Apostrophe Activities and Posters
Overview
Description
This teacher resource includes 5 apostrophe activities and 10 posters for the classroom.
INCLUDES:
ACTIVITY 1: Use an apostrophe to show that letters have been left out – match the contractions.
ACTIVITY 2: Use an apostrophe to show possession – Wanted poster.
ACTIVITY 3: Use an apostrophe when letters or parts of a word are left off – comic.
ACTIVITY 4: Pin the Apostrophe on the Donkey.
ACTIVITY 5: Match the correct apostrophe
10 X POSTERS:
•Apostrophes for contractions
•Apostrophes for possessives to show ownership
•Apostrophes for possessives to show identity
•Apostrophes for possessives to show time, quantity and space.
•Apostrophes for omitted letters
•Apostrophes to make plurals
•it’s or its
•One dog, two dogs
•Both own, each own
•Their, there and they’re
Australian Curriculum
English Year 3
ACELA1480: Know that word contractions are a feature of informal language and that apostrophes of contraction are used to signal missing letters.
English Year 5
ACELA1506: Understand how the grammatical category of possessives is signalled through apostrophes and how to use apostrophes with common and proper nouns
Common Core USA
English Language Arts: Conventions of Standard English
Grade 2
Use an apostrophe to form contractions and frequently occurring possessives.
Grade 3
Form and use possessives.
Details
- File types1 PDF
- Page count31 pages
- Curriculum alignment
Curriculum alignment details
This resource is intended for the following use:
Curriculum:
Australian CurriculumContent Descriptors:
ACELA1480: Know that word contractions are a feature of informal language and that apostrophes of contraction are used to signal missing lettersACELA1506: Understand how the grammatical category of possessives is signalled through apostrophes and how to use apostrophes with common and proper nounsFurther context or application:
Not specified