The Owl and the Pussycat - Lesson 4 - PowerPoint

In the fourth lesson of an English teaching series, students are introduced to the concept of compound words. The objective is to understand what compound words are and to practice identifying them. Compound words are formed when two shorter words are joined together to create a new, longer word. For instance, 'pussycat' is used as an example of a compound word. The lesson involves looking at pictures and combining the names of depicted items to form compound words, such as 'star' and 'fish' coming together to make 'starfish'.

Throughout the lesson, students are encouraged to engage with various activities to reinforce their understanding of compound words. They are presented with visual aids where they must deduce the compound word from the pictures shown, like 'snow' plus 'man' equalling 'snowman'. Worksheets are also provided where students join pictures to form compound words, circle compound words in a list, and underline them within sentences. Examples provided include 'football', 'hedgehog', 'butterfly', 'toothbrush', and 'handbag'. The lesson is designed to help students remember that a compound word is essentially the combination of two smaller words to make a new word with its own meaning.