Year 2

A BIG welcome to all our Year 2 children.

Here is our new learning zone. You will find information relating to English, Maths, Phonics and the wider curriculum . Our priorities for Year 2 children are:

Reading
Phonics
Maths
English
RE
Other foundation subjects

Please use the horizontal scroll bar to see all subjects and external links.

Spring 1

In year 2, it is crucial that children work on their basic literacy and maths skills. We know that teaching children at home is very challenging, and we appreciate that it might be impossible to teach all of these lessons each week. At St Denys Infants School, our priorities for year 2 children are as follows (in this order):

Reading
Phonics
Maths
English
RE
The other ‘foundation’ subjects.

Click the thumbnails in the table below to be linked directly to the appropriate lessons.

Week beginning

English

Phonics

Maths

18.1.2021

Lesson 1

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-box-up-for-purpose-6dgp2r

Lesson 2

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-identify-features-of-explanation-read-as-a-writer-6muk8d

Lesson 3

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-write-an-explanation-text-part-1-61gk8c

Lesson 4

Finish writing your explanation . This may take 1 lesson or may take 2 depending on your child. In school we will be doing it over 2 lessons.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-write-an-explanation-text-part-2-6wwker

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-write-an-explanation-text-part-3-6grp8r

These lessons will be available daily on Class Dojo

Lesson 1:

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/solving-multiplication-word-problems-table-of-two-68w3ae

Lesson 2:

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/solving-multiplication-word-problems-table-of-five-6wu30r

Lesson 3:

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/relating-multiplying-by-two-to-doubling-cgt34c

Lesson 4:

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/calculating-multiplication-of-fives-by-skip-counting-70r3cd

25.1.2021

Lesson 1

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-listen-to-a-story-cgup8d

Lesson 2

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-tell-a-story-from-memory-6cv36d

Please only do as far as recreating the story map. Adding er and est is tricky and will take some time. It’s also important the children do the story map in good detail and fully understand the story before moving on.

Lesson 3

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-tell-a-story-from-memory-6cv36d

Carry on with the stepping through the story part and recap adding -ing -er and -est.

Lesson 4

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-explore-the-main-moods-in-the-story-6nk3ee

These lessons will be available daily on Class Dojo

Lesson 1:

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/calculating-multiplications-of-ten-by-skip-counting-61k62e

Lesson 2:

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/spotting-patterns-in-the-2-5-and-10-multiplication-tables-64rp8e

Lesson 3:

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/solving-multiplication-and-division-problems-69h66d

Lesson 4:

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/measuring-length-in-centimetres-70r6ad

Each afternoon, please choose one of these topic lessons to complete with your child.

Week

Topic 1/ Science

Topic 2 / History

P.S.H.E.

WB

18.1.2021

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/which-materials-are-absorbent-c5j6ar

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what-was-london-like-at-the-time-of-the-fire-6ru64c

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/we-are-all-responsible-64vk0r

WB

25.1.2021

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what-is-the-difference-between-raw-and-synthetic-materials-6ctkac

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/how-did-the-great-fire-of-london-start-6mv62r

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/stand-up-to-bullying-c4u6ac

RE

WB

18.1.2021

Learning objectives:

To understand that Jesus offered forgiveness/ To understand what forgiveness means.

Discuss that Jesus taught us 'forgive and you will be forgiven'

Watch the YouTube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED3fzkS-bhA The Parable of the unforgiving servant- stories from the bible.

Questions:

When have you given forgiveness?

How can we say sorry?

When have to asked for forgiveness?

Activity:

Draw a picture to show when you have asked for forgiveness or when you forgave someone. You can use speech bubbles to show what someone might be saying.

RE

WB

25.1.2021

Learning objectives: To understand that Jesus offered peace/ To understand what peace is.

What does peace mean? Recap that the good news Jesus teaches us is about peace. What is the symbol of peace? Discuss how a dove is a symbol of peace.

Activity:

Close your eyes and think of peace inside yourself. Where would you go to find peace? Draw a picture of a dove and write the word peace in the middle of it. Draw pictures around the dove of peaceful places. Where might Christians go to find peace?

Autumn 1

Date	English	Maths	Phonics	RE
21.9.20	https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-listen-and-respond-to-a-story-ccrk4d	Numbers within 100 lessons 5,6,7,8 https://classroom.thenational.academy/units/numbers-within-100-9ce3	Lesson 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v43jl0re5-0&list=PLuGr6z2H2KNE3ABRJaKoQWiIrXvxCUhg-&index=13 Lesson 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqRwr4hjTfI&list=PLuGr6z2H2KNE3ABRJaKoQWiIrXvxCUhg-&index=12 Lesson 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3iCKAosdSs&list=PLuGr6z2H2KNE3ABRJaKoQWiIrXvxCUhg-&index=11	Our BIG question this half term is 'Who made the world?' We are going to be learning about creation.
28.9.20	https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-tell-a-story-from-memory-6rrk0c	Numbers within 100. Lessons 9, 10, 11, 12 https://classroom.thenational.academy/units/numbers-within-100-9ce3	Lesson 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUYIbSQbqXQ&list=PLuGr6z2H2KNE3ABRJaKoQWiIrXvxCUhg-&index=10 Lesson 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DZbgNOujfQ Lesson 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gUXlOEO-tU
5.10.20	https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-build-descriptive-language-6guk4d	Numbers within 100 Lessons 13, 14, 15 https://classroom.thenational.academy/units/numbers-within-100-9ce3 Addition and Subtraction of 2 digit numbers Lesson 1 https://classroom.thenational.academy/units/addition-and-subtraction-of-2-digit-numbers-f192	Lesson 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y8jRWf-ry4 Lesson 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av38i-MGaus Lesson 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbgFagB_HV0
12.10.20	https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-use-expanded-noun-phrases-to-describe-c8wk2t	Addition and Subtraction of 2 digit numbers Lesson 2, 3, 4, 5 https://classroom.thenational.academy/units/addition-and-subtraction-of-2-digit-numbers-f192	Lesson 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTRNnVP-fRg Lesson 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys6T0eT-S0Y Lesson 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHjzY-VVNa8