5 Free Compound Words Activities

Practice compound words for kids 5 different ways with these FUN compound word activities.  Included in this pack of compound word printables are a variety of compound words activity ideas for pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd grade students. First there are compound word picture cards with cute clipart to decipher then pick from one of the many handy compound word worksheets.  Simply download compound words worksheet pdf file and you are ready to play and learn!

Compound Words for Kids

Are you teaching your young readers how to read compound words? If so, this set of compound words activities are perfect for introducing or reviewing compound words for kids. We have compound words exercises that are hands-on with our compound words pictures clip cards AND various compound words worksheet options for kindergartners, grade 1, grade 2, and grade 3 students. Whether you are a parent, teacher, or homeschooler – these handy compound word printables are perfect for helping young students leran to read and spell compound words. Use these as extra practice at home, litearcy centers in the classroom, or as a supplement to your homeschool language arts curriculum.

Compound word activities

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Compound word picture cards

The first compound words activity for younger readers can begin with thecompound words picture cards clip cards. These compound word cards require no reading. Students will say the name of the cute clipart pictured on the top of each of the twelve cards, and then they will clip the correct picture at the bottom.

For instance, they will read “snow + man” and clip the snowman. If you want to make this a self-checking activity, put a small sticker on the back of the correct answer. After your child has clipped the card, they can flip it over and check to see that their clothespin or paper clip is on the sticker. If so, they’ve answered the problem correctly.

Compound Word Worksheets

The free compound word worksheets included in this pack are designed for readers. On these four worksheets, students will identify compound words, parts of compound words, and use compound words in sentences.

• Find it. Highlight it. – Children will read each of the ten sentences, find the compound word in each sentence, and highlight it with a yellow crayon.
• Parts of a compound word – Students will circle each part of the compound words using two different colored pencils or crayons.
• Word search – Readers will search for fifteen compound words hidden in the puzzle.
• Using compound words – Students will identify only the compound words from the word list. Then, they will choose two compound words and use them in sentences.