You've heard them, but you may not have known it. In this video we are going to learn all about compound words. So, what are compound words? Compound words are creating when smaller words are joined together to make new words with different meanings. There are thousands of compound words in the English language, but kids do not need to learn all of them it is helpful to learn how to recognize them and throughout the video we share lots of examples and help students learn to identify compound words. In this video we learn that there are three kinds of Compound Words. 1. Closed Compound Word: These words are written together. Examples include: haircut, airport, milkman, rollerblade, waterway, makeup 2. Open Compound Words: These are written as separate words, but together have a new meaning. Some examples are: high school, dining room, school bus 3. Hyphenated Compounds: These words have a hyphen located between the words, like: well-known, merry-go-round, twenty-one, first-rate We will help your kids learn about these kinds of compounds words and have a fun time as we practice throughout the video. For even more practice activities and worksheets, download our free lesson plan here: https://learnbright.org/lessons/language-arts/compound-words/ Thank you for watching! Share your thoughts in the comments below and be sure to subscribe! Follow us across the web! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LearnBright/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/LearnBrightEducation Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/LearnBrightEducation YouTube: null Website: https://learnbright.org/ Are you a K-6 grade teacher looking for more teaching resources? We don’t only provide video content but high quality lesson plans as well. 100% free with handouts, worksheets, classroom activities and more! Browse our collection of other Language Arts lesson plans: https://learnbright.org/lessons/?filter_subject=language-arts