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Sometimes the best way to understand a concept is to break it down. Young vocabulary pupils work with word parts in a hands-on activity that prompts them to connect flash cards with affixes to their root and base words. Additionally, they create review foldables and complete a fill-in-the-blank worksheet.
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Instructional Ideas
- Supplement a primary unit of prefixes and suffixes
- Have grammarians write a descriptive story and underline the prefixes and suffixes
Classroom Considerations
- Choose different colors of paper to copy the handouts
- Introductory activity requires Internet access
- Comes with a list of third grade prefixes; feel free to augment or modify the list to better connect to your curriculum
- Final two pages offer links where you can buy a full language arts unit
Pros
- Includes a reference page to keep in a language arts journal
- Illustrated directions are easy to understand
- Provides a hook for the beginning of the lesson
Cons
- Formatting of the resource is difficult to follow, as it includes parts of several different activities