Other Curriculum Areas

On this page, you will find a range of activities for different subjects. These are extra ideas which could be done after English and Maths each day - maybe in the afternoons. Each week, choose one piece of learning that you are especially proud of, take a photo of it and ask you parents to email it to the Year 2 email address. Mrs Bertenshaw can't wait to see what you've learnt this week.

Art

There has been a lot in the news recently about the Black Lives Matter movement. This is because, sometimes, people are treated differently because of the colour of their skin. It is really important to respect and learn about other cultures. Last week, we learnt about Kimmy Cantrell and the teachers were so impressed with the quality of artwork that was emailed in.

This week, we are going to learn about LOIS MAILOU JONES (1905-1998).

Start off by typing her name into Google Images and look at some of the amazing pieces of artwork she has produced.

You could start by clicking the link below and learning a bit about her and then have a go at re-creating some of her brilliant pieces.

Artist biography:

https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Lois-Mailou-Jones/311914

If you have oil pastels at home, you could try this fun project where you scrape off black oil pastel with a toothpick to get an amazing eye-popping effect:

https://artprojectsforkids.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Lois-Mailou-Jones-Art-Project.pdf

If you don’t have pastels, you can try this project instead using any creative materials you like – crayons, coloured pencils, paint or even try cutting up coloured paper or scraps of fabric and sticking down to make a collage.

https://artprojectsforkids.org/draw-like-lois-mailou-jones/

Geography

In this lesson, we are going to be virtually flying to Asia which is the largest continent in the world! First, we will be filling our brains with facts about the population and how many countries are in Asia. Then, we will be looking deeper into what the landscape is like. It ranges from rainforests to mountains to plains. There are lots of different animals you could see if you visited parts of Asia and lots of interesting fruit is also grown in the continent. Click the link below to start.

What is Asia like?

History

The SS Great Britain

This term we are looking at a significant person from the Victorian era called Isambard Kingdom Brunel and his influence on our local area, Bristol.

This week, we will continue to look at the SS Great Britain steam ship. Have you seen it when you have been walk around the Bristol harbourside?

Start today by looking at this short video.

The Victorians - SS Great Britain

If you haven't yet visited the SS Great Britain website, there's lots to see and explore. The 'Life on Board' videos give an interesting insight into the SS Great Britain and there's a very interesting video which shows how the SS Great Britain was recovered and restored back to its triumphant best.

Here is a link to a poem about the SS Great Britain for you to read together and a few facts.

This week's challenge is to make a creation of the SS Great Britain. It could be a model or an artwork. You might like to use cardboard boxes, lego or clay, or perhaps you may wish to do a detailed drawing or painting. We'd love to see your creation.

Science

Last week, you may have started the cress experiment in your house. Have you been remembering to water the pots labelled with water and leave the others? What are you noticing about the way the cress is growing in the different conditions?

This week we will be looking at plants that grow from seeds and bulbs.

I know a lot of you have been growing seeds during the lockdown. Go through the power point and find the video embedded that tells you more about the germination process. To view the power point, including the video and all of the animations, you need to click the slideshow tab and select 'From beginning' to see in its whole screen view.

Lesson Presentation Seeds and Bulbs.pptx

Bean Time-Lapse - 25 days | Soil cross section

Have a look at this time lapse of a seed germinating.

This week, you might like to try one of these activities:

Plant a sunflower (or another seed) and bulb like in the power point
Grow a seed in a clear container or jar so that you can see the germination process. Beans are great for this. If you don't have compost, you can line a jar with damp cotton pads.
Have an adult help you to cut an onion bulb in half vertically. What is inside? Cut another in half horizontally. What do you see?
Watch a bulb eg. onion or flowering bulb grow in a clear container.
1. Fill a clear container about 3/4 full of rocks, marbles or pebbles.
2. Put the bulb on top root side down.
3. Fill the glass with water until it is barely covering the bottom of the bulb.
4. Place the bulb in a sunny window.
5. Continuing observing the bulb each day and watch what happens. Be sure to add water to the container as the water levels go down.
6. Do this experiment with different kinds of bulbs and compare your observations.