Based off the best-selling Phonics They Use, the authors provide 50 fresh hands-on lessons for phonics and that will encourage students to move beyond learning and into a world of word discovery. Filled with a wealth of activities, teachers will find it a cinch to integrate the reproducible resources directly into their reading progam with little effort. Presents step-by-step instructions for teaching prefixes, suffixes and roots. Written for fifth grade teachers.
Introduction 1
Lesson 1 l watermelons 9
Lesson Focus: er/est, meaning more and most
re, meaning back or again
Lesson 2 l grandchildren 10
Lesson Focus: er, meaning person or thing that does something
Lesson 3 l cheerleaders 12
Lesson Focus: er, meaning person or thing that does something
re, meaning back or again
Lesson 4 l earthquakes 14
Lesson Focus: er, meaning person or thing that does something
re, meaning back or again
Lesson 5 l fingerprints 16
Lesson Focus: er/est, meaning more and most
er, meaning person or thing that does something
re, meaning back or again
Lesson 6 l quarterbacks 18
Lesson Focus: er, meaning person or thing that does something
Lesson 7 l searchlight 20
Lesson Focus: er/est, meaning more and most
ist, meaning person
Lesson 8 l planetarium 22
Lesson Focus: un, meaning not or opposite
im, meaning in
re, meaning back or again
er, meaning person or thing that does something
Lesson 9 l unfriendly 24
Lesson Focus: un, meaning not or opposite
re, meaning back or again
ly, changing part of speech
y, changing part of speech
Lesson 10 l unfriendliest 26
Lesson Focus: un, meaning not or opposite
under, meaning under or less
re, meaning back or again
er, meaning person or thing that does something
Lesson 11 l unfriendliness 28
Lesson Focus: un, meaning not or opposite
under, meaning under or less
re, meaning back or again
less, meaning less or without
ness, changing part of speech
Lesson 12 l personality 30
Lesson Focus: er/ist, meaning person or thing that does something
re, meaning back or again
ly, changing part of speech
Lesson 13 l carelessly 32
Lesson Focus: less, meaning less or without
ly, changing part of speech
y, changing part of speech
re, meaning back or again
Lesson 14 l meaningless 34
Lesson Focus: less, meaning less or without
ness, changing part of speech
Lesson 15 l mercilessly 36
Lesson Focus: er, meaning person or thing that does something
re, meaning back or again
less, meaning less or without
ly, changing part of speech
y, changing part of speech
Lesson 16 l gracefully 38
Lesson Focus: ful, meaning full or with
re, meaning back or again
ly, changing part of speech
y, changing part of speech
Lesson 17 l unfortunately 39
Lesson Focus: un, meaning not or opposite
en, changing part of speech
ly, changing part of speech
Lesson 18 l unworkable 40
Lesson Focus: able, meaning able to
un, meaning not or opposite
er, meaning person or thing that does something
en, changing part of speech
Lesson 19 l unbreakable 41
Lesson Focus: un, meaning not or opposite
en, meaning to make
able, meaning able to
er, meaning person or thing that does something
Lesson 20 l undesirable 42
Lesson Focus: un, meaning not or opposite
dis, meaning not or opposite
en, meaning to make
re, meaning back or again
able, meaning able to
er, meaning person or thing that does
Lesson 21 l questionable 44
Lesson Focus: un, meaning opposite
en, meaning to make
able, meaning able to
tion, changing part of speech
Lesson 22 l unpredictable 46
Lesson Focus: un, meaning not or opposite
re, meaning back or again
in, meaning not or opposite
able, meaning able to
Lesson 23 l uncomfortable 48
Lesson Focus: un, meaning not or opposite
re, meaning back or again
ful, meaning full or with
able, meaning able to
Lesson 24 l undependable 49
Lesson Focus: un, meaning not or opposite
able, meaning able to
re, meaning back or again
en, meaning to make
Lesson 25 l disagreeable 50
Lesson Focus: dis, meaning opposite
er, meaning person or thing that does something
re, meaning back or again
