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.

Concepts

prefixes, suffixes, word meanings, Vocabulary, word parts, root words

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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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

Common Core

RF.3.3.a RF.3.3.b RF.3.3.c RF.3.3.d RF.4.3.a RF.5.3.a