STICKY HAND PREFIX GAME; WORD WORK
TEACHER: First, I wrote words with the prefixes pre, un, dis, mis and re on heavy paper. On the back of each card I wrote the prefix and the meaning; pre/before, re/again, un/not, mis/wrong and dis/not. When teaching the students I explained that adding words in our schema (learning more words) helps us to be intelligent (helps us to be smarty pants). I told the students that a prefix comes before a word and changes the meaning of the word. Then the students repeated, " a prefix comes before a word and changes the meaning of the word." Then, we read the words on the cards as a class and discussed their meanings. Ex. Re means again; Rewrite means to write again. Ex. Un means not, Unwise means not wise. Then, I showed this video from utube on prefixes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRdMYuNeAng&feature=related
Next, I had students partner up and teach each other everything they know about prefixes. During this time, they look at each other and take turns telling the other everything they know about prefixes. They would say what they remembered from the lesson I taught, what they learned from the video and everything else they know about prefixes. GAME: Students went in groups of 7. I spread the words out on a table or floor. One student picks up a word with the sticky hand ( I bought them from Oriental Trading Co.), keeps that card and passes the sticky hand to the next person. Then, that person is to write a sentence using the word they picked up. They can look at the back of the card if they can't remember what the prefix means. When they are done writing their sentence, they put the word back on the table or floor with the other cards in order to get another turn. The sticky hand is passed around in a circle to each person. They miss their next turn if they don't have their sentence written. This was one of the best authentic activities I've done this year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRdMYuNeAng&feature=related
Next, I had students partner up and teach each other everything they know about prefixes. During this time, they look at each other and take turns telling the other everything they know about prefixes. They would say what they remembered from the lesson I taught, what they learned from the video and everything else they know about prefixes. GAME: Students went in groups of 7. I spread the words out on a table or floor. One student picks up a word with the sticky hand ( I bought them from Oriental Trading Co.), keeps that card and passes the sticky hand to the next person. Then, that person is to write a sentence using the word they picked up. They can look at the back of the card if they can't remember what the prefix means. When they are done writing their sentence, they put the word back on the table or floor with the other cards in order to get another turn. The sticky hand is passed around in a circle to each person. They miss their next turn if they don't have their sentence written. This was one of the best authentic activities I've done this year.
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