Monday 4th May – Year 2 Home Learning Tasks.
Good morning Year 2!
We hope you have all had a fun and safe weekend.
Even though our lives are different but…
Here are your learning tasks for today:
English Reading
Read the text below.
I am thankful…
For flowers and squirrels and birds that have wings,
For lions and tigers and all living things.
For mountains and rivers, for water and air,
For my family who show me their love and care.
For food on my table, and something to drink,
For yellow, orange, purple and pink.
Why type of text is it?
What do you notice about this text?
What are the features of this type of text?
English Writing.
What are you thankful for?
Write a piece of text that tells us what you are thankful for.
Can you make it rhyme? What punctuation do you need to use?
Use the same sentence opener as the text above, for example
I am thankful…
For…
For…
Sounds-Write Phonics –‘es’ ending (Adding es to nouns and verbs ending in y with a consonant before the y)
Review: Read the following Year 2 words – because, climb, every, last, path, mind, most, could
Read the words: cries, dries, fries, ties
Write the words: lies, plies, tries, flies.
Sound Swap: cry-cries-dries-dry-try-tries
Maths Basic Skills
Let’s get your brains working. What is the missing numbers in these calculations?
How do you know? What do you notice?
Maths Learning Task.
Look at the picture.
How many sweets does Tom have?
Does Sandra have more than or less than Tom?
By how many?
What is the difference between Asif’s number of sweets and Essie’s number of sweets?
Can you write this as a number sentence?
Look at the picture
Handwriting
Warm up: Wiggle your fingers up high, down low, to the side and in front of you.
Stretch your fingers out like fireworks ten times.
Can you write the following letters joined up? Remember to leave a finger space.
* aot
* oap
* rab
* lop
Tick your neatest formation and be proud of your handwriting.
History
Today you are going to be thinking about your life.
Using a timeline, can you order the important events in your life, starting from when you were born to today?
The important events are up to you. What has been important moments in your life? This can include siblings being born, starting nursery, school or learning to ride a bike.
You do not need to print or use any photos, just draw and label your pictures instead.
Story time
Enjoy ‘The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin’ by Beatrix Potter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTG5SlsSkkI
Remember to leave us a comment on the blog to share your learning or you can email it to us at yeartwo@lingsprimary.org.uk. Get in touch with us via the email if you have any questions about today’s learning. We look forward to seeing your work!
Miss Duncan and Miss Battams
Maths
1.10+1=11
2.8+6=14
3.14+3=17
4.20=12+8
5.13=12+1
6.19+0=19
1.7
2.less
3.2
4.1
5.6+1=7 (Elliot also did a number sentence for Q3… 3+2=5)
1.4
2.6
3.2
Great Work Elliot.
Miss Duncan
Maths 10+1=11..14+3=17…12+1=13…8+6=14…12+8=20…19+0=18
Maths :10+1=11………14+3=17…….12+1=13………8+6=14…12+8=20………19+0=19
Well done.
Miss Duncan
Maths
1,10+1=11
2, 8+6=14
3, 14+3=17
4, 12+8=20
5, 12+1=13
6, 19+0= 19
I noticed that some numbers are odd and some are even.
Tom= 5
Sandra has < than Tom, by 2.
The difference is 1
Asif =7 sweets, Essie=6 sweets, the difference is 1
John scored 4 more than sara
Harry scored 6
The difference is 2
Well done Candice.
Miss Duncan
ENGLISH
What type of text is it?
Fiction.
What do you notice about this text?
The text rhymes.
What are the features of this type of text?
I am thankful.
ENGLISH WRITING
What are you thankful for?
I am thankful for living and having my family around me.
I am thankful…
For… My mummy and daddy being here with me.
For… My brothers and sisters loving me.
For… The world around me being safe.
For… The doctors and nurses looking after me in the hospital.
For… The carers caring for the elderly and vulnerable.
For… The teachers and ta’s looking after the key-workers children who’s parents are in the front-line.
MATHS
10 + 1 = 11
8 + 6 = 14
14 + 3 = 17
12 + 8 = 20
12 + 1 = 13
19 + 0 = 19
How many sweets does Tom have? 5
Does Sandra have more than or less than Tom? Sandra has less than Tom.
By how many? 2
What is the difference between Asif’s number of sweets and Essie’s number of sweets? Asif’s has one more sweet than Essie.
‘How many more did John score than Sara’? 4
‘How many fewer did Harry score than Saskia’? 4
‘What is the difference between Saskia score and Paul’s score’? Saskia had 2 more extra answers correct.
HISTORY
Zion’s Timeline
I was born in year – 2013.
It was my older brothers birthday, he turned 18 and moved America (Ohio) to become a Footballer – 2014.
It was one of my auntie’s 50th surprise birthday party – 2015.
My mummy’s daddy passed away – 2016.
We left London to move up to Northampton – 2017.
We moved again in Northampton – 2018.
Mummy and daddy finally brought the house that they wanted – 2019.
Well where do i start with 2020…… CV19, had a operation on my arm 3 times and a permanent scar to remind me for life of CV19 – 2020.
2020 has been a year to remember!
Miss Duncan