Free Apostrophe Possession And Contractions Lesson Plan for 2nd Grade Students

Topic: Apostrophe possession and contractions

Introduce the topic by showing a picture of a cat/dog and asking a question about its owner/owners, e.g. "Who owns the cat?" "Who are the owners of the cat?" "Whose cat is it?" "Which cat belongs to which owner?"
Introduce the concept of apostrophe possession: "An apostrophe ('), also known as a short gen

Introduce the topic by showing a picture of a cat/dog and asking a question about its owner/owners, e.g. "Who owns the cat?" "Who are the owners of the cat?" "Whose cat is it?" "Which cat belongs to which owner?"
Introduce the concept of apostrophe possession: "An apostrophe ('), also known as a short genitive, is used to show ownership or belonging. For example, the cat's owners are John and Mary."
Show an example of sentence with an apostrophe showing ownership: "the cat's owners are John and Mary"
Explain that it's also common to use a possessive pronoun, e.g. "their, theirs" instead of an apostrophe. For example, the cat's owners are John and Mary" can also be expressed as "their cat is black and white"
Introduce the concept of contractions: "A contraction is a shortened form of a word or phrase that is formed by replacing at least one word with an apostrophe and what remains of the word. For example, can't is a contraction for cannot."
Show an example of a sentence with a contraction: "I can't believe it!"
Explain that it's also common to use an apostrophe to form other contractions, e.g. shouldn't, won't, can't, it's (it is), I'm (I am), etc.
Ask the students to share examples of contractions they use in their everyday language.
Write the following sentence on the board: "the cat's owners are John and Mary" and ask the students to underline the possessive pronoun "their" and circle the contraction "it's"

Review the introduction by showing another picture of a cat/dog and asking a question about its owner/owners, e.g. "Who owns the cat?" "Who are the owners of the cat?" "Whose cat is it?" "Which cat belongs to which owner?"
Show another example of sentence with an apostrophe showing ownership: "the cat's owners are John and Mary"
Show another example of sentence with a contraction: "I can't believe it!"
Explain that it's also common to use an apostrophe to form other contractions, e.g. shouldn't, won't, can't, it's (it is), I'm (I am), etc.
Explain the correct usage of the possessive pronoun "their" and the contraction "it's"

Provide a handout with sentences for students to identify and correct if necessary. E.g.
The cat's owners are John and Mary.
The dog's owners are Bob and Sara.
Their cat is black.
Their dog is brown.
It's a beautiful day.
It's time to go home.
I can't believe it!
Ask students to work in pairs and ask them to share their answers and correct any wrong ones.
Have a class discussion about the correct usage of the possessive pronoun "their" and the contraction "it's".

Ask students to work in pairs and complete another set of sentences.
Encourage them to use the correct possessive pronoun and contraction.
Have them present their work to the class and explain the rules for possessive pronouns and contractions.

Review the importance of using the correct possessive pronouns and contractions in written English.
Ask students to share one thing they learned about possessive pronouns and contractions during the lesson.

Observe students during the guided and independent practice activities to assess their understanding of the concept.
Collect and review their written work for correct usage of possessive pronouns and contractions.

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