Dictionary Skills - Year 5 and 6 - teaching resource

Dictionary Skills – Upper KS2 English Resource (Year 5/6)

This engaging and editable resource helps Year 5 and 6 pupils develop essential dictionary skills aligned with the KS2 English Writing – Transcription objectives. Through a series of clear explanations and interactive activities, learners build confidence in using dictionaries to improve spelling, understand meanings, and explore word origins.

What’s included:

• Explanation and activity on alphabetical order

• Ordering and placing words in alphabetical order

• Root word identification task

• Finding and understanding definitions

• Exploring common abbreviations

• Investigating word origins

• Dictionary-based research activity

• Additional worksheet for consolidation

Perfect for grammar lessons, literacy interventions or independent SPaG tasks, this flexible resource supports a range of abilities and is fully adaptable to suit your class.

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