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Hello 2D

I hope you are enjoying the home learning project so far. Oliver Jeffers has some great books to read, like ‘The Day the Crayons Quit’. Do you remember reading that in class?
If you are feeling creative why not try designing and making a new crayon box for the crayons to relax in after a hard day’s work.
Remember, they may be tired so they will need somewhere comfy and safe to sleep. It is also a good way to keep your crayons and pens tidy!

You could use cans, cardboard, material, a toilet roll tube or anything you like.
Post your finished products on here for everyone to see.
Have fun!

 

Did you manage to identify the birds in my garden? I’ve been going for a run in a local park and I often stop to listen to the birds. You can listen to them by clicking on the link.

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Can you identify the bird song? You could use the RSPB website to help you. I have been using this book to help me to name different birds in my garden.

You can listen to different birdsongs on the RSPB site here.

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Tell me what you discovered.

Hello everyone! Ellie has been doing some detailed paintings to keep busy! These are a few of her work!

 

Hello 2D

How are you? I have spoken to some of you already but if I haven’t I will be giving you a call to see how you’re getting on. Remember I want to see some messages from you and photos of things that you have been doing? Did you do the Two Point Six Challenge? If not you could do it today.  Can you do 26 of something? It could be hops, jumps, running on the spot for 26 seconds, 26 laps of your garden or living room on a space hopper or anything else you can think of.

I put up some new bird feeders last week so I’ve been watching the birds a lot. I put a feeder on my window so I can see the birds visit from the inside as well. It’s very tricky getting a good photo because they only stay for a second before they fly off again. Here are a few that I managed to snap. Can you identify them? If not you could look in a book or on the RSPB website.

OK I know this isn’t a bird but it was having a tasty meal from the fat balls when I got up this morning. Perhaps you could do some research about squirrels.

 

 

 

 

Here are some birds!

This bird was the first one to find the window feeder. I had to be really patient to get these photos.

This little bird really loves to peck on the fat balls.

I’m sure you know what this one is. It usually prefers the hanging bird feeders but yesterday it discovered the window feeder.

Do you know what birds eat in the wild? You can look on the RSPB website to learn more.

https://www.rspb.org.uk/fun-and-learning/for-kids/facts-about-nature/

You could make a bird feeder to hang outside your window. Make sure it’s where cats can’t get to it. You could try growing sunflowers – lots of birds love to eat the seeds from the flowers. Or you could make a bird bath. Let me know what you find out and send some photos of things you have made.

Did you know that next Sunday (3rd May) is National Dawn Chorus Day? The dawn chorus is when all the birds sing as the sun rises. You have to get up early to hear it. See how many birdsongs you can identify. The Great Tit is an easy one to spot. Some people think it sounds like ‘teacher teacher’ but I think think it sounds like a squeaky seesaw. The RSPB have lots of birdsongs to listen to. You can find them here:

https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/bird-songs/what-bird-is-that/

Have a great day and remember to do the learning activities .

 

 

 

Happy Monday 2D!

We hope you’re staying safe and are having fun with your families. It was lovely to see so much exciting science learning last week. Thank you to all of you who added comments or posts to our blog or used the school Instagram account.

This week, our learning is based on amazing authors. Our Year 2 author is Oliver Jeffers. Click on the link below to download the learning we would like you to complete. Don’t forget to add images or videos of your learning as comments on this post!

Y2 Home Learning w.c. 27.04.20

Best wishes,

Dorothy

Hello 2D

I hope that you have been having lots of fun becoming Super Scientists this week. Remember I want to hear all about your fantastic activities.

I have been doing a bit of tidying up in my garden. Do you know what I found?

Can you guess what these naughty creatures have been doing? They have been munching on my plants. They particularly enjoy eating fresh, young leaves so they made a tasty meal of my seedlings.

 

 

 

 

What do you think I should do? I don’t use any pesticides in my garden because they are bad for the soil and other wildlife. I know that hedgehogs like to eat slugs and snails. What else might like to eat them?

I think that some birds like to eat slugs and snails too. Can you remember what we call creatures that eat other creatures?

That’s right, they are carnivores. What kind of creatures are slugs and snails?

So, now I think I have to encourage more birds and hedgehogs into the garden. Perhaps you could do that to? You can find out all about it at:

https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/advice/gardening-for-wildlife/

www.hedgehogstreet.org

Why don’t you have a look?

FOOD CHAINS

So now we know that plants are eaten by slugs, and slugs are eaten by birds. This is called a food chain. Maybe you could make a food chain bookmark or a mobile. Can you make some other food chains?

 

Hello 2D. It’s me Grace here. I completed a challenge to make a boat out of recycled things. I used half a plastic bottle, a toy person, some sticky tape and some ariel washing liquid holders thingys. I did this with my brother. We floated in a tub of water. It lasted a few seconds before it tipped over. When I took the person out it worked really well. I miss you all. Here’s a photo. From Grace

 

Hey 2D

How are you today? Have you noticed that there haven’t been many planes flying over recently?

That made me think about making paper aeroplanes. I’ve never been very good at making them fly very far. It’s quite hard to throw them and make them fly really well. Mine always crash. But then I found this great idea for making an aeroplane launcher. All you need is some paper to make your plane, a paper clip, some rubber bands, a pen or pencil, and some tape or a stapler. You can use cardboard, lego or anything else you’ve got to make the launcher. Check out this video to get some ideas.

You can learn how to make a paper aeroplane here:

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/teacher-resources/lesson-plans/instructions-paper-airplane.pdf

Try throwing your plane with just your wrist first, then with your whole arm. Finally test your launcher. Don’t worry if it doesn’t work well to start with. That’s what happens when designers and engineers test their ideas. What changes can you make to your design to improve it? How does the plane’s flight distance compare to when you threw it with just your arm? Why do you think that happens?

Have a go and a let me know how you got on. I’d love to see some photos of your aeroplane launchers.

Have fun.

Hello 2D

Did you have fun doing your exercises? Remember to do them every day and let me know which ones are the best.

Have you seen or heard any wildlife outside? If you’re inside try opening a window and sit very quietly for 2 minutes. What can you hear?

There are lots of things you can do to encourage insects, even if you don’t have a garden.
Here’s a really brilliant activity to make a butterfly feeder that you could put in your garden, on a windowsill or outside your front door.

https://www.wildlifewatch.org.uk/activity-sheets

I saw 4 different types of butterfly yesterday. Keep a close watch to see if any butterflies visit your feeder, and check the identification guide at the link below to see if you can name them.
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife/identify-garden-butterflies

Here’s a really great video about how to be a garden scientist and have fun using your observation skills. You can use the tips in the video to become a scientist when you’re out and about in your local park.

Do you remember when we made our frog lifecycle books? Can you make a book about the butterfly lifecycle? You could even make it butterfly shaped.

 

Have fun. Let me know what you see and hear.

Hello 2D

Did you have a go at some science activities yesterday? It was a great day for making shadows. Today I thought we could think about our bodies and do some exercises. But first…..

Have you ever thought about how we see? When we look at something our brain works hard to make sense of the world around us. Optical illusions trick our brains into seeing something that may or may not be real. Have a look at these?

Are the shapes moving? Try looking at the whole picture and then one spot.

Stare closely at this optical illusion while you count to 25, then stare at a white wall or a piece of paper. What can you see?

Are the arrows pointing in the same direction on the paper behind the glass?

Can you find out why this happens? You can try this experiment at home.

Have fun.