Maths  – Money

Warm Up

• Watch these clips to learn more about money.

Main Tasks

Task 1

Task 2

Fun Finisher

• Have a go at some of these money games:

Toy Shop Money Games

Coins Game

The Coin Cruncher

Literacy – Writing

Warm up

• Explore this story – The Magic Paintbrush

Main Task

• Can you make up your own story about a magic paintbrush?
• Things to think about when you are writing a story:

Fun Finisher

• Design your own paintbrush

Maths  – Subtraction

Warm up  – Bridging through 10

• Watch this clip to help you learn more about bridging through 10 – BBC Bitesize

Main Task

P2

• Copy and complete

P3

• Copy and complete
• 

Fun Finisher

• Mental maths challenge – Time yourself, how quickly can you complete the sums below.

1.  5 – 4 =   8 – 6 =  10 – 8 =  7 – 4 =  12 – 10 =  13 – 5=
2. 10 – 5 =  9 – 4 =  13 – 2 =  17 – 6 = 20 – 4 = 14 – 7 =
3. 19  – 8 =  16 – 7 =   20 – 12 =  12 – 8 =  17 – 9 = 11 – 8=

Literacy – Reading  – Authors

Warm up  – Authors Live

• Choose one of these authors live events to watch

Scottish Book Trust – Authors Live

Main Task – Author Research

• Use the internet to find out more about the author you have chosen
• Some questions you could find out –

Fun Finisher

• Use all of the information you have gathered above to make a fact file about  your chosen author.

Maths – 10 times table

Warm up 

• Explore the 10 times table by watching these videos

Main Task 

• Copy and complete

• P3 challenge – Can you count in 4’s? Have a go at writing out the 4 times table.

Fun Finisher

• Make a set of flashcards for a times table of your choice
• Write the sum/calculation on the front (2×5) and then write the answer on the back (10)
• Get someone at home to use the flashcards to test you

Literacy – Phonics

• Watch the following sound videos
• P2 – igh   ie   y

• P3 – ou   mouse

Main Task

P2

• Copy and complete

P3

• Copy and complete

Fun Finisher

• Write a short story.
• Use as many of your phonics words in your story as you can.

Good morning boys and girls.  I hope you had a relaxing weekend in the sun.  Time for another week of home learning.

Our tasks for today:

Maths – Addition

Warm up – mental maths

• Topmarks Daily 10 – Choose level 1 or 2 and focus on your addition skills.

Main Task – addition sums

• P2 Copy and complete

• P3 Copy and complete

Fun Finisher – Addition word problems

• Can you solve these addition word problems?

• Can you make up your own addition word problem?

Literacy – Spelling

Warm  up -Look, cover, say, write and check

• P2  words – he, she, we, me
• P3 words – came, make, here, saw, very

Main Task – Join the dots

Fun Finisher

• Play Sumdog spelling for 15 minutes

Good morning boys and girls.  That’s the end of another week of home learning.   I hope you’ve enjoyed your home learning tasks and you have had some fun being active outside in the sun.

Our home learning tasks for today:

Maths – Time

Warm up

• Watch this video to explore time

It is a long one so you can skip parts or watch some of it later.

Main Task

P2 – O’clock and half past

• Copy and complete

P3 – O’clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to.

• Copy and complete

Fun Finisher

• Play Sumdog maths for 15 minutes

Literacy – verbs

Warm up

Explore this clip to find out more about verbs and have a go at the verbs quiz- BBC Bitesize

• Write/draw as many verbs as you can think of.

Main Task

• Copy and complete

• Challenge – Make up your own sentences using these verbs – ran, swim, jumped and dance.

Fun Finisher

• Play a game of verb charades with someone at home.  Someone has to act out the verb while the other person guesses what verb is being acted out.

Friday Fun  – Fancy a virtual trip to the zoo?  Why not join Chester Zoo for a fun virtual day at the zoo.  Just follow the links on this website – Chester zoo

Have a lovely weekend boys and girls!

Maths -Position and Movement

Warm up – Compass points

• Watch this video

• Can you make up your own top tip to help you remember North, South, East and West

Example

Main Task – Location on a grid

• Look at the grid below and write down where each animal can be found.

Fun Finisher

• Explore more about grid referencing by playing this game.

