Year 2 Half-term: Spring 1 (W/C Monday 6th January 2025– W/C Monday 10th February 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:
• Curriculum Menu
• Reading- please continue to aim to read with your child at least 3 times a week
• 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.
• Focus words - Now your child has settled well into Year 2, we would like your child to 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: Write a letter to someone to say thank you, for example thanking them for a present, coming to your party or a day out you have been on. Remember to think about your capital letters, finger spaces and full stops.
Maths: Have a go at counting in steps of 2, 5s and 10s.
Look at the different amounts of coins in pounds and pence. Can you name them and make different amounts using the coins?
PSHE: Can you write about a time you helped someone in need? How did you feel helping someone else?
Music: What is your favourite song? Can you write down the name of your favourite song, who it is performed by and two sentences on why you like the song? You could also draw a picture of something in the song.
Spanish: Can you create a picture and label all your favourite jungle animals in Spanish?
Science: Can you create simple food chains from different habitats? Think about how you could present your learning
Children’s choice: Share something you have learnt at home! Maybe you could do some baking, crafting or go on an outing somewhere
History: Can you write down 5 facts about Christopher Columbus to share with your friends in class?
Design and Technology: Can you create a moving monster. Think about your design and how it can move.
