History

As children develop an awareness of words and the units of meaning within words, it is good to give them then chance to explore related words and their literal or metaphorical meanings.

If you wish to try this out with your class, you can use this information sheet. 

This week we are looking at the words which contain the root histori(y) meaning to know or to seek knowledge.

You can use this in conjunction with the independent group work programme, Pick and Mix, or you may wish to work through the accompanying sheet with your whole class.

Working this way, not only links meaning to spelling patterns, but it also helps readers to understand words that are new to them. This week, we will learn the difference between hist and hyst.