St Oswald's Catholic Primary SchoolYear 2 Home Learning - 3rd March 2021
Date: 2nd Mar 2021 @ 3:05pm
Wednesday 3rd March 2021
Thank you for sending your work yesterday – we know you are still working really hard at home which is so great to see. I hope your Lenten Promises are going well and you are doing your best to keep your promise. 5 more days until you are back in school! The weather is lovely at the moment so try and get out into the fresh air today – being outside is great for our well-being and helps our brain become focused for your day of learning.
Tomorrow is World Book Day 2021. We would love to see you dressed as your favourite character from a book. Please send us a picture of your outfit along with a short note telling us all about your favourite book. Why do you enjoy that particular book? The best message will receive a £10 Book Voucher!
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 – RETRIEVE information. Can you tell an adult or write down what type of book is it? Who are the main characters in the story? Do they have names? What has happened so far in the story?
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.
Now answer these questions:
- How did you sort the numbers?
- How did you know which number came next?
- 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 have a go at the worksheet attached.
You will need a pencil, scissors, glue and crayons for this activity.
Worksheet 1 – Cut out homes and select the correct half to make a full house.
Worksheet 2 – Use the squares to help you colour in the same pattern on the other side of the symmetry line.
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
Today, we are going to start our new book which follows on from The Day the Crayons Quit.
Take a look at the front cover:
What do you think the story might be about?
How can you tell from the pictures?
What information does the title of the story give you?
How did the crayons get home? Do they want to come home?
Read and enjoy The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers. You can view the story on PowerPoint attached to the end of this post or you can use the following link to listen to the story.
Please read up to ‘Glow in the Dark Crayon’.
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
Today we will be focusing on the homophones to, too and two
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.
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bare/bear |
blue/blew |
here/hear |
there/their/they're |
quiet/quite |
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night/knight |
to/too/two |
see/sea |
be/bee |
sun/son |
Re-cap from yesterday
Can you read the story and choose from the homophones their, they’re or there to fill in the blanks?
Once upon a time ____ were two twin witches. ____ faces looked the same, _____ clothes were very similar, and _____ voices sounded exactly alike. _____ was no telling which witch was which. On _____ first day at magic school, _____ teacher said, “_____ like two peas in a pod! I will never know which witch is which!”
That night, the twins cast a magic spell. “_____ not going to mix us up now!” the twins said to each other. The next day the teacher couldn’t believe it. _____ they were, one with pink hair and one with blue hair! “_____ very clever witches,” the teacher told _____ parents.
To, too or two
Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelt differently and have different meanings. To, too and two are homophones that often confuse people.
To is used to show motion, eg "I’m going to the shop."
Too means ‘also’ or ‘extremely’, eg "I would like to come too but I'm too tired."
Two means the number 2, eg "Let’s buy two apples."
Please follow the link below for a short video and some interactive games - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z22yqhv/articles/zc4jpbk
Work through today’s PowerPoint presentation and have a go at the worksheet attached to the blog.
PE
Before you start today’s PE session make sure you do a warm-up activity. Warming up before a PE lesson is not only beneficial to protect the muscles and the joints, it also helps to gradually increase our heart rates and circulation, which will increase the blood flow to the muscles.
Warm-up game – Pirate Game.
Today you will learn different ways to travel.
The Link is here for your lesson this week.
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/exploring-travelling-movements-6grp4r
At the end of your lesson can you choose a type of travel and perform one of your balances from last week. Take a video or picture and put in on SeeSaw.
Fairtrade Activity
Bake a difference.
With an adult, bake or cook using at least one Fairtrade ingredient.
Decorate your creation with the FAIRTRADE Mark!
If you do some baking we would love to see a picture on SeeSaw.
Sumdog Challenges
Multiplication – x2, x3, x5 and x10 tables
Maths – Symmetry
Spellings – Homophones
Make sure you stay positive and have some fun once you have completed today’s work.
Year 2 team.