Prior to this objective, teachers should assess the suggested morphemes for a recount – diary using the provided materials. If learning is secure, proceed to the suffix -ant objective; otherwise, refer to resources for additional support on prefix dis-, dif-, di- and prefix in-, im-, ir-, il -Y3.
In this objective, children will learn that suffix -ant is a vowel suffix of Latin origin that can add a sense of a “quality or one”Over four 20-minute lessons, they will:• Combine suffix -ant to a range of bases and stems• Revisit suffixing rules• Learn about word families that take suffix -ant• Use matrices to build a variety of words• Learn about the etymology of new bases and stems• Solve word sums• Build word families• Learn that stems ending in suffix -ate usually take suffix -antResources included:· Editable PowerPoint covering 4 lessons (20 minutes each)· Teacher guidance with optional activities· Supporting worksheets (lesson one tasks, lesson two tasks, lesson three sentences, lesson three tasks and lesson four tasks)· A range of practical activities including ‘wANTed cards’ in which children can determine whether the words carry the meaning ‘quality’ or ‘one who’· 2 fluency activities (with answers)· A reasoning activity (with answers)...