WordBits Unit 1 (Autumn) - Free Sample: Year 3 Morphology Prefixes

Try before you commit to the full term. This free sample covers Weeks 1 and 2 of WordBits Unit 1, our Year 3 Autumn morphology unit, teaching the un- prefix with the same presenter notes and retrieval structure as the full 10-week unit.

Aligned to the National Curriculum spelling and vocabulary objectives for Years 3 and 4, and to the explicit morphology teaching recommended in the DfE’s July 2025 Writing Framework. Morphology teaching gives pupils a way to read unfamiliar words by breaking them into recognisable parts, which matters well beyond English lessons.

What’s included:

• 9-slide presentation (PDF and PowerPoint/PPTX): cover slide plus teaching slides for Weeks 1–2
• Full presenter notes – linguistic background, common misconceptions, and ready-to-use pupil-facing language – built into the slides
• A Quick Start Guide to get you teaching straight away
• A full Programme Map showing how all 12 units sequence across Y3–Y6
• Not editable – locked, polished slides, so nothing shifts or breaks on any device

Built for whole-class teaching, same as the full unit. Adapting for SEND stays with you, as the person who knows your class.

Want the complete term? The full Unit 1 covers six prefixes across ten teaching weeks: un-, dis-, mis-, re-, pre- and sub-.

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