AC9E1LY15 • Year 1 English

And know how to use grammatical morphemes to create word...: Year 1 English topic guide

recognise and know how to use grammatical morphemes to create word families

What students learn in AC9E1LY15

This unit helps students build a clear, usable understanding of And know how to use grammatical morphemes to create word.... The goal is not to memorise one answer pattern. Students should be able to explain the idea, recognise it in a new example and apply it in a short practice or worksheet task.

  • Start with the main idea: recognise and know how to use grammatical morphemes to create word families.
  • Use concrete examples, pictures, oral explanation and short written responses before moving to independent practice.
  • building word families from common morphemes; for example, “play”, “plays”, “playing”, “played”, “playground” using morphemes to read words; for example, by recognising the base word in words such as “walk-ed”
  • Finish with mixed questions so students must choose the correct strategy rather than copy the last example.

Curriculum coverage and elaborations

The content description and elaborations below show the curriculum ideas taught in this unit. Items marked as teaching context support lesson planning but may not appear in the initial eight-question activity.

  • Content description: recognise and know how to use grammatical morphemes to create word families
  • E1: building word families from common morphemes; for example, “play”, “plays”, “playing”, “played”, “playground”
  • E2: using morphemes to read words; for example, by recognising the base word in words such as “walk-ed”

How to use this unit

Read the topic guide, use the teacher slide for instruction, then complete the Worksheet, Practice and Test. These three activities use the same eight-question unit bank.

Teacher resource

AC9E1LY15 teacher slide

Use this one-page PDF to introduce the key idea, vocabulary and teaching sequence before students begin the activities.

Open teacher slide (PDF)

Common mistakes to watch for

  • Answering from memory without using clues from the text, sentence or image.
  • Knowing the idea orally but not transferring it into reading, writing or speaking.
  • Missing punctuation, word order or vocabulary clues that change meaning.

International curriculum mapping

This table gives closest-topic mapping for search and planning. The Australian Curriculum code is exact; overseas entries are broad equivalents because each jurisdiction structures outcomes differently.

RegionCurriculumClosest mapping
AustraliaAustralian Curriculum v9.0AC9E1LY15 — recognise and know how to use grammatical morphemes to create word families
VictoriaVictorian Curriculum F-10Year 1 English: closest match in Phonic and word knowledge. Use this page as a VIC-aligned practice and worksheet reference.
NSWNSW CurriculumStage 1 English: closest content focus for And know how to use grammatical morphemes to create word... and related outcomes.
United StatesCommon Core / NGSSGrade 1 Common Core Mathematics/ELA closest topic match for And know how to use grammatical morphemes to create word....
England / UKNational CurriculumKey Stage 1 / Year 1: closest programme-of-study match for And know how to use grammatical morphemes to create word....
CanadaProvincial and territory curriculaGrade 1 closest topic match. Canada varies by province, so use this as a broad Ontario/BC-style learning outcome reference.
New ZealandNew Zealand CurriculumLevel 1 English: closest achievement-objective topic for And know how to use grammatical morphemes to create word....
IndiaNCERT / CBSEClass 1 closest NCERT/CBSE topic match for And know how to use grammatical morphemes to create word....

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