Does anyone just introduce one or two Latin/Greek roots per week?

[Nestof3]

I have some great roots/prefixes/suffixes resources, but I am not overly thrilled with any of them.

 

I already teach roots just by talking about words. Like, when we studied invertebrates, I would say, "Echinoderm means spiny skin -- echino means spiny, derm means skin." Then I would talk about their epidermis and so on. Or, "Chiroptera, the order for bats, comes from the Greek roots chiro meaning hand and ptera meaning wing." Then I would explain that a chiropractor works with his hands, and pteradactyl is a winged dinosaur.

 

I quiz them on these things while we're driving around and while we're lounging on the sofa -- all very casually.

 

Tonight, I thought about just looking at my list of roots and teaching two a week. I figure I could turn it into a game when reviewing -- quizzing for Skittles or something.

 

We are already learning several from our earth science and astronomy this year. I typed up copywork sentences from God's Design for Science, and I tried to include as many sentences about the meaning of words as possible.

 

For example:

 

The word “metamorphic†comes from the Greek word meaning “to change form.â€

 

The word “seismograph†is formed from two Greek roots: “seismos†(shock) and “graph†(write).

So, what thinks the hive?

[ElizabethB]

Sounds good.

 

Marcia Henry's Words has some fun activities that my remedial students enjoy. For example, you get a list of Greek forms that generally start a word and ones that generally end a word and try to make your own words from them. I like it because it combines spelling and root study.

[jcross222]

You do almost exactly what I do. I have a set of greek/latin root flash cards that I use from English from the Roots Up. I have also found a great free site at http://www.myvocabulary.com that has fun online activities. I usually pick 2-3 roots a week and we try to come up with a list of words where we have identified the roots each week. Extremely painless learning!:001_smile:

[Nestof3]

Thank you so much for the reinforcement and the wonderful site. :thumbup:

 

You do almost exactly what I do. I have a set of greek/latin root flash cards that I use from English from the Roots Up. I have also found a great free site at http://www.myvocabulary.com that has fun online activities. I usually pick 2-3 roots a week and we try to come up with a list of words where we have identified the roots each week. Extremely painless learning!:001_smile: