3. Can you sort these words into nouns,
adjective and verbs?
■ Remember a noun is a name, a place or a thing.An adjective is a word to describe and
noun.A verb is an action (something you do) Can you add some of your own?
English day 1
chair
run
beautiful
buzzing
teacher
amazing
funny
colossal
music
fairy
dancing
monster
4.
5.
6. What can you
see, hear, smell,
feel and taste?
■ Think about your five sense.
We are going to use these to
descibe a setting.You can
choose your garden or maybe
somewhere you have visited
during your walk.
■ Can you create a mind map,
using the 5 senses and write
some adjectives to describe
each of the senses.
■ We have given you some
examples you could even use
this setting if you want!
English day 2
Buzzing bees
Sweet flowers
Crisp, fresh air
Bright green grass
Blazing hot sun
7.
8.
9. In the garden I can see..
■ Using your mind map from yesterday can you
complete these sentences.
■ REMEMBER to include adjectives to describe your
setting, you could even include a power of three. (In
the garden, I can see beautiful, bright and colourful
flowers.)
■ In the garden, I can see...
■ In the garden, I can smell..
■ In the garden, I can hear..
■ In the garden, I can taste..
■ In the garden, I can feel..
English day 3
10.
11.
12. Can you add more detail?!
■ Look at your sentences from yesterday (we bet
they're great) can you make them even better?
■ Your challenge today is to try and add a
conjunction or a verb to each of your sentence.
(In the garden, I can see beautiful, bright and
colourful flowers, swaying in the dazzling sun.
OR In the garden, I can see beautiful, bright
and colourful flowers that would brighten up
even the greyest of days.)
English day 4
13.
14.
15. Present and Perform!
■ You should now have five fabulous sense sentences to
describe your setting. Can you now present these in
your neatest handwriting, or you might even try
typing and add some gorgeous illustrations.
■ Don't forget Mrs Keyse loves a border for that final
wow!
■ Your bonus challenge – can you perform your
poem? You can sing, act, read or perform in any other
creative way you would like to. After a few times
practising, try and perform your poem in front of
somebody else in your household. It would be great if
you could be videoed performing your poems so we
can see them too.
English day 5
16.
17.
18.
19. Kind, specific
and helpful.
■ Take a careful look at this picture.
■ Can you draw it only using pencil and
shading.
■ (There's a video link to show you
some top tips on how to shade)
■ Once you've finished ask someone in
your house to critique it – what do
they like about it? How could you
improve? REMEMBER they must be
kind, specific and helpful.
■ When they've given you feedback
can you draw a second draft?
20.
21.
22. WELL DONEYEAR 2
YOU'VE COMPLETED AWHOLETERM AT HOME WITH
THE HELP OFYOUR PARENTS, WE ARE SO PROUD OF
YOU ALL. WE HOPEYOU HAVE A LOVELY MAY HALF
TERM.
LOOK AFTERYOURSELVES, KEEP SAFE AND STAY
ALERT!!