Maths

Year 1

LQ: How can I compare lengths and heights?

Today we will continue to use and understand the language of length such as long, longer, short, shorter, tall, taller. This language will change depending on what type of length you are describing and comparing.

Year 2 

Today we are going to revisit odd and even numbers. You would have learned a little about these in Year 1. 

Can you use objects around the home to create odd and even amounts? 

What makes a number odd/even? 

Maths Challenges

If you would like to challenge yourself, there are some great questions below that involve using your reasoning and problem solving skills. You could answer one/two of these on paper or in your home learning exercise book. 

Phonics

Year 1

Revisit/Review:

Play Tricky Word Trucks and Dragons Den.

Practise spelling: again, thought, through

Teach: 

LQ: Which oa? 

Blend for reading:  toe

                            hoe

                            woe

Segment for spelling: foe

                               doe 

                               Joe

Practise : 

Read 'The Old Pony' (See below) and underline all of the words containing the 'oa' phoneme. 

Apply: Add words to their grids. 

Year 2

Spelling short /o/ as (w)a and (qu)a 

Revise

Read yesterday's words: son, does, done, nothing, another, mother, brother, love. money, worry, front

Teach

Read was and want. What sound is the a making in these words? 

Practise 

was, want, watch, wand, wallet, wasp, squad, squat

Identify the o sound in the words. 

Apply

Which of the above words are nouns and which are verbs? 

Write clues for each other to guess the word. ( Cinderella's Fairy Godmother waved one of these.) 

English

Today's Year 1 task is to find some interesting facts about other animals that live in trees. 

Today's Year 2 task is to carry out research and create a poster about owls.