Year 2 Home Learning- 29.06.20

MondayTimes TablesSpend at least 15 minutes a day practising your times tables.https://ttrockstars.com/

NumeracyThis week we will be focusing on multiplication and division.Another phrase we are familiar with in Year 2 is doubling. This is the same as multiplying a number by 2.Click on the link below. Select ‘doubles’ and then select the option of your choice. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

LiteracyThis week we will be focusing on writing an information text about a famous person. We will be focusing on two famous people and on Friday you will write an information text about one of them. You will be finding out a variety of facts, why they are remembered today and any interesting information. Today you will be looking at ‘William Shakespeare’ and exploring why he is so famous. Watch this video and see if you can answer the following questions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhEQDKZxvZY

What did William Shakespeare do?Where was he born?

How many people did he live with?What did his dad do for a living?Name one of the stories he wrote.

SPaG- VerbsVerbs are known as action words, for example, swimming, running etc. Watch the videos and complete Activity 1&2. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z8d6wnb

Science- Parts of the body and your sensesWatch the videos that tell you about different parts of the body and then explore your 5 senses. Complete the activities. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zhn6dp3

TuesdayTimes TablesSpend at least 15 minutes a day practising your times tables.https://ttrockstars.com/

NumeracyPlay Hit the Button. Play Hit the Answer and Hit the Question. Practise your times tables and try and beat your score each time. Make sure you go over your 2s 5s and 10’s before you go onto your 3’s and 4’s. Challenge yourself by playing Mixed. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

LiteracyYesterday you were introduced to William Shakespeare. There is lots more information you will need to find out about him. When we are writing information texts, it is good to find out about:

When and where they are born Specific dates We know he wrote lots of plays, so we need to find out more about these

Any interesting factsRead the two texts below and find out:

When and where he was born Information about his family In what year was he earning money as an actor and play writer? How many words are now well known after William Shakespeare?

Famous plays

ReadingListen to the extract from ‘The Hedgehog who Lost his Prickles’. Read the extract and watch the videos up to Activity 1 and then complete Activity 1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z8q83j6

Computing- Online safetyIt is so important that you understand how to be safe online and what to do if you come across something that upsets you at home and at school. Read the information and complete the activities. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zq3gp4j

WednesdayTimes TablesSpend at least 15 minutes a day practising your times tables.https://ttrockstars.com/

Numeracy Today you will be looking at halving numbers. This is the opposite to doubling, which means the numbers must get smaller. Click on the link below. Select the ‘halves activity’ and choose the games of your choice.https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

LiteracyToday you are going to research Charles Dickens. Read the information, watch the videos and answer the questions below.

Who was Charles Dickens? Why was he famous? What was the first story he wrote? What do his stories tell us? In what age did he live through? How old was Charles when he had to work in the factory?https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z7d7gwx/articles/z4j32sg

ReadingRecap the extract you looked at yesterday and complete Activity 2.https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z8q83j6 PE Today you will be doing some yoga. Yoga is important for mindfulness and relaxing the body. Watch the video and copy what the instructor does. You will

be doing some yoga based on the story by Michael Rosen ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAT5NiWHFIU

ThursdayTimes TablesSpend at least 15 minutes a day practising your times tables.https://ttrockstars.com/

NumeracyYou will be continuing with division. Click on the link below and select the ‘Division Facts’ and select divisions of your choice. See if you can challenge yourself. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

LiteracyUsing the information that you found out about Charles Dickens yesterday, have a read of the text below and write down any other facts you have found out about him that you did not find yesterday.

For

tomorrows lesson, decide whether you are going to write an information text about William Shakespear or Charles Dickens. Have a think about the features you need to include for it to be an information text.

ReadingRecap the extract you looked at yesterday and complete Activity 3.https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z8q83j6

Art

Watch the video tutorial carefully and see if you can draw your own peacock. You may need to pause the video after each step to give you time to draw each part. You will need 1 piece of paper, a pencil and then some colouring pencils if you want to make your peacock colourful.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu_h8rNxgn4

FridayTimes TablesSpend at least 15 minutes a day practising your times tables.https://ttrockstars.com/

NumeracyHave a go at these word problems involving multiplication and division. You need to make sure you read the questions carefully so you know what calculation you will be doing.

Challenge: Write your own multiplication and division word problem and see if someone can solve it

LiteracyToday you will be writing an information text about either William Shakespeare or Charles Dickens. Use the information that you have gathered this week to help you. You can organise your work under the following sub- headings:

Title Opening paragraph Where were they born? When were they born? Why are they famous? Plays that he wrote (William Shakespeare) Books that he wrote (Charles Dickens) Any other interesting information

You can also include: Pictures Expanded noun phrases Conjunctions Capital Letters/ Full stops Range of sentences (?)

Below is an example of the layout of Information texts that we would use in Year 2.Use this to help you write your information text about one of the famous people.

SPaGHave a go at spelling these words. Look at the spellings carefully.

Design and TechnologyToday you will be looking at repeated patterns. Watch the videos and complete the activities. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zrmj2sg