Need New Literacy Centres for Compound Words?

You’re in the right place! We’ve been putting together some fantastic resources to guide your instruction surrounding compound words and how they are used.

This Compound Word Vocabulary and Writing Centre provides a fun, interactive way to help young students understand and learn new compound words and their meanings. The set contains 24 vocabulary word/picture cards that students use to identify examples of compound words. Students can refer to the vocabulary cards while completing the additional included activities featuring the following grouping of worksheets.

• Write the Room – Picture Matching Worksheet – Students will move about the room and write the compound words matching the images on the worksheet.
• Compound Word Blending Worksheet – Students will move about the room to find the compound words on their sheet. They will then break them apart into their individual words and write the completed word.
• Compound Word Sentences Worksheet – Students will move about the room to find 
• Match compound words, and then use each word to write a sentence.

This printable resource pack includes printable compound word picture cards and five options for accompanying compound word worksheets.

What is a ‘Write the Room’ Literacy Centre?

A “write the room” literacy centre is a reading or writing activity commonly used in early years classrooms to enhance literacy skills. In this activity, various words, letters, or vocabulary cards are strategically placed around the classroom, typically on walls, shelves, or other surfaces. Each card contains a word or a picture representing a word related to the current lesson or theme.

After being handed a recording sheet and a clipboard, students are expected to move around the classroom to search for cards and jot down the words they find on their recording sheet. This activity promotes physical activity and active participation, which can help students stay focused and interested in the material being taught.

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This resource was created by Alessandra Pastor, a teacher and Teach Starter Collaborator.

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