Week 5
Year Two
Name: _____________Class: _____________
Home Learning Booklet
Monday9th August
The /or/ Phoneme
There are 5 common ways we can represent the /or/ phoneme. Have a look at them below.
or au aw
al ore
fork sauce paw
ball shore
The /or/ Phoneme
Some /or/ words.
orbornforksorthornshort
aulaunchhauntauthorAugustsauce
oremoresoreshorescoresnore
alballtallstallsmalltalk
awpawsawdrawclawcrawl
The /or/ Phoneme
Where in the word?
Mostly in the middle.
Mostly in the middle.
In the middle or at the end.
In the middle. If you hear itat the end it needs a double l.
Always at the end.ore
al
aw
au
or
Camera Words
made many read
right sleep these
These are the Camera Words you will need to learn. Practice saying, spelling and writing them.
Word SortSort the /or/ words below into the correct columns.
born paw score wall forty jaw fork chalk haunt store claw sauce tore ball pause
or au aw
al ore
The Ugly DucklingStory Retell
Retell the story The Ugly DucklingWho were the characters? __________________________________________________Where was the story set? __________________________________________________What happened in the beginning? ______________________________________________________________________________What happened in the middle? ________________________________________________________________________________What happened at the end? __________________________________________________________________________________
The Ugly Duckling
The Ugly DucklingVocabulary Four Square
In the story 'The Ugly Duckling’, the ugly duckling looked ‘unique’. Unique means being one of a kind and different from everything else.In this four square there is the word ‘unique’ and the definition (what the word means)1. In the bottom left corner add a picture to go with the word ‘unique’.2. In the bottom right corner write a sentence of your own using the word ‘unique’.
Word
uniqueDefinition
Being one of a kind. Different from everything
else.
Picture Sentence
The Ugly Duckling Sentence Scramble
Rearrange the words to make a sentence. Write the sentence on the line. Then draw a picture to match
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The Ugly Duckling Sentences
Write 2 of your own sentences about the story ‘The Ugly Duckling’. Make sure your sentences have a noun, a verb, capital letter and full stop.
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Maths Warm Ups
Multiplication and Division
Multiplication and Division
AreaAea is the space occupied by a flat shape or the
surface of an object. We measure area in square units.
Measuring Surfaces
John covered his desk with rectangles, squares and circles.
1) Which shape left gapes? ______________2) Which shape overlapped?______________3) Which shape was the best measuring unit for the desk
shape?____________________4) Explain why you think it was the best unit.
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Think about something you could use to measure the surface of your desk. What could you use? _______________________How many times do you estimate it would cover the surface? _______________________Now have a try. Was your estimate close?___________
GeographyAustralia’s Location Revision
Label the map with the names of the continents.Au
stra
lia
Asia
E
urop
e
Nort
h Am
erica
Anta
rctic
a
Sout
h Am
erica
A
frica
GeographyAustralia’s Location Revision
Label the features on the world.
North Pole Equator Northern Hemisphere South Pole Southern Hemisphere
Why is Australia called ‘the land down under’?……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
Tuesday10th August
Looking Good
Choose the word that looks the best in each pair and write it in the box below.
fork - fauk score - scor
hawnt - haunt report - repawt
draw - drore sorce - sauce
smaul - small crawl - craul
/or/ Wordsearch
The Ugly Duckling Story MapComplete the following story map describing the characters, setting, and sequence of events in the fairytale ‘The Ugly Duckling’.
The Ugly DucklingSynonym Activity - beautiful
A synonym is a word that means exactly or nearly the same as another word.Read the following words and write all the words that are synonyms for the word ‘beautiful’ inside the box.
stunning sad cute bad pretty
attractive gorgeous jealous ugly
beautiful
The Ugly Duckling Writing PlanUse your imagination to plan and then write your own story.
In the story The Ugly Duckling the mother duck hatched 4 ducklings and 1 ugly duckling (baby swan).
But what do you think would have happened if instead of an ugly duckling, a baby crocodile hatched out of the egg!?
Plan a story where the main character is a baby crocodile. What would the baby crocodile want? What problems might they have and how would they solve them?
The Ugly Duckling Writing PromptUse your plan to write your own story.
In the story The Ugly Duckling the mother duck hatched 4 ducklings and 1 ugly duckling (baby swan).
