Prior to this objective, teachers should assess the suggested morphemes for a setting description using the provided materials. If learning is secure, proceed to bases fact, fect, face and fice objective; otherwise, refer to resources for additional support on suffix -ed, suffix -ing (adjectives) and suffix -ness (Y2). In this objective, children will learn that the bases fact, fect, face and fice are alternate bases that carry the same meaning: “make, do or cause”. Over four 20-30 minute lessons, they will

Explore a variety of words containing the alternate bases fact, fect, face and fice Learn about the etymology of words that carry these bases Review prefixes from previous learning Solve word sums Use matrices to build words with base fect and stem office Reinforce learning with practical games

Resources included:

Editable PowerPoint covering four lessons (20-30 minutes each) Suggested lesson plans with optional activities Optional homework activities A range of practical activities including a fact and opinion quiz, prefect word challenge, word factory quiz and spelling officer game Two fluency activities (with answers) A reasoning activity (with answers)...