Wednesday 1st July
30/06/2020 at 6:49 PM
We hope you are having a good week so far. Are you a bee expert yet?
Maths
There is a great game to play online to practise reading scales: https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/mostlyPostie/index.html
Lesson 3: measure mass in kilograms
There are other mass activities in your pack to complete. Feel free to complete these as you wish.
Lesson 4: compare volume
Find some different containers. How much water do you think each will hold? Which will hold the most/least? Fill up each container and pour into a measuring jug to find out?
Watch the video and complete the activities.
English- Bee book
Task 1: Labelling a bee
Label the bee and write an explanation about each part.
Task 2: Life cycle
Watch the video of a bee life cycle. Warning- it’s a bit gross!
Create your life cycle diagram. Then write an explanation of each of the four stages under headings.
Monday 29th June
28/06/2020 at 10:53 AM
Good morning. We hope you have had a lovely weekend. Today we welcome many children back to school but we would like to reassure families at home that we will continue with home learning and support for you where needed. Please keep sending in your photos!
This next three weeks will concentrate on a mini topic all about bees. Children have been given a booklet in their packs that we will fill in over the next few weeks. There will be lots of information on the blogs to work from.
Maths this week will be mass and capacity. Have you got your measuring equipment ready?
Maths
Lesson 1: Compare Mass
In school we use balance scales to compare mass. Try this activity to understand the concept of equality:
Watch the video and complete the activity. (Apologies as the WRM worksheet was missed from your packs- don’t worry if you are unable to do this.)
Lesson 2: Measure mass in grams
Watch the video and complete the activities below:
Watch the video and complete activities. There are a number of supporting activities in your pack to choose from.
English- Bee Book
Task 1: Design a front cover.
Look at the books below. What features are on the front cover?
Our book is going to be about honey bees. What will you put on the front cover?
Task 2: Write an introduction page
Read the information on the powerpoint and watch the video:
We need to have an introduction at the start of a non- fiction book in order to introduce and tell people what the book is about. Look at this example. Make sure that your introduction is general not specific!!!
Spelling
Reading
- There is a honeybee reading comprehension in your pack. Please complete this sometime this week.
- Research bee facts on the internet. Start here: https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/animals/insects/honey-bees/
- Maybe you could make a fact sheet like the one below:
Photos from school
Random acts of wildness 
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Staying cool!
Staying cool! 
Staying cool! 
Staying cool! 
Staying cool!
Friday 26th June
25/06/2020 at 8:09 PM
Thank you for all of your hard work this week. Next week, lots of you will be in school but for those of you staying at home, please be reassured that we will continue with our home learning which will be in sync with the lessons taught at school.
There are some maths and English activities to try at home today. If you are coming back to school next week, there is some additional information which may help the children prepare.
Maths
Complete the position and direction assessment from your pack. There is also an additional statistics lesson below if you have time!
Copy and complete the missing number calculations in your book. Choose going for green or gold!
Look at the following information and answer the questions:
Complete the activities on the attached word document. This can be completed straight into your books.
English
Edit and improve your poem from yesterday and copy up in your neatest handwriting. You could add some illustrations too!
If you are coming back into school next week, you could bring your poems in for adding to a display in your new bubble classrooms.
Returning to school?
Lots of you will be feeling different emotions about either coming back to school or about staying at home. It would be useful to talk through how your are feeling; Are you worried, excited, happy or sad? Maybe you are feeling all of these emotions at the same time?
Children returning to school: Please take some time to watch the video about what school is like. Make sure you have read the new rules to keep everyone safe. Perhaps you could practise ‘If you use it, wipe it!’ at home?
Also: Please remember to bring a packed lunch!
Photos from school:
Here is 2Lo Bubble’s poem
Photos from Home
Wednesday 24th June
24/06/2020 at 6:53 AM
We hope you are enjoying this week’s home learning so far.
See below for some activities for Wednesday and Thursday:
- Lesson 3 maths
- Lesson 4 maths: Position and Direction in football BBC Bitesize lesson https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zsvgn9q
- English- Poetry
- PE and Art
Maths
Lesson 3: Describing movement and turns
Extra challenge:
Lesson 4: Position and Direction in football BBC Bitesize lesson https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zsvgn9q
English
Furry pipe cleaner legs,
Scuttling softly along its silver threaded web,
Fast as a cheetah, it scurries along,
For further ideas and explanation about similes see this Year 3 lesson: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zmmpscw
Task 1: Add some similes to your pictures from yesterday.
Here are some for a ladybird:
Last year we turned our ideas into a class poem.
