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Using and spelling suffixes: -est
Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffix -est. Key learning points: - A suffix is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word. - If the adjective ends in two consonant letters, the ending is...
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Using and spelling suffixes: -er
Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffix -er. Key learning points: - A suffix is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word. - Adding '-er' creates an extra syllable to the word. - If the...
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Spelling compound words
Pupil outcome: I can spell compound words. Key learning points: - Compound words are two or more words joined together. - In a compound word, the spelling of the original words stays the same. - 'Football', 'notebook', 'inside' and...
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The 'l' spellings, including 'il' and 'al'
Pupil outcome: I can spell words containing the representations of the ‘l’ phoneme: 'il' and 'al'. Key learning points: - The 'il' and 'al' representations are usually found in polysyllabic words. - There are not many words ending in...
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The 'l' spellings, including 'le' and 'el'
Pupil outcome: I can spell words containing the representations of the ‘l’ phoneme: 'le' and 'el'. Key learning points: - The 'll' representation of the 'l' sound is often found after short vowels in single syllable words. - The 'el' and...
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Applying the spellings 'er', 'ir' and 'ur' in familiar words
Pupil outcome: I can spell words containing three representations of the ‘er’ phoneme: 'er', 'ir' and 'ur'. Key learning points: - er', 'ir' and 'ur' are common representations of the 'er' phoneme. - How to spell the common exception...
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Using and spelling suffixes: -ing
Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffix -ing. Key learning points: - A suffix is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word. - Adding '-ing' creates an extra syllable to the word. - If the root...
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Using and spelling suffixes: -ly
Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffix -ly. Key learning points: - A suffix is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word. - If the suffix starts with a consonant letter, it is usually added...
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Practise and apply doubling the consonant in contrasting words
Pupil outcome: I can spell contrasting words with a double consonant. Key learning points: - When there are two of the same consonants beside each other, we call this a double consonant. - Double consonants are often found after short...
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Doubling the consonant in polysyllabic words
Pupil outcome: I can spell polysyllabic words with a double consonant. Key learning points: - When there are two of the same consonants beside each other, we call this a double consonant. - Double consonants are often found after short...
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Spelling more compound words
Pupil outcome: I can recognise and spell compound words. Key learning points: - Compound words are words made up of two or more pre-existing words. - The spelling of both words remains the same when the words are combined together. - How...
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Practise and apply spelling compound words
Pupil outcome: I can use a range of strategies to practise spelling compound words. Key learning points: - Compound words are words made up of two or more pre-existing words. - The spelling of both words remains the same when the words...
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Refining poems: harmony and dissonance
Pupil outcome: I can refine a poem by paying close attention to its harmony and dissonance. Key learning points: - Poets pay close attention to how their poems sound, as well as what the words express. - You might like a poem for its...
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Cet été à Paris : aller + infinitive, future tense -er verbs
Pupil outcome: I can use the simple future of -er verbs accurately to talk about my own and others' future plans for a visit to Paris. Key learning points: - Conjugate the future tense of -er verbs by adding the endings -ai, -as, -a,...
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Une rencontre : verbs like connaitre in present tense
Pupil outcome: I can recognise and use a range of verbs like connaitre in the present tense in the context of meeting new friends. Key learning points: - Connaitre is conjugated as follows in the present tense: connais, connais, connait,...
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Reading and playing using simplified notation
Pupil outcome: I can read and play rhythms and melodies using simplified notation, keeping a steady pulse. Key learning points: - Keeping a steady beat as we sing or play music helps us keep in time when we perform with others. - We can...
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Echoing simple rhythm patterns
Pupil outcome: I can echo a rhythm in time and know that rhythm is the pattern of sounds that we play and sing. Key learning points: - We warm up before singing so that our bodies, minds and voices are ready to sing. - We can sing and...
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Spanish class experiences: -ar verbs 1st person present and past
Pupil outcome: I can make predictions about what I am going to do in Spanish class this year, and talk about what I normally do and did at school. Key learning points: - We can use the 2-verb future structure 'ir + a + infinitive' to...
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Reading Multi-Syllable Words {Consonant +LE}
This gives practice reading multisyllabic words with consonant + le syllables, along with many hopefully prior learned syllables. This helps kids break apart words to read and spell longer words.
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Reading Multi-Syllable Words {Vowel Teams}
This gives practice reading multisyllabic words with vowel team and diphthong syllables, along with many hopefully prior learned syllables. This helps kids break apart words to read and spell longer words.
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Reading Multi-Syllable Words {R-controlled}
This gives practice reading multisyllabic words with r-controlled syllables, along with closed and open syllables. This helps kids break apart words to read and spell longer words.
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Reading Multi-Syllable Words {CVCe Silent E}
This gives practice reading multisyllabic words with silent e or magic e CVCe syllables, along with closed and open syllables. This helps kids break apart words to read and spell longer words.
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Ending Rules: Doubling, drop -e, y to i
When we add suffixes to certain words, there are some important rules to know. In this video we learn about doubling the final consonant, dropping the e before adding a suffix, and changing the y to i before adding a suffix.
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Latin Phonetics Part 1: Vowels
If we are going to learn Latin, the first thing we must do is learn phonetics, as we need to understand the basic sounds of the language, so that we can read it properly. This will require looking at both vowels and consonants, so let's...