Clip A Prefix Freebie!

Hands-on Activities to Explore Prefixes

How can you make prefixes hands-on and engaging? Add a clothespin! Try this low-prep activity to get your kids interacting with prefixes and root words. All you need is clothespins and popsicle sticks to create an interactive center that it sure to engage your kids!

Clip A Prefix Interactive Center

Gather some clothespins and popsicle sticks to create an interactive center! This activity adds a hands on element to rote practice with prefixes and suffixes. By using clothespins that clip to the base words, you provide students with a visual and kinesthetic way to add a prefix to a base word. By allowing students to engage with prefixes and base words in a multi-sensory activities, you are reaching more types of learners while they are having fun!

I wanted to create a little freebie that would complement this activity! Download the free recording sheet.

Stick the words in a container and you are ready to go! Students will select a base word and add a prefix that will create a new word. They will then write the new word on the recording sheet. After creating all the new words, students will select 5 (or more) of the new words and write sentences on the back.I hope that you find some use for this simple activity! Get your ‘Clip A Prefix’ freebie- recording sheet and prefix cards here!