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In this Morphology Unit, students will study word parts throughout the school year. In this unit, you will find a weekly schedule, a list of affixes, examples of anchor charts, and graphic organizers to teach each new word part. Students will have the chance to break apart new words, find new words in the dictionary, and show their understanding of new definitions by writing sentences or illustrating the word's meaning.

"Amber Brown is Not a Crayon" is a great book to use for the beginning of the school year. The novel lends itself to learning about the following reading skills:​ - making connections​ - cause and effect​ - sequencing​ - compare and contrast​ - using context clues​ - dictionary skills​ - comprehensionFor each section you will find vocabulary words that students must give a definition for, in their own words. They must also look the word up in the dictionary. Each section has comprehension questi

These graphic organizers can be used for learning about Morphology, or the study of words. Each graphic organizer has a section for the chosen word part and definition and additional sections for new words, sentences, and/or illustrations. You can find these graphic organizers as well as examples of anchor charts, a list of affixes with definitions, and a weekly schedule to introduce each new word part, in my Morphology Unit in my TPT store. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Morpholo

"The Secret School" is a great book to use for the beginning of the school year. The novel lends itself to learning about the following reading skills: making connections, cause and effect, character motivation, compare and contrast, sequencing, journaling, comprehension For each chapter students have comprehension questions to answer. The questions can be glued to the top of a spiral notebook and responses can be completed directly in their notebooks. Journal responses can be assessed for compr

"Muggie Maggie" is a great book to use at the beginning of the school year or before teaching a new skill, more specifically when introducing cursive handwriting. For each chapter, students will define new vocabulary by breaking the word in to parts (prefixes/suffixes, base word) or they will use their context clues and/or a dictionary to define new words. There are comprehension questions for each chapter, as well. Students can make connections, describe the motivations/feelings of characters,

Reading response journals are a great way to practice new skills, as a summative assessment, as homework, or for a review of concepts. For each reading skill, you will find teacher notes on how to teach a new reading skills, ideas for anchor charts, and suggestions for mentor text. Reading response logs help students document what they are reading in a way rather than just what pages they have read.