Words Ending in 'sion' Presentation

The KS2Gems presentation for Years 3 and 4 is designed to enhance students' understanding and spelling of words that end in 'sion'. The learning objective is to enable pupils to confidently spell words with this particular ending. The presentation includes a variety of instructional content and activities to facilitate learning. It starts by introducing a list of 'sion' ending words, followed by spelling rules that help explain why these words have this common suffix. The presentation is interactive, incorporating whole class activities that can be done on whiteboards and also offers suggestions for independent or paired work. These activities are adaptable to cater to the diverse needs of the students in the classroom.

The PowerPoint is comprehensive, containing teacher instructions, the word list, spelling rules, and a variety of engaging activities. These activities range from writing exercises where students convert root words into their 'sion' counterparts, to interesting challenges like guessing words based on clues provided. The Sentence and Paragraph Challenges encourage students to use a dictionary to check the meanings of words and then construct sentences or paragraphs that are coherent and engaging. Additionally, the Anagram Challenge provides a fun way to reinforce learning by having students unscramble letters to form words from the list. Answers are provided to support both students and teachers in verifying the correct solutions to the exercises.