St Oswald's Catholic Primary SchoolYear 2 Home Learning - 1st March 2021
Date: 28th Feb 2021 @ 2:24pm
Monday 1st March 2021
We hope you have all had a great weekend. We are very excited to have you back in school next week so remember to work really hard this week ready for when you return. Each day this week please try and post at least one piece of work onto SeeSaw – we really enjoy seeing what you have completed at home.
This week you will still have some Fairtrade activities and these will be posted at the bottom of the blog.
We will explain the structure on here each day but please refer to the additional uploaded documents for each specific lesson guidance and resources.
Reading
It is ESSENTIAL that children continue to read every single day. This should be for a minimum of 20 minutes.
Reading challenge – making a prediction. Before you start a new book can you write down or tell an adult about what you think the story might be about. Use the clues from the front cover, any illustrations, the blurb and the title.
Resources for questioning your child while they are reading - VIPERS
Maths
This week in Maths we are learning about lines of symmetry.
Starter – Writing numbers on a number line.
You will need a ruler (or something you can draw a line with), number line or hundred square and a pencil.
I would like you to draw a number line and place these numbers on it correctly. I will put 2 on to start you off.
Now answer these questions:
- How did you sort the numbers?
- How did you know which number came next?
- How does the number 51 show it is the biggest number?
- Tell an adult about the tens and ones in the numbers?
This week our lessons focus on lines of symmetry and symmetry of shapes.
What is Symmetry?
When we think about symmetry the most important thing is that on either side of the line the shape looks the same as the other. They are the same. If the shape does not look the same on each side it does not show symmetry.
For your lesson today please click to watch the video link and complete the attached worksheet.
We have uploaded an additional document named 'CHALLENGE'. This is only intended as extension work to challenge and push your learning. You are not required to complete this sheet.
English
Myself and Miss Bennison walked into the classroom this morning and found a letter next to a glue stick. Take a look at the front of the letter.
Who is this for? How do you know?
Here is what the letter said:
Dear Mr Ingram and Miss Bennison,
It’s me, Glue Stick. I am writing to tell you that I have decided to quit my job as your class Glue Stick. First of all, I would like to say that I love being the class glue stick. It’s great to see all the children using me to stick in their precious work. Also, I love it when I am used in Art. Art is my favourite subject. I wish to congratulate Year 2 for a successful “glueing in career” so far, you are all doing an amazing job. However, some children in your class leave my lid off and I am DYING! I go all dry and horrible. Furthermore, there are some children who use too much of me. One child the other week used half of me on one piece of paper. Can you believe that? I need a break! Try to use me more sparingly and remember to put my lid on!
Your dry, horrible and soon-to-be ex-friend,
Glue Stick
Please see the attached Word document for more details on today’s lesson.
Phonics and Spelling
Phonics play have made their website free to use throughout January. Login -> select the resources tab -> select phase 6 phonics and have a play!
You may log in with the following details:
username: jan21
password: home
This week we will be focusing on homophones. Please follow this link which introduces you to the word homophones. There are also some interactive games underneath the video - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zqhpk2p/articles/zc84cwx
Please see the spellings below, which we would like you to learn this week. Children in school will be given a spelling quiz on Friday 5th March. These spelling can be practiced on Sumdog by selecting the ‘Spelling Quiz’ challenge.
|
bare/bear |
blue/blew |
here/hear |
there/their/they're |
quiet/quite |
|
night/knight |
to/too/two |
see/sea |
be/bee |
sun/son |
What are homophones?
Homophones are the words that sound the same but have different spellings and different meanings. This means that chances are high that the you will mix up some of the words at some point in your reading and writing.
Some homophones are pronounced the same way and spelled the same way but have different meanings (homonyms). For example:
rose (the flower) and rose (past tense of the verb to rise)
book (something we read) and book (to schedule something)
Some homophones are pronounced the same way but are spelled differently and have different meanings. For example:
wait (the verb) and weight (how heavy something is)
they're (they are) and their (belonging to them) and there (adverb of place)
What happens if you use homophones wrong? You could end up having sentences that don’t make any sense.
Please see today’s video on Seesaw and have a go at the worksheet attached. See if you can match the each question to the correct homophone.
Science
Can I identify and compare the suitability of a variety of everyday materials, including wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick, rock, paper and cardboard?
Resources:
A selection of materials for each group, including lengths of wood, metal, plastic and card. You could simply use any materials you can find around the house.
Has anyone ever been on a bridge like these?
Some bridges are only designed for people to cross and so they can be made out of different materials to bridges designed for cars and heavy vehicles. This bridge is a rope bridge.
The ones with the metal ropes are called suspension bridges and they are designed to move a bit. Do you know why? (So they don't break when the wind blows, or when traffic is heavy, etc.)
Some bridges, especially high ones, are built of solid material but are designed to bend and sway a bit. Why do you think this is?
Take a look at a selection of materials you have collected. Can you put them in order of rigidity? (from 'not at all bendy' to 'really bendy')
You are all now really good at doing investigations and thinking like scientists. Your challenge for today is to investigate the materials to see how bendy they are.
Tape down (or hold) your different materials onto a table edge so they lie horizontally secure a weight on the end of each strip. The weights will need to be the same. You will need to measure the bendiness of one strip of material, then remove the weight and attach it to the next strip.
How will you record the bendiness? You may want to attach the strips to the part of a table closest to a wall so you can attach paper to the wall (directly behind the horizontal strips) and draw the bend produced or you could simply observe how much it bends.
What have you discovered by doing your investigation?
Fairtrade Activity
Create a Fairtrade farm in a shoebox! What Fairtrade product is growing on your farm?
You will need:
- shoe box or a recycling box
- other recycling junk/materials
- crayons and pens
Sumdog Challenges
Multiplication – x2, x3, x5 and x10 tables
Maths – Symmetry
Spellings – Homophones
We hope you have a fantastic week of home learning,
Year 2 team