How To Help Your Child At Home

Year 2 is an important year preparing for KS2. Any support at home is welcome.

Reading:  Encourage daily reading.  Ask questions about what has been read. Two books will be sent home weekly, one to share with your child and the other for them to read to you at least three times. First time to decode, second time to discuss and the third time to read with fluency and a readers voice.

Writing:  Encourage your child to write as much as possible.  They may enjoy writing stories or lists. Help with spelling, but encourage your child to have a go.  Give them the time to share their writing with you.

Spellings:  Practise the spellings which are sent home each week.  Children in Year 2 are expected to be able to spell and use these words in context. We will test spelling on a Thursday and give out new ones.

Maths:  Play number and logic games.  Look at calculations together and allow your child to explain how to solve them.  Pose problems, for example sharing out grapes equally, and discuss ways that this can be done. Use Numbots and TT Rock Stars to practice skills.

Here Are Some Useful Websites:

This website is tablet friendly.  https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk        

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education

Lots of tips for parents and links to other useful websites. http://www.nnparenttoolkit.org.uk    

Useful websites for maths:

This website has clear examples of current Mathematical teaching methods for each area of Maths and examples for you to use with your children.  http://parentsintouch.co.uk/Help-your-child-at-home-with-maths

This website has a range of maths games, problems and articles on all areas of maths. Parents of Key Stage 1 children should select ‘stage 1’ and parents of Key Stage 2 children should select ‘stage 2’.  http://nrich.maths.org  

http://amathsdictionaryforkids.com

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/maths/

http://www.ictgames.com/resources.html

http://www.ilovemathsgames.com/

http://www.mathsisfun.com/index.htm

http://www.mathszone.co.uk/

http://www.multiplication.com/

Squeebles - Maths App for children

Useful Reading Websites:

http://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/   Tablet friendly

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/the-alphablocks-guide-to-phonics

Useful Phonics Websites:

http://www.familylearning.org.uk/phonics_games.html

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/phonics-made-easy/

Reading information for parents (KS1 and KS2):

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/welcome-back/for.../reading.../top-tips--3

http://www.magickeys.com/books/index.html#books

Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPAG):

https://roythezebra.com/reading-games/newwindow/capital-letter-beginner-1.html    KS1