Lesson Plan

Day: M T W T F Date: 13/10/17 Time: 9.00am Year: 3

Lesson number of (if the lesson is one in a sequence of lessons)

Learning Area: English

Topic: Contractions

Australian Curriculum Content Description: (see ACARA or SCASA)

Know that word contractions are a feature of informal language and that apostrophes of contractions are used to signal missing
letters. (ACELA1480)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Asia and Australias engagement

Cross-curriculum priorities: histories and cultures with Asia
Sustainability

Critical and Ethical Personal and Intercultural

General capabilities: Literacy Numeracy ICT
creative thinking behaviour social capability understanding

Students prior knowledge and experience:

(Briefly outline what the students already know about this topic from previous lessons/experiences. Note any particular skills
needed.)

- Spelling and decoding

- Contractions but still forget where the apostrophe goes.
- Sentence writing, with Grammar and Punctuation.

Teaching purpose: (What is the broad purpose of the lesson? What are you teaching and why?)

To improve the students placement of the apostrophe.

Learning objectives: (What will students know and be able
to do at the completion of the lesson specific, concise and
attainable objectives. Use relevant taxonomies.)
On completion of this lesson, students will be able
to:
Correctly identify where a apostrophe is
needed.
identify the missing word the apostrophe
represents.
Use contractions in a sentence correctly.
Assessment: (For each learning objective, state how you will
assess the degree to which the objective has been achieved.
What will be the evidence of the learning? Consider formative
and, if appropriate, summative assessment strategies)
- Worksheet one- Correct use of the
apostrophe.
- Worksheet two- editing sentences to
correctly use contractions in a sentence.
Preparation and Resources:
(Detail what resources will be used and what other preparation of the learning environment will be required)

- Have the tv and ipad set up for airplay

- 24 copies of both worksheets
- Class set of pencils and glue sticks

Catering for diversity (detail any adjustments or considerations for educational/resource adjustments)
- For students that successfully edit the sentences to write their own. Then they can draw a picture to go with their
contraction sentence.
- Further sheets of correct spelling questions.

Timing Learning experiences

Introduction: (How will you engage the learners and set the scene for the lesson?)

- Introduce topic while students are sitting on the matt.

15mins - Bad examples on the whiteboard- have students put hand up to correct them.
- 10 Digital examples on TV www.education.com/exercise/apostrophes-in-contractions-1/
- Have class answer them, discuss why they are the right/wrong answer.

Sequence of learning experiences: (What learning experiences will help the students achieve the learning objectives?
What instructional strategies will be used?)

- Model Worksheet one task answer the first question.

5mins
- Worksheet one- quick colour in the correct the correct placement of the apostrophy.

Call students back to the matt to show them the next worksheet.
15mins
- Model how to place name, date and edit the first sentence on worksheet two.
- Worksheet on correct use of apostrophe in the sentence.

Lesson conclusion: (How will you summarise the learning and relate it to the lesson objectives?)

5mins - Stick worksheets in books

- Pack away and clean up before returning to the matt.