Units

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Units are sets of Resources on the same theme.

Sentence types: simple, compound, complex This unit further explains simple sentences, compound sentences and complex sentences, which were introduced in the unit 'Clauses: main and subordinate'. Simple sentences contain one clause, while compound and complex sentences contain more than one clause. National Curriculum note: The National Curriculum now refers to sentences that contain one clause as single-clause sentences, and those that contain more than one clause as multi-clause sentences. » Read more	Spelling - Changing 'y' to 'i' Goals To learn and practise the spelling rules associated with base words ending in 'y' when endings (suffixes) are added. Lesson plan The lesson is divided into a series of activities where students group words according to whether they keep the final 'y' of the base word when a suffix is added, or change 'y' to 'i'. For each set of examples, students are asked to identify and make predictions about the patterns for this area of spelling. Introduction » Read more
Sentences with 'because' In this activity, students practise composing sentences with the word because. Goals Identify the causal relationship that underlies use of because. Compose some reasonable sentences using because. Lesson Plan The teacher explains that today, we will practise using the word because. » Read more	Spelling - Consonant doubling 1 Goals To learn and practise the spelling rules associated with base words ending in consonant letters when endings (suffixes) are added. Lesson plan The lesson is divided into a series of activities where students group words according to whether they double the final consonant letter when a suffix is added, or not. For each set of examples, students are asked to identify and make predictions about the patterns for this area of spelling. Introduction » Read more
Sentences with 'if' In this activity, students practise composing sentences with the word if. Goals Rehearse an implicit understanding of the conditional meaning of if. Practise composing sentences using if. Lesson Plan The teacher explains that today, we will practise writing sentences with the word if. » Read more	Spelling - Consonant doubling 2 Goals To learn and practise the spelling rules associated with base words (of more than one syllable) ending in consonant letters when endings (suffixes) are added. » Read more
simple interactive Interactive exercises are very important to assess your progress. Exercise Identify all the nouns in the following extract. Tap on the words that you think are nouns to select or deselect them. » Read more	Spelling - Double consonants spelling rainbow In this exercise, students reinforce their spelling skills with the help of colour coding. » Read more
Spelling Is it always necessary to spell words correctly? Of course not. When students send text messages, for example, they abbreviate words and simplify spellings; indeed, sometimes to do anything else could be silly. But when they’re giving a presentation and need to write on the whiteboard, spelling words incorrectly can be a real problem. » Read more	Spelling - Eliminating 'e' Goals To learn and practise the spelling rules associated with base words ending in 'e' when endings (suffixes) are added. Lesson plan The lesson is divided into a series of activities where students group words according to whether they drop or keep the final 'e' of the base word when a suffix is added. For each set of examples, students are asked to identify and make predictions about the patterns for this area of spelling. Activity 1 » Read more

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