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Morpheme Monday Lesson 9: Dinosaur Words dino, saur, cera, tops, don, pachy, raptor, velo (veloci)

May 9, 2026 | Foundational Skills, Morpheme Lessons

To Teachers The blog is designed for grades 3-4 and up but would be appropriate for any students in the upper grades who are not familiar with the morpheme(s) being introduced. The main purpose of the blog is to develop students’ knowledge of bases (roots), prefixes,...

Morpheme Monday Lesson 8: Number and Size Morphemes deci-, dec(a)-, centi-, milli-, kilo-, multi-, poly-, mega-, mini-, micro-, hemi-, semi

May 4, 2026 | Foundational Skills, Morpheme Lessons, Uncategorized

To Teachers This blog is designed for grades 3-4 and up but would be appropriate for any students in the upper grades who are not familiar with the morpheme(s) being introduced. The main purpose of the blog is to develop students’ knowledge of bases (roots), prefixes,...

Morpheme Monday Lesson 7: Numbers 1-5, ped-, pod- Bipeds Versus Quadrupeds

Apr 27, 2026 | Foundational Skills, Morpheme Lessons

To Teachers The blog is designed for grades 3-4 and up but would be appropriate for any students in the upper grades who are not familiar with the morpheme(s) being introduced. The main purpose of the blog is to develop students’ knowledge of bases (roots), prefixes,...

Morpheme Monday Lesson 6: Suffix -ate

Apr 19, 2026 | Foundational Skills, Morpheme Lessons

To the Teacher The blog is designed for grades 3-4 and up but would be appropriate for any students in the upper grades who are not familiar with the morpheme being introduced. The main purpose of the blog is to develop students’ knowledge of bases (roots),...

Monday Morpheme Lesson 5: struct, -ion (-tion, -sion ) The Great Molasses Flood

Apr 10, 2026 | Foundational Skills, Morpheme Lessons

To the Teacher This week’s lesson introduces the concept of bound morphemes, with struct being used as an example. The suffix -ion (-tion, -sion) is also introduced. Both elements are embedded in the article, “The Great Molasses Flood.” To the...

Morpheme Monday Lessons: Lesson 4 auto

Apr 2, 2026 | Foundational Skills, Morpheme Lessons

Morpheme Monday Lessons is a weekly blog that develops morphemic analysis. The blog is designed for grades 3-4 and up but would be appropriate for any students in the upper grades who are not familiar with the morphemes being introduced. Past blogs are posted on...
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  • Morpheme Monday Lesson 9: Dinosaur Words dino, saur, cera, tops, don, pachy, raptor, velo (veloci)
  • Morpheme Monday Lesson 8: Number and Size Morphemes deci-, dec(a)-, centi-, milli-, kilo-, multi-, poly-, mega-, mini-, micro-, hemi-, semi
  • Morpheme Monday Lesson 7: Numbers 1-5, ped-, pod- Bipeds Versus Quadrupeds
  • Morpheme Monday Lesson 6: Suffix -ate
  • Monday Morpheme Lesson 5: struct, -ion (-tion, -sion ) The Great Molasses Flood

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