Year 2 Timetable 11th June 2020
Reading Mission: 30 minutes
Children to read or support them to read this short text, there is a YouTube video available of the whole text if needed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GUtXj1UQ78
Juniper Jupiter is a super-hero. A real one. It’s no big deal. She is super kind and super brave, she’s super fast and super sneaky, she’s super strong and she’s super super smart and she can fly. But like I said, it’s no big deal.
Juniper Jupitar loves being a superhero, she really does. Only, sometimes, she wishes it wasn’t such a lonely job. It gets so boring waiting for the super-secret-mission telephone to ring! What Juniper Jupiter needs is a side-kick!
She can’t believe she hasn’t thought of it before! Everything would be much more fun with a side-kick! A side-kick MUST absolutely love ice cream. That’s rule number one. They should be good at dancing. And a side-kick should be funny, that is very important too. After they can answer these questions, these can be verbal answers or they could be written down or typed. Children could even draw their responses. Suggested answers are in italics in the sheets section.
What is the girls name in the story?
What are some of the things at Juniper Jupiter is ‘super at’?
Can you find a contraction in the text? (Remember these are words that have been shortened and have an apostrophe such as don’t) What does ‘it’s not a big deal’ mean?
What does ‘lonely’ mean?
Why does Juniper Jupiter think a side sick will help her feel better? What does Juniper Jupiter say a side kick must have or do?
What would your side-kick need to have or do if you were a super hero?
Writing Mission: 30 minutes
Today your mission is to use the description of your superhero and villain that you have created previously this week to help you to write a newspaper article.
We have written lots of newspaper articles in the past but to remind you here are some of the main features of a newspaper article that you will need to include in your own work.
Features:
- Name of newspaper (you can choose a name for your newspaper or use Marksbury News if you are unsure) - Headline (This needs to be interesting and attract people
‘SUPERHERO SAVES THE DAY’ or ‘VILLIAN DEFEATED!’ - Subtitles (these are smaller titles to explain what you are
talking about in each part of the article)
- Pictures and Captions (captions describe the pictures) - Facts about the event (who what when and why) - Quote or speech from someone about the main event - Third person (He, she, his, her)
- Past tense (walked, ran, flew etc)
You need to use the features above to create a newspaper article about your superhero. Think carefully about a story or event that your superhero could have done and that people would want to hear about. There are some examples below of things you could write your article about. Once you have chosen, have a go at creating your newspaper article (including the pictures and captions). Remember to make sure you use interesting language and description like you have previously used in Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday’s sessions. You may even want to copy some of the amazing descriptive language you used from those pieces. There is a template in the sheets section if you need it but you could create a similar one yourself on a piece of paper. Examples for articles:
- Your superhero could save a town from a villain.
- Your superhero could stop a villain from stealing or taking
something.
- Your superhero could save an animal or country. - Your superhero could save the queen.
- Your superhero could save the world from a natural disaster
such as a flood or asteroid or hurricane.
Example of a newspaper article:
Maths Mission: 30 minutes
Today your maths mission is to see if you can solve some additon and subtraction superhero word problems. Remember as we always do with word problems – underline the key information, jot down what it is asking you to do, get rid of the bits or words you don’t need and focus on the problem.
Use column additon and subtraction to help you answer these questions as this is the method you have been practicing this week. Remember to line up the numbers under each other properly, start with the ones in case you need to carry or borrow a ten and then move onto the tens. Refer to Monday and
Tuesday’s learning if you need examples to help you remember the method.
Topic Mission: Day 4
There are many different ways of creating your puppet and backdrop. You could use paper and simply draw your superhero and cut them out, you could use a peg, lollistick or a spoon and create a puppet by sticking paper or colouring on top of the stick or peg. Alternatively, if you have fabric or an old sock, you could create a fabric or sock puppet and decorate the fabric with pens or stick items using glue. There are some examples below to help you.
Your backdrop could be a paper drawing, made of card or a cereal box or a design on your device. The backdrop could be of any scene linked to your superhero, it may be an underwater scene, a city or farm, a jungle or a beach. There are some examples below to help you,
These Missions have been designed to be accessible, using little resources and most importantly fun for your children to complete. Please use what you can, any
resources you do not have could be substituted for something else and suggestions have been made for this where possible.
Sheets if needed:
Answers to the Guided Reading questions
What is the girls name in the story?
Juniper Jupiter.
What are some of the things at Juniper Jupiter is ‘super at’?
She is super kind, brave, fast, sneaky, strong and smart.
Can you find a contraction in the text? (Remember these are words that have been shortened and have an apostrophe such as don’t)
Examples of contractions in the text: it’s, she’s, wasn’t, can’t, hasn’t, that’s.
What does ‘it’s not a big deal’ mean?
It’s a saying or phrases that means that something is not really special or doesn’t need a lot of fuss.
What does ‘lonely’ mean?
Lonely means that someone feels sad because they have no friends or company.
Why does Juniper Jupiter think a side sick will help her feel better?
As she would have someone with her, she would not be lonely or bored and have someone to play with and go on missions with.
What does Juniper Jupiter say a side kick must have or do?
They must love ice cream, dancing and be funny.
What would your side-kick need to have or do if you were a super hero? This is an
