Year 2 English Home Learning 18.01.2021 - 22.01.2021
Hi Year 2,
Below is your English learning for this week. Have a go at each lesson and remember to send photos of your work to me using my email address on the class page. I will be expecting at least one email from you per week so that I can see your amazing work.
Please remember that any worksheets do not need to be printed, they are there to support and guide you and you can have a go at these activities on a piece of paper at home.
Monday
Phonics
1. Recap on the rules from last week about adding the suffix -er to a root word.
2. This week’s common words are:
better under river would could should
Practice reading these and spelling them. For would, could and should, remember our rhyme that helps us - o, u, lucky duck.
3. This week we will be adding the -er suffix to create comparative adjectives e.g. big -> bigger.
Use the following comparative adjectives to create your own comparison sentences. Say them
and then write them.
e.g. Chloe is taller than Matthew. I am older than my sister.
taller fatter longer shorter older younger thinner
Reading
Just like last week, we are going to start our English lessons with some reading. I would like you to spend ten minutes reading a book at your colour book band. If possible, read to another member of your family. When you have finished reading, I would like you to spend a few minutes, talking about what you have read. Can you retell the key events or information in your book? Can you include details?
Here is the link for the Oxford Owl website - click here.
English
This week in our English lessons, we are going to be working towards writing our non-chronological report on Firefighters. A non-chronological report gives people information on a particular subject. Our subject is firefighters and we are writing it for other key stage one children.
We will be reading non-chronological reports, writing information sentences, before planning our big write.
Today, I would like you to read through the text ‘What does a firefighter do?’ You may ask a grown up at home to read this text with you, or you could watch the video and read along with Mrs Claxton. There are two versions of the text to choose from. The second version is more challenging.
What does a firefighter do? Click here to read the text. Remember there are two versions to choose from.
Now that you have read the text, I would like to you to create a visual organiser or map of everything you know about firefighters. You could write the word firefighters in the middle of your paper and record lots of information around this using coloured pens or felt-tips. Go back to the text to help you or complete your own research on firefighters using the search engine Kiddle. We will the information you collect in our lesson tomorrow. Remember to send any pictures of your learning to Mrs Claxton or Miss Hughes.
Tuesday
Phonics
1) Practice reading and spelling this week’s common words
better under river would could should
2. Look at the following comparative adjectives from yesterday, work out the root word and see if the rules we used last week for adding the -er suffix still apply for these words.
taller fatter longer shorter older younger thinner bigger
3. I have listed a few words below – some have the -er suffix and some are just words ending in ‘er’. Can you sort them into 2 columns? Remember for it to have a suffix it must be a word on its own once the suffix has been taken away.
never taller older supper better fatter smarter river
Reading
Time for some reading! Spend 10 minutes reading a book at your colour book band. Today, I would like you to really focus on checking your reading makes sense. If something doesn’t sound right, chances are that it probably isn’t right. Go back to the beginning of the sentence and read again. Self-checking is a really important reading skill that helps with our understanding of the text.
Here is the link for the Oxford Owl website - click here.
English
Today, we are going to write some information sentences about firefighters using the information we collected yesterday. We are going to use formal language (use the word mat below to help) to write the facts that we have researched about firefighters.
Here are some examples:
A firefighter’s job is to keep everyone safe.
Firefighters work at a fire station.
Firefighters must wear strong helmets to protect their head from falling objects.
Remember to say your sentence three times before you begin to write. Begin your sentences with capital letters and end with full-stops. Use spaces between your words and listen carefully for the sounds. Use the word mat to help with spelling our topic words. We would love to read your sentences so please send pictures to Mrs Claxton or Miss Hughes using our email addresses.
Wednesday
Phonics
1) Practice reading and spelling this week’s common words
better under river would could should
2) Today we are going to see which suffixes, out of the ones we have learnt so far (-ed, -ing, -er), we can add to different root words. Watch the video to support you with this.
The root words I would like you to use are listed below.
copy build run strong walk long hop old shout cry
3) I would like you to use some of the words you have created to write 5 different sentences. Can you use some conjunctions in your sentences (and, because, but, so, or, while)?
