Home Learning Opportunities 06/11/19Class: 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: FireworksGuidelines: 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

What types of fireworks are there?There are different firework names like 'peony' 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.

Lots are loud and make noises like 'whizz', 'pop', 'bang' and 'fizz'!

Garden fireworks are the ones used at home.

Fireworks Fireworks Night

Fireworks Night is celebrated on the 5th of November, but fireworks are also set off on other days over October and November. People go to watch fireworks displays or light their own at home. Some displays have music.

There are songs about fireworks, like 'Firework' by Katy Perry.

When do people use fireworks?

Fireworks were invented in China.

The first known fireworks in England were used in 1486.

Fireworks are used at festivals, New Year, Diwali and birthday celebrations.

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Fireworks Questions1. When is Fireworks Night?

2. Which type of firework goes high up in the sky?

3. Which fireworks go a little way up?

4. Which fireworks do people use at home?

5. Where were fireworks invented?

6. Name another celebration where you might see fireworks.

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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.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________