Are you looking for a hands-on way to teach compound words? These engaging puzzle templates help students break compound words into their two smaller words and build a clear understanding of how new words are formed.
Match the picture pieces to create the compound word (e.g. butter + fly, arm + chair, rain + bow). This activity strengthens vocabulary development, word structure awareness and decoding skills while reinforcing the concept that compound words are made from two meaningful base words.
What's included:
32 compound word puzzle templates
Picture-supported matching pieces
Second version with extra word scaffolds (individual base words included)