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Tuesday 21st April

Hello Primary 2, hope you all got some tasks completed yesterday and are ready for some more challenges today. Remember to get out and enjoy the sunshine too.

Literacy

Task 1
Write out second 5 words three time into red or orange spelling jotter

Task 2
Write two sentences in your spelling jotter using spelling words in each sentence. Remember to use capital letters and full stops.

Task 3
Today we are learning about adverbs. Adverbs are words which describe verbs.
Remember a verb is an action or doing word.
– Look at the PowerPoint to learn about adverbs – in Classwork tab under Literacy – on our Google Classroom
– Now try the adverb task – this can be done by writing the sentences in your Literacy jotter or by editing the Word document – see Google Classroom

Numeracy

HEXAGON GROUP – We are learning to count in tens.
Task 1- Mental Maths – complete Tuesday’s column
Task 2 – Click on the Place Value Basketball game below then click on numbers up to 99 , we have played this in class so hopefully you’ll score lots of baskets!

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/place-value-basketball

Task 3 – Heinemann Workbook page 11 and 12

SQUARES GROUP – We are learning about number bonds.
Task 1- Mental Maths – complete Tuesday’s column
Task 2- Log on to Education City and follow the steps below to play
> Numeracy > Early *** > Addition Impossible
Task 3- Pupil Sheet 25 (in home learning pack)

Monday 20th April 2020

Good morning everyone. I hope you all had a lovely Spring Break with your family.
One of your literacy tasks today is News Writing so I’m really looking forward to hearing what you have all been up to.

During Spring Break I have enjoyed baking lots of yummy cakes with my girls and we were able to get out to the garden lots, we even had barbecue dinners outside. This was so lovely and made us all happy being able to eat outside. Board games have become a daily family favourite time. Jennifer loves Harry Potter Cludeo, Amy loves Pig Goes Pop, Mr Brown enjoys playing Ludo and my favourite is Doggy Bingo.

Anyway, here are some tasks for today:

Literacy
Task 1
Write out your first 5 words three times into usual red or new orange jotter – remember to look at the word, cover it, write it and check your spelling

oil
coil
boil
foil
coin
noisy
toilet
would
right
boiling

Task 2
Complete Spelling Sheet 27 in Spelling booklet – can you Log in to Google Classroom and add some oi words to our classroom jam board?

Task 3
News Writing
In your literacy jotter I would like you to write about your Spring Break. I know we’ve all had to change our normal plans but hopefully we’ll look back at this time as the time we spent lots of fun at home with our family.
You must:
• write at least 3 sentences – using capital letters and full stops correctly
• include your feelings
• draw an illustration

Numeracy

Hexagons Maths Group –
Task 1
Log on to Education City
Click on > Numeracy > First* > Learn Screens > Of Dice and Ten

Task 2
Complete Mental Maths after watching learning screen of Education City

Monday
22+20=
33+10=
57+30=
66+20=
87+10=
35+20=
47+30=
28+10=
39+20=
55+30=

Task 3
Page 9 & 10 Heinemann booklet

Squares Maths Group –
Task 1- Mental Maths (adding three numbers)

Monday
2 + 2 + 2=
3 + 3 + 3=
4 + 4 + 4=
6 – 2 – 1=
8 + 1 + 1=
3 + 3 + 1 =
4 – 1 – 1 =
2 + 1 + 1=
3 + 1 + 1=
5 + 5 =

Task 2- Complete Pupil sheet 24 – in your home school pack

Task 3- Click on the Top Marks website
Click on > + (Addition) truck > three one-digit numbers

Thursday 2nd April

Good morning! How are you all?
We only have today and tomorrow together on line and then we will be having our 2 week Easter break.

Here are some tasks for today:

Literacy
Task 1
Writing – make a card for a neighbour to bring them some cheer while we are all staying at home. If it is safe to do so then please post it through their letterbox. Remember to wash your hands as soon as you get back home.
Please include:
– To ….
– Write a kind sentence inside which will cheer your neighbour up. Some examples:
I am looking forward to chatting with you and seeing your smiley face again soon.
I miss seeing you every day and telling you what I’ve been doing.
I can’t wait to visit you soon.
I am really looking forward to having a party with all my neighbours soon.
– From ….

Task 2
Spelling – look carefully at your spelling words, think about the sounds and blends in each word. Now cover them up and now ask an adult to call 1 word out at a time and see if you can spell the word they call out. How many did you get right?

Task 3
Read aloud with an adult

Numeracy – Measuring

Task 1
Please click on the link below to play a measuring game – Level 1 Top Marks game on measuring in centimetres

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/measuring-in-cm

Task 2
Measure – Choose five objects in your house and measure them. If you don’t have a ruler you can use different objects to measure with. For example, my Harry Potter book is the same length and 10 Lego pieces.
Please tell me what you measured and what you measured with. If you use a ruler remember to use centimetres (cm). Can you talk about your measurements using longer, shorter, the same as?

