I Know My Roots - A Song to Help Teach Common Core Standards

This is a short and effective song (1:24) that teaches the most commonly found root words.

Print out the lyrics below and have your kids sing along. You'll be surprised at how easily they'll recall these root words to improve reading comprehension.

Song Lyrics:

Hydra, water
Auto, self
Phone means sound as in ring, ring, ring
Tele, far
Bene, good
Aud means hear, you can hear me cheer

I know my roots
Yeah
I know my roots
Yeah
I know my roots
Yeah
I know my roots

Uni, one
Multi, many
Vid and vis, they both mean see
Spec, to look
Port, to carry
Graph is writing and
Micro is small

I know my roots
Yeah
I know my roots
Yeah
I know my roots
Yeah
I know my roots

Struct means build
Bio is life
Trans, across and
Form is shape
Cycle, is circle and
Vert means to turn
Tract is pull
Ject is throw

I know my roots
Yeah
I know my roots
Yeah
I know my roots
Yeah
I know my roots