Home Learning Opportunities 06/11/20Class: Year 2Learning activities set and sent home on: FridayLearning activities to be completed and returned by: Wednesday

Literacy Learning Opportunity: To answer questions about a text I have read. The text is titled: Fireworks Guidelines: Answer the questions about the text using the school steps to success.

Steps to Success1) Read the question2) Underline the question word3) Underline any words that tell you what to do. 4) Find the section in the text and read around. 5) Answer the question

Independent or with support: Independent

Skills Checklist:Understand a TextAnswer questions about a text.

Don’t forget to keep reading your book and using Reading Eggs to improve your reading skills!

Maths Learning Opportunity: We have been securing our understanding of number bonds and their related facts.

Guidelines: Calculate the change from £10 and £20 pounds using your number bonds. Use practical resources like dried pasta if you need to.

Independent or with support: Independent

Skills Checklist:onumber bonds to 10Recognise number bonds to 20

Please Practice the 2 and 10 times tables!Don’t forget to keep using NUMBOTS and TTRockstars to improve your skills!

Topic Learning Opportunity: Our topic this term is about Life on Earth.

This half-term we are looking at the Great Fire of London and the devastation it caused.

Guidelines: To create a scene of the bakery with the fire starting or create a scene of the devastation the fire caused across London in 1666.

The most intuitive across the year group will win a prize .

Independent or with support: Family Activity.

Completion Date: 10 th December 2020

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IWhat types of fireworks are there?There are lots of different names of fireworks like 'peony', 'palm' and 'horsetail'. Rockets go high up in the sky. The cakes and candles go a little way up. Catherine wheels and the shaped fountains stay on the ground. A few fireworks are quiet or even silent, like the lancework ones. But a lot are loud and make all sorts of noises. You might hear 'whizz', 'pop', 'bang', 'weeeeeeee', 'crackle' and 'fizz'! Garden fireworks are the ones used at home.

FireworksFireworks NightFireworks Night is celebrated on the 5th of November, but many people also set off fireworks on other days over October and November.

Lots of people go to towns, villages and cities to watch bigfireworks displays or light their own at home. Some have musicon a theme, such as space. There are even songs named after fireworks, like 'Firework' by Katy Perry.

When do people use fireworks?

Fireworks were invented more than 2000 years ago in China. China make the most fireworks in the world. The first known fireworks in England were in 1486. People use fireworks to celebrate at festivals, New Year, Diwali and birthday celebrations. There are also fireworks competitions.

Fireworks Questions1. In which months do people celebrate Fireworks Night?

2. Where might people watch fireworks?

3. Name a firework song and its artist.

4. Give the names of three different fireworks.

5. Where do rocket fireworks go?

6. What are lancework fireworks?

7. Which country makes the most fireworks in the world?

8. Name four other types of celebration that might include fireworks.

£10 - £ = ££10 - £ = £ £10 - £ = £

£20 - £ = £ £20 - £ = £ £20 - £ = £ £20 - £ = £

£20 - £ = £

Spelling Homework – 06.11.20Write the words

steak ____________________________

both ____________________________

improve ____________________________

father ____________________________

pretty ____________________________

every ____________________________

Pick the correct word for the sentence1) If I get _________ spelling right that would be great.2) My cooking skills are something I need to _______________.3) My _________ was angry that his toast was burnt. 4) The dress I am wearing is ____________.5) Lisa ordered a ___________ from the menu.6) The twins were _________ in the photo.

Now write 3 sentences of your own sentences using the words.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________