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Grade 2 Reading & Writing · World 5: Syllable Summit · Level 37
Compound Words
Sun + flower: two small words make one big word.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 37
- Sometimes two small words join together to make a new, bigger word. That's a compound word!
- Rain plus bow makes rainbow. Cup plus cake makes cupcake. Snow plus man makes snowman!
- To read a compound word, look for the two small words inside it.
- Your turn! Build the word pancake.
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards:
- 2.F.P.2.a — Decode regularly spelled two-syllable words with a variety of spelling patterns (VVCC, VVCe, VCCC, VVCCC) by applying knowledge of basic phonics skills, including high-frequency words.
- 2.F.P.3.a — Encode regularly spelled two-syllable words with a variety of spelling patterns (VVCC, VVCe, VCCC, VVCCC) by applying knowledge of basic phonics skills, including high-frequency words.