Home Learning Year 2 - Easter Week 2

Year 2 - Easter Week 2 Weekly Learning All activity resources are below grid

Phonics Phonics Play it is free at the moment using the username: march2020 password: home

Reading

Writing

This week’s focus is contractions. This shouldn’t be new to your child so hopefully it will be a nice revision activity for them.

Extension: can they spot contractions in books at home?

Don’t forget to log into Reading Buddy.

The Quangle Wangle’s Hat

by Edward Lear

Read together, identify any unfamiliar language and discuss.

Poem is below grid.

This week I would like you to research Edward Lear.

Tuesday – What would you want to find out about Edward Lear? Write some questions. (Template idea below.)

Wednesday – Research the answers to your questions and write down your answers and any other information you have found.

Think about using conjunctions to join information – examples below.

Maths Challenge

Thursday and Friday – Write your information.

Have a look at the ‘Toolkit’ below to give you some helpful hints. I have included an example of how you might want to set out your information.

Some Easter fun activities: https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/easterfun/ I have also set some more MyMaths (you have your login in your packs).

A big well done to those of your who have logged on and had a go at the tasks set!  Cooking and Nutrition Can you design and make a healthy snack?

Hello Year 2,

Hope you have all had a great Easter and are staying safe at home. I am super impressed with those of you who have been logging into MyMaths and Reading Buddy – WELL DONE! I would really love to see some of your learning and the activities you have been doing at home. If you have anything you would like to share and celebrate with me please send them to enquiries@ashtonsaintwilfrids.wigan.sch.uk With permission I would like to share some of your achievements on our school Facebook page.

Look forward to hearing from you.

Mrs Stubbs x

Phonics Activities Contractions – did not = didn’t

Reading The Quangle Wangle’s Hat

by Edward Lear On the top of the Crumpetty Tree The Quangle Wangle sat, But his face you could not see, On account of his Beaver Hat. For his Hat was a hundred and two feet wide, With ribbons and bibbons on every side And bells, and buttons, and loops, and lace, So that nobody ever could see the face Of the Quangle Wangle Quee.

The Quangle Wangle said To himself on the Crumpetty Tree, — "Jam; and jelly; and bread; "Are the best of food for me!

"But the longer I live on this Crumpetty Tree "The plainer than ever it seems to me "That very few people come this way "And that life on the whole is far from gay!"

Said the Quangle Wangle Quee.

But there came to the Crumpetty Tree, Mr. and Mrs. Canary; And they said, — "Did every you see "Any spot so charmingly airy?

"May we build a nest on your lovely Hat? "Mr. Quangle Wangle, grant us that!

"O please let us come and build a nest

"Of whatever material suits you best, "Mr. Quangle Wangle Quee!"

And besides, to the Crumpetty Tree Came the Stork, the Duck, and the Owl; The Snail, and the Bumble-Bee, The Frog, and the Fimble Fowl; (The Fimble Fowl, with a corkscrew leg;) And all of them said, — "We humbly beg, "We may build out homes on your lovely Hat, — "Mr. Quangle Wangle, grant us that!

"Mr. Quangle Wangle Quee!"

And the Golden Grouse came there, And the Pobble who has no toes, — And the small Olympian bear, — And the Dong with a luminous nose.

And the Blue Baboon, who played the Flute, — And the Orient Calf from the Land of Tute, — And the Attery Squash, and the Bisky Bat, — All came and built on the lovely Hat Of the Quangle Wangle Quee.

And the Quangle Wangle said To himself on the Crumpetty Tree, — "When all these creatures move "What a wonderful noise there'll be!"

And at night by the light of the Mulberry moon They danced to the Flute of the Blue Baboon, On the broad green leaves of the Crumpetty Tree, And all were as happy as happy could be, With the Quangle Wangle Quee.

Writing Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday and Friday

Challenge Design and make a healthy snack.