Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Contractions

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
A twelve-part learning module with links to images, texts, videos, and websites on writing an autobiography.
Activity
University of Texas at Austin

Tex's French Grammar: Contractions of a and De

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson from Tex's French Grammar is a wonderful site with clear explanation of forming conntractions with the prepositions "a" and "de", with written and audio usage examples and interactive practice exercises.
Website
Other

U.s. Business Cycle Expansions and Contractions

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed chart showing the number and duration of the business cycle in the United States, from 1854 to the present.
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Balloon Morphing: How Gases Contract and Expand

For Students 6th - 8th
Expanding gases are everywhere, from the kitchen to the cosmos. You've tasted their pleasures every time you've eaten a slice of bread, bitten into a cookie, or sipped a glass of soda. In this chemistry science fair project, you'll...
Article
Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Muscular System

For Students 9th - 10th
In this resource, students learn the major role of the muscular system, about muscle fibers, the role of ATP and calcium in muscle contraction, how muscles move bones, and how muscles respond to aerobic and anaerobic exercise.
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Apostrophes

For Students 9th - 10th
This slideshow lesson lists the uses of apostrophes: to show possession, create contractions, and identify missing letters. It explains the rules for each of these uses and provides examples.
Interactive
Primary Games

Primary Games: Treasure Trove

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
This activity focuses on students understanding of contractions. Students read the word on the treasure chest, then select the correct contraction to open the treasure.
Interactive
Learning Games For Kids

Learning Games for Kids: Where Does the Apostrophe Go?

For Students 2nd Standards
Play this online learning game by showing where the apostrophe would go in several different contractions. Master all three levels to win the game.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Physics: Introduction to Special Relativity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level electrical physics course highlighting Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity. Course introduces the physics of Lorentz contraction, time dilation, the "twin paradox", and E=mc2. Course features suggested readings,...
Handout
Other

Sandhills Community College: The Apostrophe

For Students 9th - 10th
A valuable resource for learning about the uses of the apostrophe in English punctuation, including apostrophes with possessive nouns as well as contractions. Provides examples.
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English Club

English Club: Abbreviations Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An interactive abbreviations assessment is found on this page. Acronym, initialism, and contraction concepts are included on this assessment.
Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Cool Hot Rod

For Students 9th - 10th
This activity will show students how objects change size when heated and cooled. Students will observe a metal tube have expansion and contraction.
Handout
Other

Tidewater Community College: Writing Center: Apostrophes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Discusses the two main functions of apostrophes: contractions and forming possessives.
Interactive
Quia

Quia: Contractions (Matching Game)

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
An interactive matching game which allows elementary students to connect phrases with their contracted form. Offers a few different games and includes graphics and motion.
Interactive
Quia

Quia: Contractions

For Students 3rd - 5th
These games address matching, concentration and flashcards for practice.
Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Apostrophe Rules

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on the rules for the uses and misuses of the apostrophe including contractions and omissions, possessive nouns, possessive pronouns, how to write joint possession, plurals, apostrophes with surrounding punctuation, and...
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: The Simple Future

For Students 9th - 10th
This slideshow lesson focuses on the simple future verb tense; it provides background about verb tenses, defines simple future, offers examples, and alerts the reader about the use of contractions, such as I'll for I will.
Handout
SUNY Empire State College

Empire State College: Apostrophes

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource looks at the three main uses of apostrophes: to take the place of deleted letters; to show possession; and to show plurals of letters, numbers, symbols, abbreviations and words used as words.
Interactive
Quia

Quia: Donna Taylor

For Students 1st - 5th
A matching game where students match eight cards with the words to the cards containing their contraction. Answers are available if needed.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Apostrophe What's the Use?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews the two basic uses of the apostrophe-- contractions and possessives. Students are given opportunities to distinguish why an apostrophe is used. Web links for practice and...
Handout
English Club

English Club: Learn English: Vocabulary: Word Classes and Word Forms

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Links to information on different word forms including verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, interjections, prefixes, suffixes, contractions, and "wh" question words.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: All About Fish

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is fun flipchart that contains facts about fish, a poem, an online story and game about fish. It also reviews contractions and has a word search puzzle.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Good Bye Curtis

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson goes along with a unit in the Harcourt Trophies series for the story Good-bye Curtis by Kevin Henkes. It includes a lesson on contractions, verbs, and comparing/contrasting. It is for 2nd...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Good Bye, Curtis

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is to be used with the Harcourt story Good-Bye Curtis. Vocabulary content, subject/verb agreement, contraction practice is included. Get your students involved either whole group or...

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