English

This week, we will continue using the Oak Academy for our English lessons. On their website, you will watch a video of a lesson taught by a teacher. Then, you be given some activities to have a go at.

These lessons will build up skills throughout the unit and you will produce a final written piece in lesson 5. Use the button in the right hand corner of the screen to navigate between sections of the lesson. You can pause the video and come back to it at any point.

This week, we will be continuing to read and explore the book 'The Firework Makers Daughter'. If you have not finished last week's lessons, you will need to finish those off first otherwise this week's learning will not make sense!

Remember to take a photo of your final piece every Friday to email in.

Don't forget the brilliant e-books on Bug Club.

https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/

If you would like to try the Oak Academy Year 1 lessons this week, you will be reading and writing information texts about a T-Rex. Click on the links below for each lesson.

Monday 29th - Lesson 1: Terrifying T-Rex

Tuesday 30th - Lesson 2: To commit an information text to memory

Wednesday 1st - Lesson 3: To understand how to use the past tense

Thursday 2nd - Lesson 4: To start writing our information text

Friday 3rd - Lesson 5: To continue to write our information text

Monday 22nd June

To warm up today, have a look at your spelling list for this week and have a go at the activity on the sheet below.

For anyone finding the Year 2 spellings too easy, pick 10 words from the Year 3 and 4 common exception word list below instead.

Then, you will be ready to start this lesson. You will need a piece of lined paper (or your book) and a sharp pencil. Click on the link below and then click the play button to watch the video. When you have listened to the input, you will need to pause the video to write down the questions Miss Emms has on her computer screen. Press play to watch Miss Emms model how to record the answer then pause the video to write down your answer.

Lesson 1: The Firework Maker’s Daughter: To retrieve information

Tuesday 30th June

To warm up your brain today, start off with some Doodle English.

For this lesson, you will need a piece of lined paper (or your book) and a sharp pencil.

Lesson 2: The Firework Maker’s Daughter: To make inferences

Wednesday 1st July

To warm up today, do some doodle Spelling.

Then, you will be ready to start today's learning. Listen carefully to the input. You might like to pause the video and write down all the different types of adverbials on Miss Emms’ screen; these might help you in today’s lesson. You will need to pause the video to write down the question on the screen and then write down your answer. Press play to check your work against the success criteria and for any marvellous mistakes.

Lesson 3: To identify and use fronted adverbials

Thursday 2nd July

Click the link below to begin today's lesson. You will need to pause the video to draw your grid for your activity. Press play and then pause again when you see the text featured on the screen. Read the text and place the verbs and adverbials of time, manner and place into the correct box on your grid. Press play to check your work against the success criteria and for any marvellous mistakes.

Lesson 4: To identify the key features of an action scene

Friday 3rd July

Today, you will be writing an action scene similar to the one Lila has just experienced in the story. You might like to pause the video to write down the ‘star words’ and ‘order of events’ to support you when you are writing your action scene. Miss Emms models 3 lines of writing. She then asks you to carry on writing independently.

While you are writing, try really hard to write neatly. Don't forget capital letters and full stops.

Lesson 5: To write an action scene

When you have finished, ask a parent to take a photo of your fantastic action scene and send to the Year 2 email address to show Mrs Bertenshaw. She is really looking forward to reading your writing.