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YEAR 2Learning for the week beginning: 27/04/20

MONDAY Subject and time Lesson detail Resources

9.00-9.30am

P.E

Joe Wicks https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ

9.30-10.15am

Reading

LI: Retrieve key facts

Read beginning of chapter one of the Firework Maker’s Daughter by Philip Pullman. Focus on retrieving key information. Look at unfamiliar words and record in writing book.

https://www.thenational.academy/year-2/english/the-firework-makers-daughter-to-retrieve-information-year-2-wk1-1/

10.15-10.30am Break time

10.30-11.30am

Maths

Lesson 1 - Compare lengthsSummer Term – Week 2 (w/c 27th April)

After the lesson ongoing task: Challenge yourself and learn your times tables onlinehttps://www.timestables.co.uk/

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

link 1 Activity 1 watch the video

link 2 complete the activity comparing lengths

https://wrm-13b48.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/homelearning/year-2/Lesson-5-Y2-Spring-Block-5-WO3-Compare-lengths-2019.pdf

Link 3: check answers

https://wrm-13b48.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/homelearning/year-2/Lesson-5-Y2-Spring-Block-5-ANS3-Compare-lengths-2019.pdf

11.30-12.30am

English

LI: use exclamations

Look at examples – how do we know that these are exclamations?

Activity 1 sort sentences under the correct column

Activity 1 sentence sorting and Activity 3 White letter

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w2eiXJJNKAgaF4SGUal--JR9xrNcyRAd/view?usp=sharing

Activity 2 write exclamation sentences in your writing book. Three exclamations sentences beginning with 'What': Two exclamations sentences beginning with How:

MILD support

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Tz-f8dZon-tzufyBEC6gbNm16mFb-luq/view?usp=sharing

Activity 3 Read the white letter. in a paragraph explain why the crayon wants to quit.

Bitesize

How to write exclamations

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zrqqtfr/articles/zqbjy4j

12.30-1.30pm Lunchtime

1.30-2.20pm

Geography

LI: Ask questions

Review what pollution is and what this may look like.

Activity: Look at the pictures from the sheet and answer the 3 questions for each picture in your writing book.

Table sheet

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SHFFLwT7KtupdiP7fRpkm9GD1bBlFsuG/view?usp=sharing

2.20-3.20pm

Art

LI: design a sculpture

You will be using recycled paper to make a pot of basket.

Use the template or split a piece of paper into 4 and think of the different designs in each box make links it to African pattern. Consider rotation, reflection and symmetry

design a sculpture template

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16Bj46DYpTnZbX03AaeOxPhUwXs-QE-1U/view?usp=sharing

TUESDAY Subject and time Lesson detail Resources

9.00-9.30am

P.E

Joe Wicks https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ

9.30-10.15am

Reading

LI: To find out the meaning of a new word

Read Chapter One of the Firework Maker’s Daughter (written by Philip Pullman) online and find the meaning of key words.

https://www.thenational.academy/year-2/english/the-firework-makers-daughter-to-find-the-meaning-of-words-year-2-wk1-2/

10.15-10.30am Break time

10.30-11.30am Lesson 2 - Order lengths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/

Maths

After the lesson ongoing task: Challenge yourself and learn your times tables onlinehttps://www.timestables.co.uk/

link 1 Activity 2 watch the video

link 2 use a ruler to complete the activity on ordering lengths

https://wrm-13b48.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/homelearning/year-2/Lesson-2-Y2-Spring-Block-5-WO4-Order-lengths-2019.pdf

Link 3 Check answers

https://wrm-13b48.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/homelearning/year-2/Lesson-2-Y2-Spring-Block-5-ANS4-Order-lengths-2019.pdf

11.30-12.30am

English

LI: write poetry

Read the example poems on the task sheet. What do you notice? Beginning of each line? Last line? Punctuation? How could this help the crayons?

Write a poem about all the crayons

Think about starter sentence.

Activity task poem

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19tkLlKZ3uyxMXy8TGSzbLTtF3XwaGqam/view?usp=sharing

12.30-1.30pm Lunchtime

1.30-2.20pm

Science

LI: understand how we change as they grow.

