Learning Works Greek and Latin Roots - Grade Level 4 to 8

by Trisha Callella-Jones

The national standards require that students beginning at fourth grade know common Greek and Latin roots and affixes and use this knowledge to analyze the meaning of complex words. Students will learn over 300 vocabulary words and become more comfortable "dissecting" words and defining their parts. 144 pages. Gr. 4-8.

Genres: Reference, Teaching

144 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2004

Reviews

[Julie Suzanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

This works well for focusing on one root a week--nice, concise, easy-to-understand definitions for the selected words (to be given on, say, Monday), 2 activities for practice (1 mix & match hands-on activity & 1 whole-class read-around or "I have/Who Has"), and one fill-in-the-blank + multiple choice quiz for, say, Friday. So far, my kids are enjoying the routine as I usually don't teach words in isolation like this, and I'm getting about 50/50 results as far as long term retention of the meaning of the root & individual words. So far, it's worth continuing and I like how so much prep-work is done for me, here.

Warning: There are quite a few errors in mine, a problem I assume will be ironed out in future editions, so make sure you have taken each test yourself before giving it and make necessary adjustments.