Detective Prefix Agency: The Case of the Silly Words

Created by dnajaques

Updated September 21st, 2026

Play mode: 📱 Solo
Format: 🖼️ 2D
Length: ⏱ About 10 minutes
Subject: ELA
Grade: 3
Curriculum: Common Core
Curriculum codes: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.4.B
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.3.3.A
L.3.4
RF.3.3
RF.3.3.A

Live classroom detective game where students attach prefixes to base words to solve funny mystery sentences.

Identify common prefixes (un-, re-, mis-, pre-, dis-) and determine how they change base word meanings.
Decode multi-syllable prefixed words in funny mystery contexts.
Demonstrate morphological reasoning by explaining why specific prefixes fit or break sentence clues.

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Play mode: 📱 Solo
Format: 🖼️ 2D
Length: ⏱ About 10 minutes
Subject: ELA
Grade: 3
Curriculum: Common Core
Curriculum codes: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.4.B
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.3.3.A
L.3.4
RF.3.3
RF.3.3.A