Homework Sheet
2nd Class
13ú-24ú Bealtaine
Tá na bláthanna ag fás. The flowers are growing.
Cuir uisce ar na síolta. Put water on the seeds.
Monday 13th
Monday 20th
Reading
PM reader and Oxford
PM reader and Oxford
Writing
Water: Write a list of 8 ways
you use water.
Dictation sentence 1
Map work: Look at a map of Ireland
and find:
 3 rivers
 3 lakes
 3 towns that are built near
rivers and the sea
Dictation sentence 3
Mental Maths
Mental Maths
Maths
Tuesday 14th
Tuesday 21st
Reading
PM reader and Oxford
PM reader and Oxford
Writing
Interview an artist: Write 5
questions you would like to ask
a famous artist.
Dictation sentence 1
Acrostic poem: Write a WATER
acrostic poem.
Mental Maths
Mental Maths
Maths
Wednesday 15th
Dictation sentence 3
Wednesday 22nd
Reading
PM reader and Oxford
PM reader and Oxford
Writing
Ice-cream: Invent a new icecream flavour and write about
it. What is in this new icecream flavour and how would it
taste?
Dictation sentence 2
Water safety: Design a 'Keeping
safe at the beach' poster.
Mental Maths
Mental Maths
Maths
Thursday 16th
Dictation sentence 4
Thursday 23rd
Reading
PM reader and Oxford
PM reader and Oxford
Writing
Dictionary work: Use your
dictionary to find the meaning
of these words:
river, stream, lake and sea.
Dictation sentence 2
Beach list: Write a list of 10
things you would need to bring with
you to the beach.
Mental Maths
Mental Maths
Maths
Dictation sentence 4
Homework Sheet
2nd Class
13ú-24ú Bealtaine
Dictation sentences
Group 1 sentences
Week
1.
2.
Week
3.
4.
1
I hope all of the horses don’t come into my garden again.
Who told you that my sister was sick?
2
After a while some of the children got louder and louder.
How did you know she was feeling much better?
Please practise the core word sentences every night. Read the sentence to
your child and they will write it down. Allow your child to correct the
sentences themselves by looking at the correct written sentence. Use
homework copy.
Group 2 sentences
Week 1
1. The building near the church needs some paint.
2. Tie your coat and don’t catch a cold.
Week 2
3. Later on in the afternoon he came to my front door.
4. Does the teacher think we can do all this writing?
My Spellings for week one
My Spellings for week two
Children who have been continuously getting the spellings from dictation correct
will be given spellings from another list of high frequency words to practice
during the week. This means that all children will have spellings to practice and
learn each week which are suited to their ability. Children who are having
difficulty learning spellings should use the look, say, cover, write and check
method.
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