Georgia K.F.PA.3.a

ELAKindergartenCompound Words

The Standard

Blend and segment separate words in spoken compound words.

Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Foundations (F) · Phonological Awareness

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students put two spoken words together to say one compound word. They also break a spoken compound word into the two smaller words they hear.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student hears “cup” and “cake” and says “cupcake” without a pause. The student hears “football” and names “foot” and “ball” in the correct order.
Common Misconceptions: Students may split a word by syllables instead of finding the two whole words, such as saying rain and bow as separate beats. They may also blend the words with a pause or change one of the words.
How to Assess It: Say “toothbrush” and ask, “What two words do you hear?” Then say “snow” and “man” separately and ask the student to blend them.

Lesson moves

Give students picture cards for words like sun, flower, rain, and bow, then have them pair cards and say each compound word.
Ask, “What two words make playground, and what does each word mean?” Have partners explain their answers aloud.
Play Compound Word Clap: say a compound word, and students clap once for each separate word before naming both words.
Take a classroom picture walk and identify real objects with compound names, such as bookshelf, backpack, or whiteboard.

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