Students’ age range: 10-12
Main subject: Language arts and literature
Topic: Contractions in English Language
Description: 1. Students will first watch the video on contractions.
2. Students will then form small groups and discuss the video while they explore the resources available in the classroom determining those that are facts vs opinion.
3. Teacher will question students to find out if they understand what they have discovered and clear up any misconceptions encountered while exploring the topic.
4. Students will then circle the contractions in the poem 'At Home' after reading it independently.
5. Students will create a new poem using five contractions of their own