Year 2 – Week Beginning – 8th June

Hello everyone,

We hope you have had a lovely weekend and enjoyed last week’s learning activities. Please also remember to spend time being creative, enjoy the outdoors and most importantly, have fun!

As always, we love hearing about your week or how you are doing. Feel free to either comment on the blog or email us using our email addresses:
miss.shah@wfps.org.uk          or            mrs.hackney@wfps.org.uk

Here are the activities which we have chosen for you this week (feel free to pick and choose which activities you would like to do and when – aim for at least 3 of each a week)

Maths – (Please use the link to access videos to help support this week’s maths learning: https://resources.whiterosemaths.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Year-2.pdf)

Maths 1 – Multiplication Using x Symbol
Answers: Maths 1 Answers

Maths 2 – Using Arrays
Answers: Maths 2 Answers

Maths 3 – 2 Times Tables
Answers: Maths 3 Answers

Maths 4 – 5 Times Table
Answers: Maths 4 Answers

Maths 5 – Friday Challenge
Answers: Maths 5 Answers

If you would like to, click on the link to access short daily arithmetic calculations: Fluent in Five – Year 2 – Week 5

These are also the Year 2 key instant recall facts for Summer 1 and Summer 2. These are facts that the children should know at this time of the year so they are important to go through and learn.

Year 2 – Summer 1 – Double and halve any number

Year 2 – Summer 2 – Time – fifteen minute intervals and five minute intervals, with a recap of o’clock and half past

Literacy – (we are continuing to use Oak National Academy – please click on the link below to access the lesson)

Literacy 1 (The Firework Maker’s Daughter: To make inferences) – https://www.thenational.academy/year-2/english/the-firework-makers-daughter-to-make-inferences-year-2-wk2-1

Literacy 2 (The Firework Maker’s Daughter: To make inferences) – https://www.thenational.academy/year-2/english/the-firework-makers-daughter-to-make-inferences-year-2-wk2-2

Literacy 3 (Identify key features of a character description) – https://www.thenational.academy/year-2/english/to-identify-the-key-features-of-a-character-description-year-2-wk2-3

Literacy 4 (Identify and use expanded noun phrases) –
https://www.thenational.academy/year-2/english/to-identify-and-use-expanded-noun-phrases-year-2-wk2-4

Literacy 5 (Write a character description about the White Elephant) –
https://www.thenational.academy/year-2/english/to-write-a-character-description-about-the-white-elephant-year-2-wk2-5

Wider Curriculum
Science (Basic Forces): https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zv8f382
Geography (Oceania – Australia): https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zhv8jhv
History (Rosa Parks): https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zdw26v4

Additional activities:
Whole school activities via the blog
Mathsbot
TT Rocks
Quiet reading
Listen to a story (there are plenty on the blog!)
Phonics with Mrs Felstead on the blog
PE (virtual school games) – https://www.northamptonshiresport.org/school-games
Explore the outside (even though it might feel slightly chiller this week)
Do something creative (many ideas on the blog again)
Learn something new (I’m currently learning Spanish and absolutely love it!)

Remember to look out for the weekly videos that are uploaded onto the blog and if you need help with any of the activities, then please do let us know and we can help.

We miss you lots and can’t wait to see you all soon!

Take care and keep safe,

Miss Shah and Mrs Hackney 🙂

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *