Clip Cards · 1st Grade · 13 pages
Compound Words Clip Cards | 1st Grade Grammar (24 Cards)
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Compound Words: self-checking cards a child clips with a clothes peg. Answer key included.
What’s inside this download
- 13 printable pages of Compound Words clip cards
- 68 items for 1st grade
- Self-checking cards a child clips with a clothes peg
- Answer key included
- One print-ready PDF, US Letter
Why choose this over a free worksheet
- Short, familiar parts like sun, rain and foot
- Shows the plus-sign equation, so the idea is visible
- Different formats give many repetitions of the same simple pattern
Printing, license and file formats
- One PDF, US Letter 8.5 × 11 in. On A4 choose “fit to page”
- One teacher or one household. Print unlimited copies for your own students, this year and next
- Sharing the file itself needs a separate license
- Digital download — nothing ships
How do I get the files?
- The download link is on the order page the moment you pay, and in your inbox at the same time
- Re-download from that link any time — no account needed
- Wrong or broken file? Email support@suecurve.com and we fix it or refund you
Why get the bundle
- A bundle puts compound words on task cards, clip cards, flash cards and an assessment, so building and spotting them is practiced from every side.
The problem
Sun plus shine: the day a word turns out to be two words
First graders read compound words as one long blob. Seeing the two small words inside is a decoding trick and a spelling trick at once.
Reading it as one lump
'Football' looks like a long word. Splitting it into foot and ball makes it readable and shows what it means.
Spelling by sound
'Rainbow' becomes 'ranebo' when a child spells it by ear. Knowing the two parts keeps both spellings intact.
Mix-ups in the middle
When picking the answer for 'sun + shine,' children choose a word that shares one piece. It takes a full read to be sure.
Each card shows two small words joined with a plus sign and asks for the new word, so children build compounds and see both halves.
What’s inside
13 pages of Compound Words, ready to print.
Self-checking cards a child clips with a clothes peg. One instruction line and a name line on every page.
Clip Cards
Self-checking cards a child clips with a clothes peg.
Compound Words
Written for 1st grade.
Print and go
US Letter, black and white, answer key included.
Look inside
Same layout on every page, so kids stop re-learning the instructions.
How it works
Ready before the printer warms up.
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Download
Check out, and your download link is in your inbox and on screen in seconds. One PDF, 13 pages.
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Print
Any printer, plain paper, black and white. Print one page or the whole stack.
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Hand out
Morning work, centers, small groups, the kitchen table. Same format every day, so the routine sticks.
US Letter 8.5 × 11 · PDFOutcomes
Builds a compound word from two smaller words
Joins words like rain + bow into rainbow and can point out the two parts.
- sun + shine = sunshine
- rain + bow = rainbow
- foot + ball = football
- cup + cake = cupcake
- bed + room = bedroom
- note + book = notebook
- pop + corn = popcorn
Who it’s for
Built for the kitchen table and the classroom.
Parents & homeschool
Hunt compounds in a picture book: sunflower, bedroom, cupcake. Kids love finding one inside another.
Teachers
A good first-grade vocabulary and spelling center, easy to run with clip cards or flash cards.
Spelling support
Spotting the two parts helps children who spell long words by sound alone.
Questions
Before you buy.
Do kids need to read long words?
The pieces are short, familiar words, so the challenge is combining them, not decoding long text.
Is there an answer key?
Yes. The task cards, assessment and the Google Slides deck all come with answers, so checking is quick.
How do I get the file?
The download link appears right after checkout and lands in your inbox at the same time. One PDF with 13 pages. No account needed.
Can I print it more than once?
Yes. One teacher or one household can print unlimited copies for their own students, this year and next.
Will it print in color?
The pages are designed to print in black and white, so they print clean on any home or school printer and do not eat a cartridge.
What if it isn’t right for us?
Email support@suecurve.com within 30 days and we refund the full $5. No form, no questions.
Two words, one new word
Compound Words: self-checking cards a child clips with a clothes peg. Answer key included.
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