Reading
Time to spend 10 minutes reading a book at your colour book band. Use the link below to reach the Oxford Owl website. When you have finished reading, tell a member of your family about what you have read today. If it was a story, who were the characters and what happened to them? If you read a non-fiction book, about real-life, what new information have you learned?
click here for the Oxford Owl website.
English
In today’s English lesson, we are going to plan our non-chronological report using everything we have learned about firefighters. When we plan, we do not need to write in full sentences, we can make notes and record key words that we would like to include in our writing.
Use these headings to help you plan.
Introduction to the text, for example, firefighters save people, part of emergency services
What is a firefighters job?
What equipment does a firefighter need?
What does a firefighter wear?
What makes a firefighter good at their job?
Thursday
Phonics
1) Practice reading and spelling this week’s common words
better under river would could should
2) I would like you to use the rules you created on Tuesday to add the -er suffix to these root words to create comparative adjectives.
angry brave safe silly strong weak cheap rich dark hot cold
3) Use the words you have created to write comparative sentences.
Reading
It is time for ten minutes of reading. Select a book from your colour book band or continue reading a book from yesterday. Following your reading today, answer these questions. What did you enjoy in this book? Was there anything you did not like? What would you tell a friend about this book?
Here is the link for the Oxford Owl website - click here.
English
Thursday is big writing day. We are going to write a first draft of our non-chronological report on firefighters. Get out your work from earlier this week to help you. You will have your visual organiser or map from Monday, your sentences from Tuesday and your planning from yesterday. I would like you to write sentences to form your report. You may use the headings below to organise your sentences.
Introduction
What is a firefighters job?
What equipment does a firefighter need?
What does a firefighter wear?
What makes a firefighter good at their job?
Try your best, using capital letters and full-stops, leaving spaces between words and listening carefully for the sounds. Use the word mat to help you with your spelling. Below are some resources that may be useful. Remember to send your a picture of your writing to Mrs Claxton or Miss Hughes. We look forward to seeing your wonderful work.
Friday
Phonics
1) Practice reading and spelling this week’s common words
better under river would could should
2) Use the following passages and put them away from where you are working. Read them a sentence at a time and then go back to where you are working and write as much as you can remember - complete this until you have written the whole of both passages. Once complete, check that what you have written matches the passage below. If you are unsure or cannot, do this you could listen to my recordings of the passages, listen once and then write down as much as you remember before listening again. Re play the videos as many times as you need to until you have written the whole passage.
Last night I baked some buns. I closed the kitchen door so my dog couldn’t steal any. Then I used chocolate and gold stars to decorate them. My brother smiled when he ate his bun so I typed up the recipe for him. I don’t know who is cuter, my brother or my dog.
As I walked down the muddy path, it grew wider and the trees became larger. On my way I met an old lady who looked at me and said, ‘You are braver than a lion.’ I opened my eyes, looked at the clock and it was much later than I thought.
Reading
Friday’s reading is a little different today. I would like you to choose a favourite book or magazine that you have at home to share with a member of your family. Tell them why you have chosen this book and what you love about it. Get cosy and share the book together. You could take it turns to read or if you’d prefer, you could listen to somebody else read it to you.
If you would like to listen to a story online, then please click here.
English
In today’s lesson, we are going to read through our writing from yesterday. If you did not finish your writing then use the time today.
If you have finished then you can choose whether to add more sentences to your writing or improve the sentences you have written. Choose an idea from the list below.
Choose one sentence and read it through. Are there any words that you can improve upon to make your writing sound better? Write out your improved sentence.
Let’s check your punctuation. Have you started each sentence with a capital letter? Highlight the capital letters as you check. Does each sentence end with punctuation (full-stop, question mark, exclamation mark)? In a different colour, highlight your punctuation.
Checking spelling - circle some words that may not be spelled correctly, perhaps they just don’t look right. Use a dictionary or dictionary.com to check the spelling of your chosen words. Correct any that are incorrect and write three times.
Remember to take a photograph of your super work and email across so that I can post in our class gallery.