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NURTUREPLUS LESSON 19: SUFFIX (‘LESS’ AND ‘FUL’)

Part Duration Lesson Materials

1 10 READING FLUENCY Reading Material:

minutes
Objective: Teacher Resource
To check / monitor students’ progress in and Student
reading and instil in students that Worksheet – Lesson
reading is a fun experience. 19:
Poem ‘The Fly’ and
1. Hand out the poems to students. ‘The Cat with the
2. Sample a reading of the poems with the Smile’
right intonation and expression.
3. Get students to follow way of reading.
4. Make students dramatize the ‘fly’ as it
flies or the cat when it smiles.
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.

2 10 WORD STUDY
minutes Whiteboard / Flip
Objective: chart (to explain as a
Students will be learn about the concept large group)
of suffixes and know 2 forms of suffixes.
/ Small magnetic
1. Introduce the idea of suffix by showing boards (to explain in
students some words with suffixes e.g. small groups)
‘mouthful’ and ‘headless’.
2. Get students response on what they Teacher Resource:
think is the meaning of the words. Lesson 19
3. Break up the words above into root
word and suffixes. Student Worksheet:
4. Explain to students that suffixes appear Lesson 19
at the end of some words and it changes
the original meanings of the root words.
5. Inform students the suffixes they are
going to learn (‘less’ and ‘ful’) and
inform them the meanings of the
suffixes.
6. Write 3 other root words on the board
and engage student interaction by

Adapted from Supplemental Instruction for Struggling Readers, Grade 3: A Guide for Tutors (University of
Texas / Texas Education Agency, 2002)
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asking them the meanings of the words.

7. Add a suffix to the words and get
students to guess the meaning.
8. Engage student participation by getting
them to write the answers to the words
given on their worksheets.
9. Guide student work and correct student
mistakes.

3 30 INSTRUCTIONAL READING Reading Material:

minutes
Objective: HA: Grandpa Jones
Students will recall past experiences and the No-
when they lost something that is Company Cat
treasured by them and recall their (Level 23)
feelings. MA: That’s Not Our
Dog! (Level 17)
Before reading: LA: Lost Socks
1. Pass the books to students. (Level 10)
2. Engage student interest by asking them
to guess what the story is about by
looking at the title. Student Worksheet:
Lesson 19
Reading:
1. Make students read books in their own Teacher Resource:
groups. Lesson 19
2. Ask students to write difficult words
encountered on their worksheet.
3. Make students focus on the incidents
that involve the lost items in the story
and how the characters felt.

After reading:
1. Encourage students to guess the
meanings of new / difficult words learnt
from storybook.
2. Go through meanings of the words with
the students.
3. Get student response on the feelings felt
by the characters in story when they lost
their item / animal.
4. Jot down the points on their worksheet.
5. Encourage students to recall past
experiences where they experienced a
Adapted from Supplemental Instruction for Struggling Readers, Grade 3: A Guide for Tutors (University of
Texas / Texas Education Agency, 2002)
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similar incident. (losing things.)

6. Make them do a short write up on the
incident, focusing on their feelings and
what they did.
7. Ask them to draw their lost item /
object.
8. Make students share their work with
other group members.
9. Comment on student work and
commend good work portrayed.
10. Put up student work in the class and
invite other groups to do a gallery walk
to share experiences.

4 10 WRITING
minutes Student Worksheet:
Objective: Lesson 19
Students will improve writing fluency

1. Encourage students to write down as

many words with the suffix ‘less’ and
‘ful’ that they have seen in the lesson.
(without looking at page2)
2. Time students as they do so and
commend students who are able to list
the most number of words within the
given time.

4 20 BOARD GAMES
minutes Any board games
Objective: provided.
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.

Adapted from Supplemental Instruction for Struggling Readers, Grade 3: A Guide for Tutors (University of
Texas / Texas Education Agency, 2002)
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Part 1: Reading

FLY

This fly
Could be a spy,
Buzzing around
(Annoying sound),
Hither and thither,
Fast in a flicker
It’s changing direction,
A new location,
Barely in sight,
Incredible flight -
What does it see?
Does it see me?

The Cat with the Smile

The Cat with a Smile

Will wait for a while,
Cleaning its paws
And sharpening its claws,
Though for what I don’t know -
Perhaps it’s just show?

If there’s a mouse nearby

Perhaps it should go ….

Taken from: http://www.richardmacwilliam.com/short-childrens-poems/

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Part 2: Word Study

Suffix: Appear at the end of some words that influence their meaning.

Examples of suffixes:

Word + Suffix = New Word

end + less = endless
tooth + less = toothless
mind + less = mindless
paper + less = paperless
forget + ful = forgetful
bag + ful = bagful
fancy + ful = fanciful
hope + ful = hopeful

less = without

ful = full of, being noted for

Other examples of words with prefix ‘mis’ and ‘un’

Suffix ‘less’ Prefix ‘ful’

hopeless wonderful
restless stressful
sugarless helpful
harmless harmful
headless boastful

Please go through the meanings of the words with them.

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Name: _________________________________________________________ Date: _____________________

Fluency: Read the short poems with expression.

FLY

This fly
Could be a spy,
Buzzing around
(Annoying sound),
Hither and thither,
Fast in a flicker
It’s changing direction,
A new location,
Barely in sight,
Incredible flight -
What does it see?
Does it see me?

The Cat with the Smile

The Cat with a Smile

Will wait for a while,
Cleaning its paws
And sharpening its claws,
Though for what I don’t know -
Perhaps it’s just show?

If there’s a mouse nearby

Perhaps it should go ….

taken from: http://www.richardmacwilliam.com/short-childrens-poems/

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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 + Suffix = New Word

+ less =
+ less =
+ less =
+ less =
+ ful =
+ ful =
+ ful =
+ ful =
less = ______________________________________________________

ful = ______________________________________________________

Other examples of words with suffix as given by your teacher.

Root Word + Suffix = New Word Meaning

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Part 3: Instructional Reading (Title of story: _____________________________________________)

In the story, the characters lost something precious to them. In the boxes provided,
write down how they felt when they lost it and what did they do to find their lost
possession.

How did the characters felt?

What did they do to find the lost
possession?

Have you ever lost anything in the past?

• What did you lose?
• What did you do?
• When was it?
• How did you feel?
• How did you find it in the end?

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Write a short story on how you felt and what you did when you lost something. You
could draw the object that you lost.

VOCABULARY – Any difficult words you see?

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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 today’s lesson? (Tick the box)

☺  
Why do you feel so?

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What have you learnt today?

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