Task 2: Write your own mini-beast poem.
Art
Using your drawing skills from last week, we would like you to make a drawing of another minibeast:
If you are coming back to school next week, you might want to bring in your art work to display in your new bubble classroom space!
PE
Have a go at this fun game:
Monday 22nd June
21/06/2020 at 5:51 PM
Good morning everyone. We hope you have had a lovely weekend.
This week we are learning about position and direction in maths; this fits in well with the map work we have been doing in geography. We are going to continue with our work on minibeasts and in English, we will be looking at minibeast poems.
See below for activities for Monday and Tuesday:
- Maths lessons 1 and 2
- English Poetry lesson
- Science, reading and spelling for the week.
Maths
This week in maths, we are learning about position and direction. This is the alternative plan on the White Rose Maths Home learning website.
To continue to practise number skills this week, you could play this game: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10
Lesson 1: Describe Movement
Watch the lesson video and complete the worksheet in your pack:
Extra challenge: clue- look at the way the horse is facing to determine left and right.
Lesson 2: Describing Turns
Extra challenge:
English
Lesson 1:
Can you guess which creatures the following poems are describing?
1.
2.
Answers 1. dragonfly. 2. ladybird.
Task: There are 4 poems in your pack. Read each one and make notes about the following:
a) What mini beast is your poem about? What clues can you find?
b) Pick out phrases which show how the minibeast looks, moves and sounds.
c) Explain what the descriptive phrases are describing.
d) Choose favourite description and explain why.
Lesson 2:
Watch this video:
Think of words and phrases to describe how the butterfly looks, moves and sounds. Focus in on different areas of the butterfly – eyes, wings, legs, antennae, flight…
Spelling
Reading
You can read the colour book banded books as e-books by signing up for free access to oxford owl and collins big cat. Here are a few to try which link to our current learning:
- Read the book Minibeast Poems on oxford owl
- Read Bug Buzz on oxford owl
- Read Fly Facts on Collins big cat.
Science
How many random acts of wildness have you completed so far?
Why not try this one today:
Feel like a challenge? You could use IT to create an online quiz using a website such as kahoot. It’s free to create an account and players just need to download the app to play!
Here is another idea for a fun activity to look after and spot minibeasts in the garden:
Photos from school
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mini beast hunting 
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life cycles 
Photos from home
Friday 19th June
18/06/2020 at 5:08 PM
Good morning Year 2. The home learning packs for the next two weeks are ready for collection this morning. Next week we will be learning about position and direction in maths and minibeast poetry in English. The following week we will start our mini topic on bees. There are some sheets that will make up a booklet all about bees in the back of your pack (you may want to staple these together or put them in a folder or ringbinder!) See below for some activities to try today. Have a great weekend!
Maths
We have completed the white rose lessons for this week. Here are some ideas for further activities:
- Make a shape picture or pattern
- Make a model using 3D shapes or construction
- Make a symmetrical pattern or picture
- Symmetry challenges (see below)
Science/English
Life cycle of a Frog
Many of you have visited ponds recently and found tadpoles! Today we would like you to find out about the different stages of a frog’s life and create a life cycle.
Check out this lesson on BBC bitesize to find out what a life cycle is and try the interactive activity to learn about the life cycle of a frog.
You could watch this video clip or find your own.
Read the information on the attached powerpoint to find out more.
Task: Use the words and pictures below to create your own lifecycle and write a sentence to explain each stage.
PE
Skipping, jumping or bouncing challenges:
- If you have a skipping rope, challenge yourself to do as many skips as you can. How many can you do in a minute? Try some different skips that we have learned at school.
- If you have a trampoline, challenge yourself to do as many seat drop bounces as you can. How many can you do in a minute?
- How many different types of jump can you do? Star jumps, twist jumps, squat jumps, even frog jumps! How many of each can you do in 30 seconds or 1 minute?
- Can you jump over a rope or marker from side to side?
- Plan a jumping routine or make up a jumping game for somebody else to follow!
Photos from home
Photos from school
Random acts of wildness! 
Wednesday 17th June
16/06/2020 at 5:31 PM
Thank you for your work so far this week. We hope you have enjoyed the superworm story and mini beast hunting!
See below for activities for Wednesday and Thursday:
- Maths Lesson 3
- Maths Lesson 4
- English: Superworm character description
- Geography- using a key
- Art- observational drawing
Maths
Lesson 3: Sorting 2D and 3D shapes
Children could collect shapes from around the house and sort into their own groups. 2D / 3D. Curved faces/flat faces. Cuboids/cylinders. In school we used venn diagrams to sort.
