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Week 7
Music task 2 – Pitch
Way back in the first week of Home Learning, we learnt a little about tempo. Can you remember what the tempo of a piece of music is? The tempo of a piece of music is the speed. Tempo might stay the same all the way through, or it might change, like the two pieces of music we listened to. Here are the links to listen again if you’d like a reminder:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpOAnWEyzt8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrIYT-MrVaI
This week, we are going to think about pitch. Pitch is how high or low a note sounds. Sounds can be high pitched, like the squeak of a mouse or a scream. Sounds can also be low pitched, like the growling of a dog or the bang of a big bass drum.
Listen to some of the instrument sound clips on this website. Are the instruments high pitched or low pitched? Start with the violin and the tuba – they’re easy ones!
http://www.beginband.com/sndclips.shtml
The pitch of a piece of music can change how it makes you feel and what it makes you think of. Listen to these pieces of music and see what you think.
This piece of music uses a lot of high pitched notes. It is called The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies and I think the high pitched notes make it sound magical and light.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV1qLYukTH8
This piece of music uses a lot of low pitched notes. It is the theme music from a film called “Jaws”, which is about a giant shark. I think the low pitched notes make it sound frightening.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX3bN5YeiQs
Today I would like you to experiment with making sounds of different pitch using instruments or objects in your house. You could even order the sounds you hear from lowest to highest pitch. Here are some ideas:
- Filling objects with different amounts of water can change the pitch. Try blowing across the top or tapping them gently to make a sound.
- Usually, large objects make a low pitched sound and small objects make a high pitched sound. Can you find objects around the house that follow this pattern?
- How do you change the pitch on an instrument in your house? You might change where on the instrument you play, which holes you cover or where you press a string.
Don’t forget to add your videos and photos to the Padlet – I can’t wait to hear them!
Maths tasks
Task 1
‘Number Monday’ task – this week’s task is all about subtraction! We have learnt how to subtract numbers in different ways – have a go at the different questions on the sheet below – make sure you look at the hints!
18.5.20 Number Monday – Subtraction
Task 2
Visit the page https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/, go into ‘Summer Term – Week 1’, ‘Lesson 1 – ‘Find three quarters’
Watch the video (including the introduction for some revision!) and answer the questions on the worksheet linked below when prompted.
Worksheet – Find three quarters
Task 3
Visit the page https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/, go into ‘Summer Term – Week 1’, ‘Lesson 2 – ‘Count in fractions’
Watch the video (including the introduction for some revision!) and answer the questions on the worksheet linked below when prompted.
Task 4
Well done, we’ve reached the end of our unit about fractions! You are now all experts at recognising and finding 1/2, 1/4 and 1/3 of shapes and amounts.
If you would like to test your understanding here is a short ‘End of Unit Assessment’:
Mini-Assessment-Year-2-Fractions
English tasks
Task 1
Choose one of your favourite books or stories or a book or story that you know well. Cut out one of the nets in the document attached below (or all of them!) and make the one of the dice (can you tell an adult what 3D shape it is?). Roll the dice and answer the questions – you can write them down or discuss it with an adult or older brother or sister.
Task 2
Your spelling activity this week is to learn about possessive apostrophes.
Last week, we learnt that apostrophes can be used to shorten words. These are called contractions. Here are some examples:
is not = isn’t
he is = he’s
do not = don’t
Can you think of any more?
This week, we are learning about another job that apostrophes do. Apostrophes can show possession. This means that something belongs to someone. The apostrophe goes after the name of one person and before the s.
For example, Miss Armstrong’s cup is silver and red.
Jane’s sister is five.
Here are some more examples.
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| The dog’s ears are cold. | The baby’s hat is a flower. | The goat’s clothes are smart. |
Now have a go at writing your own sentences that show possession. You could use the picture below to give you some ideas. Why not describe the people’s clothes, hair and shoes and give the characters the names of your family and friends? You could even turn it into a Guess Who? style guessing game. I’ve done the first one for you:
Mrs Fisher’s hair is purple. Can you find her?!
Task 3
Today I have written you a story. Or rather, I’ve written you the beginning of a story and I’d like you to finish it! Read the beginning of The Egg until you can explain to someone what has happened so far. Discuss your ideas for what might happen next with an adult or your older brother or sister. When you’re ready, finish my story! I can’t wait to see what happens next.
As well as the story, I have included a checklist of some of the things that we need to remember to include to make our writing as good as it can be. If you’re somebody who finds writing tricky, just try to include the first few things on the list. If you’re somebody who finds writing quite easy, you might want to try to include everything on the list! The most important thing is to write an interesting, exciting story. You could make it funny, realistic, silly or frightening. Be as creative as you like! Don’t forget to add your story (or a recording of you reading it) to the Padlet so I can find out what happens next!
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