Using the Suffix 'ation' Presentation

The educational resource from KS2Gems provides an engaging presentation aimed at Year 3 and Year 4 students, focusing on the use of the suffix 'ation'. The learning objective is to understand how this suffix transforms verbs into nouns, thus expanding the students' vocabulary and grammatical knowledge. The presentation includes teacher instructions which outline various ways to utilise the slides, catering to the class's specific needs. It offers a comprehensive approach to learning, starting with introducing a word list and spelling rules, followed by whole class activities on whiteboards, and then moving to independent or paired tasks that students can record in their exercise books or on whiteboards.

The presentation is well-structured, containing a range of educational content such as the word list, spelling rules, activities to practice these rules, and independent activities. It begins by explaining what a suffix is and how it functions without altering the base word's meaning. The focus is then shifted to the suffix 'ation', with students encouraged to write as many words ending with 'ation' as possible. Subsequent slides provide rules for adding 'ation' to base words, for example, dropping the 'e' from verbs ending in 'e' before adding 'ation', or changing 'y' to 'ic' before the suffix for verbs ending in 'y'. Students are then tasked with converting verbs into nouns using these rules and checking their answers against the provided solutions. Additional exercises include 'Guess the Word' clues for words ending in 'ation', sentence and paragraph challenges, and an anagram activity to reinforce learning. This comprehensive presentation is designed to make the learning process interactive and enjoyable, while also developing students' understanding of suffixes and their impact on word forms.