Grammar Police

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

2, 3

Overview

Grammar Police is a beloved compound word and prefix game. Pick from three different vehicles and use your driving skills to uphold the law like any good cop! Stay alert and you'll find several bonuses while on your patrol. Use caution to avoid hazards on the road. Students will tag racers that have words with prefixes attached. If they tag a racer without a prefix, they will crash. 

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

ELA21.2.10

Apply knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences, multisyllabic word construction, and syllable division principles to decode and encode (spell) words accurately in isolation and in context.

UP:ELA21.2.10

Vocabulary

  • Phoneme-grapheme correspondences
  • Multisyllabic word construction
  • Syllable division principles
  • Decode
  • Encode
  • Isolation
  • In context

Knowledge

Student know:
  • Spoken words can be represented in print by using letter symbols (graphemes) to represent sounds (phonemes).
  • Printed words can be read by saying the sound (phoneme) that is represented by the letter symbols (graphemes).
  • Multisyllabic words contain more than one syllable, and multisyllabic words can be constructed by combining individual syllables.
  • Syllable division is breaking words apart by the syllables.
  • Decode means to read, and encode means to spell.
  • Decoding and encoding in isolation means reading or spelling a single word, while in context refers to these skills within a larger text.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Read and spell words accurately in isolation and in context based on their knowledge of phoneme-grapheme relationships, multisyllabic word construction, and syllable division principles.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • To read (decode), they must accurately say the sounds (phonemes) that are represented by the letter symbols (graphemes).
  • To spell (encode), they must accurately represent the letter symbols (graphemes) that correspond to the spoken sounds (phonemes).
  • They can use syllable division principles to accurately decode and encode words.
  • They can use their knowledge of the six syllable types to accurately decode and encode words.
  • They will sometimes use these skills in isolation, and other times in context when reading or writing a longer text.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

ELA21.2.17

Analyze meaningful parts of words and phrases in discussions and/or text.

UP:ELA21.2.17

Vocabulary

  • Analyze
  • Meaningful word parts
  • Phrases

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Words can be divided into parts to learn the meaning of the word.
  • Phrases are groups of words that carry meaning.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Identify and analyze meaningful parts of words or phrases in discussions and/or text.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Words can be divided into smaller units that carry meaning.
  • Phrases are groups of words that carry meaning.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 3

ELA21.3.8

Apply knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences, multisyllabic word construction, and syllable division principles to decode and encode (spell) words accurately in isolation and in context.

UP:ELA21.3.8

Vocabulary

  • Phoneme-grapheme correspondences
  • Multisyllabic word construction
  • Syllable division principles
  • Decode
  • Encode
  • Isolation
  • In context

Knowledge

Student know:
  • Spoken words can be represented in print by using letter symbols (graphemes) to represent sounds (phonemes).
  • Printed words can be read by saying the sound (phoneme) that is represented by the letter symbols (graphemes).
  • Multisyllabic words contain more than one syllable, and multisyllabic words can be constructed by combining individual syllables.
  • Syllable division is breaking words apart by the syllables.
  • Decode means to read, and encode means to spell.
  • Decoding and encoding in isolation means reading or spelling a single word, while in context refers to these skills within a larger text.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Read and spell words accurately in isolation and in context based on their knowledge of phoneme-grapheme relationships, multisyllabic word construction, and syllable division principles.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • To read (decode), they must accurately say the sounds (phonemes) that are represented by the letter symbols (graphemes).
  • To spell (encode), they must accurately represent the letter symbols (graphemes) that correspond to the spoken sounds (phonemes).
  • They can use syllable division principles to accurately decode and encode words.
  • They can use their knowledge of the six syllable types to accurately decode and encode words.
  • They will sometimes use these skills in isolation, and other times in context when reading or writing a longer text.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 3

ELA21.3.15

Analyze meaningful parts (morphemes) of words and phrases in discussions and/or text.

UP:ELA21.3.15

Vocabulary

  • Analyze
  • Meaningful parts
  • Morphemes
  • Words
  • Phrases

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Morphemes are the smallest unit in a word that carry meaning.
  • Words and phrases can be divided into morphemes to identify the meaning of the word or phrase.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Identify and analyze morphemes of words and phrases in discussions and/or text.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Morphemes are meaningful word parts, and they can help find the meaning of unfamiliar words.

CR Resource Type

Interactive/Game

Resource Provider

Room Recess

License Type

Public Domain
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