But what do you think would have happened if instead of an ugly duckling, a baby crocodile hatched out of the egg!?
Rewrite the story where the main character is a baby crocodile. What would the baby crocodile want? What problems might they have and how would they solve them?
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Maths Warm Up
Number
515odd or even
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Number before Number after
Words
Draw it (hundreds = tens = ones = )
Expanded form
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100 more __________ 100 less __________
Number of the Day
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Multiplication and Division
There are _____ sweets in each packet.
There are _____ sandwiches on each plate.
Multiplication and Division
There are _____ brushes in each cup.
There are _____ books in each bag.
Area
Comparing AreasJenny covered some shapes with a clear plastic square grid.
How many squares did it take to cover shape A?
How many squares did it take to cover shape B?
How many squares did it take to cover shape C?
How many squares did it take to cover shape D?
Which shape had the largest area?
A BC
D
PD/HThe Skeletal System
Use the words to label the skeletal system.
PD/HThe Skeletal System
Use the words from the word bank to answer the questions.
PD/HThe Skeletal System
Wednesday11th August
Fab or Fake
Are these words fab or fake? Write them under the correct heading.
paw rawn falb author aorm explore
vorm north kiore small
FluencyPractice reading the text out loud twice. Highlight the words with the /or/ phoneme in them.
The Ugly DucklingComprehension Activity
Answer each question:
1. How many eggs did mother duck have?a. 5b. 6c. 7
2. Number the events from 1 to 3 in the order that they happened.
The grey egg finally hatched
The white eggs hatched
The pig called the duckling ugly
3. Draw 3 lines and finish each sentence:
4. Why did the duckling run away?
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The duckling left home to
The duckling grew into
The pig said
“what an ugly duckling”.
look for a new place to live.
a beautiful swan!
The Ugly DucklingVocabulary Four Square
In the story, The Ugly Duckling, the swan had a graceful, long neck. This means the swans neck was moving in a smooth, relaxed attractive way and had a smooth, attractive shape.
In this four square there is the word ‘graceful’ and the definition (what the word means)1. In the bottom left corner add a picture to go with the word ‘graceful’.2. In the bottom right corner write a sentence of your own using the word ‘graceful’.
Word
gracefulDefinition
Moving in a smooth, relaxed, attractive way, or having a smooth, attractive shape.
Picture Sentence
The Ugly Duckling Writing PlanUse your imagination to plan and then write your own story.
Write a plan for a story where the main character is a swan. What is the setting of your story going to be? Write a detailed description of what the swan looks like. What will be the problem and the solution to your story be?
The Ugly Duckling Writing PromptUse your plan to write a story where the main character is a swan.
What is the setting of your story going to be? Write a detailed description of what the swan looks like. What will be the problem and the solution to your story be?
Don’t forget to make the beginning of your story interesting for the reader.
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Maths Warm Ups
Multiplication and Division
AreaConnor cut out some squares to measure the area of each rectangle below and covered part of each one. Estime how many squares Connor would need to completely cover the rectangles. Write your estimates in the square below each rectangle.
Answer the following questions about these rectangles.
1. Which box had an area of 9 squares? ____________
2. How many squares larger than rectangle b was
rectangle e?________________
3. Which rectangles have the same area?___________
ScienceWhen Seasons Change
ScienceWhen Seasons Change
** There are activities on code.org that may be accessed today as well. **
Thursday12th August
Missing Graphemes
Choose the correct grapheme to go into each word.
or au aw al ore
c……...d h……...nt
dr……... w……...l
sc……... c……...n
p……...se str……...
w……...k w……...
Camera Word Sentences
Write each of your Camera Words in a sentence. Use a conjunction (eg. and, so, but, because) to make your sentence more interesting.
made - _______________________________________________________________
many - _______________________________________________________________
read - ________________________________________________________________
right - ________________________________________________________________
sleep - ________________________________________________________________
these - _______________________________________________________________
The Ugy Duckling Cloze Activity
Use the words in the box to complete the sentences.
duck hide different
duckling eggs swan
beautiful hatched black
1. Once upon a time, there was a mother _______.
2. She had six ______ in her nest.
3. Five eggs _________ and five yellow chicks came out.
4. The last chick hatched but was _________ to the others
with grey feathers and a _______ beak.
