Year 2 Summer Holiday Tasks and Activities by https://padlet.com/icsmilan/visupaf2coemvi7q Fun and educational activities to keep students engaged during the summer break. en-us 2025-06-19 08:54:20 UTC 2025-06-19 09:12:18 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/8.0/png/1f33b.png Design a Marble Run or Domino Rally appyear5 https://padlet.com/icsmilan/visupaf2coemvi7q/wish/3495839135 Task: Use recycled materials to build a marble run or a domino chain. Test and improve your design.
Skills: Engineering design, forces, cause and effect, perseverance

]]> 2025-06-19 08:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/icsmilan/visupaf2coemvi7q/wish/3495839135 Shadow Tracker appyear5 https://padlet.com/icsmilan/visupaf2coemvi7q/wish/3495839136 Task: Use toys to trace their shadows at different times of day. Observe how shadows change.
Skills: Scientific inquiry, Earth & Space, observation over time

]]> 2025-06-19 08:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/icsmilan/visupaf2coemvi7q/wish/3495839136 Summer Shop Game appyear5 https://padlet.com/icsmilan/visupaf2coemvi7q/wish/3495839137 Task: Set up a pretend shop using toys or snacks. Use coins to "buy" and "sell" items. Keep a tally of sales.
Skills: Money, addition/subtraction, counting in 2s/5s/10s

]]> 2025-06-19 08:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/icsmilan/visupaf2coemvi7q/wish/3495839137 Nature Numbers appyear5 https://padlet.com/icsmilan/visupaf2coemvi7q/wish/3495839139 Task: Go on a walk and collect data (e.g. types of flowers, cars of different colours). Make a simple bar chart or pictogram.
Skills: Data handling, sorting and classifying, comparing numbers

]]> 2025-06-19 08:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/icsmilan/visupaf2coemvi7q/wish/3495839139 Holiday Journal appyear5 https://padlet.com/icsmilan/visupaf2coemvi7q/wish/3495839141 Task: Write or draw about one thing you do each day during the summer. Add photos, tickets, or found objects.
Skills: Writing recounts, spelling, sequencing, reflective thinking

]]> 2025-06-19 08:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/icsmilan/visupaf2coemvi7q/wish/3495839141 Nature Walk Diary appyear5 https://padlet.com/icsmilan/visupaf2coemvi7q/wish/3495839142 2025-06-19 08:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/icsmilan/visupaf2coemvi7q/wish/3495839142 Create a Nature Collage appyear5 https://padlet.com/icsmilan/visupaf2coemvi7q/wish/3495839143 Task: Collect leaves, flowers, and twigs and use them to create a picture or pattern.
Skills: Fine motor skills, pattern recognition, appreciation of nature

]]> 2025-06-19 08:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/icsmilan/visupaf2coemvi7q/wish/3495839143 Make a Summer Comic Strip appyear5 https://padlet.com/icsmilan/visupaf2coemvi7q/wish/3495839144 Task: Draw a comic strip showing a funny or exciting moment from the holidays. Add speech bubbles and colour.
Skills: Sequencing, visual storytelling, drawing

]]> 2025-06-19 08:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/icsmilan/visupaf2coemvi7q/wish/3495839144 Make a Story Box appyear5 https://padlet.com/icsmilan/visupaf2coemvi7q/wish/3495839147 Task: Fill a small box with objects (shell, toy, key, etc.) and use them to make up a story. Tell it aloud or write it down.
Skills: Oral storytelling, narrative writing, imagination

]]> 2025-06-19 08:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/icsmilan/visupaf2coemvi7q/wish/3495839147 Reading Treasure Hunt appyear5 https://padlet.com/icsmilan/visupaf2coemvi7q/wish/3495839148

  • Task: Find and read different types of texts (signs, menus, instructions, comics, labels). Keep a list of what you find.
    Skills: Reading comprehension, vocabulary building, real-world literacy

    • ]]>     2025-06-19 08:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/icsmilan/visupaf2coemvi7q/wish/3495839148     Animals in Your Backyard appyear5 https://padlet.com/icsmilan/visupaf2coemvi7q/wish/3495839149 2025-06-19 08:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/icsmilan/visupaf2coemvi7q/wish/3495839149 Plant Growing Project appyear5 https://padlet.com/icsmilan/visupaf2coemvi7q/wish/3495839150 2025-06-19 08:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/icsmilan/visupaf2coemvi7q/wish/3495839150 Build a Mini-Golf Course appyear5 https://padlet.com/icsmilan/visupaf2coemvi7q/wish/3495851707 Task: Create a 3-hole mini-golf course at home or outside. Use boxes, tubes, and other objects. Measure distances.
    Skills: Measurement, estimation, geometry, problem-solving

    ]]>     2025-06-19 09:09:21 UTC https://padlet.com/icsmilan/visupaf2coemvi7q/wish/3495851707     Invent a Useful Gadget appyear5 https://padlet.com/icsmilan/visupaf2coemvi7q/wish/3495853707 Task: Think of a problem and invent a gadget to help (e.g. something to feed a pet, hold pencils, water a plant).
    Skills: Design thinking, creativity, critical thinking

    ]]>     2025-06-19 09:11:45 UTC https://padlet.com/icsmilan/visupaf2coemvi7q/wish/3495853707     Build a Sculpture from Recyclables appyear5 https://padlet.com/icsmilan/visupaf2coemvi7q/wish/3495854640 Task: Use boxes, paper, string, and other scrap items to make a creature, robot, or building.
    Skills: 3D design, spatial awareness, sustainable thinking

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