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Common Core Examples

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Full List of contractions for second grade

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A contraction shortens words by replacing one or more letters with an apostrophe. Many reading curriculums introduce this concept in second grade. Our reading program expects a second grade student to use an apostrophe to form both contractions and frequently occurring possessives.

Contractions

The following words are commonly used to form contractions.

Contractions Lesson Plans

When possible, make learning new things entertaining. My daughter came home the other day so excited to tell me about the apostrophe fairy; he's a close relative of the tooth fairy. She brought home a booklet that used both a fictional character and a story to reinforce the use of apostrophes in both contractions and possessives. It's a great story that can be used when teaching contractions to help a child grasp and retain the concept.

Mr. Apostrophe, a tiny elf, enjoyed eating letters. Every time he ate a letter (or two) he would accidently leave his little curved finger print (an apostrophe).

If Mr. Apostrophe came upon the words let us, he would eat the letter "u" resulting in the word let's. As you tell the story write down let's and have your child or class locate his "finger print"?

Similarly if he came upon the words we will, he would eat both the letter "w" and "i" resulting in the word we'll. Consider writing down the words, "we will" and then erase the letters that when removed form the contraction, we'll.

Mr. Apostrophe began feeling guilty about taking letters that did not belong to him. So he decided to give the people he knew some gifts. He did not eat these letters but he did leave his little curved finger print.

He left the townspeople books for their school. He wrote on the note, "School's books." Note: his curved finger print is between the "l" and "s."

He sent flowers to his teacher. He wrote on the note, "Mrs. B's flowers." As you tell the story write down Mrs. B's flowers and have your child or class locate his "finger print."

He also drew a picture for his favorite bus driver. He wrote on the note, Mr. Smiths' picture."

List of Contractions

Negative Contractions

Source: Fry, E.B., Ph.D. & Kress, J.E., Ed.D. (2006). The Reading Teacher's Book of Lists 5th Edition. San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass.

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A contraction shortens words by replacing one or more letters with an apostrophe. Many reading curriculums introduce this concept in second grade. Our reading program expects a second grade student to use an apostrophe to form both contractions and frequently occurring possessives. Contractions The following words are commonly used to form contractions.

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