English
Useful websites for Reading and Writing
Mr Whoops' Mistakes
Mr Whoops has made lots of mistakes in his writing. All of his mistakes are Year 1 and Year 2 Common Exception Words.
Can you rewrite each piece in your neatest handwriting into your purple book and correct all of his spelling mistakes?
If you need help, look at the Year 1 and Year 2 Common Exception Words documents in the 'Spelling' section further down this on this page.
Reading
Spelling
Can you read and spell all of these words? Try writing them in interesting sentences with punctuation and conjunctions (and, so, but, if, when, because, that)
Learn to read and spell these important contractions. Look carefully at which letters the apostrophes replaces in each contraction. Write some interesting sentences using these contractions.
Challenge yourself by learning to read and spell some of the Year 3 and 4 words!
Poetry
Year 2 absolutely LOVE hearing and joining in with Michael Rosen's poems. Try and learn some lines from these poems and perform them with interesting expression and actions to your family! Next, have a go at writing your own poem in the style of Michael Rosen!
And remember..."No breathing in class!"
Percy the Park Keeper
You've heard the Percy the Park Keeper stories in class, now watch the TV episodes! Once you have finished watching, you could write a new adventure story for Percy and his animal friends, a setting description of the park using interesting adjectives or a letter to Percy.
Story Time
Get yourself cosy and listen to these amazing stories read by some famous faces from the worlds of TV, film and music!
Enjoyed the stories? You could write a book review, a character description or a new adventure for the characters! You could even write a letter to one of the characters or create some freeze-frames to show the characters actions and feelings at important moments in the stories!
When you've completed some writing and drama activities about the stories, find out about the lives of the famous people reading the stories. Who are they? What are they famous for? What interesting facts can you discover about them?