Year 2 - Closure Work - Week 8

Reading Writing Maths

Objective LI: To infer information from a story Decide what you know Look for clues about the characterSuggest how they could be feeling

Activity 1:Read a fiction story using a book you have at home or a book on Bug Club then answer these questions. How did the character feel at the start of the story?How do you know?How did the character feel at the end of the story?How do you know?Did their feelings change during the story? What do you think the character will do next?

Activity 2 - choose your level of spice (difficulty) and read the extract then answer the questions.

Mild

Medium

ObjectiveLI: To use suffixes Identify the root word Add the suffix Say the word in a sentence

Resources:It would be useful to complete the following activities on IXL to practise using prefixes and suffixes:W.10 - Use words with prefixes and suffixeshttps://uk.ixl.com/ela/year-2/use-words-with-prefixes-and-suffixesW.11 - Understand words with prefixes and suffixeshttps://uk.ixl.com/ela/year-2/understand-words-with-prefixes-and-suffixes

Activity 1 - choose your level of spice (difficulty):

MildThink of 5 words ending in -ly (slowly, quickly) and use them in a sentence.

MediumThink of 4 words ending in -ly and 4 words ending in -ful (joyful, beautiful) and use them in a sentence. Try and use a conjunction in your sentence too.

HotThink of a range of words ending in -ful, -ly and -ness (happiness, brightness) and use them in a sentence. Can you write a range of sentence types (exclamation, question, command and statement)?

Objective LI: To understand minutes, hours, days and monthKnow there are 60 minutes in an hourKnow there are 24 hours in a day Know the days of the weekKnow the months of the year

Resources:It would be useful to complete the following activities on IXL to practise days of the week and months of the year:W.18 - Seasons of the yearhttps://uk.ixl.com/math/year-2/seasons-of-the-yearW.19 - Days of the weekhttps://uk.ixl.com/math/year-2/days-of-the-weekW.20 - Months of the yearhttps://uk.ixl.com/math/year-2/months-of-the-year

Activity 1 - choose your level of spice (difficulty) and answer the questions.

Mild How many days of the week are there?Can you name them in order?What are the months of the year?Can you name them in order?

MediumWhat are the days of the week in order?What are the months of the year in order?How many seconds in a minute?How many minutes in an hour?How many hours in a whole day?HotWhat are the days of the week in order?

Hot

Objective LI: To use synonymsDecide the meaning of the wordThink of other words which mean the sameCheck the synonyms makes sense

Resources:It would be useful to complete the following activity on IXL to practise using synonyms:W.2 - Choose the synonymshttps://uk.ixl.com/ela/year-2/choose-the-synonyms

Activity 2 - choose your level of spice (difficulty):Mild Think of synonyms for the following words and use them in a sentence: hot, cold, small, big, scary

Medium Think of synonyms for the following words and use them in a story (it could be about anything you like): small, big, scary, slow, walk, run, quickly, happy

Hot Think of synonyms for the following words and use them in a story (it could be about anything you like): scary, slow, walk, run, quickly, happy, sad, worried, laugh, cry

ObjectiveLI: To make compound words Think of two words (sun flower)Join them together (sunflower)Say the word

Activity 3 - choose your level of spice (difficulty):MildThink of 5 compound words (e.g. sandcastle) and write them in a sentenceMediumThink of 8 compound words and write them in a

What are the months of the year in order?How many seconds in a minute?How many minutes in an hour?How many hours in a whole day?How many minutes in half an hour?How many minutes in 2 hours?

Objective LI: To tell the timeLook at the minute hand Decide if it is past, to or o’clockLook at the hour hand

Resources:It would be useful to complete the following activities on IXL to practise telling the time.W.7 - Read clocks and write times Ihttps://uk.ixl.com/math/year-2/read-clocks-and-write-timesW.11 - Times of everyday eventshttps://uk.ixl.com/math/year-2/times-of-everyday-events

Activity 2 - choose your level of spice (difficulty) and answer the questions.

