Home Learning
This work can be completed in your child’s Home Learning Book which was sent home. Remember you can contact your child’s teacher if you have any queries on the year group emails – we’re here to help.
We welcome feedback – this is all very new for all of us! Let us know what works well and if anything would be more helpful.
Year 2
Weekly plan
This gives you the activities to carry out each day and how to use them. Remember you can email your class teacher if you have any queries at year2@kgprimary.school
Each day there is:
- a phonic/spelling activity
- a Wellbeing activity
- a Maths and English activity
- an activity for one other topic
If you need a paper copy of these, please contact the school office.
general information
- Year group email address: year2@kgprimary.school
- Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100054754240602
- Class teachers:
- Miss Fisher
- Mr Grainger
- Mrs Bowers, Miss McHaddon supporting
Maths Week 7
Group 1
Group 2
Maths Week 8
Group 1
Group 2
English Week 7 & 8
Daily activities:
See the main plan for daily activities linked to The Bear and the Piano.
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/thebearandthepiano
Teaching Video Monday 22nd February
| Week 7 | Task | Group X Task |
| Monday: Watch Teaching Video above. | Monday 22nd February Tell Me Square Monday 22nd February VIPERS | |
| Tuesday | Tuesday 23rd Vocabulary Task | |
| Wednesday: Watch Teaching Video below. | Wednesday 24th Feeling and Saying activity Wednesday 24th February Describing the bear using expanded noun phrases | Wednesday 24th Feb Describe the bear Group X |
| Thursday | Thursday 25th February Comprehension | Thursday 25th February Comprehension Group X |
Teaching Video Wednesday 24th February
Week 8 | Task | Group X Task |
Monday | ||
Tuesday | ||
Wednesday | ||
Thursday |
Teaching Video Monday 1st March
Teaching Video Wednesday 3rd March
Spelling and Phonics Resources
See plan for daily activities.
Week 7:
Words this week: Age, Cage, Huge, Village, Charge, Change, Rage, Page,
Tricky Words: said, because
Week 8:
Words this week: race, face, space, ice, slice, price, city, fancy, circle, circus
Tricky Words: who, would
Topic Resources
See the main plan for additional resources and how to use them.
Week 7:
Tuesday 23rd Feb Geography Travel Brochure Template
Tuesday 23rd Feb Geography NYC Pictures for brochure
Wednesday 24th February Science
Week 8:
Wellbeing Resources
See main plan for daily activities.
Wellbeing Friday Week 7 suggested activities:
- Bear toast for breakfast!
- Gratitude scavenger hunt
- Make your own Bear Mobile.
- Snuggle up with a story or watch one at https://kelvingroveprimaryschool.org/kids-zone/
Wellbeing Friday Week 8 suggested activities:
- The bear’s friends hang special objects in the tree above the piano. Could you create something similar to record your own special achievements and memories.
- Make your own edible books!
- Book Scavenger Hunt
- World Book Day Top 5 activity Friday World Book Day Top 5s Activity
- Draw some character selfies of your favourite book characters. Friday World Book Day Character Selfies Activity Sheet
- Book Quiz Friday Book Quiz
- Snuggle up with a story or watch one at https://kelvingroveprimaryschool.org/kids-zone/
KS1 Useful Links
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/z3g4d2p
A whole host of different subjects and things to discover.
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk
Interactive books and reading activities to share with your child at home.
Log in: Kelvinhome, kelvinhome
https://play.numbots.com/#/account/search-school
You should have your password- if not contact your teacher! Great for early maths skills. Type in Kelvin Grove Primary School, Gateshead
https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student
Practise your times tables and become a Rock Hero! You should have your password. If not contact your class teacher. Type in Kelvin Grove Primary School, Gateshead.
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-pupils/pupil-home?current_page=rwipupils
Get some extra spelling practice in in the RWI spelling zone.
Kelvinhome, kelvinhome
https://spellingframe.co.uk
Choose a spelling rule you are learning then choose to either practise the spelling by playing fun games or take a test with those words.
Group 2
Maths Week 6
Group 1
Friday
Task: Test your knowledge of times tables. Don’t forget you can use equal groups of objects to help if you need them.
Answers:
Group 2
English Week 5 & 6
Daily activities:
See plan for breakdown of activities by page number linked to superheroes.
Additional resources required:
Tuesday 2.2.21 Step 1 – Starting Reading Skills
Monday 8.2.21 Super sentences
Tuesday 9.2.21 Step 2 – Developing Reading Skills
Wednesday 10.2.21 Superhero story mountain
Friday 12.2.21English Comic Template
Handwriting resources and activities:
Spelling and Phonics Resources
See plan for breakdown of activities:
Week 1: The ‘j’ sound (j,g). Jar, Giant, Magic, Energy, Gem, Jog, Join, Giraffe, My, Always
https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-rule/78/1-The-sound-spelt-as-ge-and-dge-at-the-end-of-words
Week 2: The ‘j’ sound (dge, ge) Badge, Edge, Bridge, Fridge, Dodge, Lodge, Hedge, Fudge, Where, When
Phonics phase 2: Phase 2 activity booklet
Phonics phase 3: phase 3 activity booklet
Phonics phase 5:Phase 5 Phonics Activity Booklet
Topic Resources
See the main plan for additional resources and how to use them.
Awesome Angels
Sage Stars
Blazing Baltics
Millennium Magic
Get in touch
Have a question? We’re always here to help, just complete the form below and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.
Week 3 and 4
Contact
Kelvin Grove, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear,
NE8 4UN
Telephone:
0191 477 4186
E-Mail:
kelvingrovecommunityprimaryschool@gateshead.gov.uk
Acting Head Teacher:
Mrs J. Thompson
Chair of Governors:
Mr I. Mearns MP
About
We are a truly inclusive school and welcome our pupils from all over the world.
Based in Bensham, Gateshead, Kelvin Grove Primary School caters for children aged between 3 and 11. We provide our children with a safe and stimulating environment in which they develop their academic, physical, spiritual, moral, social and cultural lives.