Class 2
Remote Learning Wednesday 17th June 2020
admin on: Class 2
Good morning Class 2! I hope that you are OK today. Thank you for sending me your lovely Platypus paragraphs, they really are wonderful and I know Miss H was really impressed with them too. She loves the message that the Platypus is sending and will do some PSHE work on the theme tomorrow. So we had time to do our standing long jumps yesterday - have a look at them here:
Who do you think is the winner?!
So the suggested schedule for today is as follows...
E.R.I.C. - Everybody Reading in Class for 20 mins
Active time - Joe Wicks is showing a PE lesson at 9am or Go Noodle
Maths/Literacy - do this in batches of 20 mins each, build in breaks.
R.E.
Maths
LO: Find halves, thirds, and quarters of amounts.
- 73 add 11 = ?
- Which number is odd? 6, 17, 28, 16, 40?
- 45 minus 25 = ?
- Half of 18
- What number is 5 more than 67?
- Make 70p with 4 coins
Look at this number sentence:
1/2 of □ = □
Think, and then discuss with your adult what numbers complete this number sentence.
Look at this: 1/2 of 5 = 10. Now you be the teacher. Is this correct?
Repeat with 1/4 of □ = □, and share your ideas. Have you noticed how the number in the first box is 4 times the number in the second box?
Look at this: 1/3 of 12 = 6. Now you be the teacher again. Is this correct?
Now write your own numbers to accurately fill the boxes:
1/3 of □ = □.
Have a look at these fraction problems:
Now have a go at this build a fraction game:
English
Can you retell the story of ‘Why Platypus is such a special creature’? See if you can talk it through with your adult without forgetting any of the main parts. If you need to look back at the story to help you, then do. If you think back to question 8 from yesterday, you’ll see the main 6 parts of the story.
Today I’d like to start to rewrite the story in comic strip form. You can download a template here. It has 6 main boxes for your illustration to each of the 6 parts. You could use speech bubbles with the characters in your drawings and then write about the scene underneath. Try to make your sentences exciting, with different starts. Only do three parts today (The Creator made the Mammals, the Fish and the Birds, The Mammals asked Platypus to join them, The fish asked the Platypus to join them) and we’ll finish the rest on Friday.
R.E.
LO: What are the stories about Jesus healing and caring for people?
What do you already know about the life of Jesus. What did he do? What did he say? Who did he spend time with? What did he teach us about how to live our lives?
Have a look at this clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uupg0V-17NU
This is the same story here:
Feeding the 5000 – Matthew 14:14-21; Mark 6:33-44; John 6:1-14
A large group of people followed Jesus into the mountains. Jesus taught them all day. When the sun started to set, the disciples realised that the people had not eaten and could not easily return to the city to get food. Jesus asked Philip where they could buy food. Philip said that even if they had a store to buy food from, they did not have enough money for all the people. But Jesus already knew what He was going to do.
Jesus then asked if anyone had food that they could share. Another disciple, Andrew, brought a boy’s lunch to Jesus. It had five loaves of bread and two fish. Jesus took the bread and fish and prayed over them. He then gave the food to his disciples who started passing it out to the people.
Amazingly, as they handed out the food they still had more left. They continued to give out the food until all the people had eaten all they wanted. When they gathered the unused food back together they had 12 baskets of bread left!
After reading the story and watching the clip, discuss these questions:
- Why were they there listening to Jesus?
- What was the journey like on the way there?
- Which words describe the actions of Jesus?
- Imagine you are the boy with the loaves of bread. What would you say to Jesus when you gave him the bread? What do you think Jesus would say to you?
- Imagine that you are one of the people picking up the scraps that were left over. How would you feel when you realised there had been enough food for everyone?
I hope you have a wonderful day! Keep smiling!
Mrs B x
Remote Learning Tuesday 16th June 2020
admin on: Class 2
Good morning Class 2! Thank you for all your emails over the last few days. Daniel has been asking whether myself and Miss H can do the long jump and who would jump the farthest. So today we will have a little competition and we'll post the results. I think it is fairly obvious, who will jump the greatest distance, don't you?!
We hope you have a lovely day; here's the suggested schedule for today...
E.R.I.C. - Everybody Reading in Class for 20 mins
Active time - Joe Wicks is showing a PE lesson at 9am or Go Noodle
Maths/Literacy - do this in batches of 20 mins each, build in breaks.
Music
P.E.
Maths
LO: Find halves, thirds, and quarters of amounts.
- 32 plus 9 = ?
- Which number is even? 5, 17, 29, 16, 41?
- 35 minus 15 = ?
- Half of 16
- What number is 3 more than 98?
- Make 60p with 4 coins
You’ll need some Lego bricks or similar today to help you. Have a look at this…
1/4 of 12 is ?
Remember how we can find a quarter by sharing the bricks into 4 piles. Have a go yourselves, hopefully you’ll agree that there are 3 bricks in each pile, therefore we can say: 1/4 of 12 = 3.
Add another 3 bricks to your collection so there are 15. Look at 1/3 of 15 = Remember how we can find 1/3 of an amount by sharing it into 3 piles. Do this and hopefully you’ll agree that 1/3 of 15 is 5.
