Year 2 Chestnut Class

Year 2 Home Learning

Please find below some home learning activities below for children in Year 2:

Phonics

We use Little Wandle to teach Phonics and Spelling at school. For more information visit: https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/

For interactive Phonics games, Phonics Play is a useful resource (we are working on phases 3-6).

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/

Here are some links to games:

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/buried-treasure

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/5/sentence-substitution-ph5a

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/6/planetary-plurals

Phonics Bloom allows your child to read tricky words, spell words and use suffixes in fun interactive games:

https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/list/phonics-games-phase-6

Spelling Shed

To help with the spellings we are learning, the children all have a log in for Spelling Shed. Here is the link for Spelling Shed: https://www.spellingshed.com/en-gb/

Reading

Please continue to read with your child. If you would like some books to share please contact the school.

Example questions:

What has happened?
Who is the main character?
Why do you think...?
What are the key events?
What did you learn?

Oxford Owls has an e-library you are able to access. https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/

Some of our school books are also available here: https://www.manorinfant.co.uk/home-learning

Maths

The following online games can support your child with Maths and link with our learning in Year 2. We are working with numbers 0-100.

Number recognition: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/helicopter-rescue

Place value/recognising dienes: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/place-value-basketball

http://www.ictgames.com/sharkNumbers/mobile/index.html

Ordering numbers: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ordering-and-sequencing/coconut-ordering

Count to and back from 100, start counting from different numbers.
Count in 2s, 3s, 5s and 10s.
Look for 2-digit numbers around your house. Read numbers 0-100.
Draw numbers using dienes and describe how many tens and ones there are.
Add and subtract using a number line or dienes.
Add two 2-digit numbers together not crossing the 10s boundary, e.g. 45 + 23 =.
Add two 2-digit numbers together crossing the 10s boundary, e.g. 47 + 38 =.
Subtract a 1-digit number from a 2-digit number, e.g. 59 - 6 =.
Subtract a 2-digit number from a 2-digit number, e.g. 48 - 14 =.

Writing

Write a list of the things you can see.
Write a letter to a friend.
Write labels for some of your toys.
Draw a picture of something you can see and write about it.
Write instructions to make a cake.

Check your writing for:

Punctuation - capital letters, finger spaces, full stops (could you use exclamation or question marks).
Have you used adjectives? (e.g. blue, big, small)
Have you used conjunctions? (e.g. and, when, but)

If you need any additional resources, feel free to email: g.allinson@manor.hants.sch.uk