Y2 Grammar Punctuation and Spelling

Compound Nouns Lesson

This Compound Noun lesson covers the prior learning of recognising and using common nouns and proper nouns, before moving onto the main skill of understanding compound nouns.

The lesson starts with a prior learning activity to check pupils’ understanding. If they need more practice, you can choose other resources for that step. Children can then practise further by completing the activities and can extend their learning with engaging reasoning and application tasks.

National Curriculum Objective

English Year 2 (2G6.3) Formation of nouns using suffixes such as –ness, –er and by compounding [for example, whiteboard, superman]

English Year 2 (2G6.3) Formation of adjectives using suffixes such as –ful, –less (A fuller list of suffixes can be found in the year 2 spelling section in English Appendix 1)

 

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2 Teaching Support

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Teaching PowerPoint

Teaching PowerPoint

This teaching PowerPoint guides pupils through prior learning of recognising and using common nouns and proper nouns, before moving onto the main skill of understanding compound nouns. There are some modelled varied fluency and application and reasoning questions included at the end.

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Modelling PowerPoint

Modelling PowerPoint

This PowerPoint can be used to model the questions that the children will complete on the varied fluency and application and reasoning worksheets as part of this lesson.

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Free Year 2 GPS Scheme of Work Spring Block 5 – Suffixes

Free Year 2 GPS Scheme of Work Spring Block 5 – Suffixes

This is a free scheme of work for Year 2 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling. This resource is the second block in the teaching sequence and includes 3 small steps with guidance for teaching.

1 Prior Learning

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Prior Learning Activity

Prior Learning Activity

This Compound Nouns Prior Learning Activity recaps the prior learning of recognising common nouns and proper nouns, before moving onto the main skill of understanding compound nouns.

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Interactive Activity

Interactive Activity

This Year 2 Recognising Common Nouns and Proper Nouns Game is designed to check pupils’ ability to recognise noun types.

2 Varied Fluency

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Varied Fluency

Varied Fluency

This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency questions for pupils to support the teaching of this step.

2 Application

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Mixed Activity

Mixed Activity

This main activity includes varied fluency, reasoning and application questions for pupils to practise the main skill of understanding compound nouns.

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Application

Application

This application task includes a challenge activity which can be used to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the compound nouns lesson.

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Application and Reasoning

Application and Reasoning

This differentiated worksheet includes application and reasoning questions to support the teaching of this step.

2 Homework

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Homework

Homework

This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency and application and reasoning questions to support the teaching of this step.