Prefix Lesson Plans

First graders create games of their choice to be played with the class to reinforce their knowledge of prefixes. This six-day lesson plan includes an excellent worksheet and assessment. I like the use of educational games!

The book, "Fortunately," provides an excellent opportunity for discuss prefixes and suffixes as they appear in the book. The class goes over a list of prefixes and suffixes with the teacher. They then write two sentences; the first including a root word, and the next adding a prefix to the root word. After illustrating, the sentences become part of a class book. Handouts and assessment questions are included.

Identify common prefixes and suffixes used in the English language and categorize the different kinds of information provided in a dictionary entry. Learners will write at least five pieces of information that they learn about a word from the dictionary. In addition, they will use prefix and suffix cards to create words.

First graders explore language arts by participating in a word construction lesson. In this prefix and suffix lesson, 1st graders identify core words which have neither a prefix or suffix and utilize flash cards to mix and match words until they make a connection. Students read the story No More Monsters for Me and identify the different word structures they read.

Examine how scientists use prefixes and suffixes to name dinosaurs. Using a list of prefixes and suffixes, learners will name an imaginary dinosaur, explore dinosaur websites, create a drawing of their dinosaur, and write a story describing the life of their made-up dinosaur. This lesson ties in technology by using computers for the story.

Practice adding prefixes and suffixes to root words. Young writers discuss the meanings of root word, suffix, and prefix, and work on creating new words by thinking of words as things that can grow, like a tree.  They create a tree picture that shows how prefixes and suffixes make root words "grow."

Ninth graders examine prefixes, suffixes, and roots with Greek and Latin origins. They create a class vocabulary tree, writing roots on the bottom of the tree, and words and definitions related to the root on the branches of the tree. Students also write sentences using the words from the tree.

Eighth graders complete activities to spell words using prefixes. In this prefixes lesson plan, 8th graders select the correct prefix for the given examples and write the definition for the word. Students create a contextually correct sentence for the words.

High schoolers use dictionaries to find words in the English language that use metric prefixes. In this metric system lesson, learners discuss metric prefixes. They work in a group using a dictionary to write words that contain the prefixes.

Learners find out the meaning for prefixes used in math vocabulary. By dissecting words used in math everyday, they figure out what the prefix indicates and what the word means. A variety of well-layed out worksheets and activities provide multiple ways for kids to interact with these prefixes.