But I thought about that phrase the other day when I was looking over some student work. I've been using the Reading Olympians program of Latin and Greek roots for the past two years, and I have to say I'm really pleased with how it's helped my students' abilities to figure out words. I didn't create it, but the two teachers who did are brilliant!
So, my kids were using the root "psych" in a sentence. And one student wrote:

"Robin was Batman's psychic."
I kid you not.
Not quite right, but it cracked me up!
Then, the other day, we were discussing the root "quint" and how it means five. The kid were brainstorming a bunch of words that had "quint" in them and they were all working away furiously. And one girl wrote:

"Quintuplets are five babies born from the same mother's whom."
Almost!
These just make me laugh. And that's a good way to be as we come into our last week of school!
Have a great week!
Marion, these are so funny! I've been thinking about trying that Reading Olympians unit, and I think you've convinced me. Thank you!
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I really like the way it gets kids to break apart words. And they are so proud when they find a word in print that they can figure out!
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