Mild Draw clocks to show what time these events happen:

● Start school● Lunchtime● Home time● Bedtime

MediumDraw clocks to show what time these events happen and then write the time shown underneath:

● Time to get up● Start school● Lunchtime● Home time● Dinner time● Bedtime

Resources: ● https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?c=0

sentence. Use adjectives to make your sentences more interesting.

HotThink of 10 compound words and write them in a sentence. Use adjectives and conjunctions to make your sentences more interesting.

Use IXL to complete writing activities.

Hot Draw clocks to show what time these events happen and then write the time shown underneath. Can you decide which events happen in the morning (am) and which events happen in the afternoon/ evening (pm)?:

● Time to get up● Start school● Lunchtime● Home time● Dinner time● Bedtime

30 minutes of BugClub or Reading Wise

15 minutes of Reading to an adult and record in your reading record

Daily Maths Whizz of 1 hour (tutor mode)

Activity 1:Geography - Northern EuropeGeography LI: To investigate the weather and climate of Northern Europe Success Criteria:● Describe the climate of

Scandinavia (Norway, Denmark and Sweden)

● Explain what factors have an affect on the climate

● Use technical vocabulary (climate, temperature, north, south, varied, moderate, mild)

Choose one of the Scandinavian countries and look at their weather forecast using one of the links:https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2673730https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2618425https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/3143244

Mild Draw a table showing the weather forecast for the next 7 days. Use pictures to show what the weather will be like on each day of the week.Label the type of weather underneath.

Medium Create a fact file about the different kinds of weather you would expect in one of the Scandinavian countries. Draw pictures to help explain the different weather and climates.

Hot Record a video of yourself doing a weather report for one of the

Activity 2History - VikingsLI: To explore the key features of Viking shipsSuccess Criteria:● List the features of a longship● Describe the features● Explain the purpose of the

features

History - Vikings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q9Ikn_enNkChildren use their knowledge of Viking Long ships to design their own. There is a Powerpoint to go with this activity to recap the features of the Viking ships here:-https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/tp-h-019-planit-history-ks1-travel-and-transport-lesson-2-early-travel-the-viking-longboats-lesson-packMild:Draw a simple Viking longship with three expected features of a Viking long boat then list which features you have included.Medium:Design and draw your own Viking Longship with as many features as you can include in your design. Then label your diagram and explain what the features are and how they will be useful to a Viking.Hot:Create a 3D model of a Viking ship and then write a persuasive narrative explaining to the Dragons in Dragon’s Den why they should invest in the manufacture of your design. If you cannot make your design in 3D, you could draw your design and write the persuasive text to go with it.

Activity 4:Science - Electricity LI: To be able to understand static electricity

Success Criteria:● I can explain what static

electricity is● I can explore friction and

static electricity● I can test static electricity

using magnets and household items

Science - Static Electricityhttps://www.ducksters.com/science/static_electricity.phpMild:Write sentences about three facts that you have learnt about static electricity.Medium:Complete the quiz which is here:-https://www.ducksters.com/science/quiz/static_electricity_questions.phpRecord your answers in sentences, e.g. the answer for question one would be:-1.Static electricity is an electrical charge on the surface of an object.Hot:Create a diagram and an explanation text that would teach other children about what static electricity is and how it is created.

Activity 5 : Be creative Explore creating a piece of abstract art inspired by static electricity. What kinds of shapes could you use and which colours would you use to represent electricity with? What kinds of background colours or textures could you use?

Activity 6: Music/PSHE/PE

PE Joe Wicks on YouTube is an excellent way to begin your day with a workout! You can join him live at 9am every weekday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGKGNzNbWjU

Can you design your own 30 minute circuit in your garden and then encourage all your family to try it?

Music Have you ever heard of a band called, ‘The Electric Light Orchestra’? They are also known as’ ELO’ which is an acronym for Electric Light Orchestra. Do an investigation into the band and see if you like any of their songs.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Light_Orchestra

PSHEDraw around your hand,then using the outline that you

Scandinavian countries. How many different weather related words can you include in your report?

have created, write something that you have done or experienced this week that you particularly enjoyed. Try to write something in each of your digits. You could even decorate your drawing in the colours of the rainbow.

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