Contraction activities for 1st grade

Looking for a way to make your contraction lessons more engaging? Look no further than read aloud books like "Franklin's Thanksgiving"! In my latest blog post, I share how I used this delightful story in my 2nd grade classroom to teach contractions. Plus, you can download my FREE contractions foldable template. Check it out now!

You may have seen this week on my Instagram that we did Contraction Surgery! This has always been one of my favorite lessons to participate in! A few people have asked me for my lesson plan and how exactly I went about this: so here it is! First things first: buy yourself some scrubs. I fully believe in transforming ANY lesson into an experience, so to make it REAL and believable, you've got to be all in. I bought my scrubs from Walmart for about 11-12$ for both the top and pants. Next: buy

GRAMMAR UNIT 7: CONTRACTIONS It is time to teach contractions ! My students have come so far with their grammar skills in units 1-6. Our language has improved so much as we have been learning about nouns , adjectives , verbs , adverbs , capitalization , and punctuation .

This plastic egg activity is a fun way to teach contractions to kids. Help kids understand contractions and their meanings using brightly colored eggs.

Contraction surgery isn't a new concept. There are many wonderful bloggers who have shared lessons in the past. Can you see our smiles? Each year my kids are exposed to contractions with a lesson and centers. We usually host a culminating event with surgery to produce an artifact from our week of learning. Things are so very different this year. My kids need the full experience investigating word construction. Understanding the meaning of words has been an instructional focus for me this…

Who's kids love to get up and moving? I know mine do and boy do they need it. We require them to sit, listen, be quiet, whisper. Lord knows sometimes it's okay to make a little noise when learning! We have been tuned into contractions the past few weeks. Here is a fun way to review or even assess your students. Prep is easy: paper, marker and something to throw (we used a bean bag). Each student had the chance to toss the bean bag onto the paper. They were to read their contraction and tell…

A blog post sharing information about why Contraction Surgery is a success in classrooms! Hands-on information is shared. #ContractionSurgery

This week has been crammed packed with fractions and contractions!! Two of my favorites to teach I might add. Of course we had to do "contraction surgery"! So fun! {I'm am soooo not an artist so they just got posted on an anchor chart} This idea came from Cara over at The First Grade Parade. {I get tons of ideas from her!} After a quick introduction it was time for some craftivities that will help them remember which words make up which contractions. We started off by making "contraction…

FREE Band Aid Contraction Game - this is such a fun educational game to help 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade students practice contractions. Perfect for centers, homeschool, extra practice at home or for summer learning language arts.

Practice matching 26 common contractions with super cute Doctor Contraction Game. Print the FUN, low-prep contractions activity for kids!