Need to make compound words more interesting? These Abstract Compound Words games can transform your word study block into a highly anticipated time of day for students in the Syllables and Affixes stage! With the Socks and Shoes board game and Four In A Row word board activity, you'll be sure to increase student engagement and personal teaching joy during word study, spelling, or word work. These activities focus on helping students learn to identify, create, and define abstract compound words with words like himself, somewhere, and anyone. Aligned to Word Sorts for Syllables and Affixes Spellers Sort 12.

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Whether you're looking for hands-on, engaging activities students can complete independently, partner games, centers, or ideas to spice up your small group lessons, these activities covering Abstract Compound Words have done the creative thinking and planning for you! With all of the activities in the Unit 2 bundle utilizing games with similar formats, you'll have versatility AND consistency built right in for you and you won’t have to teach students how to play with each new word sort!

While these games and activities are aligned to Words Their Way, they can be used to complement any word study program or focus with your students. See the preview for detailed lists of the included words!

★ Partner Game ★

In the Socks and Shoes board game, students take turns drawing a card that displays a word and trying to match it with another word on the game board to create a compound word.

✔ Teacher Directions

✔ Sorting Game Board

✔ Word Cards

✔ Student-Friendly Directions

✔ Recording Sheet

✔ Answer Key

★ Independent Activity ★

In Four In A Row, students spin a spinner and find a word on the game board that can be paired with the word spun to create a compound word. They must correctly pair the words together, by building it with letter tiles (optional) and record it on their recording sheet. Their goal is to complete and cover four words in a row (vertically, horizontally, or diagonally).

✔ Teacher Directions

✔ 4 Word Boards

✔ 2 Spinners with Student Friendly Directions Versions

✔ Letter Tiles for Building Words

✔ Recording Sheet

✔ Answer Key

* Everything comes in black and white and color versions!

Who are these games and activities for?

> > > These games and activities are designed for students at any point in the Syllables and Affixes stage. Students should have no trouble spelling the words that make up the compound words in this unit, and therefore the focus instead should be on learning to use the two words to help them define the compound words.

These activities provide a great way to add meaningful variety to your word study routine, keeping it fresh and interesting for students. With these activities, your word study block will be a time that students look forward to as they work to master these key spelling and word study concepts!

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