{"id":2548,"date":"2015-11-09T01:08:41","date_gmt":"2015-11-09T06:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=2548"},"modified":"2023-08-10T00:47:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T04:47:35","slug":"peter-pan-book-unit-word-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=2548","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Prefixes, Suffixes, & Roots with Peter Pan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Check out these materials to enhance your unit including Peter Pan Skills.<\/span><\/p>\n

Peter Pan Skills including Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

While planning this Peter Pan<\/em> unit, I searched the text for prefixes, suffixes, and root words that repeated. Here is a partial list of my finds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Prefixes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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forehead<\/span>
\nunforeseen<\/span>
\nforecastle<\/span>
\nforefinger<\/span><\/div>\n
interrupt<\/span>
\ninterposed<\/span>
\ninterlopers<\/span>
\ninterviews<\/span><\/div>\n
decay<\/span>
\ndemand<\/span>
\ndetermine<\/span>
\ndeclare<\/span>
\ndetect<\/span><\/div>\n
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Suffixes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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childhood<\/span>
\nneighborhood<\/span>
\nmanhood<\/span><\/div>\n
troublesome<\/span>
\nfearsome<\/span>
\nhandsome<\/span><\/div>\n
afterward<\/span>
\ntoward<\/span>
\nforward<\/span><\/div>\n
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Root Words<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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inform<\/span>
\nnonconformist<\/span>
\nformally<\/span>
\nformation\u00a0<\/span>
\nperformer\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
automatically\u00a0<\/span>
\nautograph\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
diction<\/span>
\ndictionary<\/span>
\naddicted<\/span><\/div>\n
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Everything is together in one convenient pdf. This handout contains the full list of words along with chapter numbers to aid in locating the words in the text. You will also find the foldable organizers and game activities in this handout.<\/span><\/p>\n

Get the Handout.<\/a><\/p>\n

Peter Pan Skills <\/span><\/strong><\/span>Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words Organizers<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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Begin your study by having students create foldable graphic organizers for the prefixes and\u00a0suffixes. These organizers can be completed as part of your Peter Pan Book Unit <\/em>or independently from the book.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Study root words by having students create foldable graphic organizers. These hexagon fold organizers are always a hit with students.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Practice <\/span><\/strong><\/span>Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words with Games<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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After going over the prefixes and suffixes, have students practice by playing the games. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This game was such a hit that the students asked if they could play it again the next day.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Instructions for Playing the Prefix Game<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n