1. Decoding and Spelling Big Words
Antidisestablishmentarianism

2. Teaching Common Prefixes and Suffixes
4 prefixes un, re, in and dis, accounts for 58 percent of prefix words
16 other prefixes account for 95 percent of all other the prefix words
Suffixes s/es, ed and ing, account for 65 percent of suffix words
11 other suffixes account 87 percent of all the suffix words
Read second paragraph on pg 159

3. Word Detectives for Prefixes
Write 9 words that start with “re” on note cards
3 of the words mean back
3 of the words mean again
3 have no apparent meaning
Back Again No Meaning
rebound redo record
return replay responsible
replace rework reveal
We as the teacher will provide these examples and the students are to come up with their own examples.

4. “UnPeelable”
These “unpeelable” prefixes do not leave recognizable words when they are “peeled off”.
Con- Construction, Concrete, Conversation
Em- Employee, Embassy
Ex- Explain, expensive
Per- Personality, and Permanent

5. Word Detectives for Suffixes
People Who Do Things That Do reporter copier teacher computer manager heater “More” No Meaning fatter under richer after greater winter

6. Teaching Common Roots
Root is a morpheme, the basic part of the word to which affixes are added
Start off with the word play
Write the word on the board
Tell students that a word like play can become a big word when parts are added to the beginning and ending of a word
Replay Plays ballplayer
Overplay Player
Outplay Played
misplay playfullness

7. The Nifty Thrifty Fifty
Examples for words that are familiar to children that have prefixes and/or suffixes.
It’s as Easy
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8. How to figure out a big word
Different People like different kinds of entertainment.
The “big” in this sentence is entertainment
Cover up everything but enter-
Cover up everything but –tain-
Repeat with –ment
Talk about the two important questions on pg 179

9. Big Word Collectors Topic Board Say it better word
- little words that can turn into big words that mean the same thing
Encourage students to make their own topics and look up big words that relate to the topic
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