Doncaster Stories

Hi all,

Doncaster Literacy Trust are organising some great competitions over the lockdown period.  I think this would be a great opportunity for your child to develop their creative writing skills and their love of reading.  

Here is a link to their facebook page - please take a look!

www.facebook.com/doncasterstories

This week the creative writing challenge is set at The Frenchgate Centre!  I could see some amazing creativity from this!  Please encourage your child to take part.  It is such a great opportunity for them.

Happy Writing!

Mrs Clark xx

ICT

ICT

Activity 1 

Through your online learning, you might be picking up some new technology skills.

Earlier this year, in ICT club, we tried to work on our mouse control and typing skills.

Why don’t you practise as part of your home learning?

Follow the link below to some games you can use to improve your typing skills and speed.

https://www.everyschool.co.uk/i.c.t.-key-stage-1-navigation-skills.html

Activity 2 

Miss Stavish has also set you a challenge to work through the different levels of Pre-express Code.

This helps improve your coding skills ready for KS2.

Reading Challenge 1

Before school closed we started reading Roald Dahl’s 'George’s Marvellous Medicine'.

Underneath is a poem that George recounts in the story when he decides to make Grandma a new medicine.

Can you read the poem and answer the following questions?

So give me a bug and a jumping flea,

Give me two snails and lizards three,

And a slimy squiggler from the sea,

And the poisonous sting of a bumblebee,

And the juice from the fruit of the ju-jube tree,

And the powered bone of a wombat’s knee.

And one hundred other things as well

Each with rather nasty smell.

I’ll stir them up, I’ll boil them long,

A mixture tough, a mixture strong.

And then, heigh-ho, and down it goes,

A nice big spoonful (hold your nose)

Just gulp it down and have no fear.

“How do you like it, Granny dear?”

Will she go pop? Will she explode?

Will she go flying down the road?

Will she go poof in a puff of smoke?

Start fizzing like a can of coke?

Who knows? Not I. Let’s wait and see.

(I’m glad it’s neither you nor me)

Oh Grandmas, if you only knew

What I have got in store for you!

1)     Can you find two words that rhyme with..?

·        Flea

·        Explode

·        Fear

·        Nose

2)   Can you list 4 things that George plans to add to his medicine?

3)   What adjective describes the sting of a bumblebee?

4)  A nice big spoonful (hold your nose)

Why would the person drinking the medicine need to hold their nose?

5)   How do you think George feels by the end of the poem?

Maths: Week 2

Maths Week 2

Happy Monday Year 2!

We hope you are enjoying your Maths learning at home. We miss you and hope you are staying safe at home. 

Here is a link to Week 2 of your Maths from White Rose and it’s continuing with fractions!

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/

Also... 

Remember to keep practising your times tables!

We were working on our 3 x table at school.

You already know the song to help you count in 3’s… but can you answer your times table questions (in a random order) as fast as you can say your name? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XzfQUXqiYY

Science: Week 2

In Science, we are going to be learning about plants. This is a chance for you to get out into your garden or go out for a walk in the fresh air.

In Year 2, we need to be able to answer the following questions.



What are plants? 

What are different parts of plants called?
What do plants need to grow?

How do plants grow?

We also need to be able to understand and use the following vocabulary…

Week 2 Activities

Lesson 1

What do plants need to grow?

Look at the picture below. Can you answer the questions?

  

Now watch the video …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RXVhiUnTA8

Can you create a poster explaining what a plant needs to grow?

Lesson 2

Time to get planting!

In Year 2, we think about the differences between seeds and bulbs.

Watch the video below…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE6xptjgNR0

Can you plant a seed or bulb in a pot?

Can you keep a diary of how your plant grows?

Extra challenge!

Can you plant more than one seed? 

Try putting your different plants in different conditions to compare how they grow!

English: Week 2

English Week 2

This week is all about using your imagination and being creative with story writing! 

Monday: Lesson 1 

LO: To make predictions

Look carefully at the picture and the story starter…

Story starter!

Toby had thought the art gallery a boring place to visit. In fact, he had said as much to his mum as he trudged up the grand, stone steps to the entrance an hour earlier. “Mummmmm” he had complained, “I hate coming here. The animals never dooooo anything.”

Toby was now thinking he had been wrong. His jaw dropped and he stared in utter disbelief at the sight in front of him, pointing as water cascaded onto the floorboards from the painting containing a herd of elephants stampeding through the Ganges river. Toby could not believe his eyes: this trip was starting to get interesting…

Task 

Can you record the answer to these questions in your home learning book?

