TEKS 3.2B (iii): Spelling Compound Words, Contractions, and Abbreviations
Compound Words
About this lesson
Learning Target: I can decode and spell compound words by breaking them apart.
Focuses On:
- Chunking compound words into smaller components
- Spelling compound words correctly
Builds On:
2.2Biv:
Decoding compound words, contractions, and common abbreviations
Next Level:
While there is not a direct standard connection in upper grade levels, decoding compound words supports word work in all areas.
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This lesson is designed to help students decode, spell, and understand compound words based on each individual word meaning. Students begin by building common compound words and breaking compound words into syllable parts.
The two instructional blocks in this lesson focus on decoding compound words and spelling compound words. In the first instructional block, students focus on identifying the smaller words and establishing how the two words create a new word with new meaning.
The second instructional block focuses on spelling compound words correctly using what students know about word parts.
Passages are intentionally built throughout the lesson to support deeper understanding and put their learning into context.
Grade 3ELARTEKS 3.2B (iii)Contractions
About this lesson
Learning Target: I can decode and spell contractions by identifying the two words that form them and using an apostrophe correctly.
Focuses On:
- Determining the two words in a contraction
- Identifying the letter(s) a contraction replaces
- Determining the meaning of common contractions
Builds On:
2.2B iv:
Decoding compound words, contractions, and common abbreviations
Next Level:
While there is not a direct standard connection in upper grade levels, decoding contractions supports student word work and punctuation in upper grade levels.
Read More:
This lesson is designed to help students decode, spell, and understand common contractions based on each individual word meaning and identifying the letters a contraction replaces. Students begin by building common contractions they learned in second grade, followed by an introduction of contractions, what they are, and the parts that create them.
The two instructional blocks in this lesson focus on decoding contractions and spelling contractions. In the first instructional block, students understand the parts of a contraction, the letters being replaced, and the meaning of the contraction. Words are put into passages to create context around their new learning.
The second instructional block focuses on spelling contractions, providing the two words that need to put together. Students replace two words with the contraction.
Passages are intentionally built throughout the lesson to support deeper understanding and put their learning into context.
Grade 3ELARTEKS 3.2B (iii)Abbreviations
About this lesson
Learning Target: I can decode and spell abbreviated words.
Focuses On:
- Identifying common abbreviations
- Decoding common abbreviations
- Spelling common abbreviations
Builds On:
2.2B iv:
Decoding compound words, contractions, and common abbreviations
Next Level:
While there is not a direct standard connection in upper grade levels, decoding and spelling abbreviations supports upper level composition work.
Read More:
This lesson is designed to help students decode, spell, and understand common abbreviations. Students begin by revisiting common abbreviations learned in second grade along with a quick review of what abbreviations are and why we use them.
The two instructional blocks in this lesson focus on identifying and decoding abbreviations, and spelling abbreviations. In the first instructional block, students read sentences and passages with abbreviations to identify the abbreviation and determine the word the abbreviation stands for.
The second instructional block focuses on spelling abbreviations by replacing words we commonly abbreviate.
Passages are intentionally built throughout the lesson to support deeper understanding and put their learning into context.
Grade 3ELARTEKS 3.2B (iii)