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Nifty Thrifty Fifty 4th – 8th Grades Gadsden Independent School District Purpose • 50 words to teach the use of patterns: o decoding o spelling o building meaning for multi-syllabic words. • Patterns in polysyllabic words are in the form of morphemic units: o Roots o Prefixes o Suffixes Usage • Once students know the spelling patterns of these words, they can apply that knowledge to help them to spell and build meaning for many other words. • It is estimated that for every word you know, you probably are able to decode, spell and comprehend six or more other words suing the morphemic patterns. An Example: • If the unknown word is antibiotic, the first question is: Do I know any other words that look and sound like this word? Antifreeze, antiaircraft, anti-terrorism Prehistoric, biology What do they tell me about antibiotic? Month By Month • Display the words arranged alphabetically in the classroom. • The words need to be big and bold so they are seen from anywhere in the classroom • May give the students an individual list to keep at their desks. Students should update their copy every month • Define prefixes and suffixes on a ladder around the chart. Month by Month • Explain to students many big words are just smaller words with prefixes and suffixes added to them. – Good spellers do not memorize the spelling of every word – They notice the patterns in words, which include prefixes and suffixes – and spelling often changes with addition of prefixes and suffixes Nifty Thrifty Fifty Month 3 Words to introduce: • beautiful, classify, community, communities, electricity, happiness, prettier Words contained within the new words: • beauty, class, unity, electric, happy, pretty Words related by combining parts: • beautify, classiness, electrify, happier, unify Words students should be able to spell by using parts of all words so far: • unhappy, unhappier, unhappiest, unhappily, unhappiness, prettiest, hopeful, beautician, electrician, classified, unclassified, classification, communication Anchor Chart Month to Month • Analyze each word – Talk about meaning – Determine the root word, prefix and suffix – Define prefixes, suffixes – Note any spelling changes • After discussing composition of a word, search for other words that work in a similar way. Examples End of Month • Students should be able to automatically, quickly and correctly spell all eight words • Explain how they are composed • Chart should be ongoing from month to month – add words each month.