Contractions anchor chart 1st grade

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 .

St. Patty's Day is approaching! There are many learning activities available. I am so excited about this unit!

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

My contractions anchor chart.

Teach students to use apostrophes in contractions with this engaging hands-on resource. This bundle includes eight days of lessons and activities, a PowerPoint presentations, an anchor chart, two interactive notebook pages, class games, task cards, a fun contraction cootie catcher, and a quick assessment. This is a complete hands-on mini unit. #HollieGriffithTeaching #AnchorCharts #2nd

Contraction Surgery Anchor Chart

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…

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!

Is there a doctor in the house??? A " Contraction Doctor " that is!!! It's time for a little "word surgery"... just have your lil surgeon...

Man oh man have I been busy. I have so much stuff to upload for you guys!!! I just don't know what to use... Scribed? Google Docs? There are so many choices. But I need to decide and get on it because... I want to share with you! Yes I do! I wanna share with you! I missed my calling as a cheerleader. We have been hard at work using our Word Doctor. Thank You Cara Carroll for the original idea! I decided to get super cute and for the week on compound words, I made him a dentist. Yep. I…