Prior to this objective, teachers should assess the suggested morphemes for a recount letter using the provided materials. If learning is secure, proceed to base port objective; otherwise, refer to resources for additional support on suffix -ed, suffix -ing and suffixes -er and -or (Y2).

In this objective, children will learn about base port and how it can be combined with other morphemes to build words. Over three 20-minute lessons, they will:

·                 Learn the meaning of the base port

·                 Learn  about the etymology of base port

·                 Review previously taught morphemes

·                 Explore how to add a range of morphemes to base port

·                 Be introduced to word matrices

·                 Reinforce learning with practical games

Resources included:

·      Editable PowerPoint covering three lessons (20 minutes each)

·      Suggested lesson plan

·      Optional homework tasks

·      Supporting worksheets

·      Matrices

·      A range of practical activities

·      Two fluency activities (with answers)

·      A reasoning activity (with answers)