English Homework Grid (Y2)Please write the date and WALT in your book and complete each day.There are links to games/videos that might support both parents and children.Some of these activities may need adult support however other tasks can be completed independently. Please make a comment on how much your child was supported in each activity.Monday 20 th March WALT: To make a prediction about “The Emperors New Clothes” by asking questions.

Activity: Without any discussion about the story, show the pictures below. Ask the children to point out everything that they see in the picture. Children to think of questions to ask about the story. Some examples could be:-Who is the man? Why is he naked? Who are…….? What……….? Is he …? How….? Where….?

Children to write down as many questions they can think of– remembering capital letters and question marks. ?

After the questions are written down, play the video of the story (or if you have the book to read, even better!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9mQoJU-6I0

Discuss:- Did the story answer your questions?

Tuesday 21 st March WALT: To complete a “role on the wall” for the main characters in the story.

Activity: Re watch the video again and discuss in detail the Emperor’s and the Weaver’s characters. For example, is the Emperor mean and nasty? Or happy and kind? Or is he vain?! Discuss meaning. Then repeat for the weavers – introducing and discussing words such as “cunning”, “clever”, “cruel”, “vindictive”. (Children to look up in a dictionary if necessary).

Complete the activity below, taking the words from the top and sorting them into the columns under the correct character (this can be just written on paper – they can draw the characters too if they want to). Discuss the meaning of each word as you go.

Hint: Some of the words may be suitable for both characters. Some of the words might not be suitable for any. You decide!

Wednesday 22 nd March WALT: To write a sentence about the characters to include conjunctions.

Activity: Recap on the characters in the story. Look at the grid in resource dated 22nd March. Take one word from each column of the grid to make a sentence that makes sense. Write as many sentences as you can using the grid - ensuring that they are relevant to the character.

Challenge: Can you think of your own sentence?

Thursday 23 rd March WALT: To write a character description for the “Emperor”. Activity. Recap on the Emperors character and discuss. Refer back to the work already completed to help. Write a paragraph on the Emperors character - example below. Success Criteria is the following:-Capital letters and full stops.Use a variety of conjunctions.Use adjectives to complete a noun phrase.

Friday 24 th March WALT: To write a character description for the “Weavers”.Activity. Recap on the Weavers characters and discuss. Refer back to the work already completed to help. Write a paragraph on the Weavers characters - example below. Success Criteria is the following:-Capital letters and full stops.Use a variety of conjunctions.Use adjectives to complete a noun phrase.

Glossary of terms

Conjunctions: A word used to connect clauses. (and, if, but, when, because, so)

Noun phrase: a phrase in which the adjective comes before the noun.

See link below for more information.

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=noun+phrase&docid=608023706378436651&mid=57C5B841DFEECF6C6ED957C5B841DFEECF6C6ED9&view=detail&FORM=VIRE

Monday 20 th March resources

Tuesday 21 st March resources

Sort the following words into the correct columns. Some of the words may be suitable for both characters. Some of the words might not be suitable for any. You decide!

Wednesday 22 nd March resources

TheEmperor

Weavers

are

were

cunningvainunwiseeagerexcitedinquisitive

because

Finish the sentence!

they stole the silk.

he went outside naked!

is

was

nastyimpatientcurioussecretivelazytrustingcleverfoolishstupidpoliteunhelpfulgreedydeviousslycraftyschemingmalicioustrustinghonestintelligentembarrassed

as

when

if

while

they tricked the courtier.

they tricked the ministers.

they tricked the Emperor.

he saw the clothes.

they persuaded the Emperor to wear his new clothes.

they took all of the gold thread.

he was waiting for his clothes.

he tried on the clothes.

they pretended to weave the clothes.

the people laughed at him.

Challenge: Can you think of your own ending to the sentence?

ExamplesThe Emperor was foolish when he went outside naked!The weavers were clever because they persuaded the Emperor to wear his new clothes.

Thursday 23 rd March resources

Character Description for The Emperor - example

The Emperor was the leader of many lands but ruled unwisely because all he was interested in was how he looked. He was a large, happy man and wore expensive, beautiful clothes all of the time. He was so vain that he was always looking in the mirror and going outside so that everyone could see him. He was a trusting person because he let two weavers make him some new clothes. He was incredibly impatient because when the weavers were making his clothes he sent his minister to go and check on them. He was quite lazy because he sent everyone else and didn’t check on them himself. He was a stupid and foolish man because he went outside naked where everyone laughed at him. He was a funny man when he pretended that everything was completely normal but really he was embarrassed.

Friday 24 th March resources

Character Description for the weavers - example

The weavers were two cunning men who decided to trick the vain Emperor. They were very brave when they asked to meet the Emperor. They were devious because they persuaded the unwise Emperor that they would make him the finest clothes out of the finest material. They were clever men when they said that only intelligent people can see the clothes but fools cannot. The weavers were nasty when they let the Emperor go outside with no clothes on. They were untrustworthy and greedy because they tricked everyone and stole the gold thread and silk.