28 September 2018
Use last week’s spellings and make a shape around each word. Look carefully at the shape, taking note of ascenders and descenders as shown in our handwriting policy.
Year 1
- the
- to
- said
- were
- his
Year 2
- after
- again
- any
- many
- path
- bath
- beautiful
- because
21 September 2018
This week for spelling we are thinking about using apostrophes for contractions.
Find and list as many words with apostrophes for contraction as you can. Write the words before they are contracted and the new word with the apostrophe to mark the missing letter e.g.
- would not – wouldn’t
- I am – I’m
- we are – we’re
21 September 2018
This week’s list of spellings to learn words end in ‘-ible’ and ‘-able’. Use the list of spellings to make a word search. Children will be tested on some of the words listed below and other words that end in ‘-ible’ and ‘-able’.
- applicable
- breakable
- forcible
- sensible
- fashionable
- comfortable
- horrible
- terrible
- visible
21 September 2018
This week’s spellings are common exception words that children are expected to be able to spell by the end of year 1 or 2.
Year 1
- the
- to
- said
- were
- his
Year 2
- after
- again
- any
- many
- path
- bath
- beautiful
- because
14 September 2018
This week’s list of spellings are words with ‘silent’ letters. Use the spelling strategies stuck in your homework book to learn your spellings. These words have come from the Year 5 and 6 statutory spelling list. How many other words can you think of with silent letters?
- environment
- temperature
- dictionary
- twelfth
- stomach
- autumn
- muscle
- rhythm
- vehicle
14 September 2018
Your spelling homework is to learn the spelling of these words linked to our topic – Where in the World? We’ll be using the words in our writing.
- mapping
- compass
- Earth
- region
- Polar
- desert
- mountainous
- Equator
- Tropic of Cancer
- Tropic of Capricorn
Check the spelling poster at the back of your homework book for ideas of how to learn them.
14 September 2018
Use last week’s spelling lists and rainbow write the words.
Year 1
- England
- Wales
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
Year 2
- England
- Wales
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
- London
- Cardiff
- Edinburgh
- Belfast
07 September 2018
This week’s list of spellings to learn contains words with the letter string ‘ough’. The letter string makes different sounds within different words. Children will be tested on some of these words and words that follow the same spelling rule on Friday 14 September.
Use the words to make up a nonsense story. Remember to check for squashed sentences and other punctuation.
- though
- dough
- although
- through
- cough
- trough
- rough
- doughnut
- tough
07 September 2018
This week, we’re learning to spell words to do with our topic – Where in the World? We’ll be using the words in our writing over the next few weeks.
Find the meaning of each word and put them into sentences. You could put more than one word in each sentence.
- mapping
- compass
- Earth
- region
- Polar
- desert
- mountainous
- Equator
- Tropic of Cancer
- Tropic of Capricorn
7 September 2018
This week’s spellings are linked to our first mini-topic, Where in the World?
They are tricky but have a go using the look, say, cover, write, check method. There will be a spelling task set next week relating to the same spellings.
Year 1
- England
- Wales
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
Year 2
- England
- Wales
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
- London
- Cardiff
- Edinburgh
- Belfast