English Homework for Key Stage 2: Activity-Based Learning (Active Homework)

93 Pages·2009·3.6 MB·English

by  Andrea McGowan

English
Homework for
Key Stage 2
Activity-based learning
Andrea McGowan,
Colin Forster and Vicki Parfitt
Illustrated by David Brookes
First published 2010
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McGowan, Andrea.
English homework for key stage 2: activity-based learning/Andrea
McGowan, Colin Forster and Vicki Parfitt, illustrated by David Brookes.
p. cm.
1. English language – Study and teaching (Elementary) – Activity
programs – Great Britain. 2. Homework – Great Britain.
3. Education, Elementary – Parent participation – Great Britain.
4. Active learning – Great Britain. I. Forster, Colin. II. Parfitt, Vicki.
III. Title.
LB1576.M3978 2010
372.60941 – dc22 2009015900
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Contents
Guidance for the teacher xi
Introduction xi
Pedagogy and philosophy xi
English Homework for Key Stage 2: the key ideas xi
Following-up on the homework xii
Possible follow-up activities xii
Partnership with parents xii
Template letter xiii
Blank active homework template xiv
Speaking, listening and interacting
Years three and four
Be a performer 2
Love fifteen 3
School extra 4
Once upon a time . . . 5
Broadcast genius 6
TV and radio signals 7
Media package 8
Chatterbox 9
Complex conversation 10
Artful argument 11
Years five and six
Sharing a good yarn 14
Quirky questions 15
Cor, what a car! 16
Special occasion speech 17
Persuasive power 18
Note perfect 19
Weather watch 20
Decisions, decisions 21
Maximum moaning 22
Drama, performance and presentation
Years three and four
Miming magic 24
Knock, knock . . .who’s there? 25
ENGLISH HOMEWORK FOR KEY STAGE 2 contents vii
How am I? 26
The world’s a stage 27
Picture this 28
Story maker 29
Creating a character 30
Fact-finding mission 31
Years five and six
Thespian dreams 34
Wizard wonders 35
Playhouse 36
Word art 37
Enhanced reporting 38
Storyteller 39
Spooky work 40
Reading and responding
Years three and four
First choices 42
Dealing with a dilemma 43
Why write? 44
Point spotting 45
Text reviewer 46
Use the clues 47
Picture perfect 48
Years five and six
Reflecting on reading 50
A happy theme 51
Book review 52
A really good read 53
Possible perspectives 54
Tickle your funny bone? 55
Paper clipping 56
The tale of the tail 57
Spelling, punctuation and structure
Years three and four
Spelling ace 60
Word wall 61
Spelling rules 62
Be a wordsmith 63
Sentence maker 64
viii ENGLISH HOMEWORK FOR KEY STAGE 2 contents
Coping with clauses 65
Unscramble the jumble 66
’s or s’? 67
Pondering paragraphs 68
Add an adverb, connect a conjunction 69
Years five and six
Fixing words 72
Herding words 73
Trumping the tricky ones 74
Signing sentences 75
Sounds like a sentence 76
Punctuation problem 77
Scissor happy 78
What a pickle! 79
ENGLISH HOMEWORK FOR KEY STAGE 2 contents ix