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Y2 Home Learning IdeasDear Year 2 Parents and Children, April 2020In these strange and difficult times, we want to send our best wishes to you. We miss you all, you are in our thoughts every day.The virtual book bag on the website has lots of ideas of things to do at home, we hope that you have found activities that interest and suit your child. We would emphasis Mrs Harford’s words that you should not feel pressured to complete all that is on offer, we all have to be kind to ourselves as we get used to this new way of being.Here are some particular thoughts and ideas, if you choose to…Learning by Questions @ Home access to KS1 question sets in Maths and English, curated by week. Totally free to use, no registration needed.MathsAt this point in the term there are obviously some of the maths curriculum we have yet to cover. We would recommend consolidation and recap and practise of what the children have already been taught. Launching into new teaching may be tricky at this stage.We would remind you to refer to the homework sheets that we have sent home at the beginning of each term, looking at these again would be great revision and consolidation. These have a range of practical, pen and paper and online ways of working on maths. The children will be familiar with CanDo maths; we use it most days in school. The year 2 folder of this is on the book bag, we would also say there is no harm, in fact there is benefit, of dipping into the year 1 folder for CanDo. It’s a useful way to recap and refresh on prior learning. The children can see it as a warm up and something they can do more independently.cando-videos Link to Parent pack videos, that might be helpful.White RoseThis site is particularly useful for working on maths problem solving and is one we use a lot in school. it We would recommend a visit to the beat it maths challenge website includes 10 weeks of number and times table practice. It is for Reception to Year 6. We would ask you to use the Key Stage 1 pages. The activities work by asking the children to challenge themselves- trying to better their own score each time they work on it. Full challenge mode is when they stick to the time length stipulated in the corner of the corner of the page, that’s tough as the time is short (90 seconds). But the idea is they get a little quicker each time they do it. If you prefer to do it without the time pressure, it’s still of great value. There is an answer page for each week so the children can mark their own. In school we might do the same page a couple of times in the week to see if we can improve our score as the week progresses.Times Table RockstarsFor those of you with junior children this will be familiar. It is a website that all the junior children have a log in for. We were and still are intending to roll this out for the year 2s in the summer term to get them ‘junior ready’. As you know in year 2 we concentrate on the 2x 5x and 10x tables- this is the children’s chance to practise their table and division facts inside out and back to front, in a fun way.Log on details will follow.WritingAny writing at all would be wonderful! Here is the link to the expectations in writing for Y2 to help you to remember what elements to include: for purpose is a good way in. If cooking at home together- create recipe cards and menus. Write letters to friends and family members telling them what you have been doing during the time at home (you might get a reply!). Make a folding book with a story to share with your family.Talk for writing- home pack often comes from a stimulus and we often use video clips from the Literacy Shed to watch before a Writing Café- where the children are encouraged to write a story or piece having watched and shared ideas about the video clip. Here are some of our favourites’s very hard to give a list of expectations for writing lesson here, as writing at home is so different to the structure we can give in a classroom setting… We think the best thing to advise is to encourage the creative juices, talk a lot about ideas, vocabulary and characters, worry about the editing and spelling checking afterwards. This part we understand is tricky. If you have got to the editing part, concentrating on spelling correctly and checking those high frequency words and some of our year 2 common exception words that appear in our weekly spelling lists.We love Mrs Avery’s poetry ideas too, already in the book bag. If you haven’t seen them yet take a look.SpellingsIncluded in the year 2 folder is a copy of the year 1 and 2 common exception words, you will be familiar with them as they appear every week in the spelling lists. Please keep practising these. There are five weeks’ worth of spelling lists in our folder, here on the Book bagReadingFrom the first parents meeting in September to now our message is the same… Please keep reading with your child, it makes the biggest difference in progress across every area of their learning. You have always been such a supportive and important part of this partnership, now more than ever- Thank you.Below are just two examples of websites that have on line books to read and share together. We