Multisyllabic Puzzle
From FreeReading
| Activity Type: Introduce |
| Activity Form: Standard |
| Grade: 2, 3 |
| Group Size: Small Group |
| Length: 10 minutes |
| Materials: Sentence strips, scissors, markers, plastic bags, |
| Goal: Students will be able to decode multisyllabic words by using puzzle pieces. |
| Items: Multisyllabic words |
What to do
- The teacher will give the students 3-4 unknown multisyllabic words from the reading selection.
- The students will write the words on separate sentence strips.
- The students will use a dictionary to identify the syllables in each word.
- Using scissors, the students will cut the words into the correct syllables.
- The students will mix up the word parts in a plastic bag.
- The teacher will say the words and the students will put the correct word parts together to make the word.
- The students will sound out the word parts as they are completing their word.
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About this activity
D. Peters and E. Wright