Prior to this objective, teachers should assess the suggested morphemes for a setting description using the provided materials. If learning is secure, proceed to suffix -ion objective; otherwise, refer to resources for additional support on suffix -ness , suffixes -ed and -ing adjectives (Y2), suffix -ion, base tele and base port (Y3).

In this objective, children will learn how to add the suffix -ion to bases and stems. Over three 20-minute lessons, they will:

·        Recap that sometimes we need to use an alternate base when adding the suffix -ion
·        Add the suffix -ion to bound bases
·        Recap the spelling rules for adding a vowel suffix to a base or stem
·        Solve word sums
·        Use matrices to explore a range of words
·        Add the suffix -ate to to bases and stems before adding the suffix -ion
·        Review learning of previous affixes
·        Reinforce learning with practical games

Resources included:

·                     Editable PowerPoint covering 3 lessons (20 minutes each)
·                     Teacher guidance with optional activities
·                     Supporting worksheets
·                     A range of practical activities including spelling battleships and a matrix word builder
·                     Two fluency activities (with answers)
·                     A reasoning activity (with answers)...