Lesson Plan
Construct and Deconstruct Contractions
There is great wonder in building things and taking them apart. Use this grammar lesson with your students to teach them how to construct and deconstruct contractions while correctly using an apostrophe.
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Learning Objectives
Students will be able to form and break apart contractions.
Introduction
(2 minutes)- Prompt students to brainstorm ways in which we shorten words and phrases as we are talking and writing. Collect student answers and confirm or adjust. Possible answers may include text message language, abbreviations, nicknames, and contractions.
- Tell students that one of the most common ways we shorten words is to use contractions. Today’s lesson will teach how to form and break apart contractions.