Year 2 Half-term: Summer 1 (W/C Monday 21st April 2025– W/C Monday 19th May 2025)
In Year 2, we believe that homework should consolidate the learning that has taken place in school and inform families of the children’s learning as they share this knowledge with you at home.
To support this, please choose and complete 6 activities from the grid over the course of the half-term. Please can your child bring this in every Thursday so it can be celebrated in class on a Friday. Work can be completed in homework books or, where appropriate, brought in its original form e.g. a photograph or poster etc.
We teach the children to take pride and responsibility for their own work and we strive to develop their independence, therefore we expect each homework task to be completed with care and to the best of their ability.
Our weekly homework offer in Year 2 includes:
1. Curriculum Menu.
2. Reading- please continue to aim to read with your child at least 3 times a week.
3. Maths - we would also like your child to continue to practise their maths at home, focusing on counting in steps of 2s, 5s and 10s. Your child may use TTRockStars to practise these as well as their number passport.
4. Focus words - practise their ‘red words’. Red words are common exception words –this means they are words that don’t always follow the usual phonics patterns when we read & spell these words We will put our focus words inside your child’s reading records every week so they can practise reading & spelling these words at home. In class, we will learn to read and spell these words together throughout the week.
We can’t wait to see your work!
Thank you so much for your continued support! Your Year 2 Team
English: Can you write a ‘recount’ about a special day. This could be a real day or a made up one. When writing, really think about your sentences. Do they have capital letters, finger spaces and full stops? Have you used interesting adjectives and time adverbials such as then, next, after that?
Maths: Have a go at these online games to support your new learning on fractions. https://maths-games.org/fractiongames/. You could also practice your arithmetic. The 1-minute maths app is available to download for free.
Spanish:
Can you create an under the sea picture and label 7 different sea creatures in Spanish?
PSHE: Can you write about ‘What would you like to be when you grow up?’ Have a look at different jobs and careers. Maybe talk to your family members about their jobs.
Religious Education:
Can you do some research about Muslims? You could write some facts about Muslims or create a poster.
Science: Can you create a ‘healthy’ menu or meal plate looking at what foods you need to create a balanced diet?
Children’s choice: Share something you have learnt at home! Maybe you could do some baking, crafting or go on an outing somewhere.
Geography:
Have you ever visited a seaside resort? How did people use the area? Can you draw a map of the place what human and physical features you found there such as shops, hotels, restaurants, cafés, parks, beach, sand dunes.
Art: Have a look in your garden or in an outdoor space for plants Have a go at some observational drawings. Look carefully and add as much detail as possible.
