Y3 Grammar Punctuation and Spelling

What is a Prefix Lesson

This Year 3 What is a Prefix lesson covers the prior learning of using root words, prefixes and suffixes before moving onto the main skill of understanding What is a Prefix?

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. The interactive lesson slides recap the prior learning before moving on to the main skill. Children can then practise further by completing the activities and can extend their learning with engaging reasoning and application tasks.

National Curriculum Objectives:

English Year 3: (3G6.2) Formation of nouns using a range of prefixes [for example super–, anti–, auto–]

Spelling: Spell more prefixes

Terminology for pupils:

(3G6.2) prefix

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Teaching PowerPoint

Teaching PowerPoint

This teaching PowerPoint guides pupils through the prior learning of using root words, prefixes and suffixes before moving onto the main skill of understanding What is a Prefix? 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 3 GPS Scheme of Work Summer Block 4 – Prefixes

Free Year 3 GPS Scheme of Work Summer Block 4 – Prefixes

This is a free scheme of work for Year 3 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling. This resource is the fourth block in the teaching sequence and includes 4 small steps with guidance for teaching.

1 Prior Learning

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Prior Learning Activity

Prior Learning Activity

This prior learning activity recaps the prior learning of x before moving onto the main skill of What is a Prefix?

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 What is a Prefix?

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Application

Application

This application task can be used to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the What is a Prefix? 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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Worksheet

Worksheet

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