TES Global
Blendspace: Contractions
A twelve-part learning module with links to images, texts, videos, and websites on writing an autobiography.
University of Texas at Austin
Tex's French Grammar: Contractions of a and De
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.
Other
U.s. Business Cycle Expansions and Contractions
Detailed chart showing the number and duration of the business cycle in the United States, from 1854 to the present.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Balloon Morphing: How Gases Contract and Expand
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...
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Muscular System
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.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Apostrophes
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.
Primary Games
Primary Games: Treasure Trove
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.
Learning Games For Kids
Learning Games for Kids: Where Does the Apostrophe Go?
Play this online learning game by showing where the apostrophe would go in several different contractions. Master all three levels to win the game.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Physics: Introduction to Special Relativity
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,...
Other
Sandhills Community College: The Apostrophe
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.
English Club
English Club: Abbreviations Quiz
An interactive abbreviations assessment is found on this page. Acronym, initialism, and contraction concepts are included on this assessment.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Cool Hot Rod
This activity will show students how objects change size when heated and cooled. Students will observe a metal tube have expansion and contraction.
Other
Tidewater Community College: Writing Center: Apostrophes
Discusses the two main functions of apostrophes: contractions and forming possessives.
Quia
Quia: Contractions (Matching Game)
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.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Apostrophe Rules
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...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: The Simple Future
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.
SUNY Empire State College
Empire State College: Apostrophes
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.
Quia
Quia: Donna Taylor
A matching game where students match eight cards with the words to the cards containing their contraction. Answers are available if needed.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Apostrophe What's the Use?
[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...
English Club
English Club: Learn English: Vocabulary: Word Classes and Word Forms
Links to information on different word forms including verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, interjections, prefixes, suffixes, contractions, and "wh" question words.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: All About Fish
[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.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Good Bye Curtis
[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...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Good Bye, Curtis
[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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