Cut it apart
Write compound words on strips and have kids cut them in two. Then they mix up the pieces and build new words. Can "foot" go with "ball" and "print"? Handling the pieces makes the idea concrete.
Why it works: going from real objects to pictures to symbols is a core recommendation of the U.S. Department of Education's elementary math guide.
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