👩‍🏫 Teacher’s Guide

Objective
Students will apply contractions with not using the examples and practice below.

Vocabulary
contractions with not, revise

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 joins words and uses an apostrophe for missing letters.

Worked example
do not → don’t; cannot → can’t

Vocabulary and Definition

• — the language skill explained in the Big Idea
• — change writing to improve it

Words to Learn

contractions with not, revise

Sentences to Fill In

1. The term for the language skill explained in the Big Idea is ____.
2. The term for change writing to improve it is ____.

Think & Respond Q&A

1. Make a contraction: is not
2. Expand don’t.
3. Make a contraction: will not
4. Fix: "She cant come."
5. Explain the rule in your own words.
6. Write your own example and explain why it fits.

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.