👩‍🏫 Teacher’s Guide

Objective
Students will apply contractions using the examples and practice below.

Vocabulary
contractions, context

Teaching Notes

• Read together first, then let students answer independently. Ask students to point to the word or sentence that supports an answer.
• Teach the rule, discuss the worked example, and cover answers during practice.
• Use incorrect responses to identify which part of the rule needs another example.
• Allow approximately 25–35 minutes, including discussion and independent practice.

🧒 Student Worksheet

Concept and Helping Material

Big Idea
A contraction combines words and uses an apostrophe for letters left out.

Study these pairs

• do not → don’t
• I am → I’m
• we are → we’re

Vocabulary and Definition

• — shortened forms with an apostrophe replacing letters
• — the surrounding words that help show meaning

Words to Learn

do not, I am, we are

Sentences to Fill In

1. The term for shortened forms with an apostrophe replacing letters is ____.
2. The term for the surrounding words that help show meaning is ____.

Think & Respond Q&A

1. Contract do not.
2. Expand don’t.
3. Contract I am.
4. Expand I’m.
5. Contract we are.
6. Expand we’re.
7. Use one pair in meaningful sentences.
8. Explain how the words in one pair are related.

Hands-On Experiment or Activities

Write two new examples and read them to a partner.

Reflection

• Explain one thing you learned.
• Write two new examples and read them to a partner.