Lesson Plan STARHUB-CENTRAL SINGAPORE NURTURE PROGRAMME NURTUREPLUS LESSON 20: SUFFIX (ER AND EST) Part 1 Duration

Lesson Materials Reading Material: Appropriate PM+ books according to the student level

10 minutes READING FLUENCY Objective: To check / monitor students progress in reading and instil in students that reading is a fun experience. 1. Hand out the books to students. 2. Get students to read on their own. 3. Make students read a part of the story they like in front of class. While a particular student reads: 1. Teacher encourages student to read with expression. 2. The rest will practise on their own while waiting for their turn.

15 minutes WORD STUDY Objective: Students will be recap the concept of suffixes and learn a new form of suffix. 1. Recap the idea of suffix by showing students some words with suffixes for e.g. cheerful, thankful and helpful. 2. Get students response break up the words above into root word and suffixes. 3. Recap student knowledge on definition of suffixes. 4. Inform students the suffixes they are going to learn (er and est) and inform them the meanings of the suffixes. (er = more than, est = the most) 5. Write 3 other root words on the board and engage student interaction by asking them the meanings of the words. 6. Add a suffix to the words and get students Whiteboard / Flip chart (to explain as a large group) / Small magnetic boards (to explain in small groups) Teacher Resource: Lesson 20 Student Worksheet: Lesson 20

Adapted from Supplemental Instruction for Struggling Readers, Grade 3: A Guide for Tutors (University of Texas / Texas Education Agency, 2002)

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Lesson Plan STARHUB-CENTRAL SINGAPORE NURTURE PROGRAMME NURTUREPLUS LESSON 20: SUFFIX (ER AND EST) to guess the meaning. 7. Engage student participation by getting them to write the answers to the words given on their worksheets. 8. Guide student work and correct student mistakes. 9. Introduce to students of exceptions: that words that end with y will be replaced with i when added with the suffix er and est e.g. happy-happier-happiest, noisynoisier-noisiest, funny-funnier-funniest)

35 minutes

INSTRUCTIONAL READING Objective: Students will recall past experiences when they lost something that is treasured by them and recall their feelings. Before reading: 1. Pass the books to students. 2. Engage student interest by asking them to guess what the story is about by looking at the title.

Reading Material: HA: The Fishing Trip (Level 22) MA: The Mice Have a Meeting (Level 16) LA: Rabbits Ears (Level 10)

Student Worksheet: Lesson 20

Reading: Teacher Resource: 1. Make students read books in their own Lesson 20 groups. 2. Ask students to write difficult words encountered on their worksheet. 3. Focus student attention to parts of book they like / dislike and get a gist of what the story is all about. After reading: 1. Encourage students to guess the meanings of new / difficult words found in the storybook from any clues available. 2. Go through meanings of the words with the students. 3. Get student to jot down their findings on
Adapted from Supplemental Instruction for Struggling Readers, Grade 3: A Guide for Tutors (University of Texas / Texas Education Agency, 2002)

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Lesson Plan STARHUB-CENTRAL SINGAPORE NURTURE PROGRAMME NURTUREPLUS LESSON 20: SUFFIX (ER AND EST) which parts of the story they like and dislike. 4. Encourage students to share why they felt so and what they thought the gist of the story is. 5. Get students to discuss if they would encourage the book to other friends and why. 6. All the above are to be presented orally among friends in the same group.

20 minutes

BOARD GAMES Objective: Students will reinforce their understanding in topics taught by engaging in educational games. 1. Students will play any games they have not played before. 2. Encourage student participation by playing the game with them. Any board games provided.

Adapted from Supplemental Instruction for Struggling Readers, Grade 3: A Guide for Tutors (University of Texas / Texas Education Agency, 2002)

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Teachers Resource STARHUB-CENTRAL SINGAPORE NURTURE PROGRAMME NURTUREPLUS LESSON 20: SUFFIX (ER AND EST) Part 2: Word Study Suffix: Appear at the end of some words that influence their meaning. Examples of suffixes:

Word high bright tall small fast slow smart kind

er = more est = most

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Suffix er er er er est est est est

= = = = = = = = =

New Word higher brighter taller smaller fastest slowest smartest kindest

Examples of words that end with y with suffix er and est Root Word Suffix er Suffix est

Silly Funny Happy Clumsy

Sillier Funnier Happier Clumsier

Silliest Funniest Happiest Clumsiest

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Students Worksheet STARHUB-CENTRAL SINGAPORE NURTURE PROGRAMME NURTUREPLUS LESSON 20: SUFFIX (ER AND EST)

Name: _________________________________________________________

Date: _____________________

Part 2: Word Study Suffix: Appear at the _________________________ of some words that influence their meaning. Examples of suffixes: (refer to examples given by your teacher)

Word

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Suffix er er er er est est est est

= = = = = = = = =

New Word

er = ______________________________________________________ est = ______________________________________________________ Other examples of words with suffix as given by your teacher. (words that end with y) Root Word With suffix er With suffix est

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Students Worksheet STARHUB-CENTRAL SINGAPORE NURTURE PROGRAMME NURTUREPLUS LESSON 20: SUFFIX (ER AND EST)

Part 3: Instructional Reading Fill up the boxes with your responses and share your ideas with your friends.

What I like about the story and why?

What I dislike about the story and why?

Title of Story:

What is story all about? (get the gist)

Would I recommend this story to my friend? Why?

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Students Worksheet STARHUB-CENTRAL SINGAPORE NURTURE PROGRAMME NURTUREPLUS LESSON 20: SUFFIX (ER AND EST) VOCABULARY Any difficult words you see?

Part 4: Writing Write as many words with suffix that you have learnt or come across today in the box below in the shortest time possible.

Check Time: How do you feel after todays lesson? (Tick the box)

Why do you feel so? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------What have you learnt today? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Page 3 of 3