Reading- Comprehension sheet
Maths- Page 43 A and B
Maths words
Skip counting- 8's
Handwriting- Page 18
Thursday 25 February 2016
Wednesday 24 February 2016
Homework 24-2-16
Reading- Comprehension sheet
Maths- Page 88 A and B
Maths words
Skip counting- 8's
Handwriting- Page 17
Maths- Page 88 A and B
Maths words
Skip counting- 8's
Handwriting- Page 17
Monday 22 February 2016
Monday 8 February 2016
08-02-16 homework
Reading-Book of choice
Spellings and spelling booklet
2 sentences in homework copy
Handwriting- Page 14
Tables Champion
Skip counting- 7's
Maths Words- On sheet
Team Teaching Homework
Spellings and spelling booklet
2 sentences in homework copy
Handwriting- Page 14
Tables Champion
Skip counting- 7's
Maths Words- On sheet
Team Teaching Homework
Time
This week we are learning about time in Measures strand in Maths.
We are focusing on O'clock, Half past, quarter past and quarter to on both analogue and digital clocks.
Here are some games to consolidate this
http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/measures.htm
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?cat=17
http://www.teachingtime.co.uk/
http://www.maths-games.org/time-games.html
We are focusing on O'clock, Half past, quarter past and quarter to on both analogue and digital clocks.
Here are some games to consolidate this
http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/measures.htm
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?cat=17
http://www.teachingtime.co.uk/
http://www.maths-games.org/time-games.html
Tuesday 2 February 2016
Homework tips
Homework in 2nd class should take about 30 minutes. It is important that children are sitting at a desk for this, without many distractions.
No homework I give is new content, the children have seen the spellings/words/tables etc already that day/week so the homework task is to help them consolidate this learning. At this stage they should be able to complete all written tasks independently, you shouldn't have to sit with them. Your role should only be to check over it with them at the end. If they are getting distracted during writing it can be helpful to set a timer/stopwatch and challenge them to complete writing tasks within a certain time.
Expectations for homework
Handwriting in homework copy should be as neat as possible. The page should be ruled with a red pen, dated and each sentence numbered. Encourage your child to expand their sentences as much as possible. If the work is 'dog', all children are capable of writing more than 'I have a dog'. Challenge them to maybe put an adjective in the sentence etc.
Spellings- Practise at least 2 spellings per night. It isn't possible to learn all spellings on a Thursday. The look, say, cover, write, check method is useful for many children.
Reading- The children should be reading aloud nightly. After reading please discuss what they have read with them. This could simply be 2-3 questions about characters/what they think will happen next.
Reading should be encouraged outside of regular homework time. It doesn't have to be novels, many of the children enjoy reading fact books, science books, sport books etc.
Maths- Tables should be practised nightly. Lots of links on blog to help with this.
Gaeilge- Spellings should be practised nightly.
If you would like to learn Irish with your child-https://www.duolingo.com/
This website helps your pronounce Irish words- http://www.abair.tcd.ie/?lang=eng (Dingle Dialect is what the children are most familiar with)
As always, if you feel your child can be challenged further I have many links to Numeracy, Literacy and S.E.S.E sites on this blog.
These websites may also help;
http://www.helpmykidlearn.ie/
https://www.scoilnet.ie/
No homework I give is new content, the children have seen the spellings/words/tables etc already that day/week so the homework task is to help them consolidate this learning. At this stage they should be able to complete all written tasks independently, you shouldn't have to sit with them. Your role should only be to check over it with them at the end. If they are getting distracted during writing it can be helpful to set a timer/stopwatch and challenge them to complete writing tasks within a certain time.
Expectations for homework
Handwriting in homework copy should be as neat as possible. The page should be ruled with a red pen, dated and each sentence numbered. Encourage your child to expand their sentences as much as possible. If the work is 'dog', all children are capable of writing more than 'I have a dog'. Challenge them to maybe put an adjective in the sentence etc.
Spellings- Practise at least 2 spellings per night. It isn't possible to learn all spellings on a Thursday. The look, say, cover, write, check method is useful for many children.
Reading- The children should be reading aloud nightly. After reading please discuss what they have read with them. This could simply be 2-3 questions about characters/what they think will happen next.
Reading should be encouraged outside of regular homework time. It doesn't have to be novels, many of the children enjoy reading fact books, science books, sport books etc.
Maths- Tables should be practised nightly. Lots of links on blog to help with this.
Gaeilge- Spellings should be practised nightly.
If you would like to learn Irish with your child-https://www.duolingo.com/
This website helps your pronounce Irish words- http://www.abair.tcd.ie/?lang=eng (Dingle Dialect is what the children are most familiar with)
As always, if you feel your child can be challenged further I have many links to Numeracy, Literacy and S.E.S.E sites on this blog.
These websites may also help;
http://www.helpmykidlearn.ie/
https://www.scoilnet.ie/
Homework 2-2-16
Reading- Novel
Spellings and spelling booklet
2 sentences in homework copy
Handwriting- Page 12
Tables Champion- Tues
Skip counting- 6's
Maths Words- On sheet
Team Teaching Homework
Irish Spelling
Project- see separate blog post
Spellings and spelling booklet
2 sentences in homework copy
Handwriting- Page 12
Tables Champion- Tues
Skip counting- 6's
Maths Words- On sheet
Team Teaching Homework
Irish Spelling
Project- see separate blog post
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