Lesson 4: Making patterns with 2D and 3D shapes.
English
Read the character description below. What makes this a good character description. Which features have been highlighted?
Now let’s think about Superworm. How can we describe him? What does he look like? What is his personality like? What do others think about him?
You can use the ideas from the character description above to set out your description of superworm.
- Introduction
- Describe his appearance
- Describe his personality
- Conclusion- what do you and others think about him and why.
Geography
Can you see the pictures and symbols on the map below? There’s a footprint, a telephone and a letter P. What could they mean?
Did you see any of these:
(Answers: Wind turbine, hospital, woodland, campsite, picnic area)
Here is a map of the school farm and junior outside areas. Can you see the key at the side? It helps you to recognise different places on the map.
Your task: Can you draw a map of your house and garden or local park? Make a key to explain what is on your map!
Art
LO: to use drawing to develop and share ideas; to develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space
Look at the instructions for how to draw a butterfly here. Have a go!
Now choose one of the pictures below (or find your own). Look carefully at the butterfly and draw it carefully.
After you have done your first draft watch the following video. It talks about how feedback helps you to improve. Ask someone to give you some clear and specific guidance on how to improve your picture.
What is Austin’s first drawing like?
What is his last drawing like?
How does he improve?
Now have another try at your own butterfly picture!
Photos from home
Monday 15th June
14/06/2020 at 6:58 PM
Good morning everyone. We hope you have had a lovely weekend.
This week we will be reading the story ‘Superworm’, revising 2D and 3D shape, finding out about micro-habitats and minibeasts and doing some observational drawings of minibeasts too.
See below for Monday and Tuesday’s lessons:
- Lesson 1 Maths
- Lesson 2 Maths
- Superworm book review
- Science, Spelling and Reading for the week.
Maths
This week will be a revision of 2D and 3D shapes. Can your child go on a shape hunt around the house?
When discussing the properties of 2D shapes, we look at sides and vertices (corners). In school we also introduced the term right angle and looked at lines of symmetry.
Lesson 1: Count sides and vertices on 2D shapes. Watch the video and complete the worksheet.
Lesson 2: Count faces, edges and vertices on 3D shapes. Watch the video and complete the worksheet.
When discussing the properties of 3D shapes, we talk about faces (flat or curved), edges (straight or curved) and vertices (corners).
English
How many new words can you make by adding suffixes?
This week we will be listening to and discussion the story, Superworm.
Task 1: Discuss a story
Task 2: To write a book review
Here is an example:
Now have a go at writing your book review.
Science
This week we are going to find out more about micro-habitats and the minibeasts you can find. Fingers crossed for some nice weather to get out on a minibeast hunt!
Start by looking through the lesson powerpoint.
You may wish to use the sheets attached below but could easily complete the activities straight into your books.
We would like you to choose two micro-habitats to explore. What are these habitats like? Which minibeasts did you find there.
If you like, you could create your own bug hotel! Click on the weblink for ideas.
Reading
Create a FREE account and log in to Classroom Secret Kids.
Find the woodlands habitats reading comprehension by selecting Year 2/Reading.
There are lots of other brilliant games and activities to support maths, reading, spelling and other subjects too. We hope you enjoy this resource.
Book Bands
Are children still reading their school reading books? Remember you can find book banded books online using bug club and oxford owl. Why not try the next level up? Contact class teachers if you need further clarification.
Spelling
Photos from home
Friday 12th June
11/06/2020 at 5:36 PM
Thank you again to everyone for all your support with home learning.
See below for some activities for today:
- Maths lesson 4- Two-step problems
- English- complete your bog baby report. Add a paragraph on ‘Interesting Facts’, then edit and improve your work.
- DT- can you make a bog baby shelter?
Maths
Lesson 4- Two- step problems
English
Read through your report so far. Is there anything else you want to tell the reader about your bog baby? Complete a paragraph under the heading ‘Interesting Facts’.
When you have finished your report, check it using the going for green and going for gold. Are there any parts you need to improve?
DT
With all this rain lately, the bog baby needs somewhere to stay warm and dry. Can you make a shelter for your bog baby?
Can you use sticks and twigs to make a frame? Maybe you have some other materials around the home such as straws, lolly sticks etc. How will you join your sticks to make a strong frame?
Photos from school
Photos from Home
Wednesday 10th June
09/06/2020 at 4:50 PM
Good morning everyone. It has been great to hear that some of you have been getting out in the wild! There are some great photos to look at below. Lots of you were lucky enough to find bog babies too; we are looking forward to reading your final reports on Friday. Please email these to class teachers.
