Support for Spelling: Year 3
Objective Consolidate knowledge of adding suffixes and to investigate the conventions related to the spelling pattern ‐le Spell regular verb endings and to learn irregular tense changes (e.g. carry – carries, carried, go – went) Activities
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Slam Dunk v1 – words with le Space Venture – how the spellings of verbs alter when ing is added • Hot & Spicy – identify a verb within a sentence • Moon Mission v2 – identify the correct regular verb endings • Slither River v2 – select the correct verb tense • Survive a Shower v2 – irregular verbs – select the correct verb tense • Weepers Creepers v2 – select the correct verb tense Know what happens to the spelling Hunt a Skunk – group words correctly using the terms singular & of nouns when ‐s is added (e.g. army plural – armies, ash – ashes) Understand how words change • Apples & Pears v2 – use knowledge of suffixes to develop when suffixes are added (e.g. new words homeless, reliable) • The Great Stensby v1 – using suffixes ful and less correctly • The Great Stensby v2 – using suffixes able and ly correctly • Words win Prizes v2 – spell words with the suffix ful and ly • Words win Prizes v3 – words with suffixes ible, able, ive, tion, sion • Moon Mission v1 – how words change when er & est are added • Moon Mission v3 – a range of suffixes that turn nouns and verbs into adjectives Topic Tools
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Speed Read Tool – Spelling Patterns > ‐le words •
Speed Read Tool – Spelling Patterns > ‐ing words •
Speed Read Tool – Spelling Patterns > plural endings •
Speed Read Tool – Vocabulary extension > suffixes Word Wheels Tool – ly/es Speed Read Tool – Spelling Patterns > er and st words •
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Staffroom: Home/ Making the most of your subscription/ Everyday Use/ Support for Spelling Support for Spelling: Year 3
Embed the correct use and spelling of pronouns (e.g. my, your, his) Develop knowledge of prefixes to generate new words from root words (e.g. sense – nonsense, cook – precook) Extend the knowledge of spelling strategies and apply to high‐
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Weepers Creepers v1 – select the correct pronoun for a sentence Apples & Pears v1 – using a prefix to create an antonym • Klara has Landed v1 – spell words with prefixes mis and ex • Klara has Landed v2 – spell words with the prefixes non and anti • Words Win Prizes v1 – spell words with prefixes un and dis to indicate negative • Space Venture v2 – spell common suffixes • Words in Space – how words change when y is added • Terror Temple v1 – identify different types of words: nouns, verbs, & adjectives Speed Read Tool – Vocabulary extension > prefixes • Word Wheels Tool – mis/in/im, un/dis/re Staffroom: Home/ Making the most of your subscription/ Everyday Use/ Support for Spelling