Class 2 Homework Set: Wednesday 13th January Due by: Monday 20th January Optional Tasks Compulsory Tasks Only if you or your family want to: Please complete these on this one side of A4 → Extended Project Spelling Test Words Over the next five weeks, create a design or model for an invention which would help you with an everyday task at home. For example: Brushing your teeth or hair Putting your socks on Feeding a pet Or you may idea of your own. This week, my six spelling words to learn by heart are: bath, improve, could, whole, because, behind You can choose to use whatever resources and media you like. The only rule is: it must be informative to others! Website of the week The Think Big game is all about solving problems and inventing your own games. http://www.tvokids.com/games/thinkbig Spelling Investigation Task This week’s spelling task is suffixes. The suffix ‘ed’ turns verbs to the past tense. Find 5 root words, where the vowel is short so you double the final consonant then add ed to turn the verb past tense e.g. hop – hopped. Write the past tense verbs in alphabetical order. www.dictionary.com might be a good place to check for unexpected examples! Reading The Tricky Academic Challenge How many solutions can you find to this number sentence? Share your book with an adult. ? X 2 = 10 X ? Use the questions on the “Reading Together” page in your reading record to discuss what you’ve read. Work systematically and do you notice any patterns. Ask your adult to leave comments in your reading record. Mathematics Using the numbers 2,4,6,8 and symbols< >, create 10 number statements. Class 2 Homework Optional Tasks Only if you or your family want to: Extended Project Over the next five weeks, create a design or model for an invention which would help you with an everyday task at home. For example: Brushing your teeth or hair Putting your socks on Feeding a pet Or you may idea of your own. Set: Wednesday 13th January Due by: Monday 20th January Compulsory Tasks Please complete these on this one side of A4 → Spelling Test Words This week, my four personal spelling words to learn by heart are: he, she, we, me You can choose to use whatever resources and media you like. Spelling Investigation Task The only rule is: it must be informative to others! This week’s spelling task is suffixes. The suffix ‘ed’ turns verbs to the past tense. Website of the week Find 5 root words, where the vowel is short so you double the final consonant then add ed to turn the verb past tense e.g. hop – hopped. The Think Big game is all about solving problems and inventing your own games. http://www.tvokids.com/games/thinkbig Write the past tense verbs in alphabetical order. www.dictionary.com might be a good place to check for unexpected examples! Reading The Tricky Academic Challenge How many solutions can you find to this number sentence? ? X 2 = 10 X ? Work systematically and do you notice any patterns. Share your book with an adult. Use the questions on the “Reading Together” page in your reading record to discuss what you’ve read. Ask your adult to leave comments in your reading record. Mathematics Using the numbers 2,4,6,8 and symbols< >, create 10 number statements.