Lesson Plan
Marissa Martinez
Teacher
Vocabulary
Subject Area
3rd Grade
Grade Level
Affixes
Unit Title
Create a story with Prefixes and Suffixes
Lesson Title
Materials/Resources
Standard(s)
Anticipatory Set
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activities you will use to focus
students on the lesson)
Learning Goal (BLO)
Input
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the student to know before
beginning and how will this skill be
communicated?)
Lesson Activities (very specific and
thorough)
Model
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skill or competence, how will this
be done?)
Check for Understanding
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4 column chart, dictionaries/thesauruses, strips of paper, 3
column chart and pencil
English Language Arts Standards » 4 » b
Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known
affix is added to a known word (e.g. Agreeable/disagreeable,
comfortable/uncomfortable, care/careless, heat/preheat).
Watch YouTube video about affixes. Have students come up with
word that contain affixes. Write the words they come up with on
the white board.
In a class discussion the teacher and students will discuss word
with affixes. After the discussion students will display their
understanding by completing a word chart full of prefixes, root
words and suffixes, with 80% accuracy.
Before the lesson students will know about root words, suffixes
and prefixes.
1) Watch a YouTube video about affixes. 2) After watching the
video talk about some prefixes and suffixes that the students
have heard. 3) Type the affixes in a MS Word Document and also
the definition to the affixes next to them. 4) Next the teacher will
ask the students to come up with any words they know with
affixes (students may use their library book or dictionary) 5) Write
the words that the students come up with 6) Complete the four
column chart with the words the students come up with. The first
column is for prefixes, the second for the root word, the third is
the suffix and the last column is for the definition of the root
word. 7) Students are also writing down the four column chart in
their notebooks. 8) Students will return to their desk and
complete affix worksheet provided. 9) If there is extra time have
students write a story using words with affixes.
The teacher will model the activity on the document camera and
overhead projector.
Students will be able to tell the meaning of words based on the
affixes.
determine if students have learned
the objectives)
Guided Practice
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guide student practice and provide
a time frame for completing this
practice).
Closure
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used to complete the lesson?)
Students will compete affix worksheet provided. This activity will
take about 20-30 minutes.
Students will write a story (1-2 paragraphs) using affixes. Have
students underline affixes.
Adaptations for Special Needs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l170VTskxKA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUtmHT7DOvI
Four Column Chart
Prefix
Un
Careless
Unaware
Precaution
Preheat
Lawful
Agreeable
Replay
Unclear
Anti- against
Non- not
Bi- two
Tri- three
Com- with, together
Ex- away from, former
Im- not
-able
-cycle
-ed
-er
-ful
-less
-phobia
able to be
circle wheel
past tense
more
full of
without
fear
Root word
aware
Suffix
Definition
To be informed
Affixes
Name:_____________________
Use your bank of prefixes and your bank of suffixes to complete each word. There may be more
than one answer for each word.
Bank of Affixes:
im-
mis-
in-
re-
ilun-
dis-
pre-able
-ance
-ment
-al
-less
-ion
-ily
Prefix- Root Word- Suffix
_____________place______________
_____________law_______________
_____________taste____________
Prefix- Root Word- Suffix
______________enforce____________
_____________arrange_____________
______________account_____________
_____________care____________
______________appear____________
______________view_____________
______________act______________
_______________zip_____________
-y
-ful
Affixes
Name:_____________________
Use your bank of prefixes and your bank of suffixes to complete each word. There may be more
than one answer for each word.
Bank of Affixes:
imin-
misre-
ilun-
dis-
pre-able
-ance
-ment
-al
-less
-ful
-ion
-ily
-y
Prefix- Root Word- Suffix
_____________place______________
_____________law_______________
_____________taste____________
Prefix- Root Word- Suffix
______________enforce____________
_____________arrange_____________
______________account_____________
_____________care____________
______________appear____________
______________view_____________
______________act______________
_______________zip_____________