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ROOT WORDS

Truth to Teach (Source)

Revelation 22:16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I
am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star

Isaiah 11:1 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall
grow out of his roots:

 Jesus described himself as a Root; he was also described as a Branch.

 Review Y5 teaching on root words.

 A lot of words can be made from one original root word. Suffixes or prefixes may be added.

 By identifying the main root word, the meanings of words made from it can often be discovered.
They can be found in a dictionary too.

 The English language is derived from a number of other languages.

Way to Work (Means)

1. Review Y5 teaching on root words.

2. Show the children a live plant with many roots to remind them of the importance of roots for a
plant. Parallel this picture with root words from which other words can be made when suffixes
and prefixes are added.

Talk about Jesus being a ‘root’ from which ‘branches’ have grown. Refer to the above verses.

3. Explain that English is derived from other languages, e.g. Celtic, Latin, Greek, German, Norse,
etc. Talk about old-fashioned words especially in older versions of the Bible. Read some
sections from the King James Version and the New International Version to compare the
language. Discuss the challenges facing Bible translators who rewrite the Scriptures in modern
language.

4. Remind the children of the importance of identifying root words to discover meaning and to
locate them in a dictionary.

5. Give the children some examples to identify the root word, e.g. colonisation, unnecessarily,
embodied, subheading

6. Let them try the worksheet or else try translating sections of an older version of the Bible into
modern English.

Learning for Life (Fulfilment)
1. The children should recognise the importance of identifying root words.

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