The Taffy Pull: Prefixes and Big Ideas

Marisol helps her grandpa Teo make taffy in his little boardwalk candy shop. Students flip cards to learn the prefixes un-, re-, pre-, mis- and non-, match prefix words to their meanings, answer why and how questions about the story, find the sentence that explains why pulled taffy turns pale, put the candy-making steps in order, choose a friendly welcome for a late customer, build prefix words in sentences and catch every word where re- means again. Every passage, question and answer has a read-aloud button.

• 14 scenes: an opening, 12 activities and an ending with a score
• Five prefix flashcards and a matching game
• A story told in short parts with why, how and big-idea questions
• Text highlighting, step ordering, drag-in prefix words and a word belt
• Read-aloud buttons on every passage, question and answer

• Use the prefixes un-, re-, pre-, mis- and non- to work out the meaning of new words
• Answer why and how questions about a story and infer how a character feels
• Find the sentence in a text that explains a cause
• Put the steps of a process in order and tell the big idea of a story
• Choose a friendly, polite way to greet a customer