Lesson video

Hello, and welcome to today's spelling lesson.

I'm Mr. Moss.

With you, for today's lesson, you're going to need to bring your looking eyes, your listening ears, and your thinking brains.

As well as that, something to write on and write with.

And someone to talk to you, would be excellent.

Let's get right into today's lesson.

In today's lesson we're going to be applying, so we're going to be actually writing down the new 'ee' spellings, including 'ee' spelled 'e', 'ee' spelled 'y', 'ee' spelled 'ie', and 'ee' spelled 'ey'.

The outcome of today's lesson is, "I can apply four new spellings for the 'ee' phoneme: 'e', 'ie', 'y' and 'ey'." Here are today's keywords.

My turn, your turn.

High frequency word.

Noun.

Adjective.

Adverb.

A high frequency word, is a word which appears very often in our language, kind of like the building blocks of our written and spoken language.

Really important for us to be able to speak and to write.

A noun is a PPT, a person, a place or a thing.

An adjective is a describing word.

We use adjectives to describe nouns.

They are co-locates.

And an adverb is another describing word.

We can use adverbs to describe verbs and adjectives.

For instance, if I gave you the word "run" or "ran" and I said, "I ran quickly." "quickly", there, is my adverb.

It is describing how I was running.

We can use adverbs to describe how or when or where something is happening.

Here is the outline of today's lesson.

We are obviously going to be applying new 'ee' spellings.

First of all, we're going to look at spelling common exception words.

Then we're going to look at the four 'ee' spellings.

The four rarer and less common 'ee' spellings.

Then we're going to have a go at applying these words within a sentence.

Let's start off by looking at spelling some common exception words.

Let's read the following words: "class" I need to be able to hear you saying these.

"class" "grass" "pass" Now, these words will not be common exception words for everybody.

Dependent on regional accents or pronunciation.

For me, I pronounce them, "class", "grass" and "pass".

Some people might pronounce them "class", "grass" and "pass".

And therefore, they are not common exception words.

The 'a' is behaving in a slightly more regular way there.

For me though, I'd like you to stop the video and to think, "If I am pronouncing them 'class', 'grass' and 'pass', what is making these common exception words?" "What phonetically, are they not following?" "What is odd about the word?" Absolutely.

Because this A-S-S isn't making a sort of shorter 'ass' sound, it's making an 'o' sound.

The 'a' there, is making an 'o' sound as opposed to a sort of 'ah', or an 'ay' sound.

So that's why for me, they're common exception words.

And for many of you too, I'm sure they are.

From the common exception words we've just looked at, I'd like you to point at the correct spelling of the word.

The word here is, "class".

Point to the word now.

Absolutely, is this one here.

It's our 'a' spelling, making that 'o' sound and ending in a double 's'.

Point to the correct spelling of "grass", for me.

Absolutely, this one here.

Following that same pattern as, "class".

And finally, "pass".

Brilliant.

This one right here, as I'm sure you pointed out.

Again, it's our 'a' that is not, okay, making an 'ah' or an 'ay' sound, but making an 'o' sound.

Brilliant.

So because these are common exception words, they're words that really we just need to practise and embed into our memories.

So I'm gonna teach you a strategy now.

It's called the, "look, cover, write, check" strategy.

And it works like this.

I look at the word, "class", I cover it up so I can't see it, I don't memorise it.

I then have a go writing it and then I check back.

I like this strategy 'cause it allows you to be independent.

It's also repetitive and allows you to practise your handwriting.

It's making those links between your muscle memory, between your hand and your brain.

So you're understanding how to spell the word.

I'd like you to pause the video now and have a go writing, "class", "grass", and "pass" out a number of times using this strategy.

Off you go.

Incredible work, everybody.

Have a look.

Did you manage to spell them correctly? Do you need to make any corrections? Remember, this is a really good, useful, independent strategy if you're ever practising spellings on your own.

Onto the next part of our lesson.

The four 'ee' spellings.

The spellings, 'e', 'y', 'ie', and 'ey' can be representations of the long 'ee' sound.

Make that sound for me, 'ee'.

Brilliant.

One more time, 'ee'.

I'm wondering what you can remember about where they can be found in words from our previous learning.

Pause the video.

Have a think.

Where can they be found in words? Yes, so the 'e' is often found at the beginning or end of a word.

For instance, the words "evil" and "she", here.

And "she" is one of those high frequency words that we see quite often in our language.

The 'y' spelling of the 'ee' sound is often at the end of a word.

