Introducing Compound Words

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Reading

1st Grade

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Teacher Page

Content Area: Reading:Grade Level: 1st

Creator: Marge Humphrey

Curriculum Standard: Reading Comprehension

MAP standard: CA2, CA3

Activity: Identifying compound words, breaking compound words into two small words, making compound words from two small words.

Scholastic-Unit 5, Week 4

Answers are on the mouse click.

Children will need whiteboards or a journal for one slide.

The last page is a “run off” page with flashcards.

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Some words are made up of two smaller words.

something

________ +________

some + thing

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rainbow

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pancake

pan cake+

=

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What two little words make up the word

“snowman”?Did you say “snow” and “man”?

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Which of these words are compound words?

1. camper

2. doghouse

3. sleeping

4. butterfly

5. lighthouse

Did you say

these?

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Read the sentence. Find the compound word.

1. Sam will go inside the house.

2. I will eat cake on my birthday.

3. Dad put on a blue necktie.

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Take out whiteboards or a journal.

Make words using column 1 and 2

1.

bird

dog

in

lunch

mail

2.

house

side

box

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Did you find any of these words?

birdhouse

doghouse

inside

lunchbox

mailbox

Good

for you!!!

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Cut out these word cards. See how many words you can make with a friend.

flag pole

pop grass

hopper corn

brush tooth