Showing posts with label contractions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label contractions. Show all posts

Friday, December 7, 2012

Pin the Apostrophe



Have fun learning apostrophe placement by playing Pin the Apostrophe! (inspired by Dave Blazek's party game for teachers comic / same rules as Pin the Tail on the Donkey).

Friday, October 26, 2012

Car CRASH! Contractions



Two words crash and what happens: a contraction! Integrate contraction surgery with car crash contractions. Two words crash and come together! The word had a minor injury when it magically transformed. Therefore, it's time for contraction surgery! Kids give the word a bandaid where the apostrophe should be and presto: a contraction! Click here for contraction surgery details. Below is a free printable:


Thursday, April 19, 2012

Scalpel Please

I saw this bloody awesome idea over at Buzzing About Second Grade, Second Grade ShenanigansSwamp Frog First Graders, and The First Grade Parade! Hand out scalpels (kid scissors), gloves, masks (both optional), tape (stitches), and bandaids for a surgical word procedure. Pair kids up and pass out cards with long spoken word forms on (I am, cannot, should not, do not, he will, we are, etc.), that can magically be transformed into a contraction. Students cut the words apart, stitch them with tape (on the back), and bandage their contractions. The band-aid becomes the apostrophe.




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