Spelling key curriculum words
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can choose and use spelling strategies to spell curriculum words.
Key learning points
- How to spell the curriculum words: pronunciation, explanation and dictionary.
- How to spell the curriculum words: disastrous, mischievous and marvellous.
- How to spell the curriculum words: frequently, immediately, especially and sincerely.
- Spelling strategies help us to notice how words are spelled.
- The practice spelling strategy you choose often depends on the spelling you are practising and what makes it difficult.
Keywords
Suffix - a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning
Letter sting - a group of letters that are written together in a word
Root word - the base word from which other words are formed often by adding prefixes or suffixes
Common misconception
When starting a strategy, pupils may have copied the spelling down incorrectly.
Model the process of looking at it, considering what's difficult about the spelling and thinking about it. Then, model copying it for the first time, carefully checking each letter and verbalising what you notice.
Teacher tip
Set some time aside for pupils to look through their work and pick out spellings that they recognise they need to practise. Encourage them to choose and use a spelling strategy that is best suited to the particular spelling they are practising.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Select the suffixes.
Q2.Identify the words that come from the same root word.
Q3.Identify the words containing the -tion letter string.
Q4.Match the root words to the words ending in -ous.
humorous
poisonous
various
famous
Q5.Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in this sentence: 'The door opened automatiklee.'
Q6.Select the correctly spelt word.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Identify the correct spellings.
Q2.Identify the correct spellings.
Q3.Identify the correct spellings.
Q4.Put these steps for using the 'big letters' strategy to practise a spelling in the correcr order.
Q5.Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'I love all desserts, espeshaly chocolate cake!'
Q6.Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'I sinseerly apologise for the misunderstanding.'
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