Friday 29 June 2018

Year 2 Inquiry focus

Inquiry presentation follow up review (Term 2)




What worked well?

I changed my classroom environment around so that the children can see and hear well.

(2 children with hearing aids/ 2 children who are on the cusp).

Brainstorm of weekly letter with words beginning with that letter e.g. Oo.

Children are starting to use words from the Word Tree that they can recognise in their story writing.

An improvement in their story writing with use of sight words and new words added to their vocabulary.

They are beginning to identify words that begin with the letter is at the start of the word e.g. first letter.

Children are starting to read familiar words from their environment such as rugby, supermarket, shops, movies, pools, cousins, airport, car, house etc…

They have learnt new words such as Bugglegum, hip- hop, Fia fia etc…

Children are using the butterfly cards (yellow/ blue).

Introduce: who, what, where, when in their story writing.


What can I continue to work on?

New autumn leaf with an alphabet letter on it, so far...(A - O)

Getting children to name and recognise new words.

Implement more writing recounts that identify progress.

Recording 4 children’s tracking record in an ongoing...


Where to next term?

  • Encourage children to use the Word Tree independently for their story writing.
  • Use a scanning code system?
  • 4/4 minimal, 2/4 expected writing report comment.
  • Consolidate Magenta sight words in a small group. Move onto Red asap.