Literacy
To use the past tense
Explain things that have happened are in the past tense. Give some examples of sentences to see if your child can identify the error. e.g. Yesterday I eat a cake. You may also want to look at sentences such as Yesterday I eated a cake. Give some words and see if your child can put them into past tense. e.g.
come- came
have/ has- had
shout- shouted
go- went-
think- thought
fight- fought
run- ran
On the Year 2 shared folder on HWB is a document with the activities and instructions on to complete.
Maths and Topic
To estimate and measure
Today you are going to estimate and measure the height and girth of a tree. Firstly find a tree in your garden. Have a look at the trunk and height. Make a sensible estimate about how high you think it is and also the girth. The girth is the circumference- the distance/size around the trunk. Think carefully about what measurement you will use for the height in particular- is cm big enough? metres? Write down your estimations- create a table. There are different ways you can estimate-
you could go by your own thoughts using what you can see
you could see how many people it takes holding hands around the tree
you could count how many hand spans it takes to go around the tree
To work out the actual girth you could-
use a piece of string and then measure the string
use a tape measure
To measure the height you could-
measure your own height and then stand against the tree, you may want to mark this out so you can see how tall you are against the tree. Imagine how many of 'you' it would take to reach the top of the tree then multiply your height by the amount of people you imagine.
You may decide to look through your legs!
Get a partner or yourself to walk away from the tree, every so often bending forward to look through their legs back to the tree. When they can just see the top of the tree, stop and your partner marks the spot.
Try taking 'metre length' strides between the tree and the marked spot, and pace the distance, to give an estimate in metres.
Measure the distance along the ground from the tree to the marker. This is roughly equal to the tree's height.
Put your estimations and actual measurements into a table- this could be done on the computer or on paper- if you are doing it on paper have a go at drawing the table yourself with a ruler and pencil.
Once you have completed this with one tree, have a go with as many different trees as you can. You will then have data to compare.
Bronze- to estimate and measure at least 1 tree
Silver- to estimate and measure at least 2-3 trees- see if you can name the trees
Gold- to estimate and measure at least 3 trees and name the trees.
Art
To sketch a real life object
What is a sketch? light strokes and usually rougher than a solid pencil line. Choose an object- it could be a piece of fruit, a tree in your garden, flower etc. Look closely at the object at the shape, texture, lines etc. Start to sketch it. Remember to think carefully about the position of different parts e.g. the trunk or where the leaves are, where the apple stork is. Leave it as a black and white sketch to start with but add in any shading with your pencil. Some pictures below show some examples of a sketch.
Enjoy!
Mrs. Hassall