Apostrophes Lesson, Grades 3-4: Possessives vs. Contractions

The lesson opens with the think-first question: these words sound the same, so how are they different? Slides teach the owning words, the contractions, and there as a place or a starter (over there; There is a cat on the roof). The "say-it-long test" gives students a way to decide: read the sentence with it is, they are or you are. If it makes sense, use the contraction.

What's inside

• 15 slides, with speaker notes on all 15
• Lesson plan, 2 pages
• Rule Notes, 1 student page
• Student worksheet, 2 pages
• Teacher answer key, 1 page
• Print-all PDF, 6 pages: lesson plan, Rule Notes, worksheet and answer key together

Answer key included

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