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Year 2 - Week beginning 15th June

**Many of the resources attached below can be viewed on your device and different levels of work are provided. Please select the relevant work for your child before printing to save ink.

Reading Tasks Access BugClub online using your login and complete the activities below. Please contact us at year2homelearning@southlake.wokingham.sch.uk if you are struggling to access BugClub. These books are all set according to your child’s reading level are will provide access to a wider range or stories at home.

1. Retell the story in as much detail as you can after you have read it. Explain whether you like the story or not giving examples from the text to explain your feelings.

2. Ask 3 questions to an adult or sibling listening to you read to check they are listening carefully. Make sure you know the answers too!

3. Describe a character using 3 words to a sibling or adult. Can they use your clues to guess the character?

Reading comprehension - This week’s reading comprehension is a SATs style comprehension focusing on inference questions. The comprehension demonstrates the level of stamina for reading children are expected to achieve by the end of Year 2. If your child is reading purple book bands or above, allow them to have a go at reading and answering the questions of their own before going through it with them again and looking at the answers. If your child is not yet reading at a purple level, read the story with them or to them if needed and encourage them to answer the questions.

Don’t forget to also read your own books for pleasure throughout the day. I know many of you enjoy reading or listening to a book at bedtime.

Spellings – homophones and near homophones (2 weeks’ spellings)

The differences between near homophones are usually slight, which causes a lot of problems for developing spellers. Take a look at the examples of near homophones below and think about how they are pronounced and their differences in meaning.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xMHKeeGHkU&feature=emb_logo

Homophones 8/06/20 Near Homophones 15/06/20hear here accept exceptpeace piece specific pacificgroan grown one won mail male quite quietbreak brakeby buywho’s whose

Learn these by writing sentences to show an understanding of the meaning of each spelling. You could also play games by writing the words on flash cards for your child to hold up the correct spelling for each word when given a sentence. Continue to learn, practise and test Year 1 and 2 common exception words. Another copy of these words are attached below.

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Writing Tasks – Thank you to all of you who sent in your mystery character descriptions. We really enjoyed using your clues to try and guess who you were describing. We really loved seeing that you are now beginning to confidently use some or all of the writing techniques you practised the week before.

- Vary the words your sentences start with- Handwriting – letters the correct size in relation to one another- Expanded noun phrases- Adverbs- Similes- Possessive apostrophes- Commas in a list- A range of conjunctions

This week’s main focus is on speaking and listening as the children build up their knowledge of Windsor Castle to becoming television presenters.

Monday 15th June – Handwriting Year 2 expectations for handwritingExceeding – To meet working towards and expected expectations and use the diagonal and horizontal strokes needed to join letters correctly. Expected – To meet working towards expectations and form capital letters and digits of the correct size, orientation and relationship to one another and to lower-case letters. Children at the expected level are expected to join most of the time.Working towards –To form lower-case letters in the correct direction, starting and finishing in the right place and form lower-case letters of the correct size relative to one another in some of their writing.

Please continue to practise handwriting today. If you found the handwriting sheets helpful they are attached below. For children who are working at the exceeding level, you may prefer to write your own words or sentences. These could be to practise some of the writing techniques we were using last week (listed above).

The main expectation that Year 2 children can find the most challenging is ensuring all letters are the correct size in relation to one another. If you feel your child needs additional handwriting practise, please print off multiple copies and practise little and often.

Tuesday 16th June – Research (reading information and writing notes)Before the virus, we had plans to visit Windsor castle to find out about its history and residents. Your task today is to do some research about Windsor castle. This will include reading information and making notes of interesting facts. Some links to child friend sites are below.https://www.funkidslive.com/take-me-out/attractions/things-to-do-around-the-uk/berkshire/windsor-castle/#https://kids.kiddle.co/Windsor_Castlehttps://study.com/academy/lesson/windsor-castle-lesson-for-kids-history-facts.htmlhttp://justfunfacts.com/interesting-facts-about-windsor-castle/https://www.rct.uk/visit/windsor-castle/children-and-families#/As we learnt about the great fire of London in 1666, you might like to find out about the fire that destroyed some of the castle in 1992. https://www.rct.uk/visit/windsor-castle/the-fire-at-windsor-castle#/

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Wednesday 17th June – Write a script

On Friday, your task will be to become a TV presenter. You will need to share your information about Windsor Castle clearly and enthusiastically. I have included a link to TV presenter training. Look at how the presenter moves his body. Listen to how to presenter uses his voice. Listen to his tips on to be a successful TV presenter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAdZP2I5SPc

Using some of the information you gathered yesterday, write a script for what you would like to say and share about Windsor Castle. Remember a presenter’s job is to engage their listeners so try to choose your facts for your audience. Will you be a children’s TV presenter who will include cool, exciting, maybe gruesome facts to excite their audience. Or will you present to adults with more serious, factual information?

