In third grade, students need to be able to correctly use apostrophes to show possession or ownership. At first, this can be difficult. We have to start back at the basics. First, we review what a noun is, both singular and plural, paying close attention to not just adding apostrophes to plural nouns. Many students want to add an apostrophe to every word that ends in s! To have a concrete picture of what a noun, singular noun, plural noun, common noun, proper noun, singular possessive noun, and plural possessive noun is, we made a noun foldable. In this foldable, students wrote the definition of each and then had to dig through magazines for pictures of each kind of noun. They then cut it out, glued it, and labeled it. Some of them got very colorful and creative! We also read a few books on apostrophes, like Alfie the Apstrophe We will continue to work on apostrophes! They can be tricky. |
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Natalie Thommen
3/25/2015 07:37:28 am
hey mrs.ellis.
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Lindsey Ellis
3/25/2015 07:58:07 am
Hi, Natalie!! How are you? Are you ready for middle school? :)
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