Decoding Compound Words

Introduction

Decoding Compound Words

  Grade 3

  30 minutes                                                                                        

The term compound words seems very complex. However, do you know that you use compound words every day! As grade 3 students, you have learned and often use a lot about words including a beehive, touchpad, notebook, and hairpin. What do these words have in common? They are compound words. Compound words are words formed when two smaller words combine to form a new word.

For example        bee + hive= beehive

                          touch + pad = touchpad

                          hair + pin = hairpin

Below is an illustration of compound words

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Task

Decoding Compound Words

  Grade 3

  30 minutes                                                                                        

The term compound words seems very complex. However, do you know that you use compound words every day! As grade 3 students, you have learned and often use a lot about words including a beehive, touchpad, notebook, and hairpin. What do these words have in common? They are compound words. Compound words are words formed when two smaller words combine to form a new word.

For example        bee + hive= beehive

                          touch + pad = touchpad

                          hair + pin = hairpin

Below is an illustration of compound words

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Process

To learn this lesson, you will go through the process outline below, which will equip you with knowledge on the meaning of compound words, their formation, and their application in writing and speech.

  1. The first step is to learn what compound words are. You will click the following link, which will lead you to a simplified explanation of compound wordshttps://classace.io/learn/spelling/3rdgrade/compound-words-3rd-3
  2. After learning what compound words are, you will then learn how to identify them in written format and consequently in speech. The following link will guide you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qbaY9BhC6w
  3. Afterward, you  will locate compound words in the paragraph in this link https://www.pinterest.com/pin/218213544429268126/
  4. The next step will be to learn how to create compound words through word games. The first game is known as Turtle diary's compound word cannon game. Check it out at https://www.turtlediary.com/game/make-a-compound-word.html
  5. The other game referred to as the compound word picture game, which will guide you on how to create compound words from two pictures https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL7pz08ogHA
  6. Finally, you can watch this video, which sums up everything you have learned about compound words https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keqHlD-lGWQ

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For further practice, you will use the following compound words Kahoots game. This link will guide you https://play.kahoot.it/v2/?quizId=6054629a-6bab-4555-b1d4-32de630f3b29.

Evaluation

Your understanding of the compound words content will be assessed through completion of the following tasks.

1. Creating word games through pictures.

2. Identifying compound words in the passage.

3. Creating words through the turtle diary word game.

The combination of points in the three categories will determine your grade.

The rubric and grade scales for your work is as follows:

                              Grades

Category

 

8 points

 

6 points

             

4 points

 

2 points

Creating word games through pictures

You identify 5 compound words

You identify 3 compound words from the game

You identify 2 compound words

You identify one compound word

Identifying compound words in the passage

You identify 10 compound words in the passage

You identify at least 7 compound words in the passage

You identify at least 4 compound words in the passage

You identify less than 4 compound words

Creating actual compound words through the turtle diary word game

You create ten or more compound words

You create at least 7 compound words

You create at least 4 compound words

You create less than 4 compound words

Conclusion

A. What have you learned from this Webquest?

1. A compound word is a combination of two smaller words to form a new word.

2. We use compound words every day in our speech and writing.

 (Add two more sentences about the things you have learned)

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B. What did you like most about this WebQuest?

 

C. What do you think can be done to improve it?

Credits

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Decoding Compound Words, WebQuest, Rabeeta Asim

We use compound words every day in our speech. Learning how they are formed and applied to speech and text, will enable the students to be more proficient in speaking, writing, reading, comprehension and synthesis among others. Moreover, by using online resources provided in this WebQuest, the students will become aware of the vast online knowledge that they can apply to their education and they will be more computer and internet conversant.