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W/C Monday 11th January 2021

Home Learning Week 2

 

Year 2 Reading Suggestions

A few parents have asked for book suggestions whilst working at home. We have put together a range of different texts that we think Year 2 would enjoy reading. Have a look at the different levels below and see if there is anything you fancy finding online or in your local library.

Picture books

Intermediate reader

Early Chapter books

  • Meerkat Mail – Emily Gravett
  • Gorilla – Anthony Browne
  • Mog – Judith Kerr
  • Mrs Wobble the Waitress – Allan & Janet Ahlberg
  • The Day the Crayon’s quit – Drew Daywalk
  • Mr Wolf’s pancakes – Jan Fearnley
  • Little Monsters – David Walliams
  • The smeds and The Smoos – Julia Donaldson
  • Claude series – Alex T Smith
  • Horrid Henry books – Francesca Simon
  • Flat Stanley – Jeff Brown
  • My Weird School Daze – Dan Gutman
  • Nate the Great – Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
  • Read Freddy – Abby Klein
  • Junie B Jones – Barbara Par
  • Rainbow Magic series – Daisy Meadows
  • Mercy Watson – Kate DiCamillo
  • Super Fly Guy – Tedd Arnold

 

  • Roald Dahl stories
  • Super Dad’s Day off – Phil Earle
  • Dread Cat – Michael Rosen
  • Mr Majeika – Humphrey Carpenter
  • Mango and BamBang – Clara Vulliamy
  • Warren & Dragon series – Ariel Bernstein
  • George Brown, class clown – Nancy Krulik
  • Isadora Moon series – Harriet Muncaster
  • Clementine – Sara Pennypacker
  • Judy Moody series – Megan McDonald
 

Monday 11th

Tuesday 12th

Wednesday 13th

Thursday 14th

Friday 15th

Maths

Multiplication: Using arrays

Multiplication: Using doubles

Multiplication:  2 times table

Multiplication: 5 times table

Multiplication: 10 times table

Phonics/Spelling

See phonics activity on Tapestry.

See phonics activity on Tapestry.

See phonics activity on Tapestry.

See phonics activity on Tapestry.

See phonics activity on Tapestry.

English

Introduce the story of Katie and the Starry Night. Sequence events – Grammar- sentence types recap.

Looking at expanded noun phrases to describe the artwork of Van Gogh.

Looking at verbs and how powerful verbs are used to describe scenes.

Following the story of Katie and the Starry Night, we are going to be exploring a characters emotions and feeling.

Retelling the story of Katie and the Starry Night using puppets. Grammar – Writing in the first person.

Guided Reading

Listen to or read ‘ish’ by Peter. H. Reynolds

‘ish’ activity

‘ish’ activity

‘ish’ activity

‘ish’ activity

Enquiry/Afternoon activities

Forest School

Enquiry – Using sketching techniques to recreate a section of a Vincent Van Gogh drawing.

Enquiry – Using sketching techniques to recreate a Vincent Van Gogh drawing.

Enquiry – applying the sketching techniques learnt so far to our own drawing.

PSHE – Living in the Wider World.

RE – Who was the prophet Muhammad and why was he important?

P.E – Catching with a partner.

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