Year 2 Virtual School
4 May 2020
Maths
Today’s maths is making equal fractions. We will be looking at the different parts that make a whole, and the number of quarters that make a half.
Today’s task is in Maths No Problem Workbook 2B, pages 105 &106.
But first, check the answers for yesterday’s task (worksheet 5), here.
To watch the video for today’s lesson, click here.
English
Today’s English is Guided Reading. We are reading an extract from The Hodgeheg. The video lesson will guide you through the lesson. You will mark the answers from the last lesson before moving on to today’s lesson.
Click here for the video lesson.
Click here here for the text and worksheet if you don’t have one.
Year 2 Virtual School
5 May 2020
Maths
Today, in Maths, you will be comparing and ordering fractions.
You will be completing the task in Maths No Problem Workbook 2B. pages 107 & 108.
To check the answers for yesterday’s task (Worksheet 6), click here.
For today’s lesson video, click here.
We use Maths No Problem textbooks and workbooks, if you aren’t a Charles Dickens pupil you can get them here.
English
This week in English, you will be making a booklet and writing your own version of The Ocean Star Express.
Today’s lesson begins with spellings and moves on to creating a story board to help you write your story later this week.
Click here for the video of today’s lesson.
Click here for the Spelling sheet if you don’t have one.
Year 2 Virtual School
6 May 2020
Maths
Today’s Maths is continuing to compare and order fractions. You will be completing the task in Maths No Problem Workbook 2B, pages 109 & 110.
To check the answers for yesterday’s lesson, click here.
To watch the video for today’s lesson, click here.
Don’t forget to do your ‘Mymaths’ tasks set for this week!
We use Maths No Problem textbooks and workbooks, if you aren’t a Charles Dickens pupil you can get them here.
English
Today is your handwriting lesson followed by your English lesson. Today we will make a booklet and draw the pictures, before we write our story tomorrow.
Click here for the handwriting sheet (if you don’t have the booklet).
Click here to watch the video.
Year 2 Virtual School
7 May 2020
Maths
Today, in Maths, we are learning to write wholes and parts. You will be completing the task in Maths No Problem Workbook 2B, page 111.
To check the answers for yesterday’s lesson, click here.
To watch the video for today’s lesson, click here.
Don’t forget to do your ‘Mymaths’ tasks set for this week!
English
In English today, you will be completing your booklets by writing sentences for each section of your own version of The Ocean Star Express.
I have really enjoyed Joe’s journey and we cannot wait to hear what adventures you have sent Joe on!
Please remember to take photos of your booklets and email them to us.
For the lesson video, click here.
Contact
If you have any questions or queries, please email us year2.charlesdickens@gmail.com
Humanities
In this week’s Geography lesson, you’ll be learning about Wales.
Click here for the lesson.
Click here for the worksheet.
Click here for a short video on Wales which Mr Eggleton refers to in the lesson.
Click here for a link to Google Earth which you could use during the extension to do additional research.
Time Capsule
Your time capsule task this week is to create a page introducing yourself (your name, age, your interests, what you want to be when you grow up) and put the page inside your time capsule box so that you can remember yourself as you are now in May 2020. In future years, if anyone opens your time capsule, they can find out who created it!
Click here for the video from Ms Spears:
Click here for the Time Capsule template, which you can print or draw your own.
Art & Music
Art
Using our art packs we’ll be painting and collaging, to create an Eric Carle inspired Mister Seahorse. Click here for this week’s art lesson with Mr Yusuf, and follow along with the help sheet!
Music
Today we will learn about the percussion family, read and identify rhythms through notation and compose our own music using Chrome Music Lab. Click here to watch the video.
Science
This week, we are looking at germination, pollination and fertilization. We will begin our lesson by looking at the main parts of a plant, and there will be a creative task for children to complete.
To watch the video for today’s science learning, click here.
Click here for the worksheet.
Active
Click here for this week’s Dance lesson with Delene.
Click here for this week’s yoga with Ms. Fraser.
French
Bonjour Year two!
First, please click here to watch my French super stars video. I share the beautiful work that children have sent me, it’s very exciting!
This week we are starting a new topic with the book “the wolf who no longer wanted to walk!” We are going to listen to the story and learn and how to pronounce the first 6 months of the year accurately. Click here for our lesson.
When you have completed our lesson, you can practise the makaton signs for our months by clicking on these links:
janvier
février
mars
avril
mai
juin
Au revoir!
Wellbeing
This week, you will be learning about what it is to feel glum! You’ll then be given a range of strategies designed to help you regulate that emotion. Click here to watch the video.
Click here for the worksheet.