Curriculum Suggestions

Build Your Own Compound Words

Activity One

1. Choose two short words.

Example: shoe, dog

2. Put them together to make one word.

Example: shoedog

3. Draw a picture illustrating your new compound word.

Example: a picture of a dog small enough to fit inside your shoe, or a dog wearing shoes, or a very small dog that likes to ride on your shoes while you walk

Activity Two

1. Choose a compound word.

Example: goldfish

2. Divide the compound word into its two little words.

Example: gold fish

3. Switch the order of the two little words.

Example: fish gold

4. Put the two words back together into a compound word.

Example: fishgold

5. Draw a picture illustrating your new compound word.

Example: a sunken treasure guarded by a school of fish

Activity Three

1. Choose two compound words.

Example: bulldog, hedgehog

2. Switch the first halves of the two words.

Example: hedgedog, bullhog

3. Draw pictures illustrating your new compound words.

Example: hedgedog--a dog who likes to live inside hedges, bullhog--a pig with horns

 
 

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Picture Credits
Original bunny climbing rope picture by Paige Miglio (copyright 2000 ©) from One More Bunny authored by Rick Walton.
Original purple monster picture by Renee Williams-Andriani (copyright 1998 ©) from Really, Really Bad School Jokes authored by Rick Walton.
Original bullfrog seated picture by Chris McAllister (copyright 1999 ©) from Bullfrog Pops! authored by Rick Walton.
Electronic modifications by Ann Walton.