Device or Devise
This English teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to model how to use the pair of commonly confused words of device and devise to describe the functions of possible inventions that can complete different tasks and actions.
The class can select future inventions to use in example sentences containing the words device or devise to describe their possible functions.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to model how to use the pair of commonly confused words of device and devise to describe the functions of possible inventions that can complete different tasks and actions
Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify when to use the words device and devise in sentences about possible future inventions and a differentiated set of worksheets to construct and complete sentences about possible future inventions using the words device and devise.
The interactive presentation gets the children to explore how to use pairs of commonly confused words to describe the functions of possible inventions.
This lesson can support development in learning how to use words that are commonly confused with each other in sentences to show the differences in their meanings. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and an interactive presentation to introduce concepts and key skills.
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