I am a primary school teacher with a knack for teaching to the multiple intelligences, particularly the visual learner. My resources are inspired by my experience of teaching different students with unique ways of learning. I love the magic of helping them to make connections in learning. The grades 3-5 are mostly what I cater to, however, I also have some great resources for grades 1 and 2.
I am a primary school teacher with a knack for teaching to the multiple intelligences, particularly the visual learner. My resources are inspired by my experience of teaching different students with unique ways of learning. I love the magic of helping them to make connections in learning. The grades 3-5 are mostly what I cater to, however, I also have some great resources for grades 1 and 2.
Prefix Suffix and Greek and Latin Roots Word Wall Bundle. In this zipped bundle you get the 4 in 1 word wall bundle of Prefixes, Suffixes, Greek Roots, and Latin Roots. There are 36 prefix word wall cards, 36 suffix word wall cards, 27 Greek Root word wall cards, and 33 Latin root word wall cards in this set. The definitions and illustrations are on each word card which makes this a great tool for memorizing the meaning of these roots and affixes. The illustrations are for visual learners to connect the roots and affixes to real life and to make sense of new and unfamiliar words. Just print, cut out and laminate the cards and use them as headers for doing ‘root of the day’ focus walls or use them as stand alone word walls.
The prefixes are: mis, de, a, ab, abs, fore, tri, pre, re, dis, in, dif, semi, micro, ex, un, *im, sub, inter, pro, *im, tele, bi, super, under, uni/mono, bi/duo, tri, tetra/quad, quint/penta, sex/hexa, hepta/sept, oct, nona, deca, hecto, and kilo.
* Note that the prefix ‘im-‘ has two meanings; one is ‘into’ and the other is ‘not’, so I have created two separate cards for the prefix ‘im-‘.
The suffixes are: ous, ory, ly, ling, el, fy, ant, able, ible, ness, ess, ment, er, less, ence, ive, eer, ier, et, or, ism, ship, hood, ful, dom, ist, en, sion, ish, *al, acy, *al, ate, tion, ical, and esque.
* Note that there are two different cards for the suffix ‘al’ because it has two different meanings.
The Greek roots are: auto, bio, chron, dyna, gram, graph, hetero, homo, hydr, hypo, logy, meter/metr, micro, mis/miso, mono, morph, nym, phil, phobia, phon, photo/phos, pseudo, psycho, scope, techno, tele, and therm.
The Latin roots are: ambi, aqua, aud, bene, cent, circum, contra, counter, dict, duc/duct, fac, form, fort, fract, ject, jud, mal, mater, mit, mort, multi, pater, port, rupt, scrib/scribe, sec/sect, sent, spec, struct, vid/vis, voc, fin/finit, and mob/mov/mot.
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Use these Prefix + Root word + Suffix cards in many ways. It contains thirty sets of Big Words which are really root words with their matching prefixes and suffixes. These are words like: disagreement, unacceptable, indefinitely, maladjusted, unemployment, disrespectful, etc. The prefixes used are: un, dis, mal, pre, in, re and inter. The suffixes used are: ful, able, ed, ment, ly, and ible.
Ways to use them:
Use the cards as they are (already matched up) in your word walls.
Sorting Game: Cut out each prefix, root word and suffix and group them into three groups - prefixes only, root words only, and suffixes only. Then students can take turns to pull out a root word from the root word pile and match it correctly to a prefix from the prefix pile and to a suffix from the suffix pile.
Say It, Keep It: Use the cards with the prefix + root word + suffix intact for this game. A caller will keep all of the cards in the deck, pick the first card and read the root word out loud (without showing it to the other players). He can ask the others to name either a prefix or suffix that would match the root word. The first player to name it gets to keep the card. Then the caller picks another card and this process is repeated until all of the cards are used up. The player with the most cards wins the game!
These cards are created in two different sizes. The original set has 6 words per page and the larger set has 4 words per page. The small set will save you ink and paper but many teachers have indicated to me that they preferred to have a larger set to make a bulletin board display. So, that's why I added the larger version.
This phonics foldable worksheet with word wheels for the hard and soft G sound provides engaging ways for students to practice reading and writing words beginning with the Hard or Soft G Sound. The first word wheel shows the hard G sound words and the second shows the soft G sound words. The worksheets are in black and white and the word wheels are both available in printable black and white and colour. Your students can use the foldables to:
Name the item in each picture.
Open the flaps and trace the words beneath each flap.
Sound out the Hard or Soft G Sound.
Read the words they traced.
