SNOW Many
Compound Words!
A Winter-Themed
Literacy Center
Activity for
Compound Words
{Common Core Aligned}
SNOW Many Compound Words!
RF.1.3
L.1.2
L.2.4
I Can…
~ Combine 2 single-syllable words to
make a new compound word
~ Break up a compound word into its
two stem words
{#1}
snow
+
man
snowman
snow
man
snowman
{#1}
snow
{#2}
ear
+ man
+
muffs
{#4}
{#3}
fire
+ place
frost
+ bite
{#5}
ginger
+
{#6}
over
bread
+ coat
{#8}
{#7}
pine
+ cone
snow
+ ball
{#9}
turtle
+ neck
{#10}
rein
{#12}
{#11}
snow
+
storm
+ deer
winter
+ time
{#13}
hail
+
storm
{#14}
zig
{#16}
{#15}
snow
+ flake
+ zag
pull
+ over
snowman
earmuffs
fireplace
frostbite
gingerbread
overcoat
pinecone
snowball
turtleneck
reindeer
snowstorm
wintertime
hailstorm
zigzag
snowflake
pullover
Name _________________________________
Directions:
Pick a card.
Write down the
stem words shown
in the mittens. Write the
compound word that they
form on the line in the
snowball.
Name _________________________________
Directions:
Combine the
words in the
mittens to form a
compound word. Write
the compound word on
the line in the snowball.
snow
plow
ever
green
fruit
cake
out
side
snow
bank
pepper
mint
snow
suit
nut
cracker
Name ___________________________
Directions: Pick a card. Write down the compound word
on the line in the snowball. Decide which two stem words
make that compound word and write them in the mittens.
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Name ________________________________
Directions: Look at each compound word.
Decide which two stem words make it and
write them down in the mittens.
firewood
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mailman
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snowdrift
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weekend
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downhill
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workshop
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oversleep
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snowfall
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Name ___________________________
SNOW Many Compound Words…
A Scavenger Hunt!
Directions:
Look for compound
words around your
classroom, school, or house.
Write down the compound
word and its two stem words.
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