This instructional module, designed by Deliris Montalvo for students in grades 2-4, focuses on teaching compound words through a self-paced learning approach. It includes a variety of activities to enhance reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills, culminating in the recognition of compound words with at least 70% accuracy. Students engage with stories and exercises to identify and create compound words, supported by online resources for additional practice.

1. Instructional Module Edited by Deliris Montalvo October 1 st , 2008

2. Compound Words

3. Menu To work this module follow the instructions Home Back Next Beginning End

4. Abstract This module is use as educational material that help and let you to learn in your own rhythm and work individually from the beginning. This way you can perceive and know the content working with out any intervention. This module is design for student from 2-4 grade level.

5. Introduction This instructional module covers enough information to prepare the student in skills. Promote the four skills of reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Includes a formal grammatical studies to enrich in vocabulary.

6. Objective At the end of the module, the student will demonstrate that can recognize compound words with a minimum of 70% accuracy.

7. What is a compound word ? A compound word is made when two words are joined to form a new word. light + house = lighthouse Examples base + ball = baseball

8. Instructions You will read a short story and will find some compound words. Recognize the words from the story.

9. Pre- test read the following story Sara is walking in her sidewalk her best friend invites her to buy a strawberry ice cream. After that they went to play with a sandbox in Sara’s playground. Which are compound words?

10. I. Select the word 1. Which is a compound word? a. walk b. sidewalk c. Walking

11. The correct answer is letter: b. Sidewalk

12. 2. Which of this words is a compound word? a. Straw b. Strong c. Strawberry

13. The correct answer is letter: c. Strawberry

14. Read and make a new word Play ___ box ___ground ___berry Sand ___box ___ground ___berry Straw ___box ___ground ___berry

15. Answers are: Playground Sandbox strawberries

16. newspaper airport bookshelf armchair sunglasses classroom doghouse homework Look at each picture and read the words

17. news air book arm sun class home dog port paper chair case work house glass room Look how you can create a new word

18. This is the way that you joined the new words: News Air book Arm Sun Class Home dog Port Paper Chair Case Work House Glass room

19. Now you know how the words are formed. homework newspaper doghouse airport

20. You will find this activity in internet Follow the instructions to complete this additional activity

21. You will find this activity in internet Follow the instructions to complete this additional activity

23. References http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=compound%20words http:// www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/dragflip.asp?filename=kderittecompound http://www.imagenesanimadas.net/ http://www.songsforteaching.com/jennyfixmanedutunes/clips/compoundwd.mp3

24. At this point you will know the concept of compound words for use this module