These are five lesson plans for the writing process using descriptive writing. This engaging unit takes students through the stages of writing from start to finish, by developing and refining their own ideas into a well published final product. Descriptive Writing is a means of expressing one's environment through the perceptions of his senses. Sight, smell, touch, sound and taste, are used to vividly describe the environment so that the author can transport the reader into his environment. It is compulsory that a child is taught the necessary skills to develop a good descriptive story structure, which will improve their writing skills across the curriculum as well as develop their self-esteem and promote literacy.
Fulfils requirements for:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.4 With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.5 With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Spring is here and the flowers need to get sorted. It’s time match them up into the affix baskets that are labelled with the prefix or suffix that matches the root word on each flower. 14 Pages. For grades 3-5.
This set contains:
8 prefix basket labels and 8 suffix basket labels.
6 flowers for you to print then cut out (each in colour and black and white).
32 root word cards for prefixes to print and cut out then stick each word onto a different flower.
32 root word cards for suffixes to print and cut out then stick each word onto a different flower.
The prefixes featured for each bowl are un, dis, in, im, re, pre, ir, and mis. The suffixes are able, ible, ful, less, ly, ment, ness, and en.
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This is a Spring themed Compound Words puzzle. The cards are perfect for group work and stations. Each puzzle card has the compound word at the top with a picture and the two cut-apart words below with matching pictures. This set has 24 compound words (closed compound words) and they can also be used as flashcards. 6 Pages. For Grades 1-3.
The compound words in this set are: outdoor, raincloud, ladybug, butterfly, rainbow, dragonfly, flowerpot, eggshell, honeybee, grasshopper, raindrop, bullfrog, bluebird, toadstool, thundercloud, buttercup, honeypot, flowerbed, springtime, doghouse, raincoat, beekeeper, overcast, and honeycomb.
The size of these cards may be right for you but if you would prefer to have them smaller, you can always set them to print on a smaller scale such as 4 pages per printing page. As long as you print the files from your already saved files, these instructions would work because if you print straight from the downloaded page on the web, the printing settings of the web page would be limited. In Adobe Reader, go to print, under page sizing and handling, select ‘multiple', then under ‘Pages per Sheet' select 4. It will also give you the option of choosing landscape or portrait orientation. You can play with these to see which layout optimizes the space on the paper the best.
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Gender Noun Animals Memory Game for matching the masculine animals names to their feminine counterparts. This game can be added to any nouns unit for naming animals or to your animal or farm animal units. It consists of 18 pairs of animals. This set can also be made into a flip book, the instructions for that are included. The animals in this set are the masculine and feminine forms of cat, cattle, chicken, deer, dog, donkey, duck, elephant, fox, goat, goose, horse, lion, pig, rabbit, tiger sheep, and whale.
This Illustrated Homophone Word Wall set includes...
- 64 Word wall cards with pairs of homophones (some triplets too).
- A homophone definition poster in the form of a graphic organizer.
- A large 'definition of a homophone' sentence strip.
Each card is just over a foot wide, that's 33cm by 6cm. They are laid out as three cards per page on landscape legal sized paper.
(c) Nyla's Crafty Teaching 2015
Prefix Cards with Definitions Illustrations and Examples. Use these Illustrated Prefix Cards to keep your students engaged in fun activities that reinforce the definition of each prefix and examples of words that take on the meaning of the prefix when it is added to them.
Over two dozen of the most common prefixes are used in these cards, they are: mis, de, a, ab, abs, fore, tri, pre, re, dis, in, dif, semi, micro, ex, un, *im, sub, inter, pro, *im, tele, bi, super, under.
*Note that the prefix 'im-' has two meanings; one is 'into' and the other is 'not', so I have created two separate cards for the prefix 'im-'.
These cards are created in two different sizes. The original set has 8 cards per page and the larger set has 4 cards per page. The small set will save you ink and paper but many teachers have indicated to me that they preferred to have a larger set to make a bulletin board display. So, that's why I added the larger version.
For Grades 3-5. 13 Pages.
(c) Nyla's Crafty Teaching 2013
Suffix Cards with Definitions Illustrations and Examples. Use these Illustrated Suffix Cards to keep your students engaged in hands-on activities that introduce the definition of each suffix and examples of words that take on the meaning of the suffix when it is applied to them.
Over two dozen of the most common suffixes are used in these cards, they are: ous, ory, ling, el, fy, ant, able, ible, ness, ence, ive, eer, ier, ess, ment, er, less, et, or, ism, ship, hood, ful and ly..
Use these cards in your reading and vocabulary centers. They can also be used as sight word cards. Instructions for use are included along with directions for playing two games that I use with my students.
These cards are created in two different sizes. The original set has 8 cards per page and the larger set has 4 cards per page. The small set will save you ink and paper but many teachers have indicated to me that they preferred to have a larger set to make a bulletin board display. So, that's why I added the larger version.
