You don't need to know the rules
If your own grammar feels rusty, don't worry. The Y2 child's job is to name the grammar — and they're often quicker than the adult.
Your job is just to ask the questions that prompt them to use the terms aloud. Four ideas follow.
1. The "spot the noun" car game
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Driving or walking: "Quick — name three nouns you can see!" They'll point at car, tree, sign, dog…
Then ask for three verbs ("running, sitting, jumping"), then three adjectives ("yellow, fast, tall"). Two minutes, no equipment.
2. The "what kind of sentence" question
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Whenever you read with your child — a book, a packet of cereal — pick a random sentence and ask: "Statement, question, exclamation, or command?"
The four words become instinctive after a week or two.
3. The "boring sentence" challenge
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Say a boring sentence on purpose: "The dog ran." Then ask your child to "make it more interesting using adjectives and adverbs."
You'll get: "The HUGE, FLUFFY dog ran QUICKLY through the park." Big smile. They've nailed two grammar terms in one go.
One thing to remember: when your child is right, ask them to name what they did. "That word 'fluffy' — what kind of word is that?" Naming it is the Y2 skill.
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