How to Teach Kids Compound Words

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Some compound words build on a common base word to form meaning families.
For example, here are some of the members of the “cake” family.
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A compound word is formed by joining two smaller words to make a new word
with a a new meaning.

potholder

potholder
bread

bread
potholder

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Have kids match each compound word picture to its two smaller word pictures

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Have kids match each compound word picture to its two smaller word pictures.

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My Compound Word
gingerbread
ginger bread
Front
Side
Back
Side

y ompo or
compo or
or or
pict re pict re
compo pict re
ecti es that escribe my
compo or .
rite a se te ce
i erbrea
brea
i er
cute
delicious
+
+
sticky
baked
Words that describe my
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y ompo or
compo or
or or
pict re pict re
compo pict re
compo or .
rite a se te ce
i erbrea
brea
i er
ginger
cute
delicious
+
+
sticky
baked
My gingerbread is sticky and
delicious.
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y ompo or
compo or
or or
pict re pict re
compo pict re
compo or .
rite a se te ce
i erbrea
brea
i er cute
delicious
+
+
sticky
baked
:
.

Insert the base word for each group to make a
meaning family.
basket
base
snow
foot
+
=
snow
foot
basket
base
+
+
+
=
=
=
ginger
corn
flat
+
+
+
=
=
=
ginger
corn
flat
family family

meaning family.
basket
base
snow
foot
+
=
snowball
football
basketball
baseball
+
+
+
=
=
=
ginger
corn
flat
+
+
+
=
=
=
gingerbread
cornbread
flatbread
ball
ball
ball
ball
bread
bread
bread
ball bread
family family

cheese cake

My Compound Word
pancake
pan cake
Front
Side
Back
Side

y ompo or
compo or
or or
pict re pict re
compo pict re
compo or .
rite a se te ce
i erbrea
brea
i er
+
+

y ompo or
compo or
or or
pict re pict re
compo pict re
compo or .
rite a se te ce
i erbrea
brea
i er
soft
round
+
+
yummy
warm
My pancake is warm, soft, round
and yummy.
pancake
pan cake
:
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meaning family.
pan
cheese
cup
fruit
+
=
cup
fruit
pan
cheese
+
+
+
=
=
=
work
book
pet
+
+
+
=
=
=
work
book
pet
paint + = paint
family family

meaning family.
pan
cheese
cup
fruit
+
=
cup
fruit
pan
cheese
+
+
+
=
=
=
work
book
pet
+
+
+
=
=
=
work
book
pet
paint + = paint
cake cake
cake
cake
cake
cake
cake
cake
shop
shop
shop
shop shop
shop
shop
shop
family family
cake shop

fruit cake
potholder

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Have kids match each compound word picture to its two smaller word pictures

potholder

My Compound Word
sugarplum
sugar sugar
Front
Side
Back
Side

y ompo or
compo or
or or
pict re pict re
compo pict re
compo or .
rite a se te ce
i erbrea
brea
i er
scrumptious
strawberry
+
+
smooth
creamy
Cheesecake is smooth and
creamy.
cheesecake
cheese cake

y ompo or
compo or
or or
pict re pict re
compo pict re
compo or .
rite a se te ce
i erbrea
brea
i er
+
+
:
.
.

meaning family.
carrot
desk
roof
zip
+
=
roof
zip
carrot
desk
+
+
=
=
=
winter
lunch
dinner
+
+
+
=
=
=
winter
bed
lunch
bed =
dinner
family family

meaning family.
carrot
desk
roof
zip
+
=
roof
zip
carrot
desk
+
+
+
=
=
=
winter
lunch
dinner
+
+
+
=
=
=
winter
bed
lunch
bed + =
dinner
top
time
time
time time
time
time
time
family family
time
top
top
top
top
top
top
top
top time

Draw a line between two words to make each compound word.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
pepper
mint
winter cake
cheese
time
snow
man
sleigh
bells

i er brea
c pcake
popcor
s o ma
s o flake
s o ball
chest t
fireplace
m rop
treetop
orkshop
rei eer
peppermi t
i erbrea
pi eco e
i tertime
b tter t
earm ffs
s arpl m
rooftop
fr itcake
seaso
potholder
bread

How to Teach Kids Compound Words

How to Teach Kids Compound Words

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