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Introducing Compound Words Anchor Chart

A short definition — two words put together to make a new word — anchors five familiar compound-word examples: butterfly, watermelon, baseball, rainbow, and snowman. The first page presents the definition and examples complete for direct display or reference. The second page repeats the same layout with two words of the definition blanked out, turning the chart into a short fill-in check before display.
Year groups
Years 2–3
File type
PDF
Preparation
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Updated Apr 01, 2022

Subject
Reading, English
Topic
Reading Chart, Reading Anchor Chart
Resource types
Anchor Charts, Teacher Tools
Preparation
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About this resource

This resource is a set of 2 anchor charts for introducing compound words. These charts would work well displayed in the classroom and added to student's interactive reading notebooks.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Define a compound word as two words joined to form a new word

  • Identify five example compound words: butterfly, watermelon, baseball, rainbow, and snowman

Teaching tips

  • Post the completed chart as a reference during a lesson introducing compound words.

  • Use the fill-in-the-blank version as a quick recall check, having students supply the missing definition words before revealing the completed chart.

Skills covered

  • Compound word identification — students connect two smaller words (butter+fly, water+melon) to see how they combine into one new word.

  • Definition recall — the fill-in version asks students to supply the two missing words in the definition itself.

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