Grade 1 · Week 28prefixes
Moving Day
Students read a short story about moving day, then use the word parts un- and -ful as clues to word meaning: unlock, unpack, unzip, helpful, careful, thankful.
On screen - your kid, alone
- 1Day 1 - Meet the story
- 2Day 2 - Word work
- 3Day 3 - What it means
- 4Day 4 - Fix & re-read
- 5Day 5 - Show what you know
Offline - with you
Print the pages for offline work together; the answer key is for you.
Read the moving-day story together and act out the un- game: zip and unzip a jacket, roll and unroll a towel, tie and untie a shoe — each time saying both words so your child hears un- flip the meaning. Then play the -ful game: who in the family is helpful? What makes a room cheerful? What are we thankful for tonight? When you meet a new un- or -ful word in any book this week, pause and ask, "What is the little word inside? What does the word part do to it?" If your child invents words like unsleep or jumpful, celebrate the thinking and gently test it: "Hmm, do people say that one?" The skill is using word parts as clues, and playful wrong guesses mean the machine is running.
Moving Day
Today we move to a new home. Dad unlocks the blue door. We unpack the big boxes. I unzip my bag of toys. Mom is careful with the cups. I am helpful all day. We unroll my star rug. My new room looks cheerful. I untie the last string. At night, I am thankful.
What this lesson checks
- Affix meaning: The word unlock starts with un-. What does unlock mean?
- Affix meaning: What does unpack mean?
- Affix meaning: The word helpful ends with -ful. What does helpful mean?
- Affix meaning: Which word means full of thanks?
- Affix meaning: Add un- to the word tie. Write the new word.