have used these in school, they are useful if you fancy a change from reading a traditional paper book. you have logins carried over from registration last year.There are some reading ideas already in the virtual book bag, ‘100 Books to Read’ as well as ‘Take 5 CLPE’ resources.GeographyConsolidation on the work we have already started on mapping…If possible, use google maps and if possible google earth explore the world- find Australia (of course!) and look at our local area… is it possible to use street view and find St James, existing and old site in Great Norwood StreetDrawing imaginary maps to accompany stories, using symbols keys and trying to draw from ‘birds eye view’Try to map objects on a table form ‘birds eye view’, move on to mapping your bedroom use ‘birds eye view’ and a key with symbols.ScienceIn school we would be observing plants around school, sketching and labelling parts of a plant. You could use any plant you have, labelling the roots, leaves, stem, any flowers, seeds or fruit. You could maybe see how many different plants you can find when taking your daily walk. The website below has good ideas for a thinking walk. would then be planting seeds and finding out what are the best conditions for a seed to germinate. We usually use runner bean seeds for this but any seeds would do. You could set up a little investigation with a few seeds planted in empty yoghurt pots.See what happens if you put one seed in a dark place, one in a cold place, one grown in sand, one without water etc. Observe over a couple of weeks and find out which grows the best.If you have an empty jar you could grow a runner/broad bean in it (see the link below). This is a good website that has lots of ideas for growing, cooking and information about foods around the world. opportunities to grow flowers, fruit and veg in the garden or in a pot would be great. You could take photos or keep a diary to record growth. but don’t worry if it’s not possible right now.Religious Education Click on the above link to find out more about the Spirited Art and Spirited Poetry competition. You will have 3 themes to choose from, and you are able to use any resources and medias. Your work can be 3d or 2d and remember to use the sentence stems on page 3 to explain your thoughts about your art as you were doing it. The closing date is the 31st of July 2020, so you have plenty of time to be creative.P4C could take the opportunity to observe and sketch plants in your garden. Either sketch outdoors or take photos of plants and sketch indoors. Another activity might be sketching cross sections of fruit and vegetables e.g. cutting a pepper, orange, lemon, tomato or any other fruit or veg in half. You could group some fruit and veg together to create a still life photo/sketch/painting – look at the work of Paul Cezanne for ideas! (Don’t worry we are not expecting master pieces!!)You could also try printing with vegetables! The website below has some ideas that would need adult supervision to cut the veg. Some ideas are Christmas related but not all! DT we have been learning all about the design process that goes into making something - from market research, planning, making, product testing and evaluating! So here’s a little project you could work on at home...Design a sandwich!Write a list of all the different sandwich types that you can think of. Think about the different sandwich fillings. Does a sandwich need to be made with bread?Market research! Try some different sandwiches. What did you like/dislike? Mark each sandwich out of 10 for smell, look, taste and feel (or come up with your own criteria).Planning! Decide what you’re going to make. Have a think about who you’re making the sandwich for. What bread will you use? What filling will you put in it? How will you cut the sandwich?Design your sandwich! Draw and label your sandwich. Make a note of anything important that you need to know.Write a list of equipment you’ll need to make your sandwich. Remember, if you’re using knives, make sure you have an adult there to supervise.Write a set of instructions for making your sandwich. Can you remember all those bossy verbs? (Put, spread, add, open). Don’t forget to wash your hands!Make your sandwich! Make your sandwich following the instructions you have written.Test your sandwich! (That means eat it!). Evaluation time! What went well? What didn’t go so well? What would you change or improve if you were to do this again? Were your instructions clear enough?Don’t forget to help tidy up after!Other creative activities:Hobbycraft have a daily, online kid’s craft club. The resources needed vary, so have a look through and pick out ideas that inspire you.Pinterest has lots of fantastic ideas and suggestions for things to make and do.There’s even a list of 79 easy crafts to make using a toilet roll tube! are lots of opportunities for the children to get involved with meal prep at home, from learning how to cut vegetables to preparing meals or baking (Miss Moore’s favourite!).Learn how to use basic kitchen tools, such as a peeler or knife, safely. Help to prepare some vegetables for dinner, or for a funny face pizza! use those veg-prepping skills to make vegetable soup! your own