👩‍🏫 Teacher’s Guide

Objective
Students will apply prefix re using the examples and practice below.

Vocabulary
rewrite, refill, rebuild

Teaching Notes

• Read together first, then let students answer independently. Ask students to point to the word or sentence that supports an answer.
• Teach the rule, discuss the worked example, and cover answers during practice.
• Use incorrect responses to identify which part of the rule needs another example.
• Allow approximately 25–35 minutes, including discussion and independent practice.

🧒 Student Worksheet

Concept and Helping Material

Big Idea
A prefix is added to the beginning of a base. In these examples, re contributes the meaning "again." Word parts are clues; always check the whole word in context.

Word study

• rewrite: write again
• refill: fill again
• rebuild: build again

Model
Read the first example. Identify the word part, explain the whole word, and test the meaning in a sentence.

Vocabulary and Definition

• — write again
• — fill again
• — build again

Words to Learn

rewrite, refill, rebuild

Sentences to Fill In

1. The term for write again is ____.
2. The term for fill again is ____.
3. The term for build again is ____.

Think & Respond Q&A

1. What does rewrite mean?
2. Which word means "write again"?
3. What does refill mean?
4. Which word means "fill again"?
5. What does rebuild mean?
6. Which word means "build again"?
7. Use one practice word in a sentence that shows its meaning.

Hands-On Experiment or Activities

Make matching word and meaning cards. Match each pair, then group words with the same word part. Explain how the part affects the meaning. Check any spelling change when the part is added.

Reflection

• Explain one thing you learned.
• Write two new examples and read them to a partner.