Cyber Exchange Lesson Plan 

Title Crazy Compounds

Connie Campbell
Jefferson County Schools
 

Grades	First/Second
Subjects	Reading
	Other

Overview

Learners will identify and comprehend compound words

Time Frame
One 45 minute lesson

Objectives

In this lesson, students will:

• Identify compound words in sentences
• Relate the meaning of compound words
• Use compound words in sentences

• Software Used in this Lesson Microsoft® Word 

• Other Software Used in this Lesson: Netscape Communicator

1. Explain the concept of compound words to learners
2.  Small Group/ Whole Group "What Am I" riddle game Using the write on boards read the following questions and have learners write the compound word and hold it up.

• I am a ball you hit with your foot.
• I am a house for a dog.
• I am work you do at home.
• I am a sitter who cares for a baby.
• I am a bus that carries children to school.
• I am a house in a tree.
• I am something you make at home.
• I am a room with a bed.
• I am a case that holds books.
• I am a bow shaped object that sometimes appears after rain.

4.  Whole Group Activity Using MS Word, create 5 sentences with the compound words from the Concentration Game. Learners must come to the TV screen and underline the compound word and discuss its meaning.

5.  Students will use web sites to locate compound words.

Surfing for ABC’s http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/abc/

Little Explorer http://www.littleexplorers.com/Dictionary.html

Additional Activities: Compound Word Game http://www.geneseo.edu/~sped364/Compound.html

Bull Frog Story http://www.itsnet.com/~rickwalton/bulleasy.htm

Wild World of Words http://www.ash.udel.edu/ash/challenge/wbuildindex.html

National Standards Addressed by this Lesson

• Improved student achievement through the use of technology as a tool to enhance the reading curriculum.

• Teacher education and professional development.

• All primary grade students will achieve world class standards.

• State of the art technology will be used to improve curriculum.

Title1: Little Explorer

URL1: http://www.littleexplorers.com/Dictionary.html

Description1: Online dictionary with alphabetical word listing. Many words listed are compounds.  

Title2: Surfing for ABC’s

URL2: http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/abc/

Description2: Contains activities and lesson plans designed to help younger children explore the Internet. Many words in the dictionary list are compound words. Some words in the list have web hyperlinks.

Author(s) Contact Information

Name Connie Campbell

School Jefferson County Schools

E-Mail Address campbelc@ten-nash.ten.k12.tn.us

School Home Page URL (optional)

http://207.125.93.3
 
 

Activity Sheet

Cyber Exchange

Compound Concentration

Overview

Procedures

"Compound Concentration Game" Give each group 10 cards and ask them to write compound words on pairs of cards. If learners have problems thinking of compound words encourage them to look in their reading books for them. Collect cards and exchange with other teams for the game. Players turn all cards face down and try to match the compound word cards as they turn them face up, one card at a time. Each player can turn over 2 cards, then the next player takes his/her turn. If a player matches a compound word, they must give it’s meaning also to get a point. One point is awarded for each compound word. The object of the game is to match as many compound words as possible.  

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