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.
This is a set of 30 Suffix scoot task cards. It includes instructions, 30 scoot cards, a student answer recording sheet, and an answer key. For this activity, students have to write the meanings of the suffixes given.
Each page has four task cards and they are to be printed on 8.5 x 11 (landscape letter) sized paper. This set can be used as straight-up task cards or as a Scoot activity. Instructions for playing Scoot are included. This is a PDF file.
The 30 suffixes in this set are ous, ly, ling, acy, fy, ible, ant, ment, ess, ory, er, less, ence, ive, eer, et, ism, ship, hood, ful, dom, ier, ist, en, sion, ish, al, wise, like, and y.
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This is a set of 30 Prefix scoot task cards. It includes instructions, 30 scoot cards, a student answer recording sheet, and an answer key. For this activity, students have to write the meanings of the prefixes given. They can use a dictionary to find the meaning of these prefixes.
Each page has four task cards and they are to be printed on 8.5 x 11 (landscape letter) sized paper. This set can be used as straight-up task cards or as a Scoot activity. Instructions for playing Scoot are included. This is a PDF file.
The prefixes in this set are mis, de, a/ab/abs, fore, non, pre, re, dis, in, dif, semi, a, micro, ex, un, sub, inter, pro, im, tele, bi, super, under, uni, tri, over, extra, oct, deca, kilo.
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This is a set of 38 Latin Root scoot task cards. It includes instructions, 38 scoot cards, a student answer recording sheet, and an answer key. For this activity, students have to write the meanings of the Latin roots given.
Each page has four task cards and they are to be printed on 8.5 x 11 (landscape letter) sized paper. This set can be used as straight-up task cards or as a Scoot activity. Instructions for playing Scoot are included. This is a PDF file.
The list of Latin roots in this set are ambi, aqua, aud, bene, cent, circum, contra, dict, duc/duct, fac, form, fort, fract, ject, jud, mal, mater, mit, mort, multi, pater, port, rupt, scrib/scribe, sec/sect, sent, spect, struct, vid/vis, voc, fin/finit, mob/mov/mot, ang, pop, min, omni, terr, and loc.
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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.
Make learning fun by using these fans and puzzles to teach the rules of comparison for adjectives and adverbs.
The six types of rules are categorized on separate sheets for easy reference.
This set also includes a worksheet and answer key.
Use this set in three ways:
Comparison Race - A game for two or more players.
1 2 3 Puzzle Activity - A learning center for matching up positive, comparative and superlative adjective puzzle pieces.
A bulletin board display.
Fulfills the CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.1g Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs, and choose between them depending on what is to be modified.
18 pages. Grades 1-4.
Prefix Word Wall: 36 prefix word wall cards, each prefix word card has a matching picture with its meaning in brackets. It can be used as headers for doing ‘prefix of the day’ focus walls or it can be used as a stand alone word wall. Each page has three word cards and they are to be printed on 8.5” x 11” (letter) sized paper. These cards incorporate simple definitions and examples of common prefixes. Prefixes are tricky for English Language Learners but the illustrations are a huge help for getting students to make connections to each prefix and its real world applications and meaning. You can also use this set to make a bulletin board of prefixes. For Grades 4-6.
Over two dozen of the most commonly used prefixes are used in these cards: mis, de, a, ab, abs, fore, tri, pre, re, dis, in, dif, semi, micro, ex, un, im(1), sub, inter, pro, im(2), tele, bi, super, under, uni/mono, bi/duo, tri, tetra/quad, quint/penta, sex/hexa, hepta/sept, oct, nona, deca, hecto, and kilo.
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Suffix Word Wall: This is an illustrated Suffix word wall. Each suffix word card has a matching picture with its meaning in brackets. It can be used as headers for doing ‘suffix of the day’ focus walls or it can be used as a stand alone word wall. Each page has three word cards and they are to be printed on 8.5” x 11” (letter) sized paper. This file incorporates simple definitions and examples of common suffixes. Suffixes are tricky for English Language Learners but the illustrations are a huge help for getting students to make connections to each suffix and its real world applications and meaning. You can also use this set to make a bulletin board of suffixes.
Thirty-six (36) of the most commonly used suffixes are used in these cards: 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(1), acy, al(2), ate, tion, ical, and esque.
