Children need to learn to separate words into their component parts so that they can learn to decode unfamiliar words.

One of the first and easiest ways to 'break up' words is to look at compound words.

Here is a couple of picture sheets I made for my students some years ago. I have laminated them, and I re-use them each year to help my beginner readers.

   

         Compound Words_1                                                          Compound Words_2

You are welcome to download these sheets to print for your personal/educational use.

"Taking Words Apart" - Compound Words

Children need to learn to separate words into their component parts so that they can learn to decode unfamiliar words.

One of the first and easiest ways to 'break up' words is to look at compound words.

Here is a couple of picture sheets I made for my students some years ago. I have laminated them, and I re-use them each year to help my beginner readers.

   

         Compound Words_1                                                          Compound Words_2

You are welcome to download these sheets to print for your personal/educational use.

Printable board game for /all/ word family

I'm trying to get some of my students to recognise 'little words' or letter patterns inside words.... so I've been using this game I made several few years ago. I let the students borrow it to play at home, so they get extra practice (I also send home a little zip-lock bag with a die and 'wishing stones' for movers).

The game is quite simple to play- just make sure the players can follow the sequence of numbers from the bottom. My students enjoy this game, especially if they land on a bug!

Up the Wall game board 

Up the Wall Instructions

You can download this game for free until the end of this month. Print in colour on white or light-coloured card (or cover paper), and print the Instructions on the back before laminating. You will also need a die/dice and tokens or 'movers'.