Teacher: Corinne Koval Grade Level: 3rd

Possessive Nouns

I. Content and Standards:

CC.1.5.3. G Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English when
speaking, based on Grade 3 level and content.
CC.L.3.2. D Form and use possessives.

II. Prerequisites:
Students should be able to identify a noun as person, place or thing in a sentence.
Students should be able to identify a noun as a common or proper noun.
Students should be able to identify whether a noun is singular or plural.

III. Instructional Objective:

Students will be able to determine when a singular noun shows ownership by adding
an apostrophe and an s to make it a possessive noun.
Students will be able to determine when a plural noun shows ownership by adding an
apostrophe.
Students will be able to show possession of an irregular plural noun by adding an
apostrophe s

IV. Instructional Procedures:

Before: (5 minutes)
Teacher will briefly review what a noun is, the difference between singular and
plural nouns, and irregular nouns with students.
Teacher will use a PowerPoint presentation to introduce Possessive Nouns.
Teacher will play video from The Electric Company Apostrophe S.
During: (10 minutes)
Teacher and students will discuss rules for making nouns either singular
possessive, plural possessive, and how to make irregular plural nouns possessive.
Students will then practice changing nouns to show possession on a worksheet
and will share answers on their personal whiteboards.
Teacher and students will check for understanding.
Students will participate in a Possessive Noun game as part of the PowerPoint
presentation.
 Students will be divided into two teams.
One student from each team will come to the whiteboard.
The students will be given a sentence on a slide along with a picture of two
different flies.
Each fly will have a possessive noun written above its body.
The students must determine the correct usage of the possessive noun.
The students must then swat the correct fly with their flyswatter.
The students then will have to determine what type of noun it is on the following
slide.
After: (10 minutes)
Students will then independently participate in Possessive Noun Scoot activity.
Students will be given a post it note with a short sentence containing a possessive
noun as an Exit Pass.
Students will place the sentence under the appropriate possessive noun column
on chart paper.
Teacher will check for understanding.

V. Materials and Equipment

PowerPoint Presentation
English textbook pgs. 90-91
Possessive Noun Scoot
Whiteboard, Whiteboard Markers
Pencils
Post it Notes
Chart paper

VI. Assessment and Evaluation:

Formative Teacher observation, exit pass
Summative Scoot worksheet, quiz

VII. Accommodations and Modifications:

No students with IEPs.
ESL students (2) can request to have sentences read orally to them during Scoot.

VIII. Technology:
The Electric Company Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUqV-
03W5NU&list=PLV6bandYXUcgbiC2Aa_jtozr9w8uq3DUG&index=2
 PowerPoint

IX. Self-Assessment:
Was the student able to make a singular noun into a singular possessive noun by
adding an apostrophe and a s at the end of the word?
Was the student able to make a plural noun into a plural possessive noun by adding an
apostrophe at the end of the word?
Were the lesson materials provided functional and what else could be included in the
future?
How did I manage classroom disruptions such as student behavior?
Did the lesson last longer or finish earlier than anticipated?
Were the students engaged in the lesson?
Was I able to address and accommodate the needs of all students?