able, meaning able to
Lesson 26 l disagreement 52
Lesson Focus: er/est, meaning more and most
dis, meaning opposite
ee, meaning person
ment, changing part of speech
Lesson 27 l reinforcements 54
Lesson Focus: er/est, meaning more and most
re, meaning back or again
er, meaning person or thing that does something
ment, changing part of speech
Lesson 28 l imperfectly 55
Lesson Focus: ly, changing part of speech
y, changing part of speech
re, meaning back or again
im, meaning not or opposite
Lesson 29 l irresponsible 56
Lesson Focus: less, meaning less or without
re, meaning back or again
er, meaning person or thing that does something
ir, meaning opposite
ible, meaning able to
Lesson 30 l misunderstand 58
Lesson Focus: dis, meaning not or opposite
in, meaning not or opposite
un, meaning not or opposite
mis, meaning wrong or badly
er/est, meaning more/most
Lesson 31 l misunderstood 59
Lesson Focus: dis, meaning not or opposite
mis, meaning wrong or badly
en, changing part of speech
Lesson 32 l interactively 60
Lesson Focus: inter, meaning between
in, meaning not or opposite
ee, meaning person
ly, changing part of speech
Lesson 33 l interactions 62
Lesson Focus: er/est, meaning more and most
re, meaning back or again
inter, meaning between
in, meaning not or opposite
er/or/ist, meaning person or thing that does something
tion, changing part of speech
Lesson 34 l international 63
Lesson Focus: inter, meaning between
in, meaning not or opposite
al, changing part of speech
tion, changing part of speech
Lesson 35 l mysteriously 64
Lesson Focus: mis, meaning wrong or badly
y, changing part of speech
ly, changing part of speech
ous, changing part of speech
Lesson 36 l dangerously 65
Lesson Focus: un, meaning not or opposite
re, meaning back or again
ly, changing part of speech
ous, changing part of speech
Lesson 37 l independently 66
Lesson Focus: in, meaning not or opposite (independent)
in, meaning in (indent)
en, meaning to make
y, changing part of speech
ly, changing part of speech
Lesson 38 l dependability 68
Lesson Focus: in, meaning not or opposite
en, changing part of speech
y, changing part of speech
ly, changing part of speech
Lesson 39 l encouragement 69
Lesson Focus: er/or, meaning person
re, meaning back or again
en, meaning to make
ment, changing part of speech
Lesson 40 l arrangements 70
Lesson Focus: er/est, meaning more/most
re, meaning back or again
er, meaning person
ment, changing part of speech
Lesson 41 l replacements 72
Lesson Focus: er/est, meaning more/most
re, meaning back or again
er, meaning person
al, changing part of speech
ment, changing part of speech
Lesson 42 l underweight 74
Lesson Focus: under, meaning under or less
re, meaning back or again
er, meaning person or thing that does something
er, meaning more
Lesson 43 l underestimate 76
Lesson Focus: under, meaning under or less
re, meaning back or again
ee, meaning person
mis, meaning wrong or badly
en, meaning to make
Lesson 44 l overestimate 78
Lesson Focus: over, meaning over or more
er, meaning person or thing that does something
Lesson 45 l performances 79
Lesson Focus: en, meaning to make
er, meaning person or thing that does something
ance, changing part of speech
Lesson 46 l resistance 80
Lesson Focus: er/est, meaning more/most
re, meaning back or again
en, meaning to make
er/ee, meaning person
ance, changing part of speech
Lesson 47 l disappearance 81
Lesson Focus: dis, meaning not or opposite
pre, meaning before
en, meaning to make
er, meaning person or thing that does something
ance, changing part of speech
Lesson 48 l predictions/description 82
Lesson Focus: er/or, meaning person
er/est, meaning more/most
tion, changing part of speech
Lesson 49 l reproduction 84
Lesson Focus: er/or, meaning person
un, meaning not or opposite
re, meaning back or again
tion, changing part of speech
Lesson 50 l contradictions 86
Lesson Focus: or/ist, meaning person
tion, changing part of speech
l Reproducible Letter Strips 87
l Reproducible Take-Home Sheet 107