English - Spelling Year 6 Term 1 2 3 4

EN3-4A draws on appropriate strategies to accurately spell familiar and unfamiliar words when composing texts
EN3-7C thinks imaginatively, creatively, interpretively and critically about information and ideas and identifies connections between texts when responding to and composing texts
EN3-8D identifies and considers how different viewpoints of their world, including aspects of culture, are represented in texts
EN3-9E recognises, reflects on and assesses their strengths as a learner
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Content Wk Words Teaching & Learning Activities Reg
understand how accurate
spelling supports the reader
to read fluently and interpret
written text with clarity

understand how to use banks
of known words, word
origins, base words, suffixes
and prefixes, morphemes,
spelling patterns and
generalisations to learn and
spell new words, for example
technical words and words
adopted from other
languages
understand that the
pronunciation, spelling and
meanings of words have
histories and change over
time

recognise most misspelt
words in their own writing
and use a variety of resources
for correction
integrate a range of spelling
strategies and conventions to
accurately spell most words,
including words of many
syllables, when composing
imaginative and other texts
use morphemic, visual,
syntactic, semantic and
phonological strategies, eg
recognition of letter patterns
of words, when composing
texts
demonstrate an awareness of
1

s <st, sc>

scene
whistle
fasten
scissors
castle
scent
bristle
bustle
glistening
disciple
christen
nestle
listened
jostle
science
wrestling
apostle
rustle
thistle
fascinate




Difficult & Topic Words
(The Barrumbi Kids)

prepare
paddock
wheelchair
hairdresser
figures
against
whistling
impaired
suffocate
clairvoyant




Lessons begin with LSCWC (5min)
- Rainbow / Cursive / CAPITAL /
Alphabetical words



Lesson 1
Group 1 Dictionary meanings
Group 2 Sentences
Group 3 Dot, Dash, Dive, Crash
Group 4 Magazine letters


Lesson 2
Group 1 Sentences
Group 2 Dot, Dash, Dive, Crash
Group 3 Magazine Letters
Group 4 Dictionary Meanings


Lesson 3
Group 1 Dot, Dash, Dive, Crash
Group 2 Magazine Letters
Group 3 Dictionary Meanings
Group 4 Sentences


Lesson 4
Group 1 Magazine Letters
Group 2 Dictionary Meanings
Group 3 Sentences
Group 4 Dot, Dash, Dive, Crash

the limitations of spell check
features in digital
communication

2

u <our>

labour
humour
flavoursome
colour
amour
behaviour
endeavour
neighbour
splendour
tumour
rigour
vapour
honour
harbour
glamour
favour
misdemeanour
saviour
odour
favourite






Difficult & Topic Words
(The Barrumbi Kids)

imagine
audience
stomachs
mouthful
laughing
swivelling
community
disintegrates
smouldering
outstretched


Lessons begin with LSCWC (5min)
- Rainbow / Cursive / CAPITAL /
Alphabetical words



Lesson 1
Group 1 Dictionary meanings
Group 2 Sentences
Group 3 Dot, Dash, Dive, Crash
Group 4 Magazine letters


Lesson 2
Group 1 Sentences
Group 2 Dot, Dash, Dive, Crash
Group 3 Magazine Letters
Group 4 Dictionary Meanings


Lesson 3
Group 1 Dot, Dash, Dive, Crash
Group 2 Magazine Letters
Group 3 Dictionary Meanings
Group 4 Sentences


Lesson 4
Group 1 Magazine Letters
Group 2 Dictionary Meanings
Group 3 Sentences
Group 4 Dot, Dash, Dive, Crash



3

n <ion>

fraction
vision
mission
provision
extension
permission
admission
revision
decision
acquisition
vacation
repetition
ambition
definition
destination
situation
abbreviation
delegation
instruction
resurrection


Difficult & Topic Words
(The Barrumbi Kids)

twisting
straight
disappear
snatching
coughing
completely
blackened
upturned
frightened
irresponsible



Lessons begin with LSCWC (5min)
- Rainbow / Cursive / CAPITAL /
Alphabetical words



