Morpheme Magic – Use a Systematic Approach
There are many ways to roll out Morpheme Magic Lessons. Your decisions will be based on many variables: Your students, time available, and other curriculum
you teach. Ultimately, your decisions will be based on the answer to, “How can I best teach morphological awareness?” Following is one suggestion for parsing
out a lesson over one week. It takes into account the importance of the repetition and engagement needed to form memories and learning.
Lesson Part Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Introduction: Introduce the lesson Present a morphological Present a morphological Present a morphological Present a morphological
Hear-Say morpheme and teach problem to solve – current problem to solve- current problem to solve- current problem to solve- current
Read- Write it. morpheme or review. morpheme or review. morpheme or review. morpheme or review.
Key Words Work through Key Review target morpheme
words and model use through Key Words and
through Key oral sentences.
sentences.
Connect and Present and teach Focus Review the Focus Words.
Focus Words Words. Make sure to reading them in a
arrange them in the order column. Attend to any
found in the Key morphemes needed for
review. Do Connect
Activity.
Morpheme Ask students to Ask students to pick one
Lexicon prepare the Lexicon of the words (more?) and
and make their entry. enter it into their lexicons.
Activities Engage students with the Engage students with the Continue activities –
morpheme and words morpheme and words engage with the target
using any number of using any number of morpheme and previous
activities. activities. morphemes taught.
Write Ask students to write a Ask students to write Provide a bank of words Write if this has not been Write if this has not been
sentence using one of using Focus words – about from the lesson and work done yet this week. done yet this week.
the Key words – about something they are with students to
something they are learning. compose sentences using
learning. them (content related).