Year 2 Weekly Homework Tasks – week beginning: 23/3/20Columbia Primary SchoolWritingThis week, your child will be writing a report about meerkats.Monday: Read the lion report. Think about how the report it organised. Find out the meaning of tricky words.

LionsWould you know a lion if you saw one? This ferocious mammal lives in Africa. Read on to find out more.

What do lions look like?It is a well known fact that lions have sharp claws. Zoologists say this is important because it helps them catch and kill their prey. Also, Lions have very good eye sight so that they can see their prey from far away. In addition, the male lion has a mane so that he looks ferocious.What do they eat?Lions are carnivores. This means they eat meat. In particular, they eat zebras, antelopes, giraffes, mice, birds and lizards. Experts say that female lions do the hunting. They use their claws to catch their prey and their sharp teeth to kill it. Did you know?

· Male lions have a mane but females don’t. · Baby lions are called cubs.· A group of lions is called a prideTuesday: Find out about meerkats and make notes for your report.Use the pictures, your knowledge organiser, the internet and books to find out more information about meerkats for your report. https://www.softschools.com/facts/animals/meerkat_facts/34/

What do they look like? Where do they live?

 

                           A meerkat mob.

Did you know? 

Dark fur around their eyes.

A meerkat barking.

Wednesday: Write your meerkat introduction and ‘What they look like?’ paragraph.

What to include in your report: Diagrams and drawings Scientific language

claws, fur, tail, camouflage, burrow, mob, predators

Interesting sentence startersExperts say.... Interestingly.... In addition....

Thursday: Write the ‘Where do they live?’ paragraph.

Friday: Write the ‘Did you know?’ paragraph.ReadingRead to an adult every day for 20 minutes.Monday: How to Count Crocodiles Read the story and answer questions 1-6 https://yeeucye.exampro.net/

Tuesday: How to Count Crocodiles Read the story and answer questions 7-15 https://yeeucye.exampro.net/ When you have finished answering the questions read the story again with your storyteller voice. Try to use different voices for the different animals.

Wednesday: Meet the CrocodileRead the diagram of the crocodile and answer the questions. https://eomevui.exampro.net/

Thursday: About CrocodilesRead the information text and answer the questions. https://nofeiui.exampro.net/

What to include in your report: Diagrams and drawings Scientific language

claws, fur, tail, camouflage, burrow, mob, predators

Interesting sentence startersExperts say.... Interestingly.... In addition....

Friday: Make a poster about crocodilesUse what you have learnt this week about crocodiles to make a poster. Draw and label a picture.Write some facts that you found out.Maths This week we will be practising addition. Use methods that you have learnt in school (jottings, place value, number lines, number facts, objects). Don’t worry if some of the questions are tricky just do the best you can.

Monday: Arithmetic questions https://ueleouw.exampro.net/

Tuesday: Arithmetic questions https://bikudoa.exampro.net/

Wednesday: Reasoning questions https://qiqegeg.exampro.net/

Thursday: Magic NumberHow many ways can you make 12? Have you found all the possible ways?e.g. 6+6 3x4

12

Friday: Know Its!Log on to Times Tables Rockstars and practise your times tables. Get an adult to test you on you 2, 5 and 10 times tables. Can you answer them out of order? How quickly can you answer them?

Story time Read to your child for at least 20 mins a day. Ask your child if they would recommend the

story to their class. Listen to some of the zoo stories at https://www.storynory.com/category/original-stories-for-children/zoo-stories/

PE Monday – Join in with Dinostomp - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Imhi98dHa5w. 

Tuesday – Stand up tall like a meerkat on your tip toes for 30 seconds. Repeat this 5 times. - Curl into a small ball just like a meerkat might if it saw a hungry jackal. Then stand up

again. Repeat this 10 timesWednesday – How many star jumps can you do in 1 minute? Set yourself a timer and try to beat your score.

Thursday – Go for a walk, cycle or jog around the park. Friday - Sprint for 15 seconds and rest for 15 seconds. Repeat this 10 times.

Art/ DT Paint or draw a picture of some of the animals we

saw at Paradise Wildlife Park. Use their website to look closely at the animals.

Humanities Use the internet to find and draw some animals

that come from Europe.What countries do they live in? Can you find the countries on a world map?

Weekly timetable  - Week beginning: 23.3.20

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday Friday

9.00 – Reading Reading Reading Reading Reading

9.309.30 – 10.30 Writing Writing Writing Writing Writing

10.30 – 11.00 Break

11.00 – 12.00 Maths Maths Maths Maths Maths

12.00 – 1.00 Lunch

1.00 – 2.00

Story time Story time Story time Story time Story timeExercise Exercise Exercise Exercise Exercise

2.00 – 2.30 Break

2.30 – 3.30 Art/ DT Humanities Art/ DT Humanities Art/ DT