Michelle Kearsley

Date of Lesson: 4/24/18

Ms. Bagley (Edgewood Elementary School)

TCNJ - School of Education - Lesson Plan

1.Title: Their, They’re, There Lesson

2. Lesson Essential Question: What is the difference between there, their, and
they’re?

3. Standard:
Common Core State Standard:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.2.D
Form and use possessives.

4.
A. Learning Objectives
B. Assessments
Learning Objectives Assessments

Students will be able to identify The students will create a flip book with the
the difference between there, difference between there, their, and they’re. They
their, and they’re. will also include an example sentence for each.

5. Materials:
-Teacher:
 A copy of the flipbook for each student
 Powerpoint with notes
 Video: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/usage-and-
style/frequently-confused-words/v/there-their-theyre-final

-Students:
 A writing utensil
 Scissors
 Colored pencils/crayons

6. Pre-lesson assignments and/or prior knowledge: The students have heard the
words there, their, and they’re before.

7. Lesson Beginning: The teacher will start the lesson by reading the first slide and
explain that the words (there, their, they’re) are homophones. The teacher will ask the
students what homophone means.

8. Instructional Plan: Time needed approximately 30 minutes

 What the teacher will What the students Materials the teacher Approx.
be doing: will be doing: needs to have ready: Time:

The teacher will start the The students will Powerpoint

lesson by reading the start on the rug. 2 min
first slide and explain The students will
that the words (there, answer the
their, they’re) are teacher’s
homophones. The questions.
teacher will ask the
students what
homophone means.

The teacher will explain The students will None 1 min

that they will be talking listen to the
about the difference teacher.
between there, their,
and they’re today.

The teacher will show The students will Video 3 min

the video. watch the video.

The teacher will explain The students will Powerpoint 1 min

there using the pay attention to the
powerpoint. teacher.

The teacher will explain The students will Powerpoint 1 min

their using the pay attention to the
powerpoint. teacher.

The teacher will explain The students will Powerpoint 1 min

they’re using the pay attention to the
powerpoint. teacher.

The teacher will explain The students will Flipbook worksheet 2 min
the flip book, show the go back to their
example and pass put desks. The
material. students will pay
attention to the
teacher.

The teacher will walk The students will Scissors 12 min

around while the complete their Colored pencils/
students work on their flipbook. Students crayons
flipbook. who finish early A writing utensil
can color their
flipbook.
 The teacher will ask the The students will None. 3 min
students when there, answer the
their, and they’re should teacher’s
be used in a sentence. questions.

The teacher will ask a The students will None. 3 min

few students to share share their
their sentences. sentences.

The teacher will collect The students will None. 2 min

the stduent’s flipbooks give the teacher
to review. The teacher their flipbook.
will pass them back to
the students the next
day.

a. Differentiation: The teacher will walk around and help struggling students write
sentences.

b. Questions: “What does a homophone mean?” “When should there, their, and
they’re be used in a sentence?”

c. Classroom Management: The teacher will monitor the students throughout the
lesson. The teacher will ask the students to move their stick if they are misbehaving.

d. Transitions: The teacher will oderly call the students to their desks from the rug.

9. Closure: The teacher will ask the students when there, their, and they’re should be
used in a sentence.
There

Their

They’re