Words like, "funny" and "baby".

As well as this, we know that the 'y' spelling is quite often found to be with adjectives and adverbs.

The 'ie' is often found in the middle of a word.

Look here, at the words "brief" and "thief".

It's often found before the final consonant.

And that final consonant is very often an 'f'.

Not always, but often.

The 'ey' spelling of that 'ee' sound is often found at the end of a word, "monkey" and "key".

And it quite often is used to spell nouns.

So things.

What do you notice about the spelling? Let's have a look here.

'e' is often found at the beginning or the end.

So if you look here, here it's in our high frequency words.

Can you say that for me? "High frequency words" One of our key words for today's lesson.

It's very commonly found in these words which are often used in our written and spoken language.

Words such as "be", "he", "we", "me", and "she".

As well as that, it can be found at the beginning of a word.

This is a proper noun, hence why it has to have a capital letter.

And finally, there are some exceptions where this spelling can be found in the middle of a word as well, such as the word "vegan".

A vegan is someone who doesn't eat any products from an animal.

Let's have a go at reading these words, "candy", "baby", "twenty", "pretty", "windy".

So our 'y' spelling is often found at the end of a word.

These two, "candy" and "baby", are nouns.

"twenty" is a number.

And this 'y' spelling for our 'ee' sound is often found at the end of many numbers, "thirty", "forty" and "fifty" are other examples.

It's a good pattern to know.

And we have here, "merrily" and "windy".

"merrily" is an adverb.

"windy" is an adjective.

And our 'y' spelling is commonly found at the end of both adverbs and adjectives.

Let's look at our 'ie' spelling.

Remember, this is often found in the middle of a word.

Let's read these words, "chief", so someone who's in charge, "piece", as in a piece of cake, "field", "belief" and "believe".

Belief is something you hold dear to you, one of your values, something that you believe in.

So we can see here, our 'ie' spelling likes to go in the middle of the word.

'f', 'ce' and 'ld' are often after this 'ie' spelling, particularly, that 'f'.

These words here, are from the same word family.

They contain that same B-E-L-I-E in them.

And finally, our 'ey' spelling of that 'ee' sound, often found at the end, "key", "valley", "monkey", "parsley", "turkey".

All at the end.

And they are all nouns.

So we know our 'ey' spelling, if you hear that 'ee' at the end, is often going to be a noun.

What I'd like you to do for me, is I'd like you to match the word to the spelling pattern it uses.

We're gonna read the words below first.

My turn, your turn.

"she" "chimney" So a chimney is something attached to a building that allows the smoke from a fireplace to exit the building.

"equal" "every" "niece" So a relation within someone's family, niece or a nephew.

I'd like you now, to stop the video and to set, match each word to the spelling pattern it uses.

Off you go.

Absolutely awesome work, everybody.

Could see lots of finger pointing and lots of children saying, "That one's with there, that one's with there." Brilliant.

Let's go through and see how you did.

First word, "she".

Yeah, it's using that 'e' spelling and it's at the end of the word here.

And it's one of those high frequency words.

I wonder if you can think of any other high frequency words that we've looked at.

"chimney" It's a noun.

It's a thing, it's attached to a building.

So it's gonna use our 'ey' spelling here.

"equal" Again, remember the 'e' can be found at the beginning of the word, as well as the end.

"every" There you go.

That's our 'y' spelling there.

And "niece".

Remember our 'ie', which goes in the middle of the word before the final consonant sounds.

Quite likes either an 'f' or a 'ce' to come after it.

So there we go.

Brilliant.

What we're going to have a go at doing now, is we're going to have a go at spelling some words that contain different 'ee' spellings.

So first word I'm going to read to you is, my turn, your turn, "honey" "honey" Letter B, "windy".

"windy" C, "fierce".

"fierce" "equal" "equal" Remember to stretch these words, sound them out, count the sounds, write it, and look and check.

I'm gonna read these words to you one more time, then you are gonna have a go at writing them down.

"honey" "windy" "fierce" "equal" Pause the video, have a go at writing these words now.

Amazing work, everyone.

Some incredible spelling I'm seeing going on here.

Some brilliant application of the rules that we've generated as to where each of these 'ee' spellings might come in a word.

Really, really impressed.

Also, noticed some lovely handwriting too.

Please keep up the excellent work.

So the first word, "honey".

I've seen written in these three ways, I've seen it written like this, this and this.

Now, this is similar to a word that I've seen before.

The word "money", I think.

It's a noun.

