The 13-Storey Treehouse - Session 6 - Word Workshop

The 'Word Workshop' is an engaging activity session from "The 13-Storey Treehouse" series, designed to enhance vocabulary skills among KS2 students. In this workshop, participants are encouraged to explore various aspects of a given word, including its meaning, usage in a sentence, and modifications through prefixes, suffixes, or by changing its form. Additionally, students are tasked with identifying synonyms and antonyms to deepen their understanding of the word's context and opposites.

For instance, students might be given the word 'ordinary' and asked to classify its word class, use it in a sentence, and then modify it by making it plural or changing its tense. They would also list synonyms, such as 'common' or 'standard', and antonyms like 'extraordinary' or 'unusual'. This multifaceted approach not only broadens the pupils' vocabulary but also enhances their grammatical knowledge and their ability to discern nuances in word meanings. Each term, such as 'solving', 'requiring', or 'entire', is dissected in a similar fashion, turning the session into a comprehensive word study workshop.