Y6 Grammar Punctuation and Spelling
Antonyms Lesson
This antonyms lesson covers the prior learning of synonyms before moving onto the main skill of antonyms.
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 Objective
English Year 6: (6G6.1) How words are related by meaning as synonyms and antonyms [for example, big, large, little]
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2 Teaching Support
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Lesson Slides
These lesson slides guide pupils through the prior learning of synonyms before moving onto the main skill of antonyms. There are a number of questions to check pupils' understanding throughout.
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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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Year 6 GPS Scheme of Work Autumn Block 2 – Synonyms and Antonyms
Autumn Block 2 Guidance with Notes for Year 6 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling designed to be used in conjunction with your English curriculum and allows you to cover the Vocabulary, Grammar and Punctuation objectives from the Year 6 National Curriculum.
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Lesson Slides
These are the same as the lesson slides on Classroom Secrets. You can assign this as an activity for pupils to access individually in school or remotely from home.
1 Prior Learning
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Prior Learning Activity
This Antonyms Prior Learning Activity recaps the prior learning of synonyms before moving onto the main skill of antonyms.
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Matching Activity
The aim of this Year 6 Synonym Matching Activity 1 is to build upon known vocabulary by introducing new and varied synonyms.
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Matching Activity
Use this Year 6 Synonym Matching Activity 2 which gives children a selection of cards that when clicked, reveal vocabulary underneath to expand their vocabulary.
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Matching Activity
This Year 6 Synonym Matching Activity 3 presents pupils with a selection of vocabulary cards that need to be paired as synonyms.
2 Varied Fluency
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Varied Fluency
This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency questions for pupils to support the teaching of this step.
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Matching Activity
The purpose of this Year 6 Antonym Matching Activity 3 is to build upon known vocabulary by introducing new and varied antonyms.
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Matching Activity
This Year 6 Anotonym Matching Activity 2 aims to expand pupils' vocabulary through matching pairs of antonyms.
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Matching Activity
Use this Year 6 Anotonym Matching Activity 1 to expand pupils' vocabulary. Children are presented with a selection of cards, and the positioning of each needs to be memorised and the matching pairs selected in order to complete the game.
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Flashcards Activity
This Year 6 Antonyms Flash Cards Game is designed to check pupils' ability to identify antonyms of different words.
2 Application
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Application
This application task includes a challenge activity which can be used to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the antonyms lesson.
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Mixed Activity
This main activity includes varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving questions for pupils to practise the main skill of recognising and using antonyms.
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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
This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency and application and reasoning questions to support the teaching of this step.
