Year 2

18.9.25 Team Building.

18.9.25 Team Building.

We worked on our team building skills this week, through playing games. We learned how to follow the rules, take turns and involve and encourage everyone.

The Squirrel and the Magpie

The Squirrel and the Magpie

We have explored the story of the squirrel and the magpie in our second P4C session. We discussed the big ideas of friendship and kindness. We have answers in full sentences and built on each others ideas.

Brushing our Teeth

Brushing our Teeth

We started our new topic in PSHE this week. We will be learning about the importance of brushing our teeth. We shared what we already know to begin with.

Expanded noun phrases

Expanded noun phrases

We have used our knowledge of adjectives and nouns to help us create expanded noun phrases to describe the characters and settings in 'Pumpkin Soup'.

Where do materials come from?

Where do materials come from?

We have learnt about where different materials come from. We then completed a matching activity. We worked in groups to match the materials to their source.

Route Explorers lesson 2

Route Explorers lesson 2

We have explored using the arrow keys and the number keys to give clear directions to the  characters so they follow an effective route.

Juxtaposition

Juxtaposition

We have created our own versions of Georgia O'Keeffe's flowers using tissue paper. We talked about juxtaposition and know this means there should be no gaps between the pieces of tissue paper.

Barnsley’s Coat of Arms

Barnsley’s Coat of Arms

We looked at Barnsley's Coat of Arms and discussed the different pictures we could see. We know why these pictures are important and understand their significance to Barnsley's history.

Mastering Number

Mastering Number

We used our Rekenreks to create  different numbers to 10. We then worked to ‘find the 5’ in each number.

Conscience Alley

Conscience Alley

We used conscience alley to explore the thoughts and feelings of the characters from the story ‘Pumpkin Soup’.