Nouns Lesson, Grades 3-4: Plural or Possessive? Using Apostrophes

The dogs ran to the gate. The dogs bowl is empty. Which one needs an apostrophe? In about 40 minutes, students learn to tell a plural (more than one, no apostrophe) from a singular possessive ('s) and a plural possessive (the plural, then ').

What's inside

• 14 slides, with speaker notes on all 14
• 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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