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Investigating animal homes
Think about all the ways our houses protect us. Now think about animals or bugs living in your garden or house. Where do animals and bugs like to live? Draw a picture and/or write the name of their home. Cut out all the cards and make two piles, one for creature cards and one for house cards; mix them up. Pick one card from each pile. Would a mouse like to live in a fish pond? Would a frog like to live in a bee hive? Why?
Bird watch
Have a look at the different trees in your neighbourhood and find one birds like to land in. Why might the birds have chosen that tree? Does it have a nest in? Then draw a picture of the tree and label your picture with all the reasons why you think this is a good tree for birds to nest in.
What is good food?
A cutting and sticking activity to help children understand which foods belong to which group.
How an electrical circuit works
A worksheet designed to illustrate the fact that a circuit must be complete for electricity to flow and a bulb to work.
Thinking about seed dispersal
When a plant drops seeds, the seeds need to be spread as widely as possible, so that each one has a good chance of growing into a new plant. Look at each of these plants. How are their seeds dispersed?
Observing plants in your environment
Have a walk around your garden, a park or nearby woodland. What kinds of plants can you see? Do you see any plants in flower? Choose two plants and then use this sheet to record what you found and then do some research on your plants.
Important inventions with materials
Imagine that you are inventing a space ship. What features will you include? Think of the materials will they be made from (you can make up your own materials). Describe the properties of each material and
why these will be useful for things you will encounter on your space journey. Can you draw a labelled picture of it?
why these will be useful for things you will encounter on your space journey. Can you draw a labelled picture of it?
Human needs
There are a few things human beings need to survive. Can you cut out all the cards and divide them between the two groups below?
Create your own micro-habitat
A micro-habitat is a small habitat within a larger one (for example: a tree within a forest). Today, you are going to create your own!
Using times tables to solve multiplication problems
Can you use your times tables knowledge to solve these multiplication problems?
Using times tables to solve division problems
Let's have a go at some multiplication and division problems. For each of the problems below, write the number sentence with the answer at the end.
Simple subtraction word problems for Y2
Have a go at these subtraction word problems and see how well you do.
Number bonds to 100
These frogs need to find the right lily pad to sit on. Cut out the frog cards and then match each one to the right lily pad below, so that you are making a pair that totals 100.
Comparing the weight of objects
Cut out these cards showing the weights of different things in Mary’s kitchen. Can you put them in order from lightest to heaviest?
Comparing capacity
Cut out all these cards showing the capacities of different things in Tom’s kitchen. Can you put them in order from smallest to largest?
Writing task: My three wishes
What three wishes would you make if you found a magic lamp? Write them down here.
Writing task: finish The Magic Lamp
Can you finish writing the story about the magic lamp? What do you think happened after Matthew went swimming? What do you think his other two wishes were? You'll need to do this worksheet first: http://www.theschoolrun.com/reading-comprehension-the-magic-lamp
Writing task: A magical find in the garden
Imagine you have found a magical object in the garden. What is it? What happens when you touch it? Now write about what you've found – but don't forget to use adjectives, connectives, exclamation marks and question marks!
Writing research notes using a spider diagram
Decide on a habitat that you want to research. Then use this spider diagram to make notes on your habitat.
Using research notes to write an information text
Using information you have found out and presented in a spider diagram, write up an information text about a habitat.
Spelling patterns: words ending -tion
Cut out these words. Where should they go in the sentences below?
Spelling patterns: words ending -el and -al
Cut out the words and definitions. Can you match them up?
Spelling patterns: words ending -dge
Cut out these words. Where should they go in the sentences below?