Can you think of a way that you have changed as you have got older? What do you remember from last week? What are the different stages?

Complete activity. For each page in your mini book, draw a picture of a person you know at that life stage. Read the labels and choose which one matches that life stage. Cut and stick

TASK: Activity Growing and Changing Mini Book

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11XDPlb8QWT3e4rjo7bIPCpvvF4uaK9DU/view?usp=sharing

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/z4tmhyc

Growth and change

2.20-3.20pmProduce a A4 poster with either of the following

1) 1. A picture of something that

These posters will be put up around police stations and posted on various media sites to

PSHEmakes you smile and feel happy or your favourite funny joke.

2) 2. A message for the police for example: Thank you for making us feel safe”

3) 3. A positive message for an emergency worker on what they are doing and how they are helping us all.

express our thoughts and feelings.

On your A4 poster Include your name (first name only) age and School

Be creative, colourful, positive and let’s make a difference.

WEDNESDAY

Subject and time

Lesson detail Resources

9.00-9.30am

P.E

Joe Wicks https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ

9.30-10.15am

Reading

LI: identifying the key features of instructions.

In this lesson, we will be identifying the key features of instructions. We will be learning what all sets of instructions need to include so that we are ready to write our own.

https://www.thenational.academy/year-2/english/to-identify-the-key-features-of-instructions-year-2-wk1-3/

10.15-10.30am

Break time

10.30-11.30am

Maths

Lesson 3 - Four operations with length

After the lesson ongoing task: Challenge yourself and learn your times tables onlinehttps://www.timestables.co.uk/

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

link 1 Activity 3 watch the video

link 2 complete activity using all 4 operations

https://wrm-13b48.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/homelearning/year-2/Lesson-3-Y2-Spring-Block-5-WO5-Four-operations-with-lengths-2019.pdf

link 3 Check answers

https://wrm-13b48.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/homelearning/year-2/Lesson-3-Y2-Spring-Block-5-ANS5-Four-operations-with-lengths-2019.pdf

11.30-12.30am

English

LI: write poetry

Look at the examples of different colour poems

Write a colour poem using your senses or figurative language.

Challenge: Choose one crayon colour to write a poem.

Activity task poem

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FmCgpwk837TUTn1Nl775GeplfwmKlN4Q/view?usp=sharing

Write at least 3 verses

Illustrate based on your poem.

12.30-1.30pm

Lunchtime

1.30-2.20pm

Science

LI: Identify and describe the different stages of a frog life cycle

What are the descriptions of each stage of a frog?

What does cycle mean?

Read the facts on the cycle of a frog and then complete activity 1 the life cycle and answer questions in full.

Activity 2 complete the crossword puzzle to show what you have learnt

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Spring/FrogLifeCycle.aspx?age=ks2

read the facts on the cycle of a frog

TASK: Activity 1 complete the life cycle and questions. Activity 2 crossword puzzle

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KsWdbg47Z74Jxazy2gQYdFZDPjwaN22q/view?usp=sharing

2.20-3.20pm

Geography

LI: collect and record evidence about litter in our environment.

Activity 1: Write sentences of everything you saw in the video

Activity 2: Copy these questions and answer in your book.

What kinds of things are litter? Where have you seen litter? Why do you think it may be a problem?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp7yppOAyPw

THURSDAY

Subject and time

Lesson detail Resources

9.00-9.30am

P.E

Joe Wicks https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ

9.30-10.15am

Reading

LI: Identify adverbs

In this lesson, we will be learning about adverbs of time and manner. You will find out when and how to use these and will be learning how to add them to the start of instructions.

https://www.thenational.academy/year-2/english/to-identify-and-use-adverbs-year-2-wk1-4/

extra support on adverbs

https://www.englishclub.com/esl-games/grammar/adverbs-matching.htm

10.15-10.30am

Break time

10.30-11.30am

Maths

Lesson 4 - Problem Solving

After the lesson ongoing task: Challenge yourself and learn your times tables onlinehttps://www.timestables.co.uk/

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

link 1 Activity 4 watch the video for support

link 2 solving problems and complete the activity

https://wrm-13b48.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/homelearning/year-2/Lesson-4-Problem-Solving.pdf

link 3 Check answers

https://wrm-13b48.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/homelearning/year-2/Lesson-4-Answers-Problem-Solving.pdf

11.30-12.30am

English

LI identify suffixes -ful and -less

Choose the correct word to match and complete the sentences based on the story.

