Homework+and+Resources

In general, homework in the S2MAC will consist of spelling, spelling rules, prefix/ suffix work and maths mentals. Additional tasks may be added depending upon topics covered in class or projects selected by the students in the class.

If you have any questions regarding how you can best help your child with their learning, I would be please to speak to you regarding this.

Children need to read every night- for enjoyment as well as learning. They should also focus on developing fluency by reading out load to a family member, and possibly reading the same passage each night, gaining confidence through practice.

I have attached an excel spreadsheet for students to practice their number skills. They use this worksheet generator in class and are familiar with it. To increase the difficulty level, they can set time limits. Developing fluency in their basic number skills will enable them to focus more on problem solving activities. Excel 97-2003 version Excel 2010 version.

=TERM 1=

Term 1 Spelling CORE Words

 * WEEK 3 || WEEK 4 || WEEK 5 || WEEK 6 || WEEK 7 || WEEK 8 || WEEK 9 || WEEK 10 || WEEK 11 ||
 * machine || daughter || between || gather || brief || stray || metal || interact || torch ||
 * scared || excitement || together || giggle || thief || display || medal || intersect || orchard ||
 * believe || surprise || ready || giant || mischief || always || breath || interview || channel ||
 * except || answered || among || magic || grief || grey || breathe || dislike || achieve ||
 * replied || remembered || across || gentle || relief || prey || plane || disagree || character ||
 * enough || appear || hospital || huge || believe || survey || plain || disappoint || machine ||
 * quiet || instead || meant || oxygen || receipt || raise || close || return || parachute ||
 * favourite || disappear || writing || charge || receive || afraid || clothes || repeat || ache ||
 * program || special || surprise || lounge || deceit || weight || who's || suburb || chemist ||
 * usually || received || colour || damage || weird || eight || whose || submerge || stomach ||
 * ||  || central || pick || stay || create || travel || runner || seating ||
 * ||  || circuit || lock || stayed || creating || travelling || running || spoilt ||
 * ||  || cylinder || cricket || staying || practise || fulfil || starred || spoiling ||
 * ||  || circle || cook || key || practising || fulfilling || travelled || stealing ||
 * ||  || outperform || co exist || sub contract || underfund || stabilise || classify ||   ||
 * ||  || outbid || co operate || sub divide || undersell || characterise || exemplify ||   ||
 * ||  || befriend || co own || sub stain || undervalue || symbolise || simplify ||   ||
 * ||  || belittle || pre expose || transform || underdevelop || visualise || justlify ||   ||
 * ||  || outrank || pre judge || transcribe || undercut || speacialise ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || outstanding || pre test || transplant || underestimate || differentiate ||   ||   ||

Term 1 Spelling Rules (by weeks)
//3. // For the //k// sound followed by a vowel at the beginning of words, use a //k// if the vowel following is either //e// or //i//, otherwise use //c//, e.g. **//ca//**//tch, **ke**pt, **k**it, **c**ot, **c**up// //4. // When a word starts with //g// - and is followed by -//e//, -//i// or -//y//, it can sound like a //j//, e.g. **//ge//**//rm, **gi**nger, **gy**m// //5. // When a word starts with //c// and is followed by -//e//, -//i// or -//y//, it is pronounced as //s// e.g. **//ce//**//ntral, **ci**rcuit, **cy**linde//r //6. // The -//ck// digraph occurs only after a short vowel sound, e.g. //p**ick,** l**ock**, cr**ick**et// //7. // When a word ends in a vowel and a -//y(-ay, -ey, -oy)// just add the ending, e.g. //stay, stayed, staying, key, keys, toy, toys// //8. // When a word ends in -//e//, drop the //e// before adding -//ing//, e.g. //create, creating; practise, practising// //9. // If a word ends in -//l//, to add a suffix double the //l//, e.g. //trave**l**, trave**ll**ingd// //10. // When a word of one syllable contains a single short vowel, double the final consonant before adding a suffix, e.g. //ru**n**, ru**nn**ing, ru**nn**er; sta**r**, sta**rr**ed// //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">11. // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">When a word of one syllable contains two vowels, just add the suffix, e.g. //sea**t,** sea**t**ing, sea**t**ed; spoi**l,** spoi**l**ing, spoi**l**t//.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Prefix/ Suffix Word Work

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; text-align: center;">e.g. prefix + verb verb ||   || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">The most common prefixes used to form new nouns in academic English are: //<span style="color: navy; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">co- // <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">and //<span style="color: navy; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">sub- //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">. The most common suffixes are: //<span style="color: navy; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">-tion, -ity //<span style="color: navy; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">, //-er, -ness, -ism, -ment, -ant, -ship, -age, -ery//. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> By far the most common noun affix in academic English is //<span style="color: navy; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">-tion. // <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; text-align: center;">e.g. prefix + noun noun ||
 * **<span style="color: #330066; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Verbs **
 * |||| **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Prefix **  ||||||||||  **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Meaning **  ||  **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Examples **  ||   ||
 * //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">3 // |||| //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">re- // |||||||||| <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">again or back || <span style="color: navy; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">restructure, revisit, reappear, rebuild, refinance ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">//3// |||| //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">dis- // |||||||||| <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">reverses the meaning of the verb || <span style="color: navy; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">disappear, disallow, disarm, disconnect, discontinue ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">//4// |||| //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">un- // |||||||||| <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">reverses the meaning of the verb || <span style="color: navy; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">unbend, uncouple, unfasten ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">//4// |||| //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">mis- // |||||||||| <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">badly or wrongly || <span style="color: navy; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">mislead, misinform, misidentify ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">//5// |||| //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">out- // |||||||||| <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">more or better than others || <span style="color: navy; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">outperform, outbid ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">//5// |||| //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">be- // |||||||||| <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">make or cause || <span style="color: navy; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">befriend, belittle ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">//6// |||| //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">co- // |||||||||| <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">together || <span style="color: navy; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">co-exist, co-operate, co-own ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">//6// |||| //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">pre- // |||||||||| <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">before || <span style="color: navy; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">pre-expose, prejudge, pretest ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">//7// |||| //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">sub- // |||||||||| <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">under/below || <span style="color: navy; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">subcontract, subdivide ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">//7// |||| //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">trans- // |||||||||| <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">across, over || <span style="color: navy; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">transform, transcribe, transplant ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">//8// |||| //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">under- // |||||||||| <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">not enough || <span style="color: navy; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">underfund, undersell, undervalue, underdevelop ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">e.g. Suffix used to form verbs with the meaning "cause to be". ||  ||
 * |||||||| **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Suffix **  ||||||   ||||  **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Example **  ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">//9// |||||||| //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">-ise // ||||||  |||| <span style="color: navy; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">stabilise, characterise, symbolise, visualise, specialise ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">//9// |||||||| //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">-ate // ||||||  |||| <span style="color: navy; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">differentiate, liquidate, pollinate, duplicate, fabricate ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">//10// |||||||| //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">-fy // ||||||  |||| <span style="color: navy; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">classify, exemplify, simplify, justify ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">//10// |||||||| //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">-en // ||||||  |||| <span style="color: navy; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">awaken, fasten, shorten, moisten ||   ||
 * **<span style="color: #330066; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Nouns **
 * |||||| **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Prefix **  ||  **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Meaning **  ||||||||  **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Examples **  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">//11// |||||| //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">anti- // || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">against |||||||| <span style="color: navy; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">anticlimax, antidote, antithesis ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">//11// |||||| //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">auto- // || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">self |||||||| <span style="color: navy; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">autobiography, automobile ||