While teaching my students prefixes I decided that I wanted my students to have a better understanding of what the prefixes meant. They were reading words with prefixes in them, but that was about as far as it went.
I not only wanted my students to have a better understanding of the prefixes, but I also wanted them to be able to add a prefix to a word and read it. Along with that, I wanted them to be able to review the words they had worked on. This inspired me to create my prefix packet. It is an activity packet called Prefix Cut and Paste.
Using this packet allowed my students to focus on one prefix at a time. For example, I introduced the prefix “un” and explained that it means “not.” Then we discussed how it could be used. This allowed students to tap into their prior knowledge and think about how they had used this prefix before.
After discussing the prefix I gave students a prefix page and a booklet with blank paper. Students could have gone on to do the cutting and pasting on their own, but I
continued it as a whole class activity. I liked doing this because I was able to continue to talk through each word emphasizing the word “prefix” and what the
particular prefix and new word meant.
Students kept their booklets in their work folders. This was convenient as we continued to work on prefixes because I didn't have to keep collecting and passing them out.
Doing this activity was a whole class activity that kept everyone focused. My students really enjoy it, which then motivated me to create a packet for suffixes as well.
You can visit my TPT Store to view these products. The prefix packet and the suffix packet are sold individually and as a bundle.
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