LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 1

The learner will apply enabling strategies and skills to read and write.

Objective 1.01

Expand and refine vocabulary through knowledge of prefixes, suffixes, roots, derivatives, and etymologies (word origins) to assist comprehension.

Resources aligned to this objective

Water cycle word study
Students will look at the written similarities in the words used to describe the water cycle (ex., evaporation, transpiration, precipitation, accumulation, condensation), focusing on suffixes and prefixes as a way to gain understanding of those terms. Students will group words by meaning and label a blank water cycle chart based on the categories for the groupings they create. This lesson is designed in conjunction with “More than just a rainy day—the water cycle.”
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts, English Language Development, and Science)
By Kelly This and Leigh Thrower.

Lesson plans on the web

Acquiring new vocabulary through book discussion groups
While reading the text Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco, students identify words that are unfamiliar to them. Working collaboratively in small groups, they discuss the meaning of these new words using context clues from the text, prior knowledge, and print and online resources. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)
Provider: IRA/NCTE
It came from Greek mythology
Students study basic plots of three Greek myths and discuss three types of themes in Greek myths. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–6 Information Skills, English Language Arts, Theatre Arts Education, and Social Studies)
Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities
Rooting out meaning: Morpheme match-ups in the primary grades
This lesson encourages students to use morphemes to deconstruct and construct words. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)
Provider: IRA/NCTE