In search of engaging and interactive ways to help students learn about advanced compound words, homophones, homographs, and words with ei and ie? You've come to the right place! With these games and independent activities for Advanced Compound Words word study can transformed into a highly anticipated time of day for students in the Syllables and Affixes stage! With the Memory Match card 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 teaching students that the two words combined together to make a compound word each contribute to the overall meaning of the longer word in words like watermelon, underpass, and pullover. Aligned to Word Sorts for Syllables and Affixes Spellers Sort 55.

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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 Miscellaneous Sorts have done the creative thinking and planning for you! Versatility and consistency (not an oxymoron!) are built right in for you with all of the activities in the Unit 9 bundle having the same format, 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 Memory Match, students match words together to create compound words and then use the words to help them define the compound word created.

✔ Teacher Directions

✔ Word Cards

✔ Student-Friendly Directions

✔ Recording Sheet

✔ Answer Key

★ Independent Activity ★

In Four In A Row, students spin a spinner and find a word or image depicting a word on the game board that can be combined with the word they spun to create a compound word. They must cover the word or image, build the new compound word created with letter tiles or write the word on a white board (optional), and record it on their recording sheet. Their goal is to cover four words/images 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 resources were developed with 3rd - 5th graders in mind, but could successfully be used in lower grades within small group lessons and with teacher guidance.

> > > These games and activities are designed for students in the late stages of the Syllables and Affixes stage. Although most students have been introduced to compound words, homophones, and homographs prior to this point, the words in this unit represent a more advanced selection of vocabulary words for students who are getting ready to enter the Derivational Relations stage, which has a heavy focus on vocabulary.

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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