Good morning Year 2!
Today is World Book Day and we are celebrating our love of books and reading. Instead of our usual online Maths and English lessons, we are providing some World Book Day activities and links for you to do at home. There will be no online lessons today.
The Doorbell Rang
Here is a link to a story all about sharing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-tqjCPnHLg
Listen to the story and then use your Division skills to complete the worksheet.
If you had 12 cookies, how many would each person get?
The-Doorbell-Rang-Record-Sheet
In school, we are going to be reading ‘Oi, Frog’. Can you spot all of the rhyming words in the book?
Listen to the story here:
Can you create your own version of ‘Oi Frog’ thinking about rhyming words and making it as funny as the original?
You might also like to try some of these activities from the World Book Day website.
Listen to some stories being read aloud online here:
https://www.worldbookday.com/stories/
Visit the author and illustrator academy for tips on how to write and illustrate stories:
https://www.worldbookday.com/online-masterclasses/
Have fun making models of some of your favourite story characters. There are lots of ideas here:
https://www.worldbookday.com/fun-craft-favourite-characters/
Here are some other activities for you to choose from if you would like more book day fun! You do not have to do them all – just whatever takes your fancy!
Create a mask of your favourite story character
Design finger puppets to retell your favourite story
We hope you also find time to read your favourite books at home. Don’t forget to join in with The Masked Reader competition too – can you identify the adults who are reading and vote for your favourite?
Have a lovely day,
from Mrs Houghton and Mrs Taylor