Sesha's Equal Groups
Published 05/01/21, by Charlie Mackinnon
How many equal groups are there?
How many pens are there in each group?
How many pens are there altogether?
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Read MoreRobert's Equal and Unequal Groups
Published 05/01/21, by Charlie MackinnonAre Robert's groups equal or unequal?
Read MoreLola finding out about The Great Fire of London
Published 05/01/21, by Charlie MackinnonLola- we are glad you enjoyed playing the dame and found it useful!
Read MoreWednesday 6th January
Published 05/01/21, by Charlie MackinnonReading-
Remember to complete at least 20 minutes of reading at home today. You can also listen to the next chapter of The Witches:
Once you have finished listening to this chapter, we have two comprehension questions for you to discuss with your family:
1) How did the boy know the hall was full of witches?
2) What do you predict will happen next?
English-
Go back to the Great Fire of London Game:
Game - The Great Fire of London
Carry on from where you got up to yesterday. The next activity asks you to identify which items were used to fight fires in 1666?
-Squirt
-Fire Engine
-Leather Bucket
-Torch
-Fire Fighting Helmet
-Fire Hook
Use the magnifying glass to explore each item before deciding whether to place it in the cart or not.
Now watch Mr M’s learning video on the use of complementary and contrasting conjunctions.
Use this understanding to write information sentences which compare and contrast firefighting techniques in 1666 with firefighting techniques today.
e.g. Modern firefighters use a torch but they didn't in 1666.
When your sentences are complete, send them in via the class email address so you can get some feedback.
Spelling-
We have set you some spelling words to practise which revisit some of the sounds that we have already learned in Year 2. Go to PurpleMash and look for the ‘Week 1 Quiz’ 2Do.
We have also attached a Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check sheet to this post so you can practise these spellings.
EXTENSION: Can you identify any digraphs that you recognise in these words? Can you find others words which have the same digraphs?
Maths-
If you haven’t done so already watch the Make Equal Groups learning video:
Aut2.12.2 - Make equal groups on Vimeo
Then, if you haven't done it already, complete the ‘Make Equal Groups’ worksheet. We have attached the answers as well so you can check and mark your own work.
Look again at question 5. Build each set of equal groups and send a picture of your work to the class email address.
Now it is time to set yourself some challenges. Write yourself an equal groups challenge. e.g. 3 equal groups of 4. Now use items from around your house to build your challenge.
Complete this activity with 3 of your own challenges and send in a picture of at least one of them to the class email address.
Number Fluency-
Today we are going to practise counting in 2s. Watch Mr M’s counting in 2s learning video.
Print out or make your own 50 grid like the one used in Mr M’s video. We have attached one to this post. Use small objects to cover all the multiples of 2. What do you notice? What patterns can you spot? Write an Always-Sometimes-Never statement which explains what you found out:
e.g. Multiples of 2 ____________________ have a ________________ in the 1s column.
Use the understanding from your Always-Sometimes-Never statement as well as the 50 grid that you made to help you play some ‘Counting in 2s Ping-Pong’ with a member of your family. If you want a challenge, start on 50 and skip-count backwards.
R.E.-
Please complete the ‘What is the good news Jesus brings?’ activity that is attached to this blog post.
As always, if you have any questions or queries relating to these learning activities, please do not hesitate to contact us via the class email address.
Read MoreOscar's Question Matrix
Published 05/01/21, by Charlie MackinnonOscar- I love all the interesting questions that you generated about the Great Fire of London!
Read MoreEva's Great Fire of London Discoveries
Published 05/01/21, by Charlie MackinnonWell done Eva! I love the way you examined each source of information and worked out how it was useful for finding out about houses in 1666.
This will be really useful understanding for next week when we start to explore houses in more detail.
Well done Eva!
Read MoreBella's Question Matrix
Published 05/01/21, by Charlie MackinnonBella- we love the way you used the Question Matrix to come up with so many interesting and thoughtful questions about The Great Fire of London.
Well done Bella!
Read MoreEva's Equal Groups
Published 05/01/21, by Charlie MackinnonWow! Eva- we love the way you used sweets to make equal groups.
Read MoreTuesday 5th January
Published 04/01/21, by Charlie MackinnonReading-
Make sure you complete at least 20 Minutes of reading at home today. Also, listen to Mr M reading the first part of this Great Fire of London Book.
Use the question matrix to generate some questions about the Great Fire of London. Send them in to the class email address and we will set up a bank of class questions.
English-
Visit the following site to play a Great Fire of London game:
Game - The Great Fire of London
Listen to the narration and click through the pages of the game until you reach the section which has the question, ‘How do we know about the houses that people live in in 1666?’
Which of the four items would have been useful to help us answer this question?
-Leather Bucket?
-Samuel Pepys’ Dairy?
-Hearth Tax Document?
-Picture of Wooden Houses?
Use the magnifying glass icon to explore each item before deciding whether to place it on the tick or on the cross.
When you have completed this activity, use the ‘How do we know about the houses that people live in in 1666?’ Document attached to this blog post to record your thinking. When completed, send this document into us so we can give you some feedback.
Maths-
Today we are focusing on making equal and unequal groups. Start by watching this learning video:
Aut2.12.1 - Make equal groups activity on Vimeo
Challenge 1: Can you make 2 equal groups of objects in and around your house?
Challenge 2: Can you make 2 unequal groups of objects in and around your house?
Challenge 3: Can you make 3 equal groups of objects in and around your house?
Challenge 4: Can you make 3 unequal groups of objects in and around your house?
Challenge 5: Get 12 items from around your house. Can you arrange these items into 4 equal groups using the technique demonstrated on the learning video?
When you have completed each activity, if possible, take a photograph and send it in to the class email address so we can see what you have done and add some pictures of your work to the blog.
Now watch the next learning video:
Aut2.12.2 - Make equal groups on Vimeo
Use the learning from this learning video to complete the ‘Make Equal Groups’ worksheet. We have attached the answers as well so you can check and mark your own work.
ICT
In ICT this term, we are going to focus on developing the skills we need to search the Internet effectively.
First of all, we have set you an ‘Introduction to the Internet’ activity to complete as a 2Do on PurpleMash. You may need to work alongside an adult to complete this activity to help with the reading.
Once you have completed the ‘Introduction to the Internet’ activity, we have also set you a quiz to test your knowledge on what you have just learned. Look for the ‘Internet Quiz’ 2Do in your list lof 2Dos.
If you are looking for a really hard challenge (you might even want to test your mum or dad on this one) why not try the ‘Can you decode?’ 2Do?
Remember to get in contact via the class email if you need any help or have any questions.
Read MoreThis Week's Learning
Published 03/01/21, by Charlie MackinnonTerm 3 Week 1
Read MoreHoliday Maths Activties
Published 18/12/20, by Charlie MackinnonThe Enrich website has made a Maths Advent calendar. There are 24 doors to open and behind each door there is a maths problem solving activity. Pick a door, check it is about the right age range for you, and give it a go with the help of an adult.
Read MoreHoliday Writing Activities
Published 18/12/20, by Charlie MackinnonChallenge 1-
Ask a grown up to help take photos throughout Christmas day. Once Christmas is all over- look back through the pictures you took and use them to help write a diary entry for what you did on Christmas day.
Challenge 2-
Write some thank you letters. Grownups love getting letters thanking them for the gifts that they have given. So why not put your letter writing skills to good use and write some thank you letters? Who knows, it might even mean you get more presents next time!
Challenge 3-
It is traditional to pull crackers when eating Christmas dinner. Inside the crackers is often a joke. Can you write your own jokes to go inside the crackers this year?