Have a look at the bar model below – what does it show?
Divide the 21 bricks into three piles. Write and complete the sentence: 1/3 of 21 = ?
What number do you need to write in each of the 3 spaces in the second bar?
Have look at this second bar model diagram:
The top number is the number of bricks you need to count out. The second bar shows us the fraction. Here, there are four parts, so the fraction is 1/4. Complete the sentence: 1/4 of 40 = ?. Write your number in each space in the second bar. How many bricks would be in 3/4? Three quarters is three of the spaces, so complete the sentence: 3/4 of 40 = ?.
Look at this third bar model, can you find 2/3 of 12?
Now have a go at this:
English
To get warmed up today, have a go at this online game:
http://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/viewing/L6186/L6186/index.html
I hope you enjoyed yesterday’s story. I think it such a special story with a great message. Today I would like you to read it again and answer these questions:
- The Creator made three different types of animals, what were they?
- Name three features of the Platypus
- What was the name of the kangaroo?
- Why do you think Platypus had to think about joining the Mammals family?
- What does the word ‘almighty’ mean in the sentence: Cod, leapt out of the water and came down with an almighty splash.
- Why do you think Platypus couldn’t make up his mind about which group to join?
- Which tribe did the hunter belong to?
- Put these events in order:
1) All the animals agreed with Platypus’ decision.
2) The fish asked the Platypus to join them.
3) The Creator made the Mammals, the Fish and the Birds.
4) The Mammals asked Platypus to join them.
5) Platypus decided to stay on his own.
6) The birds asked Platypus to join them.
PE
The Paralympics are just as important as the Summer Olympics as it allows athletes with an impairment to participate in competitive sports. I always admire and respect the Paralympians as they have to work twice as hard to achieve their goals! Today, you can going to complete the Para sport, Boccia. Here is a video of what Boccia is or an explanation is here:
Boccia is a target ball sport which tests both muscle control and accuracy. From a seated position, players propel balls to land as close as possible to a white marker ball, known as the Jack. Two sides compete as individuals, pairs or as a team of three over a set number of ends (4 for individuals and pairs, and 6 for teams).
Each side plays six balls (red or blue) each end. After each end, the athlete, pair or team with the ball closest to the jack receives 1 point plus an additional point for each ball closer to the jack than their opponent's. Points are accumulated over the course of a match to find a winner. Although simple to get started, the tactics of the sport offer both tension and excitement as the game plays out.
Balls can be rolled down a ramp, thrown or kicked. If a player is unable to release the ball with their hands, they can use assistive devices, such as a head pointer.
I would like you to have a go at this sport, involve people from your house and let me know how you get on!
Here is a video clip of Boccia from the olympics in 2012 which were in London.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bojqjx-PoH0
Music
It is time for music! Remember, each week we are going to learn a song from a different era. We will be saying a goodbye to the 70s, but a big hello to the roaring 1980s! Here is the song Walk Like an Egyptian by The Bangles. Try learning this and performing it to people at home! Also, do a little research into music in the 1970s. Here are some questions to help you get started:
- Which artists were popular?
- What genre of music was most popular?
- What instruments were used most during this decade?
Make notes and let me know how you get on! Here is a link to a YouTube video of the song and here are the lyrics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPR3Lg7yRf8
We hope you all have a fabulous day, wish us luck for the long jump!
Mrs B and Miss H xx
Remote Learning Monday 15th June 2020
admin on: Class 2
Good morning my lovely Year 2 class, how was your weekend? I hope you had a nice time - we did see a little sunshine didn’t we? I went to support my sister-in-law, Jannine, who shaved all her hair off in support of my nephew, Ewan, who is in hospital for cancer treatment. It was very emotional but I was so proud of her and the whole family. Calendar News were there, so I believe it will be on ITV tonight, if you get chance to catch it.
So the suggested schedule for today is as follows...
E.R.I.C. - Everybody Reading in Class for 20 mins
Active time - Joe Wicks is showing a PE lesson at 9am or Go Noodle
Maths/Literacy - do this in batches of 20 mins each, build in breaks.
Geography
Maths
LO: halves and quarters of amounts.
- 23 plus 6 = ?
- Which number is even? 3, 7, 9, 11, 14?
- 45 subtract 17 = ?
- Half of 20
- What number is 2 more than 39?
- Make 50p with 3 coins
Here are 16 counters in an array of 4 × 4 array. What is half of 16? What is a quarter of 16?
Share 16 counters (or Lego bricks, buttons etc) into four groups to find that a quarter of 16. Remember that finding a quarter is the same as finding half of a half.
Have a look at this ‘Design a Flag’ sheet:
There are 24 squares on the flag. How can we work out half of 24?
Have a look at this ‘Design a Flag’ sheet 2:
Is half of this flag shaded grey? Can you count the squares just to be sure?
Look at ‘Design a Flag’ sheet 3:
Is half of this flag shaded grey?
Here is ‘Design a Flag’ sheet 4:
Is this still showing half?
