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Reading Keys: Tampa Read's Grade 1 Books Online
This site offers three books written specifically with first grade vocabulary and using progressively more difficult vocabulary from book one to book three. Book one has the vowels printed in color to make the students more aware of...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Popcorn Words
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will review commonly used reading words.
Quia
Quia: Compound Words
This Java matching game has students match pairs of words that form correct compound words by clicking on the two words consecutively. Java is required.
Quia
Quia: Compound Words
This site offers three focusing on compound words: Flashcards, one side with base word, other side with a word to form compound: Matching, match pairs of words to form compound words; and Concentration, matching pairs of words to form...
Courseware Solutions
Wordville: Compound Words
This interactive language arts skill-building site provides a fun activity for creating compound words. Challenge student understanding of compound words and engage in the creation of compound words.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Compound Words
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart allows for students to practice making compound words independently. They combine words from a list to make compound words that match the given pictures. This is a great activity for...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Compound Words
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is an introduction to compound words and practice activities for students to apply knowledge of compound words.
Love To Know Media
Your Dictionary: Lesson on Teaching Compound Words
This lesson focuses on teaching compound words and is specifically designed for second grade; however, it could be adjusted for other grades.
History is Fun
Jan Brett: Compound Words
This short online exercise challenges students to select the correct compound word.
Other
K12 Reader: Shades of Meaning Weak to Strong Card Set [Pdf]
Six sets of three words with similar definitions but varying shades of meaning. Students cut out the words and place them in order of weakest to strongest.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Spelling Patterns
Students will write common letter strings in this SMART whiteboard activity. Pictures are used to help students visualize the meanings of words.
Other
Ez School: Common Compound Words: Elephant Crossing
In this game, students read a clue and select two words that form a compound word fitting the clue. If they are correct, two elephants push the two words together to form the compound word. There are 10 sets of 20 questions each.