See below for the home learning activities for Wednesday and Thursday this week.
- lesson 3 maths- finding change
- lesson 3b – problem solving (not WRM)
- Bog baby report paragraphs on habitat and diet.
- PE activity
- Geography- map skills
Maths
Lesson 3- Finding Change
When we completed this learning in school earlier in the year, we did lots of work on number bonds. If children know their number bonds to 10, they can easily find change from 10p. If children know their number bonds to 20, they can find change from 20p etc.
Here are some activities to try first:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button Choose number bonds- Make 10, Make 20 or Make 100 games.
https://natwest.mymoneysense.com/students/students-5-8/the-change-game/
Watch the video below and complete the worksheet in your pack.
Lesson 3b- Problem solving
Look at the items above and answer these questions:
- Find 2 items that total £1.
- Find 3 items that total £1.
- Find 4 items that total £1.
Challenge 1:
Challenge 2:
Reasoning Challenge:
English
Re-read the habitat and diet paragraphs in the example report.
Habitat Paragraph:
Where does your bog baby live in the wild? What is it like? What other creatures live there? What plants grow there?
Make a list of words and phrases then write your paragraph.
Diet Paragraph:
What does your bog baby eat? How does it find its food? How does it eat it? What happens if it eats the wrong food?
Here are some sentence starters to help you:
Bog babies eat…
They catch…
They eat them by….
They should not eat….
Eating _ is dangerous…
If they eat…..
Geography
Task 1: Can you remember the names of the continents and oceans? Play these interactive games:
https://online.seterra.com/en/vgp/3188
https://mrnussbaum.com/continents-and-oceans-online-game
Task 2:
Can you locate your home on a map? Use google maps or google Earth to explore your local area. Can you find school?
https://earth.google.com/web/@0,-1.68573747,0a,22251752.77375655d,35y,0h,0t,0r/data=CgAoAQ
Task 3:
Create a map of your local area. What will you include?
PE
Encourage your child to take part in this football themed Super Movers! There are two levels – Super Movers are a great way to keep active and have fun! Try Go Noodle and dance along to one of their routines – there’s plenty to choose from and the whole family can join in!
Photos from home
Photos from school
Monday 8th June
07/06/2020 at 6:32 PM
Good morning. We hope you have all had a lovely weekend despite the wetter weather!
This week, we are continuing our learning on habitats, the bog baby story and revising money in maths. We hope you have already started to think about the 30 days wild challenge. Have you been able to complete any random acts of wildness yet? We can’t wait to hear about and see pictures of you in the wild!!
See below for Monday and Tuesday tasks:
- Maths lesson 1- find the total
- Maths lesson 2- find the difference
- English lesson 1: write the introduction to your bog baby report
- English lesson 2: write a paragraph on appearance
- Spelling, reading and science for the week
Maths
This week we will be revising money. Children will be adding money as well as finding change. Make this practical if you can. Encourage children to set up a shop and role play buying items and giving change.
Lesson 1: Find the total
Lesson 2: Find the Difference
English
Have you been on your bog baby hunt yet? Have you completed the study sheet? If not, check Friday’s blog to do this activity first.
This week we will be working on writing a non-chronological report about our own bog baby. We will aim to write a new paragraph every day and will provide lots of examples to help you.
Mon– Introduction Tues- Appearance Wed-Habitat Thurs-Diet Fri- Interesting facts
Lesson1: Report writing and Introduction
In your packs, you should have an example of a report to look at:
We will be following the same structure to write a report for the bog babies that the children have found!
Writing an introduction
Now have a go at writing your introduction. Remember: This should only include general information about bog babies not specific details.
Lesson 2: Appearance paragraph
Make some notes about what your bog baby looks like.
Now write your own paragraph. Don’t forget to underline your sub-heading!
Science and Geography
Local Habitats
Activity 1: Watch the lesson presentation and complete the activity.
Activity 2: You could also look at https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zhvmt39
Can you find out any interesting facts about a pond habitat? Which species live there? Perhaps you could draw or make your own pond habitat? See below for ideas:
Reading
- Please complete the Bog baby comprehension this week (in your pack)
- Read a book on bug club or oxford owl.
- Keep reading your favourite books for enjoyment!
- The library service are doing their annual summer reading challenge online this year. Click on this link to find out more https://readingagency.org.uk/children/news/silly-squad-book-collection.html
Spelling
Photos from home:
Friday 5th June
04/06/2020 at 5:12 PM
Good morning everyone. Home learning packs for the next 2 weeks are now available to collect from school.