Finally, look at ‘Design a Flag’ sheet 5:
What fraction of this flag is shaded?
Have a go at designing your own flags using this sheet:
English
Here are this week’s spellings:
chat
chatted
step
stepped
flip
flipped
slop
slopped
hum
hummed
As usual you will find them on Spelling Shed and the transcript for Spelling Planet is here to download.
Today we are going to read another story from Stories from the Billabong by James Vance Marshall and Francis Firebrace. Our story this week is called ‘Why Platypus is such a special creature’. This is the story that inspired my Aboriginal dot painting.
Read the story with your adult, discuss your thoughts about it. Do you agree with the Platypus when he says that each of us is different and therefore special in our own way? I hope that you do. I think that the paragraph that starts ‘So Platypus went on. “Please let me explain… is extremely relevant at this moment in time.
Today I would like you to write out Platypus’ explanation in your best handwriting or on a word processor if you prefer. You could decorate the outside of your writing with drawings and patterns. When you do this, think carefully about the words and what this paragraph means. By writing it down, you will understand the meaning more. When you have completed the activity, place your writing somewhere in the house – perhaps on the fridge or on your bedroom wall. Read it often, perhaps learn it by heart and think about how wise the Platypus was.
Geography
LO: To explore Australia’s climate
Have a look at the amazing photos of Darwin and Hobart – two places in Australia. Discuss with your adult the talk points on the slides. Then have a go at the comparison activity below:
Stay safe and enjoy your day!
Mrs B xx
Gallery
admin on: Class 2
Here's this week's gallery my lovely Year 2s. I've been quite emotional putting this together this week - you are doing so many lovely things and supporting the work that I put on the blog, it just makes me so proud to be your teacher! An update on Ella - her appointment was cancelled, so it's now next Friday! So keep all those positive thoughts going her way (look for Freya's lovely picture for Ella in the gallery). It's been a tiring week at school and I'm glad I've made it to the weekend for a little rest. See you back here on Monday for another fun-filled week!
Remote Learning Friday 12th June 2020
admin on: Class 2
Happy Friday everyone! I hope you’ve had a good week, thank you to everyone that has emailed me. If you haven’t been in touch it would be lovely to hear from you. It’s been a busy week with more pupils in school, all the children seem to have settled in nicely. How I wish we could have every child in school! I hope the rain hasn’t stopped you getting outside and getting some fresh air – I think it’s definitely helping the gardens get a little greener but I would welcome the sun back – wouldn’t you?
So the suggested schedule for today is as follows...
E.R.I.C. - Everybody Reading in Class for 20 mins
Active time - Joe Wicks is showing a PE lesson at 9am or Go Noodle – perhaps you can try Andy’s Wild Workouts for a little change?
Maths/Literacy - do this in batches of 20 mins each, build in breaks.
Creative Friday
Maths
LO: Shape puzzles
- 27 + 32 = ?
- 50 + 8 = ?
- 9 x 5 =
- Double 20
- Write 83 in words.
- Name the 2D shape:
Have a look at this picture of triangles. How many triangle can you see? What do you think? Discuss with your adult.
Did you think 3? If you did, then fantastic! If you didn’t, can you see where the 3 triangle are? There are two small right-angle triangles and one larger equilateral triangle.
Have a look at this one:
How many squares?
Finally look at this puzzle…
How many squares? It might be a good idea to print out this puzzle and use different colours to mark on the squares that you find.
English
Thank you to everyone that has sent in their drafts for me to look at – we’ve had some wonderful examples so far. Today I would like you to put your information text altogether. First of all check through your draft with your adult. Look at spellings and make sure all your sentences make sense, can you change some words to make them better? Have you used interesting sentence openers?
Here is some lovely paper for you to download and make your work really special. You can include your illustration from last week and if you are able, you could print of some photos of your animal to include. Can you remember what captions are? They are brief descriptions that go under pictures and photos, perhaps you could include these too.
Use your best handwriting and I hope you are proud of your finished results. I can’t wait to see them!
Creative Friday
We had some lovely Aboriginal pictures sent in to us – here are just a few.
If you haven’t had time to do one yet, perhaps you’d like to today. Here are the weblinks that I posted last week to help you.
https://www.aboriginal-art-australia.com/aboriginal-art-library/aboriginal-dot-art-behind-the-dots/
You’ll see lots of examples of dot patterns, so you don’t have to paint an animal, it could be a patterned piece. There’s a great tutorial on here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTmikwSgTO4 and if you google Aboriginal art, lots of ideas come up – have fun!
Did anyone make the Lamingtons? Here a picture of mine, they were delicious, if a bit naughty! Here’s the recipe again, just in case you want to make them this week.
The next creative suggestion I have for you is an Aboriginal rain stick. There are some great instructions here:
They use a kitchen roll tube, but you could use a crisp tube or cocoa tin. They fill the tube with rice, but you can use dried beans or lentils. You can listen to a real rain stick here: rainstick
Does yours sound the same?
Have a fantastic day and send me all your photos by lunchtime to ensure you appear in this week’s gallery.
Mrs B x