Spelling - adding ing and ed

A comprehensive educational resource is designed to help Year 2 students learn about adding suffixes such as 'ing', 'ed', and 'er' to verbs. The resource includes a series of slides that provide guidance for teachers and activities for students. The yellow slides are meant for display on the whiteboard, explaining the concept and showing examples of verbs with the added suffixes. The white slides contain printable activities that can be used as alternative resources when exercise books are not available. The lesson begins with an introduction to the suffixes and progresses to explain what verbs are, often referred to as 'doing words', through engaging visuals and examples.

The activities are structured to reinforce the learning of verb tense changes when suffixes are added. For example, students practice adding 'ing' to verbs to indicate the present tense, 'ed' for the past tense, and 'er' to turn verbs into nouns. One of the activities involves reading sentences and discussing their correctness, which helps students understand common mistakes. Another activity requires students to add the correct suffix to root words, enhancing their understanding of how adding a suffix can sometimes create an extra syllable. Additionally, there are fun exercises like the caterpillar game and spell checks to make learning interactive. The resource also includes challenge cards and bingo to further engage students in the learning process.