Lesson 1
Group 1 Dictionary meanings
Group 2 Sentences
Group 3 Dot, Dash, Dive, Crash
Group 4 Magazine letters


Lesson 2
Group 1 Sentences
Group 2 Dot, Dash, Dive, Crash
Group 3 Magazine Letters
Group 4 Dictionary Meanings


Lesson 3
Group 1 Dot, Dash, Dive, Crash
Group 2 Magazine Letters
Group 3 Dictionary Meanings
Group 4 Sentences


Lesson 4
Group 1 Magazine Letters
Group 2 Dictionary Meanings
Group 3 Sentences
Group 4 Dot, Dash, Dive, Crash



4

REVISION

whistle
fasten
scissors
glistening
wrestling
fascinate
flavoursome
behaviour
endeavour
neighbour
splendour
misdemeanour
saviour
extension
permission
admission
acquisition
definition
situation
abbreviation



Difficult & Topic Words
(The Barrumbi Kids)

borrowed
wallabies
billabong
language
floodplains
embarrassed
definitely
whispering
environment
incinerating


Lessons begin with LSCWC (5min)
- Rainbow / Cursive / CAPITAL /
Alphabetical words



Lesson 1
Group 1 Dictionary meanings
Group 2 Sentences
Group 3 Dot, Dash, Dive, Crash
Group 4 Magazine letters


Lesson 2
Group 1 Sentences
Group 2 Dot, Dash, Dive, Crash
Group 3 Magazine Letters
Group 4 Dictionary Meanings


Lesson 3
Group 1 Dot, Dash, Dive, Crash
Group 2 Magazine Letters
Group 3 Dictionary Meanings
Group 4 Sentences


Lesson 4
Group 1 Magazine Letters
Group 2 Dictionary Meanings
Group 3 Sentences
Group 4 Dot, Dash, Dive, Crash



5

zh <si, su, zu>

measure
pleasure
decision
revision
leisure
conclusion
collision
division
foreclosure
exposure
treasured
excursion
persuasion
version
obtrusion
lesion
exclusion
seizure
abrasion
disillusion



Difficult & Topic Words


Lessons begin with LSCWC (5min)
- Rainbow / Cursive / CAPITAL /
Alphabetical words



Lesson 1
Group 1 Dictionary meanings
Group 2 Sentences
Group 3 Dot, Dash, Dive, Crash
Group 4 Magazine letters


Lesson 2
Group 1 Sentences
Group 2 Dot, Dash, Dive, Crash
Group 3 Magazine Letters
Group 4 Dictionary Meanings


Lesson 3
Group 1 Dot, Dash, Dive, Crash
Group 2 Magazine Letters
Group 3 Dictionary Meanings
Group 4 Sentences


Lesson 4
Group 1 Magazine Letters
Group 2 Dictionary Meanings
Group 3 Sentences
Group 4 Dot, Dash, Dive, Crash



6
<sh>
si, ssi, ci

should
rubbish
ashamed
mansion
pension
magician
politician
special
vicious
precious
efficient
dimension
extension
expression
mission
tension
social
crucial
gracious
delicious


Difficult & Topic Words


Lessons begin with LSCWC
(5min)
- Rainbow / Cursive /
CAPITAL / Alphabetical
words


Lessons begin with LSCWC (5min)
- Rainbow / Cursive / CAPITAL /
Alphabetical words



Lesson 1
Group 1 Dictionary meanings
Group 2 Sentences
Group 3 Dot, Dash, Dive,
Crash
Group 4 Magazine letters


Lesson 1
Group 1 - NAPLAN Spelling Cards
Group 2 - Dictionary Meanings
Group 3 - Nerf Target Words or
Spell-o-Basket
Group 4 - Tellagami Sentences


Lesson 2
Group 1 Sentences
Group 2 Dot, Dash, Dive,
Crash
Group 3 Magazine Letters
Group 4 Dictionary Meanings


