Modern Montessori Reading: Suffix sorting activities

Make suffix practice active, hands-on, and meaningful with this Montessori-inspired resource! Children will build a strong understanding of suffixes through two engaging activities—sorting words onto mats and a movement game that gets them up and moving.

✨ What’s Included:

• Sorting mats with headings and meanings

• Word cards for hands-on sorting

• Answer cards for self-checking

• Instructions for a movement-based suffix game

📚 Suffixes Covered:
s, es, y, ish, en, less, er, ly, ment, ness, ful, ing, ed (including the 3 sounds of –ed)

📝 How to Use:

1. Present a blank chart and read the suffix headings with their meanings.

2. Shuffle and present the word cards. The child reads (or listens as the adult reads) and places each word under the correct suffix header.

3. Invite the child to write 3–5 words using the moveable alphabet, with one color for the base word and another for the suffix.

4. Use the answer card for reference and self-correction.

5. Extend the learning with the movement game: call out a word and have the child run to the corner of the room labeled with the matching suffix - posters included for you to label different areas of your room for children to run to.

33 pages

This is part of my Modern Montessori Reading Series - activities based on up to date research on how children learn to read.