Little da Vinci is a course for Year 2 students that combines reading, writing and mathematics, and includes some problem-solving. This course will not only teach literacy and numeracy skills, but also critical and logical thinking and creative thinking skills. There will be activities that extend and integrate different skills to challenge the students. There will be hard work as well as lots of fun!
Teaching plan
Some problem-solving questions are included in every lesson.
Homework includes a writing task that is teacher-marked, and other activities that are self-marked. There is no homework in week 10.
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Week |
English |
Maths |
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1 |
Genres of writing, structure of a narrative, story starters, adding suffixes |
Fraction of objects, fraction of groups |
|
2 |
Using descriptive language, using sensory details, types of narrative endings |
Money, rounding |
|
3 |
Narrative comprehension and analysis, using flashbacks |
2D shapes, joining 2D shapes |
|
4 |
Narrative comprehension, tenses |
Fractions and decimals, decimal number line, ordering decimals |
|
5 |
Recount structure, time-ordered connectives, past tense, historical recount |
Time |
|
6 |
Differences between recount and narrative, text analysis, vocabulary in context |
Symmetry, slides and turns, grids and maps |
|
7 |
Auditory and visual devices in poetry, poetry comprehension |
Collecting data, graphs |
|
8 |
Poetic techniques, haiku, limericks, poetry comprehension |
Volume, capacity, mass |
|
9 |
Reading and writing assessments & review |
Revision |
|
10 |
Fiction and non-fiction comprehension and analysis |
Assessment & review |
| School | Offered | Reserved |
|---|---|---|
| James Ruse AHS | 46 | 10 |
| North Sydney Girls HS | 19 | 5 |
| Baulkham Hills HS | 35 | 17 |
| North Sydney Boys HS | 21 | 4 |
| Normanhurst Boys HS | 15 | 7 |
| Sydney Boys HS | 23 | 9 |
| Hornsby Girls HS | 15 | 5 |
| Sydney Girls HS | 14 | 1 |
| Fort Street HS | 9 | 3 |
| Penrith Selective HS | 4 | 1 |
| Girraween HS | 5 | 1 |
| NBSC Manly Campus | 3 | 1 |
| St George Girls HS | 2 | 1 |
| Hurlstone Agriculture HS | 15 | 1 |
| Others | 14+ |
| School | Offered | Reserved |
|---|---|---|
| Beecroft Public School | 9 | 6 |
| North Rocks Public School | 8 | 5 |
| Ermington Public School | 7 | 3 |
| Artarmon Public School | 7 | 2 |
| Matthew Pearce Public School | 6 | 4 |
| Dural Public School | 7 | 1 |
| Waitara Public School | 4 | 1 |
| Hurstville Public School | 3 | 2 |
| Ryde Public School | 4 | 1 |
| Ironbark Ridge Public School | 6 | 4 |
| Chatswood Public School | 7 | 3 |
| Woollahra Public School | 5 | 0 |
| Neutral Bay Public School | 6 | 0 |
| Others | 25+ |
| School | Offered | Reserved |
|---|---|---|
| James Ruese AHS | 7 | 1 |
| Baulkham Hills HS | 5 | 1 |
| North Sydney Girls HS | 4 | 2 |
| North Sydney Boys HS | 1 | 1 |
| Hornsby Girls HS | 3 | |
| Normanhurst Boys HS | 5 | 2 |
| Sydney Boys HS | 4 | |
| Sydney Girls HS | 3 | 2 |
| Penrith Selective HS | 1 | |
| Girraween HS | 2 | |
| NBSC Manly Campus | 3 | |
| Fort Street HS | 1 | |
| Others | 3 |