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Today's task to be uploaded to Google Classroom: Writing
Welcome to Week 10!
Welcome to Week 10!
Welcome to the last week of term. The Grade 2 team would like to thank you for all of your effort at home during Remote Learning, it's truly remarkable what we have achieved together.
Tasks to be uploaded this week-
Monday- Writing (This is a Learning Task and will appear on your child's report)
Tuesday- Maths
Wednesday- Reading
Don't forget that as Friday is the last day of term, we would normally finish learning an hour earlier. Please make sure you do the same!
Reading
Reading
Learning Intention: We are learning to visualise what we are reading. We are learning to think about the appearances of the characters we read about.
Success Criteria: I can draw a picture of Mr Twit. I can think of the 5 senses (Hearing, smell, sight, taste and touch)and words to describe Mr Twit.
Home learning activity:
Watch Ms Ward’s video describing Mr Twit.
Watch Miss Bath’s video for today’s activity instructions.
Draw a picture of Mr Twit based on Mrs Ward’s description. Describe him using the 5 senses.
Reflection:
Did I re-read my work?
Did I draw Mr Twit with detail?
Does my drawing of Mr Twit match the description?
Writing
Writing
Learning Intention: We are learning to publish our writing with thought, care, time and effort.
Success Criteria: I can publish my writing with illustrations and neat writing.
Resources:
Planning and Drafts for Narrative Writing from last week.
Booklet or Device to publish writing.
Home Learning Task:
If you have not watched the videos from Week 9- Monday, Tuesday and Thursday please do so.
Today’s writing session is to complete the publishing of the narrative piece started last week.
This writing piece and the draft needs to be uploaded to Google Classroom as it is the Term 3 Writing Learning Task that will be assessed and reported on.
Spelling
Spelling
Learning Intention:
We are practicing our spelling using fun games and activities.
Success Criteria:
I can practice my spelling words using games and apps.
This week we are going to look at spelling with games and apps.
Consider using the following games to enhance spelling skills.
Scrabble
Boggle
Banana
Here are some online spelling apps and games you may want to explore this week.
‘Simplex Spelling Phonics 1 teaches a full year of spelling curriculum with over 450 high frequency words divided into 42 lists that are organized by spelling patterns and difficulty levels. Each of the 42 lists comes with a lesson that teaches one of the basic building blocks of spelling in the English language. These basic building blocks include the different phonograms, sounds, and spelling rules.’
2- Montessorium: Intro to Words
‘Intro to Words guides your child so that they can learn to write, read and spell phonetically, and compose their own words and stories with original illustrations! Based on the proven methodology of Montessori.’
‘This educational app is a great tool that allows kids to practice their spelling words with fun interactive mini games.’
‘The Spelling Teacher app includes Julia, your child's private spelling teacher who interacts with your student while playing fun learning activities. Teacher Julia also reads words and sentences during spelling practice and while taking weekly spelling tests.’
‘Word Wizard offers several unique reading and spelling activities for children ages four to 10’
‘SPELLING MAGIC 3 focuses on words that have multiple syllables in them. Examples of words included in this app are, pretzel, button, camel, and trumpet. This app also has compound words in it, such as bobcat, hotdog, dustpan, and handbag. The words are grouped into themed categories for organization and to create interest in the app.’
7- Spelling Bus
‘Spelling Bus is for learning to spell and practice to spell. Kids see the pictures and listens to the word and then type the spelling.’
8- Spelling Bug
‘Kids learn to spell the most needed words as they play. Application presents each word by displaying a picture and pronounces the word and presents the letters that are needed to make the word. Kids use there hand to arrange the letters in the right order to make the word.’
9- A+ Spelling Bee English Words
‘A fantastic spelling game for kids! Guaranteed improvement to spell English words! Bright, colourful and fun way to learn spelling.
Maths
Maths
Learning Intention:
We are learning about strategies to help with division (share between).
Success Criteria:
I can use counters, drawings or a Multiplication Chart to help me work out division problems.
Warm Up:
Fast facts using Multiplication Chart. Students can use their Multiplication Chart to practice multiplication or division facts. If parents have time, they could give them a fact to find the answer to.
Activity: Division question cards
Students use the division worded problems below (print here). They should choose at least 5 to work out in their maths books. Counters, drawings or a Multiplication Chart can be used depending which strategy students find most helpful.
SPECIALIST PROGRAM
SPECIALIST PROGRAM
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Where to find the Specialist activities:
Scroll to the top of the website
To the right you will see a tap that says MORE
Click on the More tab
Click on Specialists
Click on your chosen Specialist
Click on the correct week
Click on the activity!
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