Contractions Word Sums Is Are

This English teaching pack for Key Stage One gets the children to identify and record how to use some different words that have been contracted with is and are using apostrophes for the matching omitted letters.

The class can practise using some of the words that have been contracted in some example sentences matching a classroom topic or theme to indicate their special meanings.

Download this teaching pack including display posters, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to identify and record how to use some different words that have been contracted with is and are using apostrophes for the matching omitted letters

Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify how to contract pairs of words using apostrophes for omitted letters and worksheets to record and list how to contract pairs of words using apostrophes for omitted letters when using the contractions is and are.

The interactive presentation gets the children to explore and and record how to contract words with is and are using apostrophes for the matching omitted letters.

This lesson is part of an English scheme of work to get the children to practise building and contracting groups of different words using apostrophes to replace the omitted letters in each word pair. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.

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