Tactile/Compound

Title: Edible Compound Words

Idea:

Take some sugar cookie dough or some kind of cookie dough and then have the students form letters out of the dough and then form simple words such as hard, work, team, lab, top, base, ball, foot, soccer, etc. Then have the students take the simple words and form compound words. Then cook them in the oven and they have edible compound words! If you a looking for a cheap way do this, use play dough, but unfortunately the students won't be able to eat them!

Resource:

Title: Compound Word Puzzles

Idea: Write some compound words on individual pieces of paper and then cut each piece of paper into two puzzle pieces, with one part of the compound word on each piece. Mix up the puzzle pieces and have students identify and put together the puzzles to form compound words. If the two pieces fit together, it is a correct match and compound word.

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

Objectives
1. Using word flash cards, students will create compound words by combining two words chosen from the board.
2. After listening to the read-aloud of the book, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, students will respond to the story by drawing a picture.
3. After completing the picture, each student will list his or her three favorite foods.

Materials
1. Book: Barrett, J. (1982). Cloudy with a chance of meatballs.
Ill. By Ron Barrett. New York, NY: Aladdin Paperbacks.
2. Word flash cards (waxed)
3. Paper, pencil, and crayons

Introduction/Motivation
Students will be introduced to this lesson with the reading of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, written by Judi Barrett. Prior to the reading, it will be pointed out that the word "meatballs" is actually a compound word. Students will be asked to listen for any other compound words during the reading. Students will also be asked to make and confirm predictions about the story.

Procedure
1. Following the read-aloud, a more comprehensive mini-lesson
on compound words will be given. It will be explained that compound words are actually two words that are put together to make a new word. Students will be given examples and then asked to share examples. Compound words used in the book will be noted.
2. Several word cards will be placed on the board in two
separate columns. The words will be read aloud as a whole group. Students will be called on individually to come forward and create a compound word by combining a word chosen from the left with a word from the right.
3. In response to the read-aloud, students will be given a blank sheet of paper to draw a picture of their home with their favorite foods raining down. Students will be given time to color their picture.
4. Students will be asked to write their three favorite foods on their pictures.

Assessment will include:
1. Observation of students and their oral responses during the matching compound word activity.
2. Student completion of the picture drawn in response to the story.
3. Student completion of listing their three favorite foods.