Words Words & More Words

In the article by Yopp and Yopp it said, "The literature on vocabulary development emphasizes three primary means of enhancing students' vocabulary: wide reading, explicit instruction of words and word-learning strategies, and the establishment of an environment that promotes word consciousness."  All three of these areas are equally important in promoting word knowledge.  Within those sections, I thought the explicit instruction of teaching word parts was very valuable.  Instruction on affixes, roots, prefixes, etc. are aids students in decoding the meaning of an unfamiliar word.  Just knowing what a part of the word means gives the student a clue to figuring out what the entire word means.  Here are some activities to do using word parts:  

This is a Rap Song I found about Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots

Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots Rap

This is a website with activities to do

Vocabulary-expanding activities