See below for activities for today:
- Maths lesson 4- odd and even numbers.
- English- bog baby hunt activity
- Art- create a bog baby
- Wild life Trust Challenge information- see packs for print outs.
Maths
Lesson 4 – odd and even numbers
Watch the video then answer the questions on the worksheet in your pack.
There are further resources on bbc bitesize: Please click on the link to see another video and 3 activities.
Art
Can you create your own bog baby? What will your bog baby look like? Will it have wings and a tail? Maybe it will have tentacles or antennae? Will it be soft and squishy or have a hard exterior? Bog babies can look different to each other but remember, they live in boggy ponds so must have features that makes them suited to their environment!
You will need:
- clay or play dough (recipe here)
- sticks, twigs, grass and other natural materials.
- Make your bog baby’s body using the clay or play dough.
- Add features using any natural materials you can find.
English
Note for parents: You may want to do the art activity before completing today’s English lesson. Perhaps the bog baby might be hiding somewhere??
We would like you to go on a bog baby hunt! http://jeannewillis.com/BogText1.html
Read these instructions: http://jeannewillis.com/BogText2.html
Have you found one? Where did you find it? What does it look like? How did it move? What did it do? Did it make a sound? can you work out what it likes to eat?
Record all of your observations on the bog baby study sheet in your pack:
Next week we will be spending the whole week writing a report about our bog baby. This study sheet will need to be completed first.
30 days Wild
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/30-days-wild-homeschooling
We have signed up to a challenge from the Wildlife Trust called 30 Days Wild. In your pack you have been given a calendar to record your random acts of wildness. There is a chart with 30 wild activities to try. For some of them, we will provide more detailed guidance and ideas. We have 30 school days left to do this (6 weeks x 5 days) so should complete all the challenges by the end of the year!
Photos from home
Looking for bog babies in the beck. 
Wednesday 3rd June
02/06/2020 at 7:16 PM
Good morning everyone. We hope you have enjoyed the home learning so far this week. Has everybody listened to The Bog Baby story? Make sure you do this if you haven’t already.
Here are some activities for Wednesday and Thursday:
- Maths lesson 3 – grouping
- Maths extra challenge lesson – division with remainders. This is not a white rose maths lesson.
- English- letter writing
- Geography- compass points
- PE- Golf Rolling game
lesson 3- Grouping
Extra challenge Lesson: Division with Remainders.
https://nrich.maths.org/2358 Click on this link to a fun problem solving activity.
Note for adults:
If children know that 2 × 2 =4 and 2 × 3= 6, can they explain that making pairs of socks from 5 identical socks will give 2 pairs and one sock will be left?
In your pack, there should be some division with remainders challenges:
English
We hope you enjoyed listening to the Bog Baby story. Thank you to those of you who have sent in your setting descriptions.
Today we would like you to start by improving these short, boring sentences. How could you make them more interesting?
We have received a letter. Please read it carefully:
Make notes or discuss what the professor needs to know, using your knowledge of the story.
Your next writing task is to write a reply to Professor Bigglesworth.
Here is an example:
Dear Professor Bigglesworth,
Thank you for your letter. I am pleased to be able to tell you that the creature you have found is called a bog baby.
A bog baby needs very special care. Ideally it should live in the wild in the woods. They love swimming and thrive in boggy ponds. They eat flies and other small insects that live in this habitat. They like to sleep in cool, damp places such as under fallen leaves. You can tell that a bog baby is happy when he sucks his toes and when he jumps up and down.
Bog babies hate to be put in small spaces. They do not like to eat human food like sandwiches or spaghetti. Do not give him cake crumbs as this will make him really poorly. If he turns pale and his wings droop, he may not survive. Has this already happened?
You need to return the bog baby to his home in the woods as soon as possible so that he can survive. I hope this helps and that the bog baby is healthy.
Yours Sincerely,
Year 2.
Geography
Learning Objective: use simple compass directions (North, South, East and West) and locational and directional language [for example, near and far; left and right], to describe the location of features and routes on a map.
Do you know the four compass points? Maybe you know a rhyme to remember them?
Naughty Elephants Squirt Water
Never Eat Shredded Wheat
Task 1: Can you give directions to someone using N,S,E W?
Perhaps you could set out some cones or markers and follow some instructions like on the sheet attached:
Task 2: try this activity or create a similar one of your own on a grid.
PE
Have a go at the activity below:
Photos from home
Amazing chocolates!
Matilda found a bog baby! 
Kara has been pretending to be a bog baby! 
Joining in a google meet 
Theo has been spotting minibeasts on a nature walk.
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