Literacy – Writing – Story settings

Warm up

• Watch these videos to explore story settings

• Write/draw 2 or 3 different story settings

Main Task

• Choose one of these story settings

• Make up a story using your chosen setting.
• Remember to use adjectives to describe the setting in your story.

Fun Finisher

• Make your story into a short book.
• Give the story a title, draw matching pictures, write a blurb.

Maths – Addition and Subtraction

Warm up- Addition and Subtraction Links

• Explore the links between addition and subtraction
• Watch these videos

Main Task  – Links between addition and subtraction

Complete these fact families

Fun Finisher

• Make up your own fact family triangle, ask someone at home to complete it.
• Topmarks Maths – Choose level 1 or 2 and focus on your subtraction skills.

Literacy – Reading

• How many of these words can you read?

P2

P3

• Keep  a note of the words you can’t read and keep working on them over the next few weeks.

Main Task – Reading Comprehension

P2 – Read the passage and answer the questions

P3 – read the passage and answer the questions

Fun Finisher

• Play Sumdog Reading for 15 minutes

Our learning tasks for today:

Maths – Multiplication

Warm up

P2  – watch these videos on the 2 times table

P3 – watch these videos on the 5 times table.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7Jo26EyoYg&t=6s

Main Task –

P2

• Chant the 2 times table – use a quiet, loud, funny voice
• Copy and complete

P3

• Chant the 5 times table – use a quiet, loud, funny voice
• Copy and complete
• 

Fun Finisher

• Have fun playing this game Funky Mummy – focus on the times tables game.

Literacy – Phonics

 Warm up

• Explore the sounds below:

P2 – ee, ea and y sounds

P3 – o, oa, ow and oe

• Write down as many words as you can remember.  If you have different colours available to you,  write the sound in a different colour.

Main Task  – Phonics Flowers

• Choose one of the sounds you have learned above.
• Draw a flower and write the sound in the middle.
• Write words with that sound in the petals.

Example

Challenge – can you spell the words without looking at your flower?

Fun Finisher

• Have fun playing phonics games on this website – you choose the sound and the level you would like to work on – Phonics Bloom

Good morning boys and girls.  I hope you managed to relax and have fun over the Easter Holidays.

Our home learning tasks for today are:

Maths – Addition

Warm up – Mental maths timed challenge.

• Time yourself, how quickly can you complete these sums?

1. 3+2= 6+6=  8+3=  9+8= 7+7=  5+4= 12+4= 15+5=  9+7=   10+13=

2.  6+6=  9+5=  12+12=  15+4=  20+10=  17+4=  16+7=  13+7=  14+12= 23+6=

Challenge – talk about some of the strategies you used to help you complete the sums above.

Main Task –

P2- Doubles/Near Doubles

• P2  – Copy and complete

• P3 – Adding on 10

Copy and complete

Fun Finisher 

• Play Topmarks Daily 10 – choose level 1 or 2 and focus on your addition skills.

Literacy -Spelling

Warm up

• Rainbow write the words below – write your words 5 times, using a variety of different colours

P2

now

down

look

too

P3

house

about

your

day

made

Main Task 

• Choose one of your words and create an acrostic poem.

Fun Finisher

• Spend 15 minutes playing Sumdog Spelling

Good morning boys and girls!  That’s the end of another week of home learning. I hope you have enjoyed your week.  Here are our tasks for today;

Maths – Symmetry

• Watch this video to remind yourself about symmetry.

• Play these symmetry games-

Topmarks Symmetry Matching 

Tomarks Symmetry Sorting

Main Task – Easter Symmetry

• Copy and complete;

Fun Finisher

• Create your own symmetrical Easter egg.
• Play Sumdog Maths for 15 minutes

Literacy -Punctuation

Warm Up

• Punctuation Hunt – Look in books, magazines and newspapers at home.  What punctuation can you find?
• How many full stops?
• How many questions marks?
• How many exclamation marks?
• Did you find anything else?

Challenge – Have you found any other punctuation marks? Find out why we use them.

Main Task – Punctuate the sentences

• Copy and complete;

Fun Finisher

Play these punctuation games –

Roy the Zebra Full Stop Game       

Turtle Diary Punctuation Game

That’s us finished for the Easter Holidays.   I hope you all have fun and enjoy eating some chocolate.

Please remember to;

Our next home learning blog will be posted on the 20.4.20.