13 Pages. For Grades 3-5.
This bundle has three sets of activity cards. Prefix cards, Suffix Cards, and Word Building Cards for Root Words and their matching prefixes and suffixes. You can use the prefix cards (the 1st card set) to keep your students engaged in fun activities that reinforce the definition of each prefix and examples of words that take on the meaning of the prefix when it is added to them. The prefixes used are: mis, de, a, ab, abs, fore, tri, pre, re, dis, in, dif, semi, micro, ex, un, *im, sub, inter, pro, *im, tele, bi, super, under.
Likewise for the suffix cards (the 2nd card set) ... The suffixes used are: ous, ory, ling, el, fy, ant, able, ible, ness, ence, ive, eer, ier, ess, ment, er, less, et, or, ism, ship, hood, ful and ly.
For the Prefixes and Suffixes Matching Activity (the 3rd card set): Use these Prefix + Root word + Suffix cards in many ways. It contains thirty sets of Big Words which are really root words with their matching prefixes and suffixes. These are words like: disagreement, unacceptable, indefinitely, maladjusted, unemployment, disrespectful, etc. The prefixes used are: un, dis, mal, pre, in, re and inter. The suffixes used are: ful, able, ed, ment, ly, and ible.
Each card set has three activities of their own. So this bundle has a total of nine activities.
Use this pack of Illustrated Latin Roots with definitions to keep your students engaged in fun activities that reinforce the definition of each Latin root with examples of words that take on the meaning of the roots that they contain. Instructions are included for two games your students can play with these cards; 'Say It, Keep It' and 'Root Buzz'.
There are 31 Latin roots in this set. Each card has a root and two word examples that feature the latin root. The roots are: ambi, aqua, aud, bene, cent, circum, contra, counter, dict, duc/duct, fac, form, fort, fract, ject, jud, mal, mater, mit, mort, multi, pater, port, rupt, scrib/scribe, sec/sect, sent, spec, struct, vid/vis, and voc.
These cards are created in two different sizes. The original set has 8 cards per page and the larger set has 2 cards per page. The small set will save you ink and paper but many teachers have indicated to me that they preferred to have a larger set to make a bulletin board display. So, that's why I added the larger version.
A storage box template is also included for these cards.
Aligned to Common Core Standards (CCSS): L.4.4b and L.5.4b. 25 pages. For grades 4 & 5.
This is a set of 25 Idiom Posters which display common idioms, their definitions (both literal and figuratively), with pictures and examples with the idioms being used in a sentence related to the picture shown. Your students will have a lot of fun learning about idioms! This file is a wonderful tool for teaching idioms because it has idioms that are current and presented in an attractive format. It incorporates simple definitions and examples of common idioms. Idioms are very difficult for English Language Learners but the illustrations are a huge help for preventing students from taking the literal meaning of each idiom. You can also use it to make a bulletin board of idioms.
You can also print them out on a smaller scale so that they can be used as revision flash cards. I included as many pictures (clip art) as I could because I like to have students make connections between the new vocabulary and the everyday situations that they are already familiar with.
Fulfills:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.5.A
Distinguish the literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context.
Fulfills as it related to idioms CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.5.B and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5.B
Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms...
Use these Illustrated Homophone Dominoes Cards to keep your students engaged in a fun activity that encourages reading and matching. This game is ideal for re-teaching and reinforcement of homophones.
These cards have fifty pairs (including a few triplets) of homophones, some of them are: aloud/allowed, eight/ate, flower/flour, mussel/muscle, cellar/seller, doe/dough, night/knight, rose/rows, rite/right/write, no/know, raise/rays, see/sea, you/ewe, pour/pore, bored/board, scene/seen, peace/piece, etc. The illustrations are there to help visual learners to remember the words by their images. Encourage students to read the homophone pairs when they match them out loud especially the auditory learners.
For grades 3-5. Fifty homophone pairs. 12 pages.
(c) Nyla's Crafty Teaching 2012
This pack has a total of nine posters and seven worksheets. The worksheets include writing and cut and paste activities. The posters explain subject nouns, singular subjects, plural subjects, and subject pronouns. This pack also explores singular and plural verbs and the rules for subject and verb agreement. An answer key is included for all worksheets.
Here's what you get:
*A Subject Definition Poster
*Noun Subject Worksheets
*Subject Pronoun Poster
*Subject Pronoun Worksheets
*Singular and Plural Subjects Poster
*Singular Verbs Poster
*Singular Verbs Worksheets
*Plural Verbs Poster
*Plural Verbs Worksheet
*Subject Pronoun and Verb Agreement Posters
*Subject Noun and Verb Agreement Posters
It fulfills the requirements for: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.C and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.1.F
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Use this set of verb cards which feature present tense and past tense of irregular verbs as a memory game, verb flash cards, or as a flip book.
