Year 2 Home Learning
THE JOURNEY HOME
Join us on a home learning adventure that starts with a Polar bear.
Click on the picture to begin:
MATHS
Times tables
In Year 2, children should be working on their 2, 5 and 10 times tables
- https://www.timestables.co.uk/
- https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
- https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/399/Archery-Arithmetic-Multiplication
Also Recommended
- NCETM have a series of short videos about multiplication - start at week 1 and make your way through them https://www.ncetm.org.uk/resources/54454#KS1Multiplication
- Carol Vorderman and The Maths Factor are offering free sign up for families during the school closures. They have loads of videos, games and other resources https://www.themathsfactor.com/
- White Rose are have fantastic lessons to use at home with videos and resources https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/
- All our children have their own login details for Maths Shed https://play.edshed.com
- Maths Train is a fun way to practise your mental maths skills https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train
- ICT Games has a wide range of different games covering Key Stage 1 Maths https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/index.html
- This website has a range of Maths activities https://en.e-learningforkids.org/math/grade/2/
- MathsMastery have learning packs available for each year group to use at home https://www.mathematicsmastery.org/free-resources
- We use NRich in school as it has all sorts of interesting Maths activities for children to do https://nrich.maths.org/14600
- Natwest have some money-based fun and games for 5-8 year olds https://natwest.mymoneysense.com/students/students-5-8/
More Maths games and resources to explore:
In Year 2, we learn about telling the time - o'clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to.
LITERACY
Phonics
Phonics Play have made comics for each phonics phase for your children to enjoy reading https://phonicsplaycomics.co.uk/comics.html
Phonics Bloom has lots of games linked to each phonics phase. Some require registration but lots are free https://www.phonicsbloom.com/
Phonics Play are giving free access with the username march20 and the password home https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/
Click on the links on this page to find words to practise and games to try https://www.spellzone.com/curriculum/national-curriculum/year-2.cfm
Reading Eggs are offering a free 30 day trial https://readingeggs.co.uk/
This is a very in depth website with lots of resources if you want to teach some phonics to your child https://sightwords.com/phonemic-awareness/curriculum/
More Literacy
- Lots of sight word games to play away from screens https://sightwords.com/sight-words/games/
- The Case for Books You Tube channel has a wealth of fantastic booky videos, including interviews with authors https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXGj9JGOehYaTUY7bwyj_xQ/featured
- Power of Pictures has teaching sequences for a range of books, but even if you don't do those, there are videos of the authors reading the books https://clpe.org.uk/powerofpictures/books-and-teaching-sequences
- Sign up to Authorfy for free and get access to free author videos and writing resources https://authorfy.com/
- Pobble 365 brings a new picture every day as a stimulus for creative writing, along with story starters, questions and drawing ideas https://www.pobble365.com/
- You can register for free access during the school closures to PuepleMash for a range of daily activities, including comprehension and grammar https://2simple.com/purple-mash/
- The Book Trust have got so many videos, books, games and other fabulous online activities to keep you busy https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/
- Enjoy the world of David Walliams on his website for his children's books https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/
- The Literacy Shed is providing free Literacy resources for Key Stage 1 https://www.literacyshedplus.com/en-gb/browse/age-5-7
- A theatre company has made it free to watch a video of their play for young children called Whatever the Weather. There is also a storybook and an activity pack you can download and use as well https://tinyurl.com/v5no4x7
- Here are some nice stories with a range of different activities http://www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/literacy/lit_site/html/fiction/fairytale2/fairytale.htm
- This website has a range of Literacy activities https://en.e-learningforkids.org/language-arts/grade/2/
VIRTUAL LIBRARY
Click the book to find lots of books and videos of stories online:
SCIENCE
- This website has loads of fabulous child-friendly science experiments to do at home: https://www.science-sparks.com/
- Here is a selection of interesting Science investigations you can do at home: https://www.jamesdysonfoundation.co.uk/resources/challenge-cards.html
- The BBC Bitesize website has resources to explore https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zrssgk7
- The Royal Institution has a series of short films making it fun, easy and cheap to do science experiments at home with children https://www.rigb.org/families/experimental
- This website has lots of Science activities, and the links at the top will take you to activities for health, environmental skills, computer skills and life skills https://en.e-learningforkids.org/science/grade/2/
- And here is another website with a wealth of Science ideas, activities, games and experiments http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/
Crest (yes, the toothpaste people!) have some detailed science activities aimed at primary aged children. There is a guidance booklet and a booklet of activities, as well as a certificate you can print on completion. Star level is aimed at children from 5-7 years old.
