We have had another busy week in Year 2!
This week in maths we have been looking at rounding numbers and using this to estimate calculations. We also explored length and enjoyed measuring a variety of objects around the classroom. We particularly enjoyed measuring our height!
In English, we read another Anthony Browne book, The Tunnel. We made a prediction about what we thought would happen on the other side of the tunnel and also made inferences thinking about how the characters were feeling at different points in the book.
In history, we learnt about Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole and why they are important. We then enjoyed sketching both Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole.
Summer and Symmetry!
This week, Year 2 have enjoyed discovering Victorian pastimes. We have made and decorated our own hand puppets. We sewed the puppet together using a running stitch then decorated it to look like our chosen animal. We then evaluated our puppets and discussed what went well and how we would make them even better. Overall we were very pleased with them!
We also played the egg and spoon race, a game children often enjoyed playing in the Victorian times. After, we wrote instructions for how to play the game.
This week in Year 2 we have been continuing to explore the book by Anthony Browne in English, this time we have been looking at the book Gorilla. The children created a lovely piece of writing inspired by the story by choosing their own animal to go on an amazing adventure with. In maths we have been reviewing Time and pushing our understanding further by looking at quarter past, quarter to and 5 minute intervals. In science we have been continuing our topic of Habitats and looking at animals that live underground and underwater. In history we have been exploring what Victorians do for fun and creating our own optical illusions. Finally, in D+T we have been designing and creating our own hand puppet based on the animal using our sewing skills.
This week Year 2 have been thinking about our mental health and using activities to help us feel calm, happy and the best we can be. We have also continued to learn about what life was like in Victorian schools and wrote an information page about this. Did you know if children used to have to stand up when an adult enter the room? We have also completed some maths work about money and continued our science topic of habitats by looking at arctic and desert environments. Finally, we also started practising sewing and doing a running stitch to help us with our DT work next week. It was a little tricky, but we will keep trying!
This week Year 2 have enjoyed looking at minibeasts and micro habitats! We discussed what minibeasts we might find around the school then went for a nature walk around the field to see what we could find. We had lots of fun looking under logs for woodlice, millipedes and even spiders!
We have had a very busy week in Year 2!
This week, Year 2 have started the Summer term learning about fractions in maths. We looked at fractions of shapes and amounts, and recognised 1/2 as being the same as 2/4. In history, we started looking at the Victorian times and looked at a timeline to understand when this time period took place. We also learnt some facts about Queen Victoria and created some wonderful sketches. In English, we started looking at the book ZOO by Anthony Browne and made some predictions. We have especially enjoyed the lovely weather and playing outside with our friends.