And we know that our 'ee' spelling at the end, if a noun, it's quite often 'ey'.

What's also tricky about this spelling is is that it's making a 'uh', 'uh' sound, but I don't think it's spelled with a 'u'.

So our spelling is "honey", H-O-N-E-Y.

Here are the three ways that I've seen "windy" written.

"windy" is an adjective.

Now, I think we know that if a word's an adjective, it quite likes to have that 'y' spelling at the end.

So they do make phonetic sense, all of them.

They all have "wind" and 'ee' spellings.

But it's that, "windy".

This one right here, that's our correct spelling.

Our next word was, "fierce".

Okay, now it sounds like it does have the word "fear" in it, but it's not F-E-A-R there, with then a 'ce' spelling.

Trying to think which of our 'ee' spellings that we've been looking at, one of our sort of rarer, less common spellings, liked to have then, a 'ce' come after it.

Yeah, it's this one right here.

Okay.

Quite often, I find writing the words out using a number of the different spellings we're looking at, can sort of then show you which of the spellings it is most likely to be.

Just by sight.

Very useful strategy to use.

And finally, "equal".

We have "equal", "equle" with an 'le' ending.

And we have "eaqual".

I don't think it's going to be our "eaqual" one at the end there.

I know 'ea' can come anywhere in a word, but I don't think it's that one.

"equle" with an 'le' spelling.

Yeah, 'ule' can sometimes be made with an 'le' spelling.

But I think it's our first one, here.

Our 'e' spelling, which we know can sort of come at the beginning of a word.

So "equal".

Brilliant.

Amazing spelling, everyone, there.

Excellent.

Give yourselves a pat on the back.

Make any corrections if you need to, now.

Off you go.

So we're gonna look at some homophones now.

Homophones are words that sound the same, but are spelled differently and can have different meanings.

And the homophone alert here, is getting us to keep an eye on this word here, "piece".

Which can be spelled in a couple of different ways using this 'ie', 'ea' sound with different 'ee' spellings.

"I found a piece of chocolate on the table." Certainly, "piece".

That's as in, one part of a whole.

"After a busy day, I was looking forward to some peace and quiet." So having a nice calm time with no madness.

So to keep an eye out for these words in your reading.

Very important that you know the difference between them and that you're able to put them into different contexts, and use the correct spelling.

Another homophone alert.

Here, the word is "key".

"I need to find the key to unlock the door." This is a "key", as in the noun, that you might use to open up the door.

With our 'ey' spelling, which we know is commonly found in nouns.

"The ship was docked in a very busy quay." This is also a noun.

This is a place that boats will come to stay in.

But, look, this word has a very strange and very rare 'ay' spelling for that 'ee' sound.

So yeah, just knowing the difference there, again is really important.

And another one, "I will be attending a trip next week." There "be", one of our very high frequency words, such as "we" and "she".

And then, "A bee has black and yellow stripes." That noun the "bee", with two 'e's there, our 'ee' spelling at the end.

Important again, to know the difference between the spellings there of those homophones.

So let's have a look.

Which spelling should we use? "He unlocked the door's lock with a quay/key." So the type of key you might put into a door.

Point to the correct one for me, now.

Amazing.

It's this one here, K-E-Y.

And the way I'm gonna remember that is obviously, that I know they're both nouns, but that Q-U-A-Y is a very rare spelling, and this is how we spell most of our nouns that end with that 'ee' sound.

So I'd like you to pause the video now.

And I'd like you to tick the correct spelling in each sentence, or perhaps point to it for me.

I'll read the sentences to you.

"I ate a piece/peace of tasty cake." "A bee collects nectar and returns to its hive." Pause the video.

Have a go at working out which one's the correct spelling, now.

Absolutely awesome work, everyone.

I can see lots of children pointing.

I can see lots of children writing down the correct spelling.

"I ate a piece of tasty cake." It's this one, here.

It's our 'ie' coming before that 'ce'.

And that's as in one part of the whole.

Not the other form of peace, that wouldn't make sense in this context.

"A bee collects nectar and returns to its hive." A "bee".

It's this one here, it's our noun, "bee", B-E-E, with that double 'e' spelling, there.

Not our high frequency word, B-E.

Brilliant job, everyone.

So onto the final part of today's lesson, applying sentences within a sentence.

It's gonna be our chance to do some writing, now.

To write out a sentence, to listen to me, and to apply, to use some of the spelling rules and patterns that we've looked at today, and also in some previous learning as well.

So we are gonna write a sentence containing some of our focus spellings.

