Contractions Ending With Shortened Form of Will
Lesson Plan on How to Make Contractions With Word Plus Will
Oct 26, 2009
Lead into a discussion of contractions that are formed by using a pronoun plus the shortened form of will by writing I'll on the dry board. Ask a volunteer to tell which two words were combined to make the word I'll. Write the words I and will next to the contraction.
Explain that the word I'll is a contraction. Ask for volunteers to name other contractions that they know. List the contractions on the dry board. Have students take turns coming to the dry board and writing the two words that make up each contraction. Ask which letters have been left out of each contraction. Point to the apostrophe and explain that the symbol is called an apostrophe and that it points to the place where letters have been left out.
First Word Remains the Same in a Contraction
Explain that a contraction is made by putting two words together. The first word remains the same, but some letters are left out of the second word. Point to the contraction I'll. Ask which letters were left out of the word will to make the contraction. Ask students to say other contractions that they know. Write their responses on the dry board. Call on volunteers to come to the board and write the two words that were combined to make the contraction.
Tell students that in this lesson they will learn about contractions that have a shortened form of the word will. Ask students to think of other contractions that end with will. Write the contractions on the dry board. Possible answers:
- you'll
- he'll
- she'll
- they'll
- we'll
- it'll
Ask children to take turns writing the two words that make the contractions beside each contraction. Tell children that names can also be combined with will to make contractions. Name a child in the room, e.g. Jan, and say, "Jan'll read her book." Ask other children to make contractions with their names plus will.
Make Will Shorter
Have students take turns doing the online contractions practice activity for making will shorter. If students have no Internet access in the classroom, make a multiple choice worksheet similar to the online activity and have each student complete it.
Contraction Pick-Up
Make an activity similar to Contraction-Pickup , using only contractions with a pronoun or name plus will. Have children pick up and match the cards and then work together to write three to five sentences using contractions using will.
Words Combined With Will
Make learning contractions easier for students by introducing them in a logical way. Use short lessons on each of the different kinds of contractions in different sessions. Involve students in games like the two mentioned above or use cut and paste activities in which children cut out words and paste them next to the matching contraction. Observe student responses and give extra help to students who need it. Teach contractions in small steps to avoid confusion.
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