Happy Monday Year 2!
Are you all ready for a new week of learning? Here are Monday’s learning challenges.
Phonics
I understand that the phonics videos are now repeating themselves because all of the sounds have been taught. If you feel that revisiting these sounds is worthwhile for your child, please do keep accessing the videos using the link below:
Reading
Continue reading and quizzing on books using the Accelerated Reading and Epic Reading resources. Help can be found in the ‘How to help your child’ section of my page if you need it.
Remember, you should be reading for at least half an hour each day. Also try to read both a range of fiction and non-fiction books.
It also isn’t too late to sign up for the Epic Reading resource. If you would like access to a huge range of books, some with quizzes, please send an email to l.woodend@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk. This will enable me to send you an invite to create an account.
English
This week’s focus text is one of our favourites - Horrid Henry by Francesca Simon! I can’t wait to find out what Henry gets up to, can you?
Day 1
Read together the opening chapter of one of the first stories about Horrid Henry by clicking the front cover opposite.
Discuss – How is Henry feeling about the dance class? Why doesn’t he want to go? What would he rather be doing? What do you think about Madame Tutu? What does Madame Tutu think of Henry’s dancing?
Support by watching the opening of the animated version of the same story up to 3:08 mins:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5aTgH1vCE0
Pretend you are Henry and write in role. Write a letter to Mum and Dad, pleading with them to stop taking you to the dance classes. Discuss all the reasons you could include in the letter, e.g. you’d rather learn karate, Madame Tutu screeches at you, your friends at school will laugh when they see you as a raindrop, etc.
Use your discussion to help write your letter. You might want to use the introductory sentence and sentence starters below to help you:
Dear Mum and Dad, I’m writing this letter to convince you that dance classes are not for me!
First of all, …
Another reason …
Also, …
Finally, …
Please say you’ll think about it! Love Henry
Check all sentences for spelling and punctuation together.
SumDog
Adjectives for feeling and colour
Oxford Owl Spelling
Choose a spelling rule to work on today.
Maths
Click the link https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ and access ‘Summer Term, Week 4’.
Watch the video - Lesson 1 - Adding and Subtracting Tens
SumDog
Metric units of measure
IXL
Which sections do you have left to complete? Have a look and see how many you can get through.
Don’t forget to check the weekly challenges for more learning!
Have a great day!
Miss Woodend