Year 2 Meet The TeacherYear 2 Meet The Teacher

Our Class RoutinesOur Class Routines

Children arrive and take out their book and Children arrive and take out their book and homework (please remember book bags!),homework (please remember book bags!),

10 minute activity,10 minute activity,Day begins,Day begins,Register,Register,Mrs. McDermott’s group,Mrs. McDermott’s group,Playtime,Playtime,Phonics group,Phonics group,

Back to class to continue with Back to class to continue with literacy/numeracy,literacy/numeracy,

Children are walked down to get their Children are walked down to get their lunchboxes and wash their hands,lunchboxes and wash their hands,

Cross-curricular subjects,Cross-curricular subjects,Playtime,Playtime,Finish the day off with a story, circle time, Finish the day off with a story, circle time,

show and tell, Golden Child, Courteous show and tell, Golden Child, Courteous Bear and giving out books.Bear and giving out books.

PhonicsPhonics

Phonics is taught daily for around 20 – 30 Phonics is taught daily for around 20 – 30 minutes,minutes,

Sessions are differentiated for your child’s Sessions are differentiated for your child’s ability,ability,

Research now shows that high quality Research now shows that high quality phonic work is essential to improving the phonic work is essential to improving the teaching of early reading and writing. teaching of early reading and writing.

Some Key VocabularySome Key Vocabulary

Phoneme: Is the smallest sound that you Phoneme: Is the smallest sound that you can hear.can hear.

Grapheme: Is how the phoneme is written.Grapheme: Is how the phoneme is written.Diagraph: A phoneme with 2 letters e.g. ayDiagraph: A phoneme with 2 letters e.g. aySegmentation: The process of sounding Segmentation: The process of sounding

out a word to spell (robot arms).out a word to spell (robot arms).Blending: Squeezing sounds together to Blending: Squeezing sounds together to

read a word. read a word.

There are 44 sounds in the English There are 44 sounds in the English language e.g. ai, ee & igh.language e.g. ai, ee & igh.

There are many more graphemes.There are many more graphemes.High Frequency words and Tricky words.High Frequency words and Tricky words.Children practise spelling CVC and CCVC Children practise spelling CVC and CCVC

words.words.Different pronunciations for graphemes Different pronunciations for graphemes

e.g. ‘ow’ cow and throwe.g. ‘ow’ cow and throwSame sound different grapheme.Same sound different grapheme.

What can you doWhat can you do

Flash card your phoneme cards,Flash card your phoneme cards,Make sure your child knows the letter Make sure your child knows the letter

names too,names too,Practise segmenting words with your robot Practise segmenting words with your robot

arms,arms,Use your sound cards to build words,Use your sound cards to build words,Encourage your child to sound out Encourage your child to sound out

decodable words,decodable words,Practise reading and spelling tricky words, Practise reading and spelling tricky words,

Some Maths TipsSome Maths Tips

Count in 2s, 5s & 10s forwards and Count in 2s, 5s & 10s forwards and backwards,backwards,

Say what each digit means in a 2-digit Say what each digit means in a 2-digit number,number,

Round numbers to the nearest 10,Round numbers to the nearest 10,Say if a number is odd or even,Say if a number is odd or even,Can add or subtract a 1 and 2-digit Can add or subtract a 1 and 2-digit

number to any 2-digit number.number to any 2-digit number.

Maths StrategiesMaths Strategies

Counting on and back using a number line Counting on and back using a number line and 100 square.and 100 square.

Adding and subtracting using PV Adding and subtracting using PV apparatus. apparatus.

Learning Made FunLearning Made Fun

Sing songs on the guitar,Sing songs on the guitar,Play run around games,Play run around games,Use ICT,Use ICT,Team and pair games,Team and pair games,Make up actions and rhymes,Make up actions and rhymes,Hands on,Hands on,Use drama and role play.Use drama and role play.

Golden TimeGolden Time

Is a behaviour system based on reward,Is a behaviour system based on reward,Children receive 30 minutes golden time,Children receive 30 minutes golden time, If they keep all their Golden Rules they If they keep all their Golden Rules they

keep all their Golden Time,keep all their Golden Time,Children choose e.g. Tea and biscuits in Children choose e.g. Tea and biscuits in

the staffroom, the park, table tennis, Wii the staffroom, the park, table tennis, Wii sports, art and craft, field games, sports, art and craft, field games, parachute games, picnic, fancy dress parachute games, picnic, fancy dress party, cinema, 2W’s Got Talent…party, cinema, 2W’s Got Talent…

Thank you for coming!Thank you for coming!

Any Questions?Any Questions?