Dear Parents/Carers,
If your child should find themselves having to isolate due to COVID-19 but they are well enough to work, please find some activities below for them to keep with their class.
We would suggest one Maths activity, one Literacy activity and one other subject area activity each day where possible. There are links and activities on this page to support their learning.
Thank you for your ongoing support from home.
Kind regards,
Mrs Pearson, Miss Carter, Mrs Straughan and Miss Pudney
Contact Us!
Our e mail address:
Herons – Mrs. Pearson
amanda.pearson@brightlingsea.essex.sch.uk
Seagulls – Miss. Carter
fran.carter@brightlingsea.essex.sch.uk
Sandcastles - Mrs.Straughan and Miss Pudney
charlie.straughan@brightlingsea.essex.sch.uk jo.pudney@brightlingsea.essex.sch.uk
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Super star work!!!! Stars of the week will be announced in the fortnightly newsletter from Mrs Khine.
This half term our topic is 'Africa'. This week you will receive a copy of the curriculum overview
For the next two weeks we are looking at writing a first person narrative.
The slides above explain what to do each day and have links for film clips to give further information.
Day 1
Cold task - watch the story of Zahra and write a first person narrative for the story. Use the success criteria in the files to help you write it. Remember the first person, expanded noun phrases, chronological order, thoughts and feelings, verbs and adverbs.
Day 2 - first person pronouns.
Look at the clip to explain what the first person is. Then circle the first person pronouns in the pieces of writing. Complete the quiz to find the first person sentences.
Complete the day 2 tasks in the files - sorting first person sentences and writing first and third person sentences.
Day 3 - first person and expanded noun phrases
Describe different settings using the first person. Add in adjectives in front of the nouns to describe the settings. Then use these expanded noun phrases in sentences to describe the settings in the first person as if you were there.
Try with different settings. Use the day 3 resources to help you in the files, Add in how you might feel in the settings, use conjunctions.
Day 4 - expanded noun phrases
Listen to the story Masai and I.
Pick out the expanded noun phrases used in the story and write them down.
Use these and their own to describe settings from the story.
Day 5 - feelings and emotions
Use the feelings graph and fill in how the girl was feeling in each part of the story. Then write sentences to describe how she was feeling, use conjunctions to give more detail. Use the day 5 resources to fill in the graph and describe the different feelings.
Day 6 -
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| day 1 - success criteria for books.docx | Download |
| day 2 - h.a for books.docx | Download |
| day 2 - m.a and l.a - sorting first person sentences.docx | Download |
| day 3 h.a.docx | Download |
| day 3 m.a and l.a.docx | Download |
| day 4 - l.a.docx | Download |
| day 4 h.a.docx | Download |
| day 5 h.a.docx | Download |
| day 5 ma and l.a.docx | Download |
| day 6 - l.a.docx | Download |
Practise these Year 1 and 2 spellings, if you know them all can your write them into different sentences? Try painting them, making them out of stones, hiding them around the house, sticking them on post it notes to read around the house. Find them in your reading books. How creative can you be?
For the next two weeks we are learning about money.
This link will support the learning for counting coins:
This link will support the learning for counting pounds and notes.
This link will support the learning on counting notes and coins:
https://vimeo.com/471307831
There are lots of online songs to help with learning the times tables. Children in year 2 need to learn their 2 times tables, 5 times tables and 10 times tables. It would be helpful if they could also learn their three times table and count in threes.
We are looking at the Environment this half term.
Read the PowerPoint.
Then complete the sorting sheet for how to care for the environment and how not to.
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| lesson 2 - caring and uncaring sorting sheet.pdf | Download |
In Science this half term we are learning about the human body. This week our focus is on keeping fit and exercising. Please work through this presentation to gather information and complete one of the tasks mentioned.
This half term we are looking at designing and making our own puppets.
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Extra! Extra! If you want some more work to do have a look at these. Vocabulary ninja helps you to increase your vocabulary. Practise putting the different words into sentences.
Once Upon a time is a great activity for our Vipers especially interpret. Choose a picture and answer the questions about it.
Year 2 Useful Websites:
Reading
https://www.discoveryeducation.co.uk/free-resources
https://stories.audible.com/discovery
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/english-ks1--ks2-bringing-books-to-life/zvg4xyc
www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/SearchWorld?ilang=English
Maths
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?q=year%202
https://www.themathsfactor.com/
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/
https://ictgames.com
Literacy
Borrow Box app - free app to download with an Essex library card
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks1-english/z67ncqt
https://www.storynory.com/category/fairy-tales/small-stories/
Computing
P.E.
https://www.cosmickids.com/category/watch/
https://www.thebodycoach.com/blog/pe-with-joe-1254.html
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJIRxR6KOx9jgNzsUVG2VHQ?view_as=subscriber
https://www.nhs.uk/change4life/activities
home.jasmineactive.com username: parent@brightling-1.com password: brightling
https://www.activeessex.org/physical-activity-and-pe-at-home/
Other
https://www.wizardingworld.com/collections/harry-potter-at-home