Year 2 s Book of Helpful Hints

Year 2 s Book of Helpful Hints

Counting in............ 2 s 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 5 s 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 10 s 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Number Bonds 0 + 10 = 10 0 + 100 =100 10 + 0 = 10 100 + 0 = 100 1 + 9 = 10 10 + 90 = 100 9 + 1 = 10 90 + 10 = 100 2 + 8 = 10 20 + 80 = 100 8 + 2 = 10 80 + 20 = 100 3 + 7 = 10 30 + 70 = 100 7 + 3 = 10 70 + 30 = 100 4 + 6 = 10 40 + 60 = 100 6 + 4 = 10 60 + 40 = 100 5 + 5 = 10 50 + 50 = 100

Times Tables 1 x 2 = 2 2 2 = 1 2 x 2 = 4 4 2 = 2 3 x 2 = 6 6 2 = 3 4 x 2 = 8 8 2 = 4 5 x 2 = 10 10 2 = 5 6 x 2 = 12 12 2 = 6 7 x 2 = 14 14 2 = 7 8 x 2 = 16 16 2 = 8 9 x 2 = 18 18 2 = 9 10 x 2 = 20 20 2 = 10 1 x 5 = 5 5 5 = 1 2 x 5 = 10 10 5 = 2 3 x 5 = 15 15 5 = 3 4 x 5 = 20 20 5 = 4 5 x 5 = 25 25 5 = 5 6 x 5 = 30 30 5 = 6 7 x 5 = 35 35 5 = 7 8 x 5 = 40 40 5 = 8 9 x 5 = 45 45 5 = 9 10 x 5 = 50 50 5 = 10

1 x 10 = 10 10 10 = 1 2 x 10 = 20 20 10 = 2 3 x 10 = 30 30 10 = 3 4 x 10 = 40 40 10 = 4 5 x 10 = 50 50 10 = 5 6 x 10 = 60 60 10 = 6 7 x 10 = 70 70 10 = 7 8 x 10 = 80 80 10 = 8 9 x 10 = 90 90 10 = 9 10 x 10 = 100 100 10 = 10

We are also called......... = x equals total the same as multiply times lots of - add + share divide count on find the total find the sum of altogether more than - minus take away subtract count back less than fewer than

Can you use the 100 square to count, add and subtract?

Numbers Year Two children are required to read and write numbers to 100 in both words and numerals. 0 zero 1 one 11 eleven 2 two 12 twelve 3 three 13 thirteen 4 four 14 fourteen 5 five 15 fifteen 6 six 16 sixteen 7 seven 17 seventeen 8 eight 18 eighteen 9 nine 19 nineteen 10 ten 20 twenty 30 thirty 40 forty 50 fifty 60 sixty 70 seventy 80 eighty 90 nineteen 100 one hundred 10 ten 20 twenty

These pairs total 10 Doubles 10 + 0 7 + 3 0 + 0 = 0 3 + 3 = 6 9 + 1 6 + 4 1 + 1 = 2 4 + 4 = 8 8 + 2 5 + 5 2 + 2 = 4 5 + 5 = 10 We are all even numbers... 0 2 4 6 8 We are all odd numbers... 1 3 5 7 9

Talk about the four seasons March April May December January February June July August September October November

Time Children need to be able to read and write digital and analogue times on the hour, half past, quarter past and quarter to the hour. 1 o clock 1am 01:00 2 o clock 2am 02:00 3 o clock 3am 03:00 4 o clock 4am 04:00 5 o clock 5am 05:00 6 o clock 6am 06:00 7 o clock 7am 07:00 8 o clock 8am 08:00 9 o clock 9am 09:00 10 o clock 10am 10:00 11 o clock 11am 11:00 12 o clock 12pm 12:00 01:00 1 o clock 01:15 Quarter past 1 01:30 Half past 1 01:45 Quarter to 2

Shape (2D) Square Circle Oval Rectangle Star Triangles

Properties of 2D shapes Circle A circle has 1 side. Triangle A triangle has 3 sides. A triangle has 3 corners. Rectangle A rectangle has 4 sides. A rectangle has 4 corners. A rectangle has 4 right angles. A rectangle has 2 short sides and 2 long sides.

Square A square has 4 sides. A square has 4 corners. A square has 4 right angles. All the sides are the same length. Pentagon A pentagon has 5 sides. A pentagon has 5 corners. Hexagon A hexagon has 6 sides. A hexagon has 6 corners.

