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Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Prefixes

I took this linguistic class in college that was the hardest class I ever took. It was part of my reading specialist certificate (a title they shortly later got rid of). I worked harder than I had in any other class and really learned a lot (and I still mess up more than I should!). I don't think I earned higher than a B in there, but it was well earned. I made pretty good grades in college, but I think I was more proud of that B than other better grades. Isn't that funny about hard work, how rewarding it is?

Maybe it started in that linguistic class, but I really love working with prefixes with my kiddos.

I was making up some prefix stuff for my kiddos this year and thought I'd stick them in the shop. Apparently, other teachers are working on the same skills because they're doing pretty well.

Each set has an introduction activity where you can present these prefixes and delve into the way they change words.

Then each set has an application activity sheet. This can be used dozens of ways. It can be an in-class piece, a daily five tool, or an assessment sheet.

I have a freebie so you can see what they're like and try it out without risk:

Prefixes that Mean Not mis, un, dis, im, in

The other sets are available separately and in a bundle:

Prefixes that mean before or again pre, re

Prefixes in, im, il, ir

mid, over, out, bi. de

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Prefixes that mean NOT (mis, un, dis, in, im)

prefixes that mean before and again pre- re-

prefix- mid, over, out, bi, de

prefixes that mean not (in, im, il, ir)

Bundle Pack

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Pearson Reading Street Grammar skills for 3rd grade

Do you use Pearson's Reading Street with your third graders? We've used it for years, and I really do like the series. I hear lots of negative stuff about using a basal, but I like the stories, the kids seem to enjoy most of them and the majority of the accompanying resources are really strong. In Indiana, the Pearson company also makes our end of year state test, so the curriculum is lined up really nicely to prepare the kiddos for that. It doesn't matter how much you like or dislike using a basal, state testing, or following a more strict schedule for teaching, they are facts of life for many of us. We do throw in 4 novels through the year, but that's another post.

I created a series of worksheets to accompany each of our stories with the assigned grammar lesson for the week. Even if you don't use Pearson Reading Street, these are appropriate grammar skills for 3rd graders and you could use them supplementary to any series or novel studies you might use.

Find Unit 1 here

When Charlie McButton Lost Power- Complete Sentence

All About Me- Subjects and Predicates

Kumak’s Fish-Declarative and Interrogative Sentences

Supermarket- Imperative and Exclamatory Sentences

My Rows and Piles of Coins- Compound Sentences

Find Unit 2 here

Penguin Chick- Common and Proper Nouns

I Wanna Iguana- Singular and Plural Nouns

Prudy’s Problem and How She Solved It- Irregular Plural Nouns

Tops and Bottoms- Singular Possessive Nouns

Amazing Bird’s Nests- Plural Possessive Nouns

Find Unit 3:

How Do You Raise A Raisin- Action and Linking Verbs

Pushing Up the Sky- Main and Helping Verbs

Seeing Stars- Subject Verb Agreement

A Symphony of Whales- Past, Present, and Future Tense

Around One Cactus- Irregular Verbs

Unit 4

The Man Who Invented Basketball-
Singular & Plural Pronouns
Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest-
Subject & Object Pronouns
Rocks in His Head- Possessive Pronouns
America’s Champion Swimmer: Gertrude
Ederly- Contractions
Fly, Eagle, FLy- Prepositions