Home Learning Opportunities 16/10/20Class: Year 2Learning activities set and sent home on: FridayLearning activities to be completed and returned by: Wednesday

A visit to the z o oFarid’s class was going on a trip to the zoo. He had a list of things to take:

Farid checked to see if he had everything

Literacy Learning Opportunity: To answer questions about a text I have read. The text is titled: A trip to the Zoo.

Guidelines: Answer the questions about the text using the school steps to success.

Steps to Success1) Sound out words2) Read the sentence3) Identify 1 or 2 key words4) Check if the word links to the sentence5) Underline the key word that links.

Independent or with support: SupportedSkills Checklist:Understand a TextAnswer questions about a text.

Don’t forget to keep reading your book and using Reading Eggs to improve your reading skills!

Maths Learning Opportunity: We can exploring the value of numbers through using the part whole model and addition sentences.

Guidelines: Complete the part whole model and then record 4 addition sentences for what it representse.g. 45= 40 + 5 45= 5 + 40 40 + 5 = 45 5 + 40 = 45

Independent or with support: Independent

Skills Checklist:Complete the missing number.Record addition sentences to show the problem.

Please Practice the 2 and 10 times tables!

Topic Learning Opportunity: Our topic this term is about Life on Earth. You will be exploring the Island of Struay through the stories of Katie Morag.

Guidelines: Design, make, and name an island you have discovered. You can be as creative as you want. It can be a picture or even a 3D model.

Alongside this we need to know information about the Island to know what it is like there. So you will need to write a Island guide.

Independent or with support: Family Activity.Completion Date: 23 rd Oct 2019 Send in your pictures to your class email.

on the list before he left home.

At school Farid lined up with his class and soon a big coach arrived. Mrs Davis, the teacher, said they could get on. Farid sat with his friend Jo. Farid and Jo talked all the way to the zoo about what they wanted to see when they got there.“I want to see the seals being fed,” said Farid. “I’ve seen them before and they’re funny.”“I really want to see the gorillas,” said Jo.“Can we go there first?”“We’ll have to stay with our group and go where our teacher tells us,” said Farid.The two boys talked about all the animals they hoped to see until the coach stopped at the zoo. Farid and Jo were inMr Jupp’s group.“We must check the seals’ feeding time to make sure that we don’t miss it,” said Mr Jupp. “And then we will go and see the gorillas.”

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A visit to the zoo

What was the name of Farid’s teacher?

Who was in charge of Farid’s group?

Who did Farid sit with on the coach?

Which animals did the two boys want to see?

Which other animals do you think they might see at the zoo?

Write about your favourite animal.

Tens and Ones

Complete the part whole models and write four number sentences to match.

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Look, say, cover, write, check.

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EXT: Write a sentence using each word (on the back).