Home Learning for Year 2Below is the expected home learning weekly timetable for your child. Please check the year group page for additional resources/website links. If you have any questions please contact the class teacher on ‘Class Dojo’.Week commencing: Monday 4th May

St Ignatius Home Learning Weekly TimetableAllocated time Resource/Activity Access

Daily Reading- 30 mins

Individual reading books

Read the eBook ‘Dinosaurs’. https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/tp-l-52294-dinosaurs-ebook

Daily Spelling/Phonics

Practise spelling these 10 common exception words:MrsOldOnlyParentsPassPastPathPeoplePlantPoorYou can revise these spelling words in the Sumdog challenge games.

Practise writing these words and then use the correct spelling of the word in a sentence. For example: The kind child helped me to improve my work.

Your login details are in your homework books. Please contact us on Dojo message if you are finding it difficult to log in.

https://www.sumdog.com/user/sign_in

Daily Times Tables

Continue to learn the 2, 5 and 10 multiplication tables. Write them down for example, 1 x 2 = 2. Then ask someone to test you on them out of order.

Try these Testbase true or false questions on the times tables.

https://uk.ixl.com/math/year-2/multiplication-facts-for-2-5-10-true-or-false

Daily Sumdog- 30 mins

Addition and subtraction fact families within 20.

Related addition and subtraction facts within 100

Challenges have been set up on Sumdog.

Maths - Problem of the Week

https://www.sumdog.com/user/sign_in

Username and password included in home learning pack

See Maths challenge on the year group page.

Twice Weekly Grammar

Practice suffixes by watching this video and having a go at the activity

Video:https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z8mxrwx/articles/zwgbcwxActivity:

Practice writing sentences using capital letters, full stops and joining words.

activelearn my stuff wordsmith super suffixes

Follow this link for activities:https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zntmxyc

Maths- Daily White Rose- Maths a)Video- White Rose Websiteb)Activity

Test Base is a website with lots of games for children to try. The links opposite takes you to questions about adding and subtracting, our focus this week.

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/

See next page for more details!

https://uk.ixl.com/math/year-2/related-subtraction-facts

https://uk.ixl.com/math/year-2/counting-tens-and-ones-up-to-30

English- Daily We are going to work on some poetry!

See daily lesson below!

Topic Let’s have a look at some geography and learn about France!Follow the BBC bitesize link for the videos and activities to do.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zk4j7nb

Maths Lessons- Monday-Friday

Please click on the links below that will take you straight to the activities on White Rose Home Learning. For each lesson there is a

Video Activity Answer Sheet

HOW TO USE THE LESSONSJust follow these four easy steps…

1. Click on the set of lessons for your child’s year group.2. Watch the video (either on your own or with your child).3. Find a calm space where your child can work for about 20-30 minutes.4. Use the video guidance to support your child as they work through a lesson.

JOIN IN THE DAILY MATHS!Lesson 1 (Monday) – 4.5.20Part-whole relationships and fact familiesVideo-https://resources.whiterosemaths.com/resources/year-2/

Challenge- See Problem of the Week

Activity LinkSee School website Year 2 Home Learning page Week 5.

https://stignatiuscatholicprimary.co.uk/key-information/online-learning/year-2-home-learning

AnswersSee School website Year 2 Home Learning page Week 5.

https://stignatiuscatholicprimary.co.uk/key-information/online-learning/year-2-home-learning

Lesson 2 (Tuesday)- 5.5.20Compare a + b > c + dVideohttps://resources.whiterosemaths.com/resources/year-2/

Challenge- See Problem of the Week

Activity LinkSee School website Year 2 Home Learning page Week 5.

https://stignatiuscatholicprimary.co.uk/key-information/online-learning/year-2-home-learning

AnswersSee School website Year 2 Home Learning page Week 5.

https://stignatiuscatholicprimary.co.uk/key-information/online-learning/year-2-home-learning

Lesson 3 (Wednesday)- 6.5.20Related factsVideohttps://resources.whiterosemaths.com/resources/year-2/

Challenge- See Problem of the Week

Activity LinkSee School website Year 2 Home Learning page Week 5.

https://stignatiuscatholicprimary.co.uk/key-information/online-learning/year-2-home-learning

AnswersSee School website Year 2 Home Learning page Week 5.

https://stignatiuscatholicprimary.co.uk/key-information/online-learning/year-2-home-learning

Lesson 4 (Thursday) – 7.5.202-digit add and subtract ones

Activity LinkSee School website Year

AnswersSee School website Year

Videohttps://resources.whiterosemaths.com/resources/year-2/

Challenge- See Problem of the Week

2 Home Learning page Week 5.

https://stignatiuscatholicprimary.co.uk/key-information/online-learning/year-2-home-learning

2 Home Learning page Week 5.

https://stignatiuscatholicprimary.co.uk/key-information/online-learning/year-2-home-learning

Lesson 5 (Friday) – 8.5.20Challenge

https://wrm-13b48.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Family-Challenge-Friday-1st.pdf

Challenge- See Problem of the Week

Activity Link Answers

English Lessons- Monday- Friday

Monday Have a look at this picture: Challenge:

What do you see?

What does it make you think?

How does it make you feel?

Read the poem ‘Glad me’ (scroll down this document to find the poem or you can access it on Active learn.

Choose your favourite verse and draw a picture of what you think the poet (writer) is describing.

How could you describe the style of the poem?For example, repeating the same line at the beginning of each verse.

Tuesday We are going to be looking at adjectives and verbs in the poem. Remember an adjective is a describing word and a verb is an action word.

1. Read the poem ‘Glad me’ again and find the adjectives and the verbs.

2. Active learn my stuff wordsmith word choice

Can you change the words with a different word of your choice but still has the same meaning.You can use a thesaurus to help find a different word with the same meaning:https://www.thesaurus.com/ (ask a family member to help you with this)

Challenge:

Can you use a dictionary to find the definition of the words you are not sure of?https://kids.wordsmyth.net/we/

Wednesday Let’s have a look at a new poem!‘Three days into March’ (scroll down to read it or find it on your active learn)

Challenge:Can you write your own questions to the poet?

What does the poem make you think about?Does it remind you of something you have experienced?How does it make you feel?

Now let’s think about the poet (writer).You are going to role-play with someone at home. You can be the poet and you can ask your family member to ask you these questions.

1. Where are you standing?2. What can you reach out and touch?3. What is under your feet?4. What can you see?5. What can you hear?6. What can you smell?7. How do you feel?8. What are you thinking?

Remember to use open-ended questions.

Thursday Let’s do a comprehension lesson.Follow the link below for the video of the story, some questions to answer and other activities.https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zmp2mfr

Challenge:Use a dictionary or this online dictionary to look up any words you don’t know the definition to. https://kids.wordsmyth.net/we/

Friday Big write:This week we are going to be looking at Captain Tom Moore.Have you heard about him? Watch the video if you do not know him:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2EdLouJvWgHe has now raised nearly 30 million pounds!!However small we think our actions are,

Challenge: If you could ask Captain Tom Moore some questions. What would they be?

we can all contribute to help make a positive difference to the world around us. At some point, to someone or something, our actions matter!

Your task is to write a letter to Captain Tom Moore.Think about:

1. Explain why you are writing to him2. Explain what you know about him3. Why his story made you smile4. What was your favourite part of his

story?5. Explain how you think the money

he has raised will help our country? And why?

6. You could then thank him for his hard work.

‘Glad me’ poem:

‘Three days into March’