Task 3
Mental Maths – complete Thursday’s column

Wednesday 1st April

Happy April Fool’s Day! Have you played a funny joke on anyone yet?   What did you do?  Remember you only have up to 12 noon to play a trick on someone.

Our tasks for today are:

Literacy
Task 1
Key Comprehension – Unit 16

Read the passage

Read the questions

Read the passage again

The answers have been started for you.  Please copy and complete into your literacy jotter.  Remember to give your work a date and title.

*Please note that this unit has been typed onto a Word document on our Google Classroom, which is easier to see and use.

Task 2
Active spelling – use the spelling grid provided in Home Learning Pack to choose a spelling activity – complete your chosen activity with all 10 words, this can be done in orange jotter

Task 3
Read aloud with an adult

Numeracy
Task 1 – choose an odd number and write it down. Write down the two odd numbers before it and the two odd numbers after it. For example 35 – 33, 31, 37, 39
Choose an even number. Write it down. Write down the two even numbers before your number and the two even numbers after.
For example 262 – 260, 258, 264, 266

Task 2
Hexagons Group – Heinemann workbook page 5
Squares – Pupil sheet 34

Task 3 –
Mental Maths – complete Wednesday column

Tuesday 31st March

Good morning Primary 2! Hope you all manged outside for some fresh air yesterday and I’m hoping for more dry weather today.

Literacy

Task 1
Write out second 5 words three time into red or orange spelling jotter – remember to copy, cover, write and check
Task 2
Write two sentences in your spelling jotter using spelling words in each sentence
Task 3
Verbs – please find this in ‘Classwork’ tab under Literacy in our Google Classroom.  Remember to click on ‘Submit’ once you have completed this assignment.

Numeracy

Task 1
Click on the link below to open 100 splat square – we’ve used this in class lots of times
Adult ask child to splat 2 more than, 2 less than, the number before and the number after a given number. For example:
Adult: ‘splat the number 2 less than 39’ or ‘paint the number after 99’
Now swap roles – child you are the mini teacher asking the questions, can your adult get the answers correct?

https://www.primarygames.co.uk/pg2/splat/splatsq100.html

Task 2
Hexagons group – Heinemann workbook page 3 & 4 – find inside Home Learning pack
Squares – Home activity 8 – find inside Home Learning pack

Task 2- Mental Maths – complete Tuesday column

Monday 30th March 2020

Happy Monday morning! Hope you have all had a lovely weekend and are ready for some more online learning today. I really enjoyed playing football, catch and doing chalk ground drawings with my girls this weekend in our sunny garden. What did you do?

If you would like a little change from Joe Wicks PE class then try Cosmic Kids Yoga this week. There are lots of themes to choose from but Frozen and Pokemon are favourites with my girls. You can find all the Cosmic Kids Yoga adventures on You Tube.

PLEASE REMEMBER ALL PHOTOS ON THIS BLOG CAN BE FOUND AS ATTACHMENTS AND WILL BE MUCH EASIER TO SEE AND WORK WITH ON OUR GOOGLE CLASSROOM

Tasks for today:

Literacy
ow spelling words
Task 1
Write out your first 5 words three times into usual red or new orange jotter – please make sure you use your neatest handwriting


Task 2
Complete Spelling Sheet 26 in Spelling booklet (in Home Learning Pack) by writing an ‘ow’ word in each owl and draw a picture.
Can you add some ‘ow’ words to our classroom jam board? – please log on to our Google Classroom to join in

Task 3
Handwriting Booklet – choose a page in your handwriting homework booklet to complete – Remember all capital letters need to touch the line above and sit on the line

Numeracy
Task 1
Click on the link below to open 100 square on Top Marks
Adult ask child to paint 1 more than, 1 less than, the number before and the number after a given number. For example:
Adult: ‘paint the number 1 more than 63’ or ‘paint the number before 80’
Now swap roles – child you are the mini teacher asking the questions, can your adult get the answers correct?

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/paint-the-squares

Task 2
Hexagons Group – Heinemann Workbook Page 2 – find it inside Home Learning Pack
Squares Group – Home Activity 7 – find it inside Home Learning Pack

Task 3
Mental Maths – complete Monday’s column  – Print off the sheet or copy the calculations into your jotter and fill in the missing symbol. For example-
You have to identify the missing symbol + or -.
10 8 = 2
The symbol that is missing is it + or – ? Let’s work it out… 10 + 8 = 18 so it isn’t an add calculation. 10 – 8 = 2 yes! It is a take away calculation so the missing symbol is –

Hexagon Group

Squares Group

Thursday 26th March 2020

Good morning everyone!

Hopefully you have been enjoying the tasks so far and have been managing to complete them on your own or with little help from an adult.

Please remember just do what you can, it’s important to spend time with your family, play and exercise.