The verb pairs here are: blow, blew, build, built, choose, chose, dig, dug, drink, drank, grow, grew, make, made, sit, sat, eat, ate, break, broke, catch, caught, cut, cut, do, did, draw, drew, find, found, give, gave, buy, bought, bring, brought, drive, drove, fall, fell, feed, fed, get, got, hold, held, hide, hid.
For the memory game, cut out each card, then shuffle them for a random order.
For the flip book, print each page, then bind them together along the tops. After this, cut each vertically along the center to divide the flip book in half so that your students can flip the pages on the left and right to match the pages on the right.
This is a colourful Spring themed Compound Word Dominoes Game. Students are to play in groups and match the cards end to end to form compound words. The cards are to be matched end to end by picture to picture for younger students or by word to picture for older readers. Page 3 is a reference guide for students to follow if they need the extra help. The compound words to be made include (but are not limited to): ladybug, raindrop, butterfly, rainbow, dragonfly, honeybee, grasshopper, and bullfrog. Six printing pages. For Grades 1-3.
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Homophones - Flash Cards for Homophones: Keep these Illustrated Homophone Cards on a ring binder in your reading stations as a handy reference for your students. They are ideal for re-teaching and reinforcement of homophones.
There are different definitions of homophones in many dictionaries. I stick to the basic rule: If the prefix 'homo' means 'same' and 'phone' comes from the word 'phoneme' which means 'sound', then the term 'homophone' means 'same sound'. This definition is simple and easy to remember.
These are 46 cards which include fifty pairs (including a few triplets) of homophones, some of them are: aloud/allowed, bare/bear, eight/ate, flower/flour, mussel/muscle, cellar/seller, doe/dough, night/knight, rose/rows, rite/right/write, no/know, raise/rays, see/sea, you/ewe, pour/pore, bored/board, scene/seen, peace/piece, etc. The illustrations will help visual learners to remember the meaning of each word.
Each card measures 7.5 cm by 9 cm and they fit on landscape letter sized paper (six to a page).
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Synonyms Word Wall. This Illustrated Synonym Word Wall set includes 60 word wall cards with pairs of synonyms and a large ‘definition of a synonym’ sentence strip, plus extra blank cards. Each word card has a pair of synonyms as well as corresponding pictures which portray the meaning of each word. Also included is a black and white version. Each card is just over a foot wide, that's 33cm by 6cm. They are laid out as three cards per page on landscape legal sized paper.
Here is a complete list of the cards in the order that they appear. They have been divided into two sets; Set 1 for grades 2 to 3 and Set 2 for grades 3, 4 and over.
Set 1:
Object/thing, observe/watch, angry/mad, assist/help, begin/start, bad/awful, below/under, bother/annoy, buy/purchase, close/shut, connect/join, combine/mix, easy/simple, equal/same, smart/intelligent, law/rule, lucky/fortunate, calm/peaceful, name/title, silent/quiet, rescue/save, trash/garbage, raise/lift, unusual/strange.
Set 2:
Accomplish/Achieve, answer/reply, artificial/man made, bargain/deal, choose/select, collect/gather, complete/finish, danger/hazard, empty/vacant, faithful/loyal, genuine/real, job/occupation, last/final, value/worth, order/sequence, reliable/dependable, brief/concise, casual/informal, clear/transparent, country/nation, enlarge/magnify, previous/former, instructions/directions, float/drift, hurry/rush, many/numerous, praise/compliment, dive/plunge, inspect/examine, necessary/required, beg/implore, amiable/friendly, gallant/brave, annul/cancel, abandon/forsake, sad/melancholy.
I made these free printable eye masks for students to wear in celebration of Groundhog Day! Your students can assemble the parts and stick them together as a craft activity. Students who wear tested lenses can wear them on their hair I made these free printable eye masks for students to wear in celebration of Groundhog Day! Your students can assemble the parts and stick them together as a craft activity. Students who wear tested lenses can wear them on their hair (like a Bando).
This pack includes four different styles in full color:
One face mask with a happy groundhog.
One face mask with a frightened groundhog.
One face mask with a ground hog predicting six more weeks of winter.
One face mask with a ground hog announcing the arrival of spring.
Just print and laminate the pages then cut out your props. These pages are to be printed on legal sized paper (long) because of the long width of the glasses. Instructions for folding the spectacles are included.
For grades 1-3. Four pages.
(c) Nyla's Crafty Teaching 2012
