👩‍🏫 Teacher’s Guide

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

Vocabulary
nonfiction, nonstop, nonliving

Teaching Notes

• Model one response, then ask students to work independently and explain their choices with specific words or evidence.
• 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, non contributes the meaning "not." Word parts are clues; always check the whole word in context.

Word study

• nonfiction: writing presented as factual
• nonstop: without stopping
• nonliving: not living

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

Vocabulary and Definition

• — writing presented as factual
• — without stopping
• — not living

Words to Learn

nonfiction, nonstop, nonliving

Sentences to Fill In

1. The term for writing presented as factual is ____.
2. The term for without stopping is ____.
3. The term for not living is ____.

Think & Respond Q&A

1. What does nonfiction mean?
2. Which word means "writing presented as factual"?
3. What does nonstop mean?
4. Which word means "without stopping"?
5. What does nonliving mean?
6. Which word means "not living"?
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 a short paragraph applying the skill. Underline your evidence or target words and explain one choice.