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Literacy

National Storytelling Week: Exploring one of our favourite feelings books, β€˜The Colour Monster,’ through ABL!

Revising key sounds!

Jolly Phonics: Jj Zz Ww πŸ’πŸ¦“πŸŒŠ

As usual Primary Two enthusiastically participated in activities relating to their sounds of the week, Jj, Zz and Ww. This week learning included:

 

  • Forming Jj with jellybeans.
  • searcing for Ww in water-beads.
  • Making our Zz with zebra print.

 

Fantastic work P2!

Syllable Spin

Primary Two enjoyed exploring syllables this week with a fun picture game! Syllables are the beats of words. The children took it in turns to spin the number spinner which could land on 1,2,3 or 4. They then worked together to cover a picture with that amount of syllables. The boys and girls clapped and ‘chin bumped’ the syllables to help them work out how many syllables were in each word. Well done! 

Jolly Phonics: Ll, Ff, Bb🍁🎈🌸

P2 enjoyed exploring our Ll, Ff and Bb sounds this week by:

  • Forming Ll with leaves/Lego and writing Ll on our lemons.
  • Using flowers to form Ff and creating firework displays at our creative table.
  • Making Bb with our counting bears.

Well done Primary Two!πŸ‘

Jolly Phonics: Gg, Oo, Uu πŸ‘»πŸŠβ˜‚οΈ
 

This week P2 explored their Jolly Phonics sounds, Gg, Oo and Uu through a range of fun, practical

activities. Their learning included:

 

  • Forming Gg on ghosts.
  • Playing with oranges and searching for Oo in our water tray.
  • using umbrellas to write Uu in our sand trays.

 

Well done P2! 

Independent Write:How to Carve a PumpkinπŸŽƒ

This week P2 showcased their learning on instructions by writing their own independent pieces on how to carve a pumpkin. To help them, the children enjoyed carving their very own pumpkin. If you would like to carve your own pumpkin P2 suggest you should:

1. Cut the top of the pumpkin off.

2. Scoop the inside of pumpkin out.

3. Carve a scary face!

4. Put a candle in and light it.

well done!

Goldilocks and the Three Bears: Guided WriteπŸ₯£

As the boys and girls deepened their understanding of instruction writing this week they explored creating lists. Lists are important for instructions because they let us know exactly what we need to follow the steps outlined! We decided to create a list of items needed to make porridge for characters from one of our favourite stories, Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

To make our porridge we needed:

A spoon πŸ₯„

Oats 

Milk πŸ₯›

Sugar
A bowl πŸ₯£

A Microwave 

 

We had so much fun using our lists to create our very own porridge! Well done P2!πŸ»πŸ»πŸ»πŸ‘§

 

Jolly Phonics:Rr,Dd,MmπŸŒˆπŸ¦–πŸŒ–

Primary Two worked brilliantly this week to investigate our sounds! Some of our leaning included:

  • Forming Rr on rainbows.
  • Using dice to create our Dd letter.
  • Looking for Mm pictures using our magnifying glasses!

 

Great job P2!

 

 

National Poetry Day! Creating counting poetry!βœοΈπŸ”’

Jolly Phonics:Cc,Kk,Hh,Ee πŸŽ‚πŸͺβ€οΈπŸ³

Primary 2 had so much fun exploring their new Jolly Phonics sounds this week. Some of their practical learning included:

  • Forming Cc from coins.
  •  Making Kk King’s crowns.
  • Using our tweezers to put the Ee on eggs.
  • Decorating Hh with happy face stickers.

 

Well done P2!

πŸ₯ͺThe Disgusting Sandwich πŸ₯ͺ

Primary Two read a very funny story this week about a very hungry badger who made a very silly sandwich called ‘The Disgusting Sandwich.’ Taking inspiration from the book, the children worked in pairs to create their very own disgusting  sandwiches. The boys and girls worked brilliantly together to produce some truly disgusting sandwiches! We then used our speaking and listening skills to present our sandwiches to the class using describing words. Some of the words used by P2 included, ‘revolting’ and ‘grotesque.’ Well done P2!

 

Modelled Writing: How to make a gingerbread man!

Continuing our exploration of instructional writing this week we explored making gingerbread men! We focused specifically on the ‘bossy’ verbs we can use to help people follow instructions such as, ‘put,’ ‘place,’ and ‘add.’ The boys and girls gave excellent input and produced brilliant gingerbread men!

Jolly Phonics: Pp Ii Nn πŸŽƒπŸπŸ’…

The boys and girls loved exploring our sounds of the week practically this week and worked together brilliantly to complete tasks related to or sounds! Fantastic work! 

Problem Solving:Making Toast 🍞🧈

As part of our instructional writing topic P2B were very excited to make toast! This week we focused on the sequence of instructions, thinking carefully about which steps should come first. We learned that we can use time connectives such as, ‘first,’ ‘next,’ and ‘then’ to structure our writing. Some of the boys and girls had not made toast on their own before, so it was a real learning experience for all! Well done! 

 

Familiarisation Stage: Instructional Writing

To familiarize ourselves with our new writing topic, ‘instructions,’ the children used the story of ‘The Three Little Pigs.’ The boys and girls were introduced to prepositional language and were tasked with following instructions from Ms Oakes. Some of the instructions included "place the pig on top of the the straw house" and "put the wolf below the brick house" helping the children develop their understanding of how to follow and give clear directions!

Jolly Phonics: Ss, Aa,Tt πŸ“πŸŽπŸ…

This week, P2 had a fantastic time revising their Jolly Phonics sounds Ss, Aa, and Tt through fun, hands-on learning activities.

🌸The children traced the letter Ss in the sand.

🌸 They practiced forming Aa on apple cut-outs.

🌸P2 especially loved practising writing Tt on tooth cut-outs before using toothbrushes to clean them!
 

These activities helped reinforce their phonics knowledge and helped to show what amazing learners our P2 class are!

SAT Sort!🧦🍏🧸

Happy Roald Dahl Day!πŸ«πŸ“š

On Roald Dahl Day, P2 had a blast bringing the magic of his stories to life! They tested out Willy Wonka's famous hot chocolate recipe, which was a huge hit with everyone. The students also got creative by designing their own sweetie wrappers and inventing new, scrumptious sweets, using words like "delicious" and "tasty” to describe their tasty treats. It was a fun-filled day of imagination!

 

 

This is Me! 

This week in Primary Two Literacy, we began by exploring self-portraits. Using mirrors, P2 carefully drew themselves, focusing on proper pencil grip. They also practiced writing their names, making an effort to form each letter accurately. It was a great start to developing both artistic and writing skills.

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