The Science Centre are streaming live classes and experiments every day at 10am to join in follow the link below.

https://www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/gsc-at-home

David Walliams is also posting a free audio story each day at 11am. A nice opportunity to listen to a story and relax.

Tasks for today:

Literacy
Task 1
Writing – write a letter to a family member that you have not seen this week. Explain why you are missing them and tell them at least 1 thing that you have enjoyed doing this week. Remember to write your address at top right of paper and date your letter. If you’re able  send it in the post or take a photo and email it or you could try typing your letter to email. If not keep it in a folder to give to them when you next see them.

Task 2
Active spelling – use the spelling grid provided in Home Learning Pack to choose a spelling activity – complete all 10 words with your chosen activity

Task 3
Talking – talk to an adult about how you are feeling. How has this first week at home been? What have you enjoyed about this week? What are you looking forward to this weekend?

Numeracy
Task 1
Mental Maths – complete Thursday’s column

Task 2
Education City
Log onto Education City – follow instructions below to learn about 1 more and 1 less
Click on > Numeracy > Early *** > Learn Screen > More or Less > Play

Task 3
Education City
Click on > Numeracy > Early *** > Activities > Snow Hope > Play
*There is also an activity sheet for this game if you would like to print it off to complete.

Wednesday 25th March 2020

Happy Wednesday everyone!
I hope your legs are feeling stronger than mine, after 3 Joe Wicks lessons they definitely feel a bit like jelly!

Here are your tasks for today. Although please remember to get some fresh air, in your garden if possible, and maybe you could build a reading den today? Snuggle up with your favourite bear, read him a story and enjoy a healthy snack.

Literacy
Task 1
Key Comprehension – Unit 15 – see attached photo

Read the passage aloud with an adult.
Read all the 5 questions with an adult.
Read the passage again.
Independently answer each of the questions in your Literacy jotter, the answers have been started for you.
*Remember we need to give our work a date and title.

Task 2
Active spelling – use the spelling grid provided in Home Learning Pack to choose a spelling activity – complete your chosen activity with all 10 words, this can be done in orange jotter
Task 3
Read aloud with an adult

 

Numeracy
Task 1
Top Marks website – Coconut Odd or Even Numbers 1-100 –

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/coconut-odd-or-even

Task 2
Mental Maths – complete Wednesday’s column
Task 3
Hexagons – Colour the hearts activity, see photograph below – copy the calculations into you Numeracy jotter to complete

Squares – Maths booklet Home Activity 9 – see attached photograph

Tuesday 24th March 2020

Good morning! Hope you’re all well.

Joe Wicks has a live PE session at 9am if you are up and ready to be active then please join him. If not he has lots of great workouts to do at home at any time. Make sure you complete some form of exercise each day.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ

Here are some tasks for today.

Literacy

Task 1
Write out the next five spelling words, 3 times into spelling or literacy jotter
Write 2 sentences using your spelling words
Task 2
Recite the alphabet
Alphabetical order – Complete 5 questions in literacy jotter – remember to write a date and a title for your work – see photograph below
Task 3
Read aloud with an adult

Numeracy

Task 1
Count in even numbers – what number did you get to?
Task 2
Mental Maths – complete Tuesday’s column
Task 3
Hexagons – Maths workbook Page 20 – see attached photograph
Squares – Pupil Sheet 39 – see attached photograph

Alphabetical Order:

Put each group of words into alphabetical order.
In your literacy jotter please remember to write:
1. date
2. title
3. take a new line for each question – remember to put a circle around the question number

Hexagons Maths

Squares Maths

Monday 23rd March 2020

Good morning Primary 2! Your learning for today is on Google Classroom but in case you can not access it I will put up as much as I can here to help you. Parents please remember this is a huge adjustment, all tasks do not have to be completed , please find a routine that works for you and your family.

Link to our sound ‘ou’ – https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-qtCB7CYH3I

Task 1
Write out the first 5 words, 3 times, into orange spelling jotter – remember to copy it the first time, cover it up and try to write it two more times, then check you spelt it correctly
Task 2
Complete Spelling Sheet 25 in Spelling booklet, this should be the first page in your booklet – write an ‘ou’ word and draw a picture in each house
Task 3
Read aloud to an adult for 10-15 minutes – book, comic, newspaper

Numeracy
Task 1
Count in odd numbers – what number did you get to?
Task 2
Mental Maths – complete Monday’s column – in ‘Classwork’ tab, click on the name of your group to find your work – this can be completed in maths jotter, remember to put a date at the top of your work and only 1 number in each box OR you could print out the page to complete
Task 3
Education City
Log onto Education City – follow instructions below to learn and play with odd and even numbers
Click on >Numeracy >First 1* >Learn Screen >Odd and Even >Play

 

Spelling words

 

Hexagons Maths Group

Weekly challenge

 

Squares Maths Group