Lesson 2
Group 1 - Tellagami Sentences
Group 2 - NAPLAN Spelling Cards
Group 3 - Dictionary Meanings
Group 4 - Nerf Target Words or
Spell-o-Basket


Lesson 3
Group 1 Dot, Dash, Dive,
Crash
Group 2 Magazine Letters
Group 3 Dictionary Meanings
Group 4 Sentences


Lesson 3
Group 1 - Nerf Target Words or
Spell-o-Basket
Group 2 - Tellagami Sentences
Group 3 - NAPLAN Spelling Cards
Group 4 - Dictionary Meanings


Lesson 4
Group 1 Magazine Letters
Group 2 Dictionary Meanings
Group 3 Sentences
Group 4 Dot, Dash, Dive,
Crash


Lesson 4
Group 1 - Dictionary Meanings
Group 2 - Nerf Target Words or
Spell-o-Basket
Group 3 - Tellagami Sentences
Group 4 - NAPLAN Spelling Cards



7
<sh>
ti, sh

selfish
worship
shoulder
shepherd
repetition
stationary
demolish
caution
nation
patience
collection
negotiate
conversation
receptionist
shock
abolish
action
motion
patient
indication

Difficult & Topic Words

Lessons begin with LSCWC (5min)
- Rainbow / Cursive / CAPITAL /
Alphabetical words



Lesson 1
Group 1 Dictionary meanings
Group 2 Sentences
Group 3 Dot, Dash, Dive, Crash
Group 4 Magazine letters


Lesson 2
Group 1 Sentences
Group 2 Dot, Dash, Dive, Crash
Group 3 Magazine Letters
Group 4 Dictionary Meanings


Lesson 3
Group 1 Dot, Dash, Dive, Crash
Group 2 Magazine Letters
Group 3 Dictionary Meanings
Group 4 Sentences


Lesson 4
Group 1 Magazine Letters
Group 2 Dictionary Meanings
Group 3 Sentences
Group 4 Dot, Dash, Dive, Crash



8

ar <augh, ar, arr, are>

laughter
department
bizarre
arrest
draught
arrival
participate
safari
pharmacy
partition
hardware
starvation
margarine
sarcasm
carnival
disregard
darkening
garbage
variety
anarchy

Lessons begin with LSCWC (5min)
- Rainbow / Cursive / CAPITAL /
Alphabetical words



Lesson 1
Group 1 Dictionary meanings
Group 2 Sentences
Group 3 Dot, Dash, Dive, Crash
Group 4 Magazine letters


Lesson 2
Group 1 Sentences
Group 2 Dot, Dash, Dive, Crash
Group 3 Magazine Letters
Group 4 Dictionary Meanings


Lesson 3
Group 1 Dot, Dash, Dive, Crash
Group 2 Magazine Letters
Group 3 Dictionary Meanings
Group 4 Sentences


Lesson 4
Group 1 Magazine Letters
Group 2 Dictionary Meanings
Group 3 Sentences
Group 4 Dot, Dash, Dive, Crash



9

REVISION
zh <si, su, zu>
<sh>
si, ssi, ci
<sh>
ti, sh

leisure
exposure
treasured
excursion
persuasion
abrasion
disillusion
ashamed
mansion
pension
magician
politician
extension
expression
delicious
repetition
stationary
patience
negotiate
conversation


Difficult & Topic Words

Lessons begin with LSCWC (5min)
- Rainbow / Cursive / CAPITAL /
Alphabetical words



Lesson 1
Group 1 Dictionary meanings
Group 2 Sentences
Group 3 Dot, Dash, Dive, Crash
Group 4 Magazine letters


Lesson 2
Group 1 Sentences
Group 2 Dot, Dash, Dive, Crash
Group 3 Magazine Letters
Group 4 Dictionary Meanings


Lesson 3
Group 1 Dot, Dash, Dive, Crash
Group 2 Magazine Letters
Group 3 Dictionary Meanings
Group 4 Sentences


Lesson 4
Group 1 Magazine Letters
Group 2 Dictionary Meanings
Group 3 Sentences
Group 4 Dot, Dash, Dive, Crash