Today in their English lesson, Year 2 focused on; ‘statements and questions’, following their current topic of; ‘Information Texts’.
The children learnt that a statement is a fact that is true, which starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop. Whereas, a question is a sentence that is used to ask for information, a reply or a response from someone which also starts with a capital letter, however, ends with a question mark.
The children played a statement or question game where they had to use either a green (statement) or red (question) card to show if a sentence on the board was a statement or a question. The children then worked in groups to sort a pile of statements and questions (which all linked to their topic of healthy living) before working together to create their own statement and question linked to the topic. Some examples included; ‘Riding a bike is a form of exercise’ and ‘Why should you eat fruit?’