bake off at home! have a go at some of these no-cook recipes.Perhaps you could make your own recipe book, with recipes from home or things that you have made. are lots more recipes to be found online, too. Baking/cooking is also a great way to practise some of those maths skills, especially counting and measuring.To access the Twinkl resources you will need to login using the following details...: PARENTSTWINKLHELPSThis will give you a month’s free access to their extensive resources.Music BBC radio link to music accompanying traditional tales of Jack and the beanstalk and Little Red Riding Hood, songs to learn and sing along with – school on line music resource, login details coming to you via emailDisney themed activities-Not strictly all about music, but lots of fun (and includes Mary Poppins!)- Visit the London Theatres virtually and see activities linked to The Lion King and Aladdin. Computing this year, our focus has been on internet safety, and coding.Here are some suggestions of computing activities you may like to try at home:Computing AppsBeebot, Bluebot Scratch JuniorOnlineScratch Junior Kodable University of Oxford produced some fantastic ‘unplugged’ computing challenges to help children develop logical and algorithmic thinking skills as well as introducing them to some new computer science concepts. They were initially aimed at KS2 pupils, though there are many that would be suitable for Year Two. can be viewed online or printed (hence the unplugged). These could be great fun for older siblings too. The challenges we’d recommend include:6 – Robot controlling a car23 – Missing numbers25 – Beetle robot (this one is a little tricky at first, but is good for those who like a challenge!)UnpluggedMake a maze for a toy car or teddy to follow. Can you write an algorithm (sequence of instructions) to get your toy from the start to the finish?Write a sequence of instructions for an everyday task (brushing your teeth, getting dressed, making a sandwich). Remember to make your instructions clear so they can be followed by someone else! Test out your instructions by reading them aloud to someone, and get them to follow them exactly as it’s written. Do they work? Is there anything you need to change?PEThere are lots of different ways to keep active at home. Here are just a few suggestions... If you’re able, spend some time outside in the garden. Sunlight and fresh air can do wonders for the mind and body.At school we love ‘BBC Supermovers’ and ‘Go Noodle’! Both are free sites with lots of fun dance/movement activities. Perfect for children and families, as a brain break or as a scheduled part of your day to get you moving! Miss Moore’s favourite is ‘Banana, Banana, Meatball’ on Go Noodle: also enjoy ‘The Spelling Bee’: ‘Reading Aloud with The Worst Witch’: a school we subscribe to Real PE, who have recently released a new programme called ‘Real PE at home’ especially designed for home learning. The site includes lots of different ideas, suggestions and activities to get the whole family moving.The website address is:?home.?Parent email:?parent@stjamescof-Password:?stjamescofChange for Life (from the NHS) also have some fun ‘10 minute shake up’ activities based around some well-known Disney characters. Some require props or music, but most can be enjoyed indoors or outdoors. will have heard that Joe Wicks (The Body Coach), is leading a 30 minute workout, aimed at children, over on his YouTube channel. The exercises are then kept on Joe’s channel so you can join in at whatever time of the day suits you! ’s Oti Mabuse has daily 30 minute dance classes aimed at children (though looking at the line-up, Miss Moore is looking forward to trying a few!!). Themes range from ‘Spiderman’ and ‘Minions’ through to ‘Mary Poppins’ and ‘Moana’. Kids Yoga has also come highly recommended by many parents. There are a variety of themed adventures to explore... you have a garden, set up a circuit. How many stations will you have? What will you do at each station? Twinkl have put together some suggestions which you can use for inspiration: you could plan and build an obstacle course in your living room or garden! Think creatively – how will you travel around the space?Miss Moore’s favourite:Put on some music and have a dance party. Encourage the children to come up with their own choreography, get them to rehearse it to perform to you. Can they perform it, remembering all the moves? Can they teach it to a sibling/family member? They could even think about props or costumes they could use. Perhaps you could film it to send to a family member to brighten their day, or put on a live performance over video message to family or friends. Be creative!And finallyThank you for all that you are doing to support your child’s learning at home. We look forward to seeing you all soon. Take care and stay safe.Best wishes and a big shout out to Year 2- We miss you!The Year 2 Teamkhobbs@st-james-pri.gloucs.sch.ukgwest@st-james-pri.gloucs.sch.ukcmoore@st-james-pri.gloucs.sch.ukPlease share any photos of any work you have been doing… we would love to see what you are busy working on and celebrate with you. ................
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