Adding Prefixes 'dis' and 'mis' Presentation

The educational resource from KS2Gems is a comprehensive PowerPoint presentation aimed at Year 3 and Year 4 students, focusing on the learning objective (LO) of using negative prefixes 'dis' and 'mis'. The presentation is designed to introduce a word list to students, consolidate their understanding and spelling of these words, and provide revision opportunities. It contains teacher instructions that suggest various ways to utilize the slides to cater to the class's needs, including whole class activities on whiteboards and independent or paired exercises that can be recorded in exercise books or on whiteboards.

The PowerPoint is structured with slides that cover the word list, spelling rules, and negative prefixes, along with engaging activities to apply these rules. It explains what a prefix is and how it changes the meaning of a base word, with a focus on how 'dis' and 'mis' can modify words to express the opposite meaning or indicate something negative. For example, 'dis' can mean 'apart' or 'not', and 'mis' can mean 'wrongly'. The resource includes challenges such as writing sentences and paragraphs using the words from the spelling list, and an anagram challenge where students unscramble letters to find words that contain the prefixes 'dis' and 'mis'. Answers are provided for the anagram challenge, ensuring students can check their work and understand the correct usage of these prefixes.