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My Reading Words in My Social Studies Book?

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Connect social studies and language arts using this resource. After studying root words, have learners locate five words from their social studies book that have a prefix, suffix, or root word. This puts a new twist on practicing basic skills! It can be used as a type of game for any content matter, be it science, math, or history. Handout attached.

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context clues, Vocabulary, decoding, prefixes, root words, suffixes

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prefixes, roots, suffixes, words, decoding, Informational Text, multisyllable words, reading foundational skills, vocabulary in context, english language arts
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3rd
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English Language Arts
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45 mins
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