ANZAC Day - commemorating through word study
🌿🌿 ANZAC Day Word Study Resource 🌿🌿
ANZAC Day is approaching, and if you're planning for meaningful ways to commemorate it with your students, you might find this 15-page word study resource for spelling, vocabulary, & content knowledge-building helpful.
It caters for a range of year levels from primary to secondary school, so teachers can select what is appropriate for their students and their context. I've also added some little prompts for discussion as well as a copy of the Suffixing Conventions summary that I use.
This resource includes:
🌿 A short knowledge-building information text about ANZAC Day & its significance in Australia which features a range of vocabulary for word study.
🌿 Word studies including matrices & word sums from simple to complex that include a variety of prefixes, inflectional & derivational suffixes, connecting vowel letters, based on the following words:
- bravery
- peace
- acknowledge
- courage
- sacrifice
- commemorate
🌿Suffixing conventions:
- Change <y> to <i>
- Replacing Single Final Silent/Non-Syllabic <e>
🌿 Etymology & significance of:
- rosemary
- the phrase “lest we forget”
🌿 Abbreviations that include acronyms, clips & initialisms
NOTE: I am a lifelong learner, so the content & concepts within this resource reflect my understanding at the time I created it. My understanding is always evolving!
🌿🌿 ANZAC Day Word Study Resource 🌿🌿
ANZAC Day is approaching, and if you're planning for meaningful ways to commemorate it with your students, you might find this 15-page word study resource for spelling, vocabulary, & content knowledge-building helpful.
It caters for a range of year levels from primary to secondary school, so teachers can select what is appropriate for their students and their context. I've also added some little prompts for discussion as well as a copy of the Suffixing Conventions summary that I use.
This resource includes:
🌿 A short knowledge-building information text about ANZAC Day & its significance in Australia which features a range of vocabulary for word study.
🌿 Word studies including matrices & word sums from simple to complex that include a variety of prefixes, inflectional & derivational suffixes, connecting vowel letters, based on the following words:
- bravery
- peace
- acknowledge
- courage
- sacrifice
- commemorate
🌿Suffixing conventions:
- Change <y> to <i>
- Replacing Single Final Silent/Non-Syllabic <e>
🌿 Etymology & significance of:
- rosemary
- the phrase “lest we forget”
🌿 Abbreviations that include acronyms, clips & initialisms
NOTE: I am a lifelong learner, so the content & concepts within this resource reflect my understanding at the time I created it. My understanding is always evolving!
🌿🌿 ANZAC Day Word Study Resource 🌿🌿
ANZAC Day is approaching, and if you're planning for meaningful ways to commemorate it with your students, you might find this 15-page word study resource for spelling, vocabulary, & content knowledge-building helpful.
It caters for a range of year levels from primary to secondary school, so teachers can select what is appropriate for their students and their context. I've also added some little prompts for discussion as well as a copy of the Suffixing Conventions summary that I use.
This resource includes:
🌿 A short knowledge-building information text about ANZAC Day & its significance in Australia which features a range of vocabulary for word study.
🌿 Word studies including matrices & word sums from simple to complex that include a variety of prefixes, inflectional & derivational suffixes, connecting vowel letters, based on the following words:
- bravery
- peace
- acknowledge
- courage
- sacrifice
- commemorate
🌿Suffixing conventions:
- Change <y> to <i>
- Replacing Single Final Silent/Non-Syllabic <e>
🌿 Etymology & significance of:
- rosemary
- the phrase “lest we forget”
🌿 Abbreviations that include acronyms, clips & initialisms
NOTE: I am a lifelong learner, so the content & concepts within this resource reflect my understanding at the time I created it. My understanding is always evolving!