys. His owner buys him 17 more. How many does he have altogether?

2. At the sweet shop, they have 45 trays of sweets. They get an order of another 54 trays. How many trays do they have now?

Maths Around Your Home

Walk around your house and count how many windows you have. Now double it.What is your answer?

Maths Challenge Two

Arithmetic

1. 68 + 20 = 2. 7 + 84 = 3. 14 ÷ 2 = 4. 64 - 11 = 5. 39 - 20 = 6. 54 - 8 = 7. 40 ÷ 10 = 8. 23 + 37 = 9. ___ = 19 - 5

10. 42 - 8 =

Problem Solving/Reasoning Challenge(Subtraction)

1. A farmer had 87 crops in his field. As it is spring, he cut back 34 of his crops. How many are left in the field?

2. Tom has 89p in his piggy bank. He spent 27p. How many pennies does he have left?

Maths Around Your Home

Pop outside into your garden. Gather as many stones as you possibly can and then begin grouping them into twos.How many stones have you been able to gather?

Maths Challenge ThreeArithmetic

1. 16 + 11 = 2. 5 + 8 = 3. ___ = 20 - 104. 19 + 5 = 5. 3 x 3 = 6. 25 ÷ 5 = 7. 60 - 20 = 8. ____ = 9 x 59. 45 - 5 =

10. ½ of 8 =

Problem Solving/Reasoning Challenge(Division)

1. 16 animals walked into the Ark in 2s. How many groups of animals were there?

2. There are 60 owls in Carol’s collection. She can house 10 owls in each cage. How many cages will she need?

Maths Around Your Home

Go on a shape hunt around your house.Make a tally chart for the amount of items you find that are either a circle, square or rectangle shape.Think about which shaped items are the most popular and least popular.

Maths Challenge Four

Arithmetic

1. ⅓ of 9 = 2. 25 + 6 + 3 = 3. 6 - 4 = 4. 99 + 1 = 5. 7 + 8 = 6. 22 + 7 = 7. ___ = 15 - 2 8. 20 + 30 + 50 = 9. 6 x 2 =

10. 90 - 80 =

Problem Solving/Reasoning Challenge(Multiplication)

1. How many wheels would 6 motorbikes have?

2. If 2 taxis arrive at the party at the same time, carrying 5 passengers in each taxi. How many passengers are there altogether?

Maths Around Your Home

Count how many plug sockets you have around your home.Add 10.Multiply it by 2.What is the final number?

Maths Challenge Five

Arithmetic

1. 43 - 5 = 2. 84 + 12 = 3. 20 + ___ = 704. 97 + 5 = 5. 47 + 50 = 6. ½ of 14 = 7. 2 ÷ 2 = 8. 5 x 0 = 9. 11 + 11 + 11 =

10. ⅓ of 12 =

Problem Solving/Reasoning Challenge(Money)

1. Harry buys some sweets for 56p and a can of pop for 45p. How much does he spend altogether?

1. Chloe buys a pencil for 20p, a ruler for 35p and a rubber for 11p. How much does she spend?

Maths Around Your Home

Begin by counting how many lights you have in your house on your ceiling.Multiply it by 2.How many do you have altogether?

Literacy Activity One

If possible watch the video clip of : https://www.literacyshed.com/takingflight.html. If you don’t have access, you don’t need to worry as you will still be able to access the resources in this pack.

Written Task

The little boy is on a journey in his car with his dad. Imagine that you are the little boy and write a diary from his perspective.

Think about:● Where might he be going to?● Why is he going to that destination?● Who might be with?● What can he see out of the window?● How is he feeling?

Literacy Activity Two

Story Writing Activity

Use the images above to retell the story of ‘Taking Flight’. Remember that when we are writing a story we write a beginning, a middle and

an end. Try to use super adjectives and exciting verbs in your story.

Literacy Activity Three

Setting Description

On Tony’s next adventure, he arrives in Space!

Write a setting description of space. Try to think about:● What might Tony see?● What might Tony hear?● What might Tony be able to feel?

Sentence Starter Idea:From the moment I opened my eyes, I knew it was going to be a manic day. Unbelievably,…

Literacy Activity Four

The Radio FlyerTony and his grandpa had a Radio flyer which took them on lots of different adventures around the

world.

It was able to transport them to space, to a waterfall and even to the

jungle!

Written Task

Invent and describe a machine you would create and use if you were feeling a little bit bored.

Think about:

What would the machine look like?What would the machine be able to do?How would you make the machine?

Literacy Activity Five

Written Task

Imagine that you are in the police force.Imagine that something very peculiar and magical might be happening in this image.

What might it be?

Write a police crime report to explain what is happening in the image.

Sentence Starter Idea:During the summer holidays, on the 20th July, we received a phone call..

Science Activities

Science Activity One

Thinking Question: Do all animals hatch from an egg?

Have a little look at the animals in the image to the left. Research and see whether the animals grow inside of their mothers and are born, or hatch from an egg.Make a list of animals which grow inside their mothers in one column and animals which hatch from an egg in another.

Science Activity Two

Here we have a lion and it’s cub.Please research as many facts as you possibly can about a lion and it’s cub. Bullet point your facts inside of your jotter.

PSHE Activity

My Happy Me Fact File

Someone who makes you feel happy.

Sometimes when we are feeling a little bit sad, thinking about happy things can help us to feel a little bit happier.

Write some sentences in your jotter to describe what makes you happy.

A book that makes you feel happy.

A place that makes you feel happy.

An activity that makes you feel happy.

A song that makes you feel happy.

Challenge Activity:

Draw a picture of you feeling happy.