Florida Center for Reading Research
Phonics: Morpheme Structures, Compound Word Puzzles
Putting word parts together to make compound words is like working on a puzzle; when two pieces fit together, you know! Invite learners to work with word puzzle pieces to create 12 different compound words. They record their findings on...
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Compound Words
This charming and colorful presentation would be ideal for very young readers. The focus is on putting two words together to make a compound word. First a slide with two pictures appears, the next slide has the words that are associated...
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Compound Words
This 14-slide language arts presentation does a credible job of introducing how compound words work. It gives learners many examples, along with pictures, to practice reading compound words. Nicely-done!
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Compound Word List
Never run out of compound words to teach your pupils by keeping this list nearby! All 16 pages are made up of lists of words organized alphabetically.
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Lesson 10 - Compound Words
Individually, words have power, but when added together, they can take on a whole other level of meaning. Readers learn about compound words in the 10th of 17 lessons of the Word Recognition and Fluency series. A script provides guidance...
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Compound Word Snakes
Little ones are introduced to compound words. They work with the teacher using word cards to create new compound words out of existing simple words. They then break compound words up to show the two simple words that comprise them.
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Compounding the Problem
Pupils sharpen their dictionary skills and their understanding of compound words in this plan. Tailor it to the grade level you teach by honing in on specific skills. For older learners, the plan suggests providing a word and having them...
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Advanced Phonics Redux Fluency
After being introduced to words with advanced phonics features, the teacher presents the whole class with a stack of cards containing both new and familiar words. As each card is presented, the teacher says the word and recites the rule...
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Compound word making
Can your youngsters create compound words? Each example has two words yet to be connected. Can your learner connect them correctly to create a compound word? Give it a try! If they're advanced, consider providing them with all 12 words...
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Compound Words
First, second, and third graders examine the eight listed pairs of nouns and write compound words using each pair.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Advanced Phonics: Morpheme Structures, Compound Construction
A phonics lesson focuses on morpheme structures—compound words. Pairs choose letter cards, identify a compound word that starts with that letter and write it on a whiteboard. Extension opportunities include additional practice pages.
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Compounds
In this compounds worksheet, students match the compounds with two pictures. For example, students match "rainbow" with a picture of rain plus a picture of a bow.
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Sound Blending Lesson Plan
Mr. Snowman wants to help emerging readers understand compound words, so he segments some familiar words to help them see that they are made of two distinct words. Learners repeat the words, both segmented and blended, and observe them...
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Long Vowels, Compound Words, & Contractions
In this long vowels, compound words, and contractions worksheet, 1st graders read 6 questions. They circle the correct word to answer the question from the three given choices. They write the word on the line below the question.
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Compound Words
First graders read newspaper articles and locate compound words. They break the words into two parts, then draw pictures of the two words.
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Dolch Words: #5 Compound Words
Young scholars explore the concept of compound words. In this compound word lesson, students use dolch word cards to create compound words.
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Compound Words: 2
In this compound words worksheet, students write the compound word that is made out of the 2 words given to them. Students complete 6 problems.
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Compound Words 3
In this compound word practice learning exercise, students examine the 7 listed pairs of nouns and write compound words using each pair.
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Syllable Activity 6
Learn to identify syllables in compound words by dividing nine words into their separate syllables. The syllables in these words end up being complete words in themselves as well! Each word has two activities.
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Word Sort
In this word sorting activity worksheet, students look through a story they have read and identify compound words, long e words, verbs, adjective, short a words, contractions, words with wh, feeling words, and words with -ing in the...
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That’s Amazing!: Extra Support Lessons (Theme 3)
Follow a teach, practice, and apply routine to provide extra support with a themed unit created by Houghton Mifflin. Topics include compound words, noting details, action verbs, suffixes, compare, and contrast, verbs, fantasy, realism,...
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Practice Book O
Whether you need resources for reading comprehension, literary analysis, phonics, vocabulary, or text features, an extensive packet of worksheets is sure to fit your needs. Based on a fifth-grade curriculum but applicable to any level of...
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Grammar Through Jeopardy
Students create questions for a grammar based version of a Jeopardy quiz game. The teacher assesses student questions and decides which questions should be used in the game. Individuals compete using proper grammar, phonics, and...
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Advanced Phonics Redux Fluency
First graders review various advanced phonics words by playing a game. In this advanced phonics lesson, 1st graders read through a stack of word cards, they build fluency by identifying letters in words that get doubled and letters that...