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Week 15
Prefixes
Prefixes
A prefix is a word part that is added to the beginning of a word and changes its meaning. Teach your child about the most common prefixes and what they mean. Challenge your child to list words that have specific prefixes and to determine their meaning. Your young learner will feel empowered as they are able to figure out the meaning of words simply by knowing the meaning of the prefix.
A prefix is a word part that is added to the beginning of a word and changes its meaning. Teach your students about the most common prefixes and what they mean. Challenge your students to list words that have specific prefixes and to determine their meaning. Your students will feel empowered as they are able to figure out the meaning of words simply by knowing the meaning of the prefix.
Learning Prefixes
Worksheet
Learning Prefixes
Help your third grader wrap their head around prefixes with this worksheet that asks them to attach the right prefix to a set of root words.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Prefixes: Get It Started!
Interactive Worksheet
Prefixes: Get It Started!
Learners review and practice using three common prefixes in this third grade reading and writing worksheet.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Interactive Worksheet
Prefix Practice: Make a New Word
Worksheet
Prefix Practice: Make a New Word
In this worksheet, learners will change the meanings of 20 words by adding the prefixes dis-, -re, or -un to them.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Finding Area
Finding Area
Try to connect geometry to real life for your child! You can find the area of a room, a table, or another rectagular object in your home. Talk to your child about why this information is helpful to have.
Make the mathematical concept of area come alive! Give your students real life situations and discuss why this information is beneficial to have. This will help them better understand the concept of area.
Geometry: Counting Area
Worksheet
Geometry: Counting Area
In this helpful worksheet, your third-grader will learn how to count square units to find the total area of a shape.
3rd grade
Math
Worksheet
Area of Rectangular Rooms
Interactive Worksheet
Area of Rectangular Rooms
Learners practice finding the area of a variety of rectangular rooms in this beginning geometry worksheet.
3rd grade
Math
Interactive Worksheet
Everyday Area
Worksheet
Everyday Area
Area is a quantity that can be calculated both by adding and by multiplying units.
3rd grade
Math
Worksheet
Author's Purpose
Author's Purpose
P-I-E. Persuade, Inform, or Entertain. These are the three main reasons an author writes a text. Ask your student about author's purpose as he reads short and long text. This will challenge them to think beyond the text.
To build strong readers, teach them to think beyond the text about the author's intentions. Authors write to persuade, inform, and entertain. Be sure to teach your students the key words and clues of each type of writing.
Author's Purpose
Worksheet
Author's Purpose
All authors write for a reason, be it to explain, entertain, or persuade their readers. In this activity, your students will consider the author’s purpose of a book of their choosing, then justify their answer.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Author’s Purpose Sort: It’s as Easy as Pie!
Worksheet
Author’s Purpose Sort: It’s as Easy as Pie!
Learners will review a definition for each type of author's purpose, then sort nine sentences according to these criteria.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Author’s Purpose Task Cards
Worksheet
Author’s Purpose Task Cards
Learners will practice identifying the author's purpose in eight sample paragraphs, using text evidence to support their choice.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Telling a story from another point of view is a challenging and fun spin on things. Help your child pretend to be another character or object in the story. Challenge them to tell the story from that point of view. Be sure to discuss how the story changed when it was told from a different point of view.
There are many ways to approach create writing. One way is to get your students to think about the main and supporting characters. Another is to challenge your students to think about the story from other points of view. For a fun and interesting writing exercise, choose a picture book that you have read to the class. Give students the opportunity to choose a character from the book and tell the story from that character's point of view. Allow your students to share and offer each other feedback.
Pinocchio’s Side of the Story
Worksheet
Pinocchio’s Side of the Story
Use this creative writing exercise with your students to tell a story from another character’s point of view.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Writing Prompt: Another Point of View
Worksheet
Writing Prompt: Another Point of View
This creative writing prompt is a fun, relatable way to help learners understand and use point of view in their reading and writing.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Write Your Main Character
Worksheet
Write Your Main Character
Students answer key questions about their main character to develop details in this pre-writing worksheet.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
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