Word roots activities

Are you interested in getting your upper elementary students to spell more words correctly, understand the meaning behind more words and rea...

Root Words 1791773 worksheets by MRamdath .Root Words exercise for Grade 1 LiveWorksheets

Greek and Latin roots are the "building blocks" of English and form a powerful framework to nurture students' vocabulary development.

Teach Greek and Latin root words with doodle and sketching notes to broaden your homeschool's vocabulary. Teacher Thrives explains how almost 70% of the English language is derived from Latin and Greek languages. Teaching these roots are “building blocks” kids can use to recognize and decode unfamiliar words. It will get more and more important to teach your learners the meanings of Greek and Latin roots as they encounter the very technical vocabulary found in science and other content…

Word Spokes allow students to witness the power of the generative principle. They observe how one root is present in multiple words.

A great blog of secondary English teachers helping you find great ideas to enhance your classroom!

Here are some resources I have found especially helpful as we have integrated Greek and Latin Root Words into our daily learning.

By learning root words, students can better understand language. Learning just a few root words can increase word knowledge ten-fold. This post includes

Greek and Latin roots are the "building blocks" of English and form a powerful framework to nurture students' vocabulary development.

Review letters and sounds! Your child needs to know them to read and write!