5. The pig said “What an ugly _________”.
6. The ugly duckling left home and decided to _______ in the
reeds.
7. He saw a ________ swan and realised that he had grown into
a beautiful _______ too.
The Ugly Duckling Synonym Activity - Cute/Ugly
A synonym is a word that means exactly or nearly the same as another word.
Five ducklings were cute but one was ugly. Ugly is the opposite of cute.All the words in the box are synonyms for either ‘ugly’ or ‘cute’. Read the words and write all the words into the correct column.
hideous lovely horrible adorable nice
awful ghastly pretty beautiful
ugly cute
The Ugly Duckling Writing PlanUse your imagination to plan and then write your own story.
The Ugly Duckling is a fairytale about a chick that looks different.
Write your own fairytale PLAN where the main character is different from everyone else. Who will the character be? What will the setting be? What makes the character different? How do they feel?
The Ugly Duckling Writing PromptUse your imagination to write your own story.
The Ugly Duckling is a fairytale about a chick that looks different.
Use your plan to write your own story where the main character is different from everyone else. Who will the character be? What will the setting be? What makes the character different? How do they feel?
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Maths Warm Up
Number
602odd or even
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Number before Number after
Words
Draw it (hundreds = tens = ones = )
Expanded form
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100 more __________ 100 less __________
Number of the Day
H T O
Multiplication and DivisionMore activities on: https://www.mathletics.com/au/
Repeated Addition as Multiplication There are 5 astronauts in the spaceship. They each had 4 books. How many books were on board the spaceship altogether?
Draw the array. Make sure to keep the rows and columns straight!
Fill in the blanks:
There are _____ rows of_____ books.
___ + ___ + ___ + ___ + ___ = ___
___ x ___ =
There are ___ books on the spaceship.
Write your own question to match this array!
Physical EducationObstacle Course
1. Your job is to create an obstacle course.
2. Brainstorm some ideas below.
3. Check with your families about what you can use before you
start (this might be a fun activity to do with your whole family!)
4. Collect the items you want to use and think about how you are
going to use them.
5. Set up your obstacle course. (Try and include under, over,
around and through, bouncing a ball, hopping etc)
6. Try it out (is it too easy? or too hard?)
7. Make some changes.
8. Have another go!
Think about other challenges you could include, bounce a ball for
10 bounces, hop over a stick, jump 5 times... Be creative and have
fun!!
Make sure you send some photos to your teacher on Seesaw!
Friday13th August
/or/ Phoneme
/or/ Phoneme
** There are activities on Reading Eggs - Fast Phonics that may be accessed today as well. **
The Ugly Duckling SequencingCut out the images and glue them in the correct order on the following page.
This page has been left blank on purpose.
The Ugly Duckling SequencingGlue the images in the correct order from 1 to 6.
1 2
3 4
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The Ugly DucklingVocabulary Four Square
In the story 'The Ugly Duckling’ a WISE old owl was perched on a branch. The word ‘wise’ means having understanding and good judgment.In this four square there is the word ‘wise’ and the definition (what the word means)1. In the bottom left corner add a picture to go with the word ‘wise’.2. In the bottom right corner write a sentence of your own using the word ‘wise’.
Word
wiseDefinition
Having understanding and good judgment.
Picture Sentence
The Ugly Duckling Writing PromptUse your imagination to write a story.
Write your own fairytale. Make sure you start your story by describing the characters and setting. Think about what problem will the character face? How will they solve that problem?
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Maths Warm Ups
Multiplication and DivisionMore activities on: https://www.mathletics.com/au/
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ArtThe Crayon Man
Can you imagine a world without colour? Before Edwin Binney set out to change things, children couldn’t really even draw in colour.Have a listen to the 'Crayon Man' by Natascha Biebow. She tells the inspiring, true story of Edwin Binney, the inventor of Crayola crayons.
Listen to the story “The Crayon Man” https://video.link/w/ggP4c
All about Edwin Edwin is a man who shows great growth mindset!
We learn a lot about Edwin from what we hear in the story and from his actions.
Write a word that describes Edwin in each of the circles.
Art
ArtGood, Better, BestEdwin Binney made the crayon better
by adding colour.
If you could choose one thing that already exists and make it better, what would it be and how would you improve it? Draw your creation below! Make sure to use lots of colour!
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