GEOGRAPHY
We have been finding out about life in Amman and Petra in Jordan. They are in Asia. Petra is in the desert. What can you find out about deserts? Are deserts always hot? Which plants live in a desert? Which living creatures live in a desert? Where are different deserts found in the world? The DK Find Out website has lots of information about deserts (and plenty more to explore on that site, too!)
ART
Wildlife artist Rory McCann has made some videos about how to create wild art
Make your own flip book!
Olaf Falafel is making some super fun art videos.
You might find some inspiration for some art projects here
Crayola have lots of colouring pages and activities to try at home
Award winning author / illustrator Rob Biddulph is making videos to draw along to
Learn how to draw from observation with this free programme of online lessons from an artist
PE
GoNoodle has lots of videos and activities to keep your fit and healthy (scroll down, you don't need to register)
Join in with the nation doing your daily Joe Wicks workout on You Tube!
Cosmic Kids Yoga on You Tube
The Yorkshire Sport Foundation have made a range of videos demonstrating different PE skills.
The Sports Partnership has provided some fantastic ideas for staying active at home for all the family
We have signed up to this website for lots of free videos and dance routines for ages 4 and up:
Log in Details
email: office@woodrow.worcs.sch.uk
Password: B987UZ
COMPUTING
If you ever wanted to learn to type - have a look at the games here
Make your own animations online for free.
Tynker are offering free access to their premium coding activities during the school closures.
CodeMonkey is also free, though you do have to register for this one.
Scratch is a great resource for coding.
MUSIC
Everyone has an instrument you can use - your voice! Learn to beatbox!
Harvard University in the USA has developed a series of musical games and activities which also help them with their research!
Singing Medicine is providing videos of songs to join in with - you might just recognise some of them that Miss Capron-Tee uses!
SingUp are working on providing a range of music videos and resources for free
Young Voices have lots of singing and dancing videos to keep everyone busy
The Sing King You Tube channel has absolutely LOADS of karaoke backing tracks for all your favourite songs. Why don't you have a karaoke night once a week? You could even make your own fake microphone from a rolled up paper tube with a ball of scrunched up paper taped on top!
Here is an excellent video teaching you all about pulse with activities you can join in with. You don't need an instrument!
OTHER GREAT RESOURCES
The Premier League has a wealth of football-based learning activities (including Literacy and Maths) to explore.
BBC's Supermovers have a great range of active learning ideas.
Classroom Secrets have made some awesome home learning packs for each year group.
Hamilton have free Maths and English learning at home packs for each year group which they are adding to regularly.
Twinkl have made loads of resources accessible. Just click on the parents hub.
The Scholastic website has two weeks worth of activities available for free, including reading and educational videos. It is from the USA, but is still a great resource.
Starfall is another site from the USA but with loads of great resources including Maths and Literacy games and books to read. You have to subscribe for full access, but a number of them are free.
Free Key Stage 1 Maths and English study books from Collins:
Here is a list of links to lots of Maths and English activities also from Collins:
The BBC Bitesize website has lots of good resources:
This website has a range of great projects:
Brain Pop has extensive educational resources and are offering free access. Just follow the link for the instructions about getting free access.
Free activity books to download from tts
Online books, games and other fun resources
Don't forget we have more resources for everyone to enjoy.
Click the tick!
OTHER THINGS TO DO AT HOME
- Keep a diary (this would be fascinating to keep and share with people in the future!)
- Test your family (make a times tables or spelling test for them - who can get 10 out of 10? Test everyone in your family and see who gets the top score!)
- Write a letter to someone in your family who doesn't live with you. Maybe they will even write back!
- Make a postbox in your house and everyone can write letters to each other - take it in turns to be the post person and deliver the mail!
- Play any board games you have. You could start a league table to keep a record of who wins the most and least.
- Cook or bake together (even if it is as simple as making a sandwich together)
- Write a book (will you be the next JK Rowling? You could even write a series of books about the same characters!)
- Do some research about your family and make bar charts with the data (favourite colours, favourite foods and so on)
- Interview someone in your family and find out things you didn't know about them.
- Set up a points chart for things like keeping your bedroom tidy and doing household chores - at the end of each week, whoever has the most points is crowned "House Mega-Star".
- Make play-doh (flour, a little salt and enough water to make a dough). What will make the best dough? More flour? More salt? Less water? Experiment to find the best play-doh recipe.
- Household Olympics - every day run a different event (how about who can run up the stairs fastest? Or balance on one leg for the longest? Or do the most star jumps during the Eastenders opening music?)
- Put on a concert (plan who will sing or perform what, find backing tracks on You Tube with adult help, rehearse, work out what you will wear, make a leaflet about it, make a poster to tell people in the house when it will happen)
- Teach someone in your house some of the French you have learned. You could even teach the dog or cat, or even a teddy!