So some of these 'ee' spellings.

And also some common exception words.

When we write the whole sentence, we need to do several things at once.

So I really need you to be in like in a calm space now, to get yourself ready to do this.

If you need to have a little brain break beforehand, please feel free to.

We're gonna have to remember the whole sentence that I'm going to read to us.

We're gonna have to form our letters correctly and write very carefully.

We're going to have to sound each word out.

We're gonna have to really keep an out for those common exception words.

Okay? Those words which don't use our regular phonics patterns.

And we're also gonna have to remember our punctuation.

Our capital letters, our full stops and any other punctuation that might come up in our sentence.

"My niece turned twenty and she got some money." I'll read that sentence to you one more time, again.

"My niece turned twenty and she got some money." I've got this picture here to help you.

Someone counting their money.

It looks like they may have just had a birthday.

They seem very content and happy.

So before you have a go at writing, you'll need to sound out each word.

Look out for those common exception words.

Perhaps, also look out for some of those high frequency words.

And you're gonna have to check your sentence punctuation afterwards as well.

Perhaps, with a good old two finger check.

A finger on your capital letter, a finger on your full stop or the end punctuation of your sentence.

Let's check and see if you can remember the sentence that I've said now.

I'm gonna read it to you one more time.

"My niece turned twenty and she got some money." So, first thing we're gonna do is we're gonna tap it on our shoulders.

"My niece turned twenty and she got some money." Brilliant.

Next one, whisper it.

It could be a loud whisper or it could be a quiet whisper.

"My niece turned twenty and she got some money." And finally, we're gonna count the words on our fingers to make sure we've got all of the words we need to have in our sentence.

"My niece turned twenty and she got some money." Let's count that one more time.

"My niece turned twenty and she got some money." I made that nine words.

Double check.

Brilliant.

So what you're gonna do now, is you're gonna have a go at writing this sentence for me.

Okay? You're going to need to send out each word, look out for those common exception words and check your punctuation once you've written it.

Pause the video.

Off you go.

I'll read it to you one more time.

"My niece turned twenty and she got some money." Pause the video.

Off you go.

Oh my goodness gracious, incredible work everybody.

'Cause it's such a hard skill, listening, holding that sentence in your mind, applying the spellings that we've been looking at.

Amazing work from everyone.

I can see some beautiful handwriting.

I can see some excellent punctuation.

I can see some magical mistakes as well, which is great 'cause we're gonna go through what the sentence should look like now, and then you can think what mistakes you have made and you can learn from them.

It's all part of the learning journey in spelling.

"My-" Brilliant, M-Y.

Capital letter.

Notice here the 'y' spelling isn't making an 'ee' sound, it's making an 'i' sound.

"My niece-" Yeah, that's one of the words that we've been looking at, "niece" it's that 'ee' spelling with an 'ie'.

And remember that quite often likes an 'f' or a 'ce' to come after it.

".

turned twenty-" Yeah, we know this from our numbers, that pattern.

We know that our numbers tend to end in that 'y'.

Twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, all ending in a 'y'.

".

and she-" That's that high frequency word there, "she", "we", "be" with that short 'e' spelling at the end, making that long 'ee' sound.

".

got some-" This is a common exception word.

Keep an out for this one, S-O-M-E.

".

money-" M-O-N-E-Y.

Remember not "muney", spelled with a 'u', but 'on', and then 'ey', that noun spelling 'ey', for that 'ee' sound at the end there.

And don't forget, of course your full stop.

Amazing.

Did you learn anything? Have you made any magical mistakes? Brilliant.

If you have, learn from them now.

Make any corrections.

Pause the video.

Excellent.

The 'ee' phoneme can be spelled in these four ways.

This is what we've been looking at today.

And these are, of course, are less common, are rare ways of it beings spelled.

It can be spelled just with an 'e', and it's often found at the beginning of a word or the end, such as "evil".

And it's often found at the end of those high frequency words, "he" and "we".

'y' is often found at the end of a word.

And often, it's used when spelling adjectives and adverbs as well, but some nouns, too.

Remember those numbers that it's found at the end of.

'ie' is often found in the middle of a word, such as "thief", "chief" and "piece".

And it really likes to have those like final consonant sounds, an 'f', or a 'ce' sound or spelling.

And 'ey', 'ey' is often found at the end of a word, often at the end of nouns, in particular.

So we have "money", "honey", and "donkey" here as our example.

Excellent learning, everybody.

I look forward seeing you in the next spelling lesson.