Have children match up to form compounds and then stick their words together on the object to label it. At the letter center, have pairs of children use magnetic letters or letter cards to build compound words. One child can think of a compound word and build the first part of it, and then the other child can add on the second part to make a compound. Then the partners can switch roles. Have them list each compound word they make.
Family members can go on a compound word hunt together.
Suggest that they look for and list household objects whose names are compound words, such as oatmeal, bathtub, newspaper, and dishpan. The following links are supplementary to the lesson plan presented on this page. Wright Group Publishing. All rights reserved.