Write sentences using the suffixes -ful and -less.

Play Hangman

Task: -ful and -less Activity Sheet

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XNkEmwpIvdWSDa9nE05Cy3Q8AJVyz1Nq/view?usp=sharing

https://www.learninggamesforkids.com/vocabulary-games/suffixes-and-prefixes/suffix-meaning.html

12.30-1.30pm Lunchtime

1.30-2.20pm

SPaG

Activity 1: complete Mat 2

Activity 2: online adjectives and adverbs

Activity 3 spellings word search

Complete the word search.

Activity 1: PDF SPaG mat 2

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aZG8Slfv2rgAz18eXiag1e25CtGQjXqD/view?usp=sharing

Activity 2:

http://grammar.lgfl.org.uk/year2.html

EXT: use yr 2 spellings to make your own word search.

Write sentences for each word.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PSLUAQC6GNeULryC4gHFbs0f3qSl-nHg/view?usp=sharing

if difficulties use your 2 login code

Activity 3: word search

https://www.learninggamesforkids.com/word_games/spelling-games/word-scramble.html

unscramble the word

2.20-3.20pm

Handwriting and reading

Activity 1: Look at the spellings for year 2 and practice your handwriting focusing on letter formation.

Activity 2: Active primary learner Bug club

PDF Handwriting

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xoXuw3iA6V9E385fUBIqYt_7Uscdz9WQ/view?usp=sharing

https://www.kidzone.ws/cursive/a.htm

practise the letter a

Active primary learner Bug club

https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?c=0

FRIDAY

Subject and time

Lesson detail Resources

9.00-9.30am

P.E

Make up your own exercise work out and do it each day - you could do jogging on the spot, marching, spotty dogs, jumping jacks etc...

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ

9.30-10.15am

Reading

LI use our reading skills to write instructions

Today you will be using your reading skills and what you’ve read from the Firework Maker’s Daughter to write a set of instructions for how to create a firework display. You will need writing book and your work from yesterday.

https://www.thenational.academy/year-2/english/to-write-a-set-of-instructions-year-2-wk1-5/

10.15-10.30am

Break time

10.30-11.30am

Maths

LI: To practice maths fluency

Task 1 Complete the test on a piece of paper. Then ask an adult to mark your answers.

Task 2 15minutes on Times Table Rock stars.

Task 3 Play Hit the button practising your times tables up to 12.

PDF Arithmetic test 1

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16eyQaDtOPEPht4rp4hQWf2gsKWRbJ_pb/view?usp=sharing

Hit the button

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

11.30-12.30am

English

LI identify adjectives

Complete the adjective hunt based on Duncan’s feelings.

Rewrite sentences choosing different adjectives

Task: Adjective Hunt Activity Sheet

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Tla06YaGWFD-y055JKPcwdjxIiH41eQa/view?usp=sharing

https://www.learninggamesforkids.com/vocabulary-games/suffixes-and-prefixes/suffix-meaning.html

12.30-1.30pm

Lunchtime

1.30-2.20pm

Computing

LI: Explore and build underwater worlds with code.

Go to Minecraft Voyage Aquatic and press run. Then choose a character. Read the instructions and use your creativity and solving skills to explore and build underwater worlds with code. Think about what code you have used to make the characters move.

https://code.org/minecraft

2.20-3.20pm

Pick Me

Look at the images and explain which one is the

PDF Challenge Pick me

https://drive.google.com/file/d/

Thinking skills

most, least or best and why?

Record your ideas in your writing book

Extension: Rank the objects from most to least.

1DPbbyvvc7wuBrDtlV3bYVXUAxgfKIKtu/view?usp=sharing