This fortnight the Year 2s have been busy preparing and planning their dioramas for Connected Learning. We have each chosen one topic from this list:
- Transport
- Houses
- Games
- Communication
- School
We have been considering the similarities and differences between now and in the past and thinking about what we will need to make to create our Time Travelling Diorama.
In Numeracy we have been reflecting on the strategies we have learned to help us solve addition and subtraction problems and choosing the most efficient way to do it.
We have practised:
- Jump 10, take away 1 to add 9
- Take away ten and add 1 to subtract 9.
We have reviewed our knowledge of analogue clocks and practised reading and making the time to o’clock and half past.
In Literacy we have shifted our learning focus to non-fiction Good Fit texts and explored their features:
- Title and contents page
- Subheadings
- Glossary
- Labelled diagrams
- Index
- Text appropriate language/ vocabulary
We have use a planner to plan our own information reports using each of these features and considered the purpose of informative writing.
In Smile we practised strategies that help us to relieve stress and feel calm. We had an opportunity to meditate, practise yoga and do mindful colouring.
We also had a booster session and we focused on our Expected Behaviours:
- I play fairly
- I play fairly and kindly
- I interact safely with people and know that fighting is not allowed, including play fighting
We used this knowledge to play a boardgame with a partner and will take these skills outside with us to play fairly and safely with our friends.