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Latin Root word wall cards - Each Latin Root card has a matching picture with its meaning in brackets. It can be used as headers for doing ‘root of the day’ focus walls or it can be used as a stand alone word wall.
Over two dozen of the most commonly used Latin roots are used in these cards: 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 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.
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Students often confuse homographs with multiple meaning words. In this booklet, students will engage in games and activities that will allow them to compare words and categorize them correctly as either homographs or multiple meaning words. It includes a set of seventy-two illustrated word cards with definitions, six pull-out graphic organizers which can be used as posters for charts or to create a bulletin board, and a worksheet for both homographs and multi-meaning words which include an answer key for the teacher. 19 Pages.
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.
Use this pack of Illustrated Greek Roots with definitions to keep your students engaged in fun activities that reinforce the definition of each 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'.
Over two dozen of the most commonly used Greek roots are used in these cards. They 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.
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.
For Grades 4 & 5. 22 Pages. Aligned to Common Core Standards (CCSS): L.4.4b and L.5.4b
These silent E printables provide engaging ways for students to practice reading and writing silent e words for the five long vowel sounds. Use the word wheels to introduce your students to cvce word families.There are five word wheels, each for one of the cvce enclosed vowels. Everything is made in printable black and white form for your students to color them and colorful versions of the word wheels are also included for optional use.
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 long vowel sounds.
Read the words they traced.
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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.
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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.
These printable foldables are for your students to practice reading and writing the four types of long i blends. Use the word wheels to introduce your students to the word families of the igh words, ie words, y as long i words, and the silent e words for the long i sound. There are four word wheels, each for one of the long i word families. Everything is made in printable black and white form for your students to colour them. There are colourful versions of the word wheels are included for optional use. The preview pictures and cover photo show the igh word wheel and foldable. The others (which are included in the file) are done in a similar style. The last page (#18) has an open ended review activity foldable for all of the long i word types.
Your students can use the foldables to:
Name the item in each picture.
Open the flaps and trace the words beneath each flap.
Underline the letter in each word that make up the long i sound.
Sound out the long i sounds in each word then read the words they traced.
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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These are 13 fun CVC Whirly Word Wheels which help students to merge the beginning consonant sound to the VC ending in one-syllable words for beginners who can identify letter sounds but need practice to merge the sounds together to form words.
Each word wheel has illustrations of some of the words in the wheel and each wheel uses each of the vowels a,e,i,o and u as the middle sounds.
Doubled Consonant Endings - Word Wheels and Foldables. These printable foldables are for your students to practice reading and writing the four Doubled Consonant Endings; ff, ll, ss, and zz. Use the phonics word wheels to introduce your students to the word families of the Doubled Consonant Endings. This set has four word wheels, one for each of these; ff, ll, ss, and zz. Everything is made in printable black and white form for your students to color them. There are colorful versions of the word wheels are included for optional use. Your students can use the foldables to:
Name the item in each picture.
Open the flaps and trace the words beneath each flap.
Underline the Doubled Consonant Endings in each word.
Sound out the Doubled Consonant Ending sounds in each word then read the words they traced.
Synonyms - Matching Cards for Diverse Learners: Use these Synonym Matching 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 synonyms. These cards have sixty-two pairs of matching synonyms, which range from second grade words to fourth grade words so you can choose from the set, the cards that you want your students to use. Your advanced students can use the cards with larger and unfamiliar words if they have already mastered the matching of the easier words and are ready to move on to a more challenging match-up.
Some of synonym pairs in this set are:
Level 1 Cards: assist/help, object/thing, begin/start, below/under, close/shut, easy/simple, equal/same, law/rule, silent/quiet, raise/lift, etc.
Level 2 Cards: observe/watch, bother/annoy, buy/purchase, combine/mix, connect/join intelligent/smart, lucky/fortunate, calm/peaceful, rescue/save, unusual/strange, etc.
Level 3 Cards: artificial/man made, accomplish/achieve, inspect/examine, necessary/required, amiable/friendly, gallant/brave, annul/cancel, abandon/forsake, melancholy/sad, previous/former, etc.
The illustrations are there to help visual learners to make connections between the words and their shared meanings. Encourage students to read each card aloud as they match them (to help the auditory learners).
38 pages. Meets the L.4.5c Common Core Standards. Grades 2 - 6.