Greek and Latin Roots, Gr. 4-8

The national standards require that sutdents beginning at 4th grade know common Greek and Latin roots and affixes and use this knowledge to analyze the meaning of complex words. Each of the 30 units in this book includes a word list, vocabulary sort words, review game cards, and a vocabulary quiz. Students will learn over 300 vocabulary words and become more comfortable "disecting" words and defining their parts.

Customer Reviews:

Great for the classroom

By haydee1155 - February 22, 2011

Comes nicely formatted for each week and I like the review activities and games for review. I haven't implemented it yet, but will for the second semester. I did ask a student whose teacher used it last year if she found it helpful and she said it was the most helpful thing in the class for vocabulary. Since she was an English Learner, I'll definitely try it in my class.
The only suggestion for use is to copy the pages into smaller sizes so you can fit four copies on a page and cut the sections. This way, students can staple them into their notebooks and it saves paper and space.

mediocre

By dwd "dwd" - December 9, 2011

This is an ok resource. One big thing it lacks is any etymology: there was no indication on the page whether the roots were Latin or Greek, or how they might have been used in their language of origin. Arguably, etymology isn't strictly necessary for standardized tests but is useful in divining meaning, and adds interest to the subject matter--which may help fix information in long-term memory. This is a tool for rote memorization.

I bought this for a home school application but won't be using it.