Contractions Lesson Plan 3rd Grade. Now be sure they are watching as you. Explain that an apostrophe is a type of punctuation mark.
Children can practice replacing two word phrases with the correct contractions identifying words that can be combined to create contractions recognizing contractions while reading and more. Help your third grader get comfortable with contractions with this curated collection of worksheets. On each piece of chart paper write one of the following words.
Write the following paragraph on the board.
Students use sentence strips to make caterpillars that represent different contractions. Demonstrate the concept of contractions by writing he is on a piece of paper or use letter tiles if you have them. Explain that an apostrophe is a type of punctuation mark. Have students change contractions for the two words that make up the contractions.
