Year 2 English Home Learning Week beginning 22
Year 2 English Home Learning Week beginning 22 nd June 2020
Monday 22 nd June- there, their and they’re Today we will be building on our homophone knowledge from last week and looking one homophone in particular. there their they’re
homophone same sound Homophones are words that are spelled differently, have different meanings yet sound the same.
Monday 22 nd June- there, their and they’re Even though all 3 of these words sound the same, they are all spelt differently and of course have different meanings. Each one is used for a seperate purpose. The little images in the spelling can help to remind you which is correct for each purpose. The ‘i’ in their is a little person – so it belongs to someone The ‘r’ in there is an arrow – showing direction to a place The ‘ in they’re is because its a contract for they are.
Monday 22 nd June- there, their and they’re Activity. Can you complete the sentences by choosing the correct homophone and spelling? **Think about what the sentence is about**
Tuesday 23 rd June LI: To identify errors in writing. Today you are going to be using your skills as a writer to help to spot and identify errors in writing. This is a very important skill as it helps when you are editing your work and that you can be independent writers! Have a look at the video and online activities as part of today’s lesson. https: //www. bbc. co. uk/bitesize/articles/z 799 ydm THEN. . come back to have a go at spotting the errors in my writing next!
Can you spot and correct my writing? my walk with my parnents This weekend on saturday i went with Ben and lily to see my mum and dad for a socially distanced wallk. WE went to stowe because it was ment to be nice weather. when we got there we hadd to wayt to be allowd into the car park. The sun was shining and their were lots of sheep in the fields with they’re lambs. lily had lots fof fun playing hide and seec with hergrandad. After the walk we had an ice creem and sat in the sunshine. It was very hot! I had a chocolate ice cream because there my favourite!
Wednesday 24 th June 2020.
Wednesday 24 th June 2020. Today is officially ‘National Writing Day’ and so it is the perfect time for you to be creative and write something. This could be anything you like. . . A letter, a story, a poem, some instructions. Who knows? I have found a few activities that you might like to do as part of your lesson today. . . have a little look and see what you think!
Wednesday 24 th June 2020. #My. Dear. New. Friend The National Literacy Trust is supporting the project ‘My Dear New Friend’ which encourages children to write letters to people in care homes without family or visitors. All of the information including cover letter template etc can be found at the link below. https: //literacytrust. org. uk/family-zone/mydearnewfriend/
Wednesday 24 th June 2020. #somethingireallylove Write a poem about something you really love. It’s as simple as that! What could it be? Cheese, football, swimming, sausages? The list is endless! All the information including step by step videos is on the link below. The poet has chosen to write about PORRIDGE! https: //literacytrust. org. uk/family-zone/9 -12/write-poem-about-thing-you-reallylove/
Today we will begin looking at a new form of writing. Thursday 25 th June 2020 LI: To explore poetry. What is poetry or a poem? A poem is a piece of writing – it might be short or long that is made up of words. It usually is about 1 subject or thing. Sometimes poetry can rhyme but it doesn’t always have to.
Thursday 25 th June 2020 LI: To explore poetry. Do you know any poems or rhymes yourself? Have a think? Can you work out the poem from these images?
Thursday 25 th June 2020 LI: To explore poetry. ‘Twinkle, Little Star. ’ Now I know you all know this as a nursery rhyme but lots of nursery rhymes are actually poems too.
Thursday 25 th June 2020 LI: To explore poetry. The Owl and the Pussycat By Edward Lear
Thursday 25 th June 2020 LI: To explore poetry.
Thursday 25 th June 2020 LI: To explore poetry. ‘Dolphins’ Commotion in the Ocean
Activity: Thursday 25 th June 2020 LI: To explore poetry. Today we would like you to become poetry performers. On the blog there are 4 poems that we would like to read aloud. You do not have to perform them to lots of people BUT reading a poem aloud helps you to hear how it should be read and what it is about. Then. . . We would like you to choose the poem you liked the most and review it. What did you like about it? What is the poem about? Does it rhyme?
What are rhyming words? Friday 26 th June 2020 LI: To identify rhyme Some poems have rhyming words in them. This is when words have the same sound in them. 'Cheese' and 'peas' both have the same sound. You can write rhyming poems by using pairs or groups of words that use the same sounds.
th 26 Friday June 2020 LI: To identify rhyme Have a look at the words below and see if you can work out the rhyming pairs! chip please plate door crawl breeze straight four late skip fall
Activity: Friday 26 th June 2020 LI: To identify rhyme Look at the poem for today’s lesson and see if you can underline the different rhyming words in the poem. Choose a different colour for each rhyming pair. Remember that reading the poem out loud will help you to recognise words that rhyme and have the same sound but perhaps do not have the same spelling.
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