Topic Menu: 3

Topic Menu

We are continuing with our oceans topic but thought you might need some new activities to help answer our key questions.

Let’s think about those questions again!

 

·        What is an ocean?

·        What lives in the ocean?

·        Why are oceans important to us?

·        How can we protect oceans?

Geography

In Year 2, we think about our national geographical awareness. At the beginning of Year 2 we learnt about the countries in the UK and their capital cities. Now it’s time to think about the surrounding seas!

·       Can you list the countries in the UK and draw the flag of each country?

·       Can you research a capital city in the UK and explain 5 facts about it?

·       Can you label a map of the UK with its capital cities and seas?

History

We have already learnt about one famous explorer, time to think about what humans use the oceans for?

·       Can you research how the seas around the UK were used in the past?

·       Can you create a table comparing the how humans used oceans in the past compared to the present?

·       Can you research another explore who sailed on the ocean and find the similarities to Christopher Columbus?

D.T

·       You could design and plan you own boat!

·       Try making it out of resources you have at home.

·       Test your boat to see if it floats in the bath or a sink.

  

PSHCE

On the 8^th of June it will be Ocean Day 2020.

 

You could…

·       Design a poster to advertise Ocean day.

·       Think and talk about why we need to protect the ocean.

·       Make up your very own play about an animal in the ocean that needs our help and how they were saved!

·       Look at water safety rules and create a PowerPoint to explain these to someone younger than you.

·       Create a fact file to explain how water sports can keep us healthy.

Remember you can send us pictures of your learning to year2@hilltop.doncaster.sch.uk

We look forward to seeing your learning!

Reading Challenge: 7

Good morning Year 2! 

Time to start a new text written by a different author.

As always… before we read or reveal our new text we are going to make some predictions.

Activity 1

Below is a word cloud.

The jumbled up words have been taken from the blurb of our new book, and might give you some clues about the text.

Time to make some predictions.

In discussion with your grown up or written in your home learning books, can you answer the following questions. Remember there are no wrong answers as long as you can explain your reasons. 

• Do you think this text is going to be fiction or non-fiction? 
• Can you name a character you think will feature in the text? 
• Where do you think this story will take place?
• What do you think might happen in the text?

Activity 2

Time for the reveal….

Our new text is…..

From the image of the front cover, are there any more predictions you can make about the text?

Spellings: 4

Spellings Week 4

Try to complete at least 3 spelling activities a week. The more you practice the better chance you’ll have of putting those spellings into your long term memory.

We have changed the menu again this week. 

 

Our spellings this week focus on words ending in ‘il’. The vowel sound is so short that we can hardly hear it.

Practising them lots of different ways will help your long term memory,  

Word list to practice this week

pupil

pencil

fossil

nostril

evil

stencil

council

peril

Have fun!

Key Worker Crafts

Last week some of our friends in school had a go at designing and making their own ‘Safe Home’. 

Here are some pictures below they wanted to share with you. 

 

Have a go at making your own.

You can use:

Cardboard for the house and roof, an old cereal box works great. (Ask a grown up to help cut out the house and roof)

Then to decorate - Wall Paper, tissue paper, wrapping paper, felt tips, glitter etc.

Be as creative as you like and email us pictures of your own!

We then made our very own 'Wish Tree'

We used different coloured wool and wrapped it around some sticks we found in the playground. 

Once the stick was covered, we wrote our special wishes and tied them to the end. 

Using an old vase we planted them with our eyes tightly closed hoping our wishes will come true. 

Make your own wish to add to our tree for when we are back in school. Or have a go at making your own 'Family Wish Tree'. 

You will need:

Stick, Wool, Vase, Tag and a Pencil to write your wish. 

Miss Elliott, Miss James and all the children we have seen in school are missing you all very much! 

11.05.20

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zjxhfg8

English: Week 8

English Week 8

A few weeks ago, I set you some English poetry learning based on Michael Rosen. You used rhyming skills to create poems to make the reader smile.

Poems can also be used to create pictures in the reader’s head.

This week we are going to put our descriptive skills to good use!

Your reading challenge this week was to read ‘The Magic Box’ by Kit Wright.

We are going to use his brilliant ideas to write our own Magic Box poems!

Before you start the lessons this week, re-read the poem underneath, or listen the poet read.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zkpmhyc

From our model text we are going to think about this writing toolkit this week

Poetry Toolkit 

Adjectives

Creative vocabulary

Repetition

Imagery

Best handwriting

Accurate spelling

Lesson 1
LO: To create a Magic box

We are starting off being creative! 

Task

Can you find a shoe box and decorate it OR draw a box and decorate it?

Try to think about 

·        How you can make it magical? Perhaps it has eyes. Maybe it looks like a dragon or a witch’s cottage.

·        What is the theme? Perhaps it is an ocean theme to match our topic? Try to decorate it so that it fits your theme.

·         Is the lid attached to the box or does it lift off completely? How are you going to decorate it?

Start to think about all the wonderful things you would want to put in your box!

   

Lesson 2

LO: Write create a word bank

In Kit Wright’s poem, there are some very magical things.

Time to think of some things that are special to you!

Task

Write a list of your favourite things, people or places.

Try to think of at least 9 items to go on your poem.

Example

1)    Sunsets

2)   Sailing

3)   My mum’s Sunday dinner

 
Lesson 3

LO: To write expanded noun phrases

As I’m sure you all noticed, Kit Wright’s poem is very descriptive. His expanded noun phrases create clear pictures in the readers’ minds.

For example, he uses…

Silk sari

Leaping spark

Rumbling belly

Task

Can you add adjectives or verbs to describe the items you are putting in your box?

Example

4)  Spectacular, golden sunsets

5)   the calmest water to create smooth sailing

6)   My mum’s delicious Sunday dinner

Click to see adjectives to help you 

Lesson 4

LO: To write part 1 of a poem

Kit Wright uses the same starter line to his poem, this creates repetition!

Task

Now using this starter line, ‘I will put in the box,’ organise your nine expanded phrases into three verses.

Lesson 5

LO: To write part 2 of a poem

Towards the end of his poem Kit Wright describes the box.

Think about:

What is your box made of? Kit Wright’s is made of ice and gold and steel.

What is on or in your box? Kit Wright’s has stars on the lid and secrets in the corners.

What else can you add? Kit Wright has added that its hinges are the toe joints of dinosaurs.

Task

Write the final verse of your magic-box poem.

Remember to check your toolkit!

Try performing your poem! 

We’d love to see your learning.

Please email us your fantastic learning to…

Year2@hilltop.doncaster.sch.uk