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English – week beginning 4th May

The Elves and the Shoemaker

This week we are going to continue to learn about the Elves and the Shoemaker. Reread the story or listen to it again on last week’s English blog post.

Lesson 1.

Try and label your costume design using exciting noun phrases e.g. shiny, silver bells or ruby, red ribbons. Email me a photo of your designs using the Year 2 email address in your report and I will share them on here.

Lesson 2

Remember to use your writing targets from your reports in your postcard.

Lesson 3:

Clary, Pepper and Jas have lots of elf friends who like to help people too:
– Jolly and Merry help Father Christmas
– Cupcake and Cookie help Mr & Mrs Pie in their bakery
Can you make up a story about some elves that help people?
A) Decide who you characters are. Who needs help? What are the elves’ names?
B) Where does your story take place?

Watch this video for ideas on how to plan your story:
Make sure you think of your own ideas and characters for your story.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1sGC0TLEefhNqhD8j-Ps8JC7zgdmlEOup

This is my finished plan:

Now it’s time to use your plan to write your story. Have a look at my story to give you some ideas:

Now use this checklist to see if you have included the features of good year 2 writing:

 

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Maths – week beginning 4th May

Lesson 1

Starter:

Can you remember how to count forwards and backwards in 2s to 100?

Play this game to help you practice:

http://www.hbschool.com/activity/connect_the_dots/

Main lesson:

LO: Recognise a third

Click on the picture for today’s lesson

Now have a go at these questions:

Try this challenge:

Lesson 2:

Starter:

2 x table

Can you learn your 2 x table multiplication facts?

Write them out like this:

3×2 =6          6 = 3×2

2×3 =6           6 = 2×3

4×2 = 8          8 = 4×2

2×4 = 8          8 =  2×4

 

Main Lesson:

LO: Find a third

Click on the picture for today’s lesson.

Try these questions:

 

Challenge:

Lesson 3:

Starter:

2 x table division facts

Can you learn your 2 x table division facts?

Write them out like this:

6÷2 = 3                3= 6÷2

6÷3 = 2                 2 = 6÷3

8÷2= 4                  4 = 8÷2

8÷4 = 2                  2 = 8÷4

Main Lesson

Revision mat – Have a go at these questions to practise some of the maths skills we have learned this year:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Science – week beginning 4th May

Habitats

This week I would like you to find out about habitats!

What is a habitat?

A habitat is a home environment for plants and animals or other organisms. Examples of habitats include:

  • desert
  • meadow
  • woodland
  • grassland
  • forest
  • seashore
  • ocean

A micro-habitat is a very specific, small home environment for plants, animals and insects. Examples include:

  • ponds
  • individual trees
  • under a stone
  • a pile of logs.

Watch this clip to find out about habitats:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=158&v=ZrSWYE37MJs&feature=emb_logo

Task:

Choose a habitat that you would like to learn about. There are some examples of different habitats here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zx882hv

Now make a model or draw a picture of your chosen habitat with the plants and animals that live there. Label them and add any interesting facts you have learned about how the animals survive in their habitat.

Here are some examples to give you ideas:

 

You can email me photos of what you have done so I can share them on the blog.

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English – week beginning 27th April

English for the next few weeks is adapted from the following website. If you would like to work through it at your own pace please click here:

https://www.talk4writing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Y2-Emma-Elves.pdf

This week I am going to tell you the story of ‘The Elves and the Shoemaker’ to listen to the story please click here:

Here is the story if you would like to read it yourself:

Now you have read the story, see if you can answer the following questions at home:

Now do these activities:

 

If you have any questions post them in the comments.

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Maths – week beginning 20th April

Fractions

Lesson 1: Make Equal Parts

Click on this website and watch the video for week 1 lesson 1 to find out how to make equal parts https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/

Task: Have a go at the activity on the website or you could have a go at making some equal parts your self. You could use lego bricks, playdough or even pieces of fruit like oranges or apples. Try and write the sentence: There are __ equal parts. 

Lesson 2: Finding Half

Task: I want you to have a half party!

Think about what you want to eat in your party. Make a collection of food like this:

If you don’t want to use real food you could always make some with play dough or even draw some pictures.

Now divide the food on your plate into half so you can share it with a family member.

Remember to find half by sharing into two equal parts. 

You should now have 2 plates of food like this:

If you want to continue exploring halves then watch the videos and do the activities on the website for week 1 lesson 2 and 3.

Lesson 3: Finding Quarter

Task: Now you can have a quarter party!

Make another plate of food like the last lesson. This time you need to share your food between 4 people. When you share something into 4 equal parts it is called finding a quarter. Your plates should look a bit like this:

Did you make sure all your food is in equal parts?

 

 

If you want to continue exploring quarters then watch the videos and do the activities on the website for week 1 lessons 4 and 5.

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Staying Healthy

As our Spring Term topic was ‘Staying Healthy’, have a go at making a healthy salad, you can use the following recipe or find one of your own.

https://www.nhs.uk/change4life/recipes/crunchy-salad-pittas

What are the different cooking skills you will need to use? e.g. chopping, grating etc. Try some out with an adult’s help.

Think about food hygiene when you make your salad. Remember to wash your hands before you begin.

 

Spitalfields Farm are streaming free online cooking sessions. Why not join in with your family?

https://www.spitalfieldscityfarm.org/whats-on/2020/4/7/farm-2-fork-goes-online-ha7mn

 

 

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Who was Florence Nightingale?

Florence Nightingale was a famous British nurse who lived from 1820-1910. She helped to make hospitals cleaner places and wrote books about how to be a good nurse.

Watch the following clip and find out more about her life. Then complete the task based on what you have learned.

Florence Nightingale clip

Task: How did Florence Nightingale improve conditions in the army hospital ?

Draw a picture of the hospital before and after Florence Nightingale came to work there. Add some labels to explain how she improved it.

If you want to show me your pictures email a photo of them to admin and they can send them on to me.

 

 

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Rainbows

People have been putting up the colourful creations in their windows to help cheer others up and raise a smile as they spend more time inside.

It’s also fun spotting them if you go out for a walk! So, we want to see your drawings. Whether it’s a bright rainbow, or even a smiley face or multi-coloured handprint.