Year 2 Spring Term Spellings - PowerPoint

A PowerPoint presentation for Year 2 pupils focuses on Spring Term spellings and dictation exercises. The aim is to encourage children to write simple sentences from memory, which have been dictated by their teacher, incorporating words and punctuation they have learned. The activity is designed to test their listening skills, memory, and spelling abilities. Pupils are instructed to listen attentively as each sentence is read aloud twice before they write it down, trying to recall as much as possible. They have the opportunity to earn points by correctly using a capital letter at the beginning of the sentence, ending with a full stop or question mark, and spelling statutory words accurately.

The dictation activity includes a series of sentences that the children must transcribe. For each sentence, they can earn points based on their ability to remember and apply the correct punctuation and spelling. The sentences vary in complexity and cover different scenarios, such as asking someone to stop copying work, going hiking, and watching television after homework. To make the exercise more engaging, there is also an interactive pair activity where one child memorises a sentence shown by the teacher and then dictates it to their partner, who writes it down. The session concludes with challenge questions that offer additional points for correct punctuation and spelling, testing the children’s comprehension and retention of the terms taught during the term.