1. Home Learning in Year 2 Home Learning in Year 2 is largely an opportunity for children to use the skills they have learned at school in a different setting.

2. In Year 2 we have spelling and literacy homework weekly. Each alternate week there is also a maths homework. Spellings are linked to the words we are using in literacy and phonics. A few minutes practice daily is much more effective than just one practice.

3. Literacy homework We link the Literacy homework to what we have been studying in the literacy lessons. E.g. Phonics work, sentence work, report writing, comprehension, writing a poem or writing instructions.

4. E.g. If we were working on instructions and recipes Then our literacy homework might be: write a simple recipe for a dish you make at home. Homework tasks are designed to practise new skills.

5. Maths homework Maths homework tasks are often games to practise number skills with a partner. Sometimes your child may need dice. Sometimes they will need a ruler for measuring in centimetres. We often ask them to use coins. Year 2 children need to learn the 2x,5x, and 10x tables and use them in their work and then the 3x table and the 4x table. These last two tables are very useful for fractions. It would be very useful for you to focus on your child’s target as well.

6. We hope your child enjoys the activities we send home. Thank you for your help and support with home learning.