Going Crazy for Compound Words!

Hello Friends!

It's Jennifer here from Stories and Songs in Second,  
here to share a "recycled" post from about one of my favorite word work lessons!

This set of fall-themed compound word activities is sure to help your primary grade students strengthen their vocabulary skills!  Be sure to include these two

picture books in your lesson plans as well!

After reading, brainstorm a class list of favorite compound words for students to reference as they read and write.

Student partners can also practice building new compound words at a literacy station or 

 use the word part cards in a pocket chart during a whole-group lesson!

As of 9/13/15, this pack also includes 12 word part cards without the picture clues per
customer request!  Please re-download the file if you already own it!

Use these recording sheets to either pre-assess student skills before

your lesson or afterwards as a post-assessment or exit ticket.

Extend the lesson and incorporate writing practice by asking students to use the list of compound words, or word lists they've generated on their own, in sentences or stories.

Your students will enjoy being "word detectives" and using context clues

to complete these sentences!

You will find this fun resource  {HERE} along with many other learning resources designed to make fall learning fun and creative for your students.

Be sure to grab this companion FREEBIE!  Just add paper lunch bags and you've

got a great choral reading lesson complete with puppets!  Bill Martin's
Barn Dance makes a great companion read aloud as well!

As always, thanks so much for stopping in to share my story.  Be sure to check out my thematic Pinterest boards!  They are full of more creative ideas for your classroom!  Follow me on Instagram too for pictures from my classroom and more mentor text ideas!

Continue to hold

a song in your heart and teach your children well!

May this autumn be

an awesome one for you!

Warm Regards,

~Jennifer