Quickly recognise and read year 2 tricky words

Write sentences which include year 2 tricky words

Encourage children to find the word and copy it

Make up ways to remember how to spell it...w-hat for what, big elephant can always understand small elephants for because

For example-

The children go to school.

There is a beautiful plant.

Support your child with writing sentences about things they are interested in

Read a story and retell it by acting it out with props or homemade puppets

Write your favourite story and draw pictures to go with it

Write a letter to a friend or family member. Can you remember all of the features?

Write a book review on your favourite book. Why did you enjoy it?

What did you think would happen?
How was your favourite character?
How many stars would you rate it?
Who would you recommend this book to?
 

Write a set of instructions on how to do something. It could be how to build a Lego model, how to play a game or how to make a drink

Make a list of anything at all

Focus on writing all of the sounds in each word

Phase 3 sounds

Phase 5 sounds

Links to other phonics games and learning ideas.

https://www.phonicsbloom.com/

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

Focus on forming all letters correctly

 Write simple sentences and focus on letter formation for example- The black cat is on the mat.

Count in multiples of 2, 5 and 10 up to 100

Use coins to practice counting

Use a 100 square to see the patterns.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/paint-the-squares

Watch this video...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_yUC1NCFkE

Form numbers clearly and correctly

Make your own snakes and ladders game

Get used to telling the time to o’clock and half past

Learn to tell the time to quarter past and quarter to the hour

Talk about the time you do things, make a clock

Here's a great video to watch...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Posbu-VKxU

Here's an interactive resource you can use...https://www.topmarks.co.uk/time/teaching-clock

Here's a game you could play...https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/116/telling_the_time#

Start with level 1!

Solve simple problems for time for example:

We leave home at 8am and it takes half an hour to get to the shop. What time will we arrive?

We spend an hour in the shop. What time do we leave?

Learn about weight
Compare items to see which is heavier and lighter
Make something yummy to practice weighing things on a scales

Be confident with recalling number bonds to 10 and then to 20

Play...https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button OR

https://www.studyzone.tv/game32-codeb185a011318c3d8c938f8d21f4a19d9b

Listen to...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD9tjBUiXs0 and then https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6udqW6VhWg

Partition 2 digit numbers into tens and ones using practical things such as straws and beads

Play...https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/place-value-basketball

Take a look at...https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z8sfr82

Use fact families to writing addition and subtraction number sentences

Go to https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zkd98xs