Month: October 2016

Dear families,

Here are some websites I hope you will find useful for supporting spelling practise in Year 2.

https://www.spellzone.com/word_lists/lists_folder.cfm?Folder=67

Spellzone has lists of words containing all the spelling rules pupils are expected to learn in Year 2. There are also some interactive games on the site to aid practise. Our weekly spelling tests will indicate which spelling rules we are practising, so this is a useful place to look to find other words that use the same patterns.

http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/freeIndex.htm

Phonics Play has free resources as well as some which require a subscription. It is full of useful activities for reviewing all the phases of phonics, and includes our ‘best bet’ rule for applying sounds in spelling.

http://mrthorne.com/

Mr Thorne has video explanations of phonics, spelling rules and grammar. In Year 2, we are working on Phase 6 and reviewing earlier phases where appropriate.

I hope you find these useful, and many thanks for your continued support.

This term in Class 2, we have been learning about programming using Code.org.

If you are in Class 2, click on this link and enter your password to keep practising your coding skills!

http://studio.code.org/sections/BYBWVL

Dear families,

Please find below some online resources to help support learning at home.

Multiplication and Division
In Year 2, children need to become familiar with multiplication and division facts for the 2, 5 and 10 times table, and to be able to count in 3s.

Click on the links below to practise.

2 times table

Click here to practice counting in 2s.

Click here to practicing writing all the multiplication and division facts in the 2 times table.

Click here to identify multiples of 2.

Click here to practice by using money.

Click here to take a 2 x test.

Click here to take a division test.

5 times table

Click here to practice counting in 5s.

Click here to practicing writing all the multiplication and division facts in the 5 times table.

Click here to identify multiples of 5.

Click here to take a 5 x test.

Click here to take a division test.

10 times table

Click here to practice counting in 10s.

Click here to practicing writing all the multiplication and division facts in the 10 times table.

Click here to identify multiples of 10.

Click here to take a 10 x test.

Click here to take a division test.

Phonics and spelling
Spellings set for homework will usually build on the phonics work from the previous week. Children should practise spotting spelling rules and think about other words that use the same spelling pattern or sound (phoneme). They should also practise using their words in sentences to build vocabulary and writing fluency.

In Year 2, we will be focussing on phonics phase 6 and reviewing phase 5 to ensure children are confident applying phonics in reading and writing.

Here are some useful websites, with a range of videos, interactive games and advice:
www.phonicsplay.co.uk/
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/phonics/
mrthorne.com/phase-6/

I hope you find these resources useful. If you come across any other resources you find helpful, please leave a comment on the blog to share it with others!