Todd Foster

10/7/15
EE-204
Professor Luongo
Topic: Introducing Contractions
Grade level: 2nd grade
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.2.C
Use an apostrophe to form contractions and frequently occurring
possessives.
Objectives:
Students will be able to describe what contractions are.
Students will be able to identify and pronounce common contractions.
Students will be able to use contractions in a sentence.
Materials:
Bet You Cant (book)
Blackboard
Smart board
Computer access with sound system
Markers
Crayons
Pencils
Construction paper
Contraction song worksheet
http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems31.html
Contraction worksheet (Cut and paste)
Contraction worksheet (matching)
Contraction game (web-based)*optional if times allows for it
http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/vocabulary_games/contractio
ns.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rQ1-7yo-BI (Beware of
Contractions song)
Procedure:
1. The teacher will welcome the class and ask, How is everyone feeling
today? Then go over classroom rules and have students sign the
classroom rules so there would not be any disruptions.

2. Anticipatory set-The teacher will show students a puppet (anything will

work) and say, This is my friend, most of you may know him but I
have nicknamed him Apostrophe. He does a special thing and that is
how he received his nickname. The teacher will continue saying,
What special thing do you think this puppet does? The teacher will
explain that the puppet eats letters and replaces them with an
apostrophe and that is how it received its nickname. The teacher will
say, I would write two words then I would turn around and see a letter
or letters missing if he is very hungry and then they were replaced with
an apostrophe. I told my friend Melissa about him, she wrote a song,
and here it is. Then the teacher will introduce the Beware of
Contractions by Melissa song.
3. The teacher will say, Today you will be learning about contractions.
Say contractions. Now lets tap the word out. The teacher will repeat
the process twice.
4. The teacher will explain what a contraction is by saying, A contraction
is a shortened form of one or two words. We take some of the letters
out of the second word and replace them with an apostrophe. Then we
put the words together and we have a contraction. The teacher will
provide two examples on the board with the words (is and not) and the
words (can and not).
5. The teacher will introduce the book Bet You Cant and say, It is a
contraction in the title of this book. Who can tell me which word that
is? The teacher will walk around with the book and have the students
point out the word and then the teacher will tell all the students to say
it on the count of three.
6. The teacher will say, Since you all seem so enthusiastic about this
book, lets read it and do not forget to put your thumb up if you hear or
see a contraction. But before reading the book, the teacher will ask
the students if any of them have siblings. The teacher will talk about a
time they had a competition with his/her sibling and then give the
students an opportunity to share a story.
7. The teacher will read the book aloud and show the students the
illustrations on each page and give them the opportunity to pick out
contractions.
8. After reading the book, the teacher will show the students a list of
common contractions and explain that you cannot just take any two
words to form a contraction. The teacher will do (3) examples on the
board to further explain contractions, using words from the list as

guided practice. Then the teacher will have the students do a

worksheet where they would cut and paste the correct contraction by
the two words that relate to it.
9. The teacher will hand out the Contraction song sheet and the
students will underline the words that are contractions. The teacher
will say, Lets play a game, does anyone want to play? Okay, youre a
detective and your job is to find all of the contractions on this sheet
and when you succeed at that then Ill teach you the song.
10.
The teacher will sing the song to the students and the students
will stand up to join in after they figure out the rhythm of the song.
11.
The teacher will have students do a contraction worksheet where
they would have to match the contractions with the two words that
relate to it.
12.
The teacher will go on a contraction game so the students can
show him what they have learned during the lesson. The teacher will
allow each student to play the games on the smart board either in
groups or as individuals. (optional depending on how well the students
grasped the lesson)
13.

Have students return to their desk.

14.
Closure- The teacher will pass out sticky notes for students to
write one thing they have learned during the lesson.
15.
Inform the students of the homework, their job is to write (5)
sentences using at least one contraction in each sentence.
Assessment:
Formative: The teacher will walk around and observe students while they
are doing the numerous activities and the teacher will provide additional
assistance to any student who needs it.
Summative: The students will form five sentences that will have at least
one contraction in each sentence. Check the rubric to see how the
sentences will be scored.
Provisions for Students with Special Needs: Modifications and
accommodations will be made according to multiple intelligences, 504 plans
and I.E.Ps.
References

Dale, P. (1997). Bet you can't. New York: Macmillan/McGraw-Hill.

http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/L/2/2/c/
http://christinedavis.efoliomn.com/collaboration
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/grammar/contractions/