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Contractions
In this contractions worksheet, students review and discuss how to form contractions and write out the contraction found in sixteen sentences.
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Apostrophe Function and Punctuation
In this apostrophe use learning exercise, students read the two primary functions of apostrophes: to show possession and to show the omission of letters. They complete 24 examples in which they apply the rules for both uses.
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Use of the Apostrophe
In this apostrophe learning exercise, students read about the uses of the apostrophe, then fill in blanks with words that use apostrophe's and choose correct spellings for contractions.
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Home Sweet Home: Extra Support Lessons (Theme 5)
Home Sweet Home is the theme of a unit comprised of extra support lessons. Scholars reinforce concepts through chants, grand discussions, and practice worksheets. Topics include digraphs, blending phoneme, long vowels, final sounds,...
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Here's an Instant Activity for December 17, 2007
Fourth graders complete a spelling activity to learn how to spell with apostrophes. In this spelling lesson, 4th graders complete an oral spelling activity with their teacher. Students then complete the Instant Activity worksheet for...
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School-Home Link: Contractions
In spelling with contractions worksheet, students review the rules for making contractions and then study a list of contractions. Students then match words with their contraction spellings. Students then write down all the contractions...
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Apostrophes
In this apostrophes learning exercise, students complete the correct version of contractions with the apostrophe in the appropriate spot to complete the sentences. Students complete 7 problems.
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The Power Of Possessives
The whole class with get when to use an apostrophe after this activity. They use apostrophes to show possession or ownership. This activity includes a discussion starter, a practice exercise, a story activity, and a practice...
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The Important Apostrophe: It's and Its
Help class members distinguish the difference between its and it's. As individuals read sentences and determine if the use of the two words are correct or incorrectm they fill in the blanks of sentences with the appropriate it's or its.
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The Important Apostrophe: You're and Your
You're going to love a worksheet that teaches your class the difference between you're and your. Learners read a brief introduction explaining the two words and practice identifying the correct uses. Then, they read sentences...
K12 Reader
The Important Apostrophe: Their, They’re, and There
They're going to be there with their family. Class members practice using and identifying the correct use of they're, there, and their with a skills practice worksheet. The top half of the worksheet gives brief background information on...
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Apostrophes
In these apostrophes worksheets, students complete 4 sets of activities for apostrophes. Students fill in the blanks with contractions, write sentences with contractions, find missing apostrophes, and add apostrophes to the paragraphs.
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School-Home Links: Possession and Apostrophes
In this apostrophe worksheet, students read through several sentences and choose the correct apostrophe word from the box to write on the line. Parents or guardians must sign the worksheet.
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Contractions
In this contractions worksheet, students change words given in parenthesis at the end of sentences to contractions, 17 sentences total. An answer key is included.
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Contractions
Pupils use sentence strips to make caterpillars that represent different contractions. In this contractions lesson plan, students hang the caterpillars around the room and practice the contractions for a few minutes each day.
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Contractions
In this contractions instructional activity, 2nd graders make contractions out of the 2 words given to them. Students complete 9 contractions in the spaces provided.
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Forming Contractions
Second graders examine the function of contractions and learn how to form them on their own. In this contractions instructional activity, 2nd graders first discuss why we use contractions, and then review the rules for forming...
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Contractions Fluency
First graders build their fluency while reading contractions. In this contraction fluency lesson, 1st graders read a stack of 12 index cards that have contraction written on each. They read them as fast as they can, saying the word as it...
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Contractions
First graders identify contractions. In this grammar and writing lesson plan, 1st graders take a picture walk, read a book about the ocean and locate contractions throughout the story.
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Contractions Fluency
Second graders read index cards with contractions on them. In this contractions lesson plan, 2nd graders try to beat the clock and each other by reading the contractions fluently in the shortest amount of time.
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Contractions
In this contraction worksheet, students read about contractions, then read sentences and write the correct contractions for the words that appear below each line in a sentence.
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Homophone Contractions
Seventh graders practice the proper spelling and use of homophone contractions. For this spelling lesson, 7th graders examine the use of contraction homophones. They complete an associated worksheet by identifying 15 examples in an passage.
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Contractions
In this contractions worksheet, students review the definitions for contractions and negative contractions. Students also review a list of contractions. Students then complete three pages of exercises to help them with contractions.
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Introduce Contractions
Students are introduced to contractions and their function as apostrophes. In this contraction lesson, students recall the word "it's" on the board. Students then sound out the word and recognize that he apostrophe is silent....