Thursday 18th June – Practise speaking

Today is a chance to check you are happy with your script and to practise. Try to learn most of the things you are going to say so you are not reading all your information off your script. Practise using your voice and actions to engage your audience. You might like to think about any props that you could find or make to use.

Friday 19th June – Speaking

Today is the day, you are now a TV presenter. If you are able to, use a device to record yourself presenting your information about Windsor castle.

Remember to speak clearly, with enthusiasm and have fun. You may even like to dress up in clothes that reflect your presentation.

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Science

Scientific skills (SS) – Looking at changing states between liquid and ice, this ‘Intriguing Ice’ investigation focuses on the scientific skills of predicting, comparing results and giving reasons.

You will need

- 5 cups- Water- Kettle- Lemonade- Food dye- Salt

To complete this investigation, think about water and how it freezes. Put 5 different liquids (1. plain water, 2. pre-boiled water, 3. clear salt water, 4. Lemonade or other fizzy pop 5. water with food dye added) into each cup.

SS Prediction - Think about what will happen to each liquid when it freezes. Discuss or write your predictions thinking about whether you think all the liquids will freeze the same or differently. Try to explain your answer.

Put all of the cups (with the liquids inside) into the freezer for 24 hours. It may help to label your cups so you can remember which liquid is in each. Once frozen, remove the cups from the freezer and with help from an adult remove the ice by pouring hot water over the outside of the cup.

SS Comparing – Look at each block of ice. Were your predictions right? Are they all the same? Are they different? Discuss or write to describe the look of each block of ice and how they are different to one another.

SS Giving reasons – Once you have thought about how the blocks of ice are different, think about why this might be. How and why does the liquid in each cup affect what it’s frozen state will look like? Discuss and/or write your reasoning.

This investigation can be found at the following URL.

https://www.stem.org.uk/rx32h8 A video clip is included to watch after the investigation to explain the changes in state.

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Foundation Subjects

1. Geography – Australia

Read and discuss the information about Australia provided below.

Australia is the smallest continent of the seven continents and many consider it as the largest island in the world. Greenland, however, is the biggest island country. Australia is the sixth largest country in the world, after Russia, Canada, USA, China and Brazil. Its official name is the Commonwealth of Australia. It is part of the Commonwealth and sees Queen Elizabeth II as its queen. It has a democratic government and a population of around 25 million, 90 per cent of whom live in urban areas. Its capital city is Canberra and its official language is English. The currency is the Australian dollar. Its official national emblem is a golden wattle (a flower) but many use the kangaroo. It celebrates a national holiday on 26 January (Australia Day).

VocabularyCommonwealth: the UK and a group of countries that, in the past, were ruled by the UK democratic: relating to a form of government in which people choose the leaders by voting urban: relating to a town or city

Task – Using the map of Australia provided in the worksheet section below, label and colour the different states and cities of Australia. States - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Utb4gruKItMCities – Australia has many cities. Find and label Australia's major cities which include Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Cairns, Darwin, and Canberra.

Challenge- Can you find out Australia’s biggest city? In the UK our largest city, London, is also our capital. Is this the same for Australia?

2. History – Rosa Parks

With recent events in the news and the Black Lives Matter movement giving voice to many issues experienced by millions of people across the globe, we would like you to find out about the important historical figure, Rosa Parks. The story of Rosa Park’s life is both incredible and true. As you find out more, try to think about what life must have been like for her and many others before the end of segregation.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z6qnscw

3. D.T. – Recipes and product creation

Following the great feedback we had after many of you made onion pakoras for Eid, we have prepared another cooking challenge for you.

Cook a healthy recipe. Choose a recipe from the worksheet section below or you could use one of your own. Help prepare, cook and serve a healthy meal or snack for you and your family to enjoy.

Extra-curricula

We know many of you have been busy doing lots of different activities during lockdown. These are all valuable, whether learning through play, developing life skills or deepening knowledge of the world around you. We would love to see pictures or hear about any exciting activities you have been doing at home.

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South Lake Primary School – Home Learning

South Lake Primary School – Home Learning

South Lake Primary School – Home Learning

South Lake Primary School – Home Learning

South Lake Primary School – Home Learning

South Lake Primary School – Home Learning

South Lake Primary School – Home Learning

South Lake Primary School – Home Learning

South Lake Primary School – Home Learning

South Lake Primary School – Home Learning

South Lake Primary School – Home Learning

South Lake Primary School – Home Learning

South Lake Primary School – Home Learning

South Lake Primary School – Home Learning

South Lake Primary School – Home Learning

South Lake Primary School – Home Learning

South Lake Primary School – Home Learning

South Lake Primary School – Home Learning

South Lake Primary School – Home Learning

South Lake Primary School – Home Learning

South Lake Primary School – Home Learning

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