Year 2 Morning Starter Activities – Interactive PowerPoints for a Confident Start

Ensure a smooth and structured start to the school day with our Year 2 morning starter PowerPoints. These interactive, no-prep resources help children settle in quickly while reinforcing essential skills in maths, spelling, writing, and personal reflection. Each PowerPoint is fully aligned with the Year 2 National Curriculum and supports learning in an engaging and purposeful way.

Our Year 2 morning starters are ideal for:

• ✔ Daily morning routines – reducing transition time and keeping children focused.
• ✔ Independent or whole-class learning – adaptable for different teaching approaches.
• ✔ End-of-day recap activities – reinforcing key learning before home time.
• ✔ Flexible learning – perfect for fast finishers or intervention groups.

What’s Included in Our Year 2 Morning Starter PowerPoints?

Each set contains five daily PowerPoints, ready to be displayed on your whiteboard as children arrive. The slides auto-generate the date and provide structured daily challenges, including:

• ✔ Daily challenge – an engaging warm-up to focus young minds.
• ✔ Writing task – developing sentence structure and creativity.
• ✔ Maths workout – reinforcing number fluency and problem-solving.
• ✔ Time to spell – strengthening phonics and spelling knowledge.
• ✔ How are you today? – a wellbeing check-in to encourage emotional awareness.

How to Use Year 2 Morning Starter PowerPoints

Using our morning starter PowerPoints is simple and effective:

• Step 1: Display the PowerPoint slide on your whiteboard each morning.
• Step 2: Ask children to complete the tasks using whiteboards, a morning book, or paper.
• Step 3: Discuss answers as a class or use the slides as a warm-up before the main lesson.

These structured morning tasks encourage active participation, independent learning, and classroom discussion, making them a valuable part of your daily teaching routine.

Why Use Year 2 Morning Starters?

Teachers often ask:

• – What’s the best way to start the school day in Year 2?
• – How can I make morning work meaningful and engaging?
• – What activities help reinforce key skills daily?

Our Year 2 morning starters offer the perfect solution! They:

• ✔ Maximise learning time – eliminating wasted minutes at the start of the day.
• ✔ Align with curriculum objectives – covering core Year 2 maths and English skills.
• ✔ Encourage consistency and independence – establishing a predictable routine.
• ✔ Support retrieval practice – reinforcing previous learning in a structured way.

By using these morning starter PowerPoints, you can create a calm, purposeful start to the school day, helping children feel confident and ready to learn.

Try Our Free Year 2 Morning Starter Sample Pack!

Want to see how these PowerPoints work in your classroom? Download a free sample pack here and start your mornings with engaging, effective learning!