YEAR 2 HOME LEARNING- Summer Week 5 - May 18th 2020ENGLISHReading – Reading Oxford OwlDownload READING SCHEME e books on this free sitehttps://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/api/digital_booksThis site is free for parents just login and create a passwordChildren know their colour reading level and there is a huge range of good texts on this site. I would recommend- Oxford Reading All Stars as a new and exciting range of fiction stories, Tree Tops and some non-fiction texts. Try and complete two or three books this week , remember to write the titles in your yellow reading diary. Reading Comprehension – “The Tunnel” by Anthony Browne Watch the story on You Tube and I have also placed the book on powerpoint on our web-site, home-learning Year2 for you to read. Complete Anthony Browne Activities see Reading Comprehension belowWriting- Character descriptions- We are going to learn about character writing using inference- see activity below. Think about the characters Rose and Jack, look at the pictures carefully on the powerpoint to help you complete the activity.SPaG- Spelling and Grammar Go to Spelling Shed online and complete the set spellings and games for this week. Phonics Revise the rules for plurals- This week adding ing toverbs that end in e . Watch the powerpoint on Y2 home-learning site and learn the Spelling Bee spellings below. Can you remember the spelling rule.English Skills- Look at the root words- can you add ing to these words and write a sentence with the ing word included.Care/ bake/dance/face/ hope/ peddleChallenge – can you create your own word and sentences?

Dear Parents and Y2 Children,Hello everyone, hope you are all keeping safe and continuing to be good. This week I have set extra Spelling Shed, My Maths and TT Rock Stars as I know some of you have asked for more. I am really pleased with the children who are competing these tasks as I can see how well they have managed. Well done to all who have tried those activities, I am extra proud of your effort. If you haven’t managed to access or are having any difficulties with anything , please email me at mgilbert@marsdenprimary.org.uk I know the pe and science challenge proved popular this week so I have set up some super games challenges for you. Give it a go if you can. Still missing you all so much, hope to see you soon and stay safe Year 2 Lots of Love Ms Gilbert xxONLINE VIDEO HELP:MATHS: hKS1 - BBC Bitesizehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/z3g4d2p as lots of guides to help you.SPAG: Spelling and Grammar-Spelling - KS1 English - BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zcgv39q

Y2 LOVE MATHS Fluent in 5 –Try the calculations below using understanding of multiplication factsTimes Tables- This is an excellent game to practice addition, subtraction, multiplication and addition- start at the easiest level and continue improving your number facts to move to harder levelshttps://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-trainPlease keep going with TT Rock Stars- try 10 minutes daily. I am setting new work so keep practising.

Maths Number Skills White Rose Maths offers a short daily Maths lesson for Year Two children—https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ This week can we watch the videos on this site revising multiplication and times tables. They can be found on Summer Term Week 5 w/c 18/5/2020, then can you complete the activities below. Look at the powerpoint on the learning site to practise your two times table

Money- Look at the money problems below. You can use bar models to help

PEThis week I have heard that lots of you have been out cycling as part of your daily mile. I am so impressed with your efforts. This week we are going to continue with our daily mile but add some daily games challenges. Perhaps you can try these in the park or at the beach as well as your garden. Look below for the daily challenges. Good luck everyone- I will be completing these tasks too with Rosie- please send us photos on our website.

HISTORY – Significant individuals- Mary SeacoleThis week look at the Mary Seacole powerpoint on the

Note for ParentsGovernment Site to support home

SCIENCE- Animals including humans – eating healthy.

home learning site and then watch https://www.mylearning.org/stories/mary-seacole/

learning https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-2Joe Wicks pe is uploaded daily on this site

Watch the powerpoint about Healthy Eating on the Home Learning Site THEN create your own Healthy Eating Journal- use your ruler skills to draw out your grid

Reading Comprehension

English – Can you look at the main characters in Anthony Browne,s book “The Tunnel” Task 1 – In your notebook can you write a list of words which describe each of the characters. Here are a selection of words to help you. Thoughtful, quiet, sociable, imaginative, active, nervous, cautious, fearful, fearless, braveChallenge: Can you think of any words of your own? Rose Jack

Task 2Watch the powerpoint on the home learning site. It describes to us about inference- Remember when we use inference we act like detectives to use clues to find out other things which could be happening in the story.Complete the activity sheet below or draw your own to compare the characters of Jack and Rose.

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Comparing Jack and Rose - Think about these questions.What is Rose reading?Do they like playing alone, with each other or with friends?Look at Jack’s jeans, what does this tell you about what he plays?Who is the most scared?Look at the chimneys and the windows, what does this tell us about Rose?Is Jack a kind brother?Look at Rose’s bedroom. What is her favourite story?Which child is the happiest? Why do you think that?Challenge: Can you write 4 sentences to say what you can infer about their characters? Remember good punctuation and spelling please.

Task 3 Look at this picture and read the text. Can you think about a very familiar story with the same ending. Draw that story with the characters and write a sentence comparing it to Anthony Browne’s “The Tunnel”

Daily Exercise Challenge- keep up with your daily mile tooMy Daily Exercise

Best Score

Monday Challenge- Hit the TargetUsing a bucket or a hula hoop for the target, your challenge is to bounce the ball- start with a large ball then a small ball and bounce it into the bucket or the hoop. Stand close then when you become skilful move further back. Beat your last score and record your best score.

Tuesday Challenge – Touchdown to BasePut two markers in the garden spaced out. Using a ball run from one marker to the next and pat the ball onto the marker run back. Continue for 1 minute and count how many times you touched down to base. Record your best score.

Wednesday

Challenge – Tennis Tap-upsUsing a small ball and a tennis racquet or bat see how many times that you can hit the ball up without dropping it. Quick trick- start low then when you get better aim higher- Record your best score.

Thursday Challenge- Wall Volley Find a wall away from windows. You can use a small or large ball- use your hand as a bat and see how many times you can hit the ball with your hand in one minute. Don’t worry if you miss, just start again- Record your best score.

Friday Challenge- Tornado Hit You will need a football and some markers for your garden. Set the markers out in your garden in a line with spaces between them. The Challenge is to dribble the ball between the markers. Time yourself for two minutes how many times did you complete the course. Record your best score

Saturday Can you make up your own challenges for you and your family?Remember I love seeing your photos so pop them on our website- Have fun!

Sunday Can you make up your own challenges for you and your family?Remember I love seeing your photos so pop them on our website- Have fun!

Science- Eating healthy is really important especially during a Global Pandemic. Can you create your own healthy eating journal.?

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Spelling Bee – This week we are adding ing to verbs that end in e – Remember the rule- find the root or base word eg joke drop the e and add ing

Maths Fluent in 5- try these activities

Practice making these arrays- you can use any practical equipment from your home maybe stones, lego bricks, counters, pasta you choose or you can draw them out . Remember an array is a pattern that can help you multiply two numbers.

Challenge: Can you create your own arrays?

Money- Can you work out these money problems? Remember draw out your working outs or use bar modelling-The first two are completed to remind you! Some problems are addition and some subtraction

Addition using bar- modelling.

+ tens ones14 1 412 1 226 2 6

Subtraction using bar-modellingRemember to work out the ones column firstyou can also draw lines for ten bars and circles for ones to help you.If you cannot take away the ones remember to take a 10 bar.

- tens ones15 1 510 1 05 0 5