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Making Words Third Grade: 70 Hands-On Lessons for Teaching Prefixes, Suffixes, and Homophones, 1st edition

Published by Pearson (December 27, 2007) © 2009

  • Patricia M. Cunningham
  • Dorothy P. Hall
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  • Features 70 fun and interactive lessons for building rhyming and decoding skills with your students.
  • Presents a concise method for involving students in the process of identifying homophones, prefixes, and suffixes and how these change the meanings of words in sentences.
  • Activates students’ prior knowledge and promotes learning of new words to perfect spelling skills.
  • Includes reproducible letter strips, take-home sheet, and homophone book to help students remember what they learn.
  • Provides teachers with step-by-step instructions, tips, and a wealth of examples for creating a personalized lesson from scratch.

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Lesson 1  shopping

            Lesson focus:  spelling change: double the p when adding ing

Lesson 2  tripped

            Lesson focus:  spelling change:  double the p when adding ed

                                    homophones tied, tide

Lesson 3  scrubbing

            Lesson focus spelling change: double the b when adding ing

Lesson 4  branches

            Lesson focus:  spelling change: es is added when words end in ch

Lesson 5  crashes

            Lesson focus:  spelling change: es is added when words end in sh or ch

Lesson 6  shoppers

            Lesson focus:  suffix er meaning person or thing that does something

                                    spelling change: double the p when adding er

Lesson 7  gardeners

            Lesson focus:  suffix er meaning person or thing that does something

                                    spelling change: drop final e when adding er 

                                    homophones:  dear, deer

Lesson 8  planners

            Lesson focus:  suffix er meaning person or thing that does something

                                    spelling change: double the n when adding er

Lesson 9  beginners

            Lesson focus:  suffix er meaning person or thing that does something

                                    spelling change: double the n when adding er

          

Patricia M. Cunningham is a Professor of Education at Wake Forest University. She has over 30 years of experience, taught in various elementary grades and remedial reading, and was a curriculum coordinator and director of reading. Her major professional goal is promoting literacy for all children and currently engages in Four-Blocks® workshops and staff development with educators.

Dorothy P. Hall is a Professor of Education at Wake Forest University.

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