Heptagon A heptagon has 7 sides. A heptagon has 7 corners. Octagon An octagon has 8 sides. An octagon has 8 corners. 3D Shapes

Days of the Week Monday There are 12 months in a year. Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Months of the Year January February March There are 7 days in a week. April May June There are 365 days in a year or 366 days in a leap year. July August September October There are 52 weeks in a year. November December

Punctuation When do we use capital letters and full stops? We use a capital letter at the start of a new sentence. We also use capital letters for proper nouns, e.g. for the name of a person or place and the days of the week, and months of the year. Full stops go at the end of a sentence to show that they have finished. Sometimes you might use an exclamation mark instead of a full stop. This shows that something amazing or surprising is happening, or that someone is giving an order. If you are writing a question, you use a question mark at the end of the sentence instead of a full stop.

Sentences If a sentence contains just one piece of information, it can be a bit boring. Use conjunctions (joining words) to help join ideas together. We often use connectives for example: and, but, so, because, after or before. Nouns Nouns are the name of something, for example: girl, apple, chair or table. Adjectives Adjectives describe nouns, for example: The blue, sparkly sea was crashing against the rocks. Verbs Verbs are words that describe what is happening. They are action words. How they end tells us whether something is happening now in the present, or if it has happened in the past. You add ing to verbs to describe what is happening now. You add ed to verbs to describe what has happened in the past. (Not all verbs end in ed when you are writing in the past.) Adverbs Adverbs describe verbs, for example: The boy was walking slowly.

10 Great Tips for Reading with your Children. As parents, you are your child s most influential teacher with an important part to play in helping your child to learn to read. Here are some suggestions on how you can help to make this a positive experience for your child. 1. Choose a quiet time Set aside a quiet time with no distractions. Fifteen to twenty minutes is usually long enough. Make reading part of every day. Read at bedtime, before or after meals, while you ait at the doctors or dentist and even on the bus or train. 2. Make reading enjoyable Make reading an enjoyable experience. Sit with your child. Try not to pressurise if he or she is reluctant. If your child loses interest then do something else. Have fun! Choose books that are fun for your child and for you, and then enjoy the time you spend together. Make the story come alive! Create voices for the characters, use your body to tell the story (drama) vary the speed and volume of your voice. Your child will love it. 3. Maintain the flow If your child mispronounces a word do not interrupt immediately. Instead allow the opportunity for self-correction. It is better to tell a child some unknown words to maintain the flow than insisting on trying to build them all up from the sounds of the letters. If your child does try to sound out words, encourage the use of letter sounds rather than alphabet names. 4. Be positive If your child says something nearly right to start with that is fine. Don t say No. That s wrong, but Let s read it together and point to the words as you say them. Boost your child s confidence with constant praise for even the smallest achievement. 5. Success is the key Parents anxious for a child to progress can mistakenly give a child a book that is too difficult. This can have the opposite effect to the one they are wanting. Remember Nothing succeeds like success. Until your child has built up his or her confidence, it is better to keep to easier books. Struggling with a book with many unknown words is pointless. Flow is lost, text cannot be understood and children can easily become reluctant readers.

6. Visit the Library Encourage your child to use the public library regularly. 7. Regular practice Try to read with your child most school days. Little and often is best. Teachers have limited time to help your child with reading. 8. Communicate Your child will most likely have a reading diary from school. Try to communicate regularly with positive comments and any concerns. Your child will then know that you are interested in their progress and that you value reading. 9. Talk about the books There is more to being a good reader than just being able to read the words accurately. Just as important is being able to understand what has been read. Always talk to your child about the book; about the pictures, the characters, how they think the story will end, and their favourite part. You will then be able to see how well they have understood and you will help them to develop good comprehension skills. Talk about the pictures, don t just read the book word for word. Sometimes it s fun to just talk about what s happening in the illustrations. Ask your child questions, your child is like a little sponge! Ask him or her what is that? or what do you think will happen next? 10. Variety is important Remember children need to experience a variety of reading materials e.g. picture books, hard backs, comics, magazines, poems and information books. Examples of questions to ask your child: Generic questions What do you think and feel about what What is the purpose of this writing? Have you read any other texts like this one? happened? Who wrote this and Did anything puzzle you? Who is this writing when? intended for? What is the form of this writing? Fiction and plays Poetry Non-fiction Who is the narrator? What do you see in your How can we locate Who is the most mind when you read this? information quickly in important character? What is the effect of this text? What do we know about the setting? the rhyme, rhythm and line length? Why does the author use diagrams? Why does the writer use dialogue?