What do you think will happen next?

Which other animals will come to life?

How will Toby react to the situation?

What might the paintings depict in the other rooms around the gallery?

Might this have happened before in the gallery?

   

Tuesday: Lesson 2

Word level

What are verbs?Watch the video below for an explanation. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waNOMXKnf3o

How many verbs can you think of in 60 seconds? 

Task

 Please answer the following questions in your home learning books. 

The verb ‘trudged’ is used to describe how Toby moved up the steps.

1)    What does the word mean?

2)   What does it tell you about how Toby felt about going to the gallery?

3)   What is a verb?

4)  Can you think of three different verbs that you could use instead of ‘trudged’?

5)   Can you put these words into different sentences?  

Wednesday: Lesson 3

LO: To improve and up level sentences 

Task

Re-write these sentences in your book. Can you improve them by adding adjectives and/or conjunctions?

Toby stood in the gallery.

An elephant came out of the painting.

Water went on the floor.

Thursday: Lesson 4

LO: To create a word bank

If you could paint a picture of anything, knowing it would come alive, what would you paint?  

Task 1     

In your home learning books or as creatively as you would like create a picture of something you would like to come alive.

Task 2 

In your home learning book can you record a list of 10 adjectives to describe what you could see if your picture came to life?

Friday: Lesson 5

LO: To write a short story 

Let’s say you are like Toby. You have looked at a painting and all of a sudden it comes to life!

What would happen? What would you see? How would you feel? What would you do?

Task 

In your home learning book or on a piece of paper, write a short story as if this had happened. Remember to use your imagination!

Writing toolkit

Capital letter and full stops

Expanded noun phrases

Conjunctions

Full sentences

Cosmic Kids Yoga

Good afternoon Year 2!

We hope you are all staying safe and healthy at home.

As you are completing your home learning, we want to remind you to look after your mind as well as your body.

Below is a link to Cosmic Kids Yoga, a youtube channel we have used in school.

https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga

Choose a short 10 minute video to look after your mind or a longer yoga video to stretch and move your body.

Enjoy!

Topic: Menu 1

Topic Menu

D.T

Continue with our vegetarian feast 

·        Taste different vegetarian foods. Why not draw and describe them in your home learning books?

·        Design a vegetarian menu for a feast! Label the different foods you include.

·        Write a shopping list for your feast.

·        With help from a grown up, prepare, serve and enjoy your vegetarian feast as a family! 

Geography 

Think about using those compass directions…

·        Use directional vocabulary (left, right, forwards, backwards) to direct a person or object around your house.

·        Log onto google maps …  Can you find your house? Can you plan your route to the local shops? Please record this in your home learning book or on a piece of paper.

·        Can you use google maps to find the capital city of each country in the UK?

·        Can you research and remember the seven continents and five oceans? Practice the song linked below!

Art

Quentin Blake…

One of our favourite authors Roald Dahl had a favourite illustrator.

·        Research Quentin Blake. How many books has he illustrated?

·        Compare his images…. What do you like about them? 

   What makes them different to other pictures?

·        Try sketching your own versions of Quentin Blake characters.

R.E

Christians will soon be celebrating Easter.

·        Can you research and re-tell the Easter story?

·        Can you create a story board to tell the Easter story?

Craft

·        Can you decorate your own Easter egg?

·        Can you make picture to represent spring?

·        Design and make your own Easter cards.

Science: Week 1

In Science, we are going to be learning about plants. This is a chance for you to get out into your garden or go out for a walk in the fresh air.

In Year 2, we need to be able to answer the following questions.



What are plants? 

What are different parts of plants called?
What do plants need to grow?

How do plants grow?

We also need to be able to understand and use the following vocabulary…

Week 1 Activities 

Lesson 1

Can you go into your garden or safely go for a walk? Look out for different types of plants, fruits and trees.

Lesson 2

Can you draw a flower similar to the image below? Can you re-arrange the parts of a plant in the correct order? Research and label the different parts of the plants that you know.

JOIN THE MATHS PARTY!

Tweet your Maths answers for the day and share your learning with children around the world!

Daily P.E with Joe Wicks!

Hi Year 2!

Myself and Miss Elliott know how much you all love P.E!  We are therefore setting you the Joe Wicks challenge each day.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