Tranby College - English Lesson Plan 2

Date: Thursday 13/10/16

Year: 5 (Room JS2)

Time: 9:00am 10:35am

Number of Students: 25

SUBJECT: English TOPIC: Possessive Apostrophes

Learning Purpose:

To understand what possessive apostrophes are

To understand when possessive apostrophes are used
To be able to place possessive apostrophes in the correct place (understanding whether
the nouns are plural or singular)

Curriculum Content:
Punctuation:
Understand how the grammatical category of possessives is signalled through apostrophes and
how to use apostrophes with common and proper nouns (ACELA1506).

Cross Curriculum Content:

Editing:
Re-read and edit students own work and others work using agreed criteria for text structures
and language features (ACELY1705).

Students Prior Knowledge:

Some exposure to possessive apostrophes
but no formal structure was actually taught.

Considerations:
M***** - I.B.P. Plan
Occasionally calls out
Can be disruptive
Can be loud
Quiet Critters will be used again today with
the whole class to help reinforce
wanted/appropriate behaviour during work
time (which influences and encourages
M***** to demonstrate the
appropriate/wanted behaviour). If this does
not work I will use the classrooms Golden
Time behavioural chart.

Student Evaluation:

Checklist (refer to page 10) will be

marked at the end of the lesson during
the Possessive or Plural Game to check
student understanding.

Resources and Prep:

Print:
- 1x Possessive or Plural Game sheet
- 1x Possessive Apostrophes examples
sheet
Photocopy:
- 1x Possessives Apostrophes sheet to
A3 (coloured)
- 25x of each Apostrophe of
Possession worksheet (black and
white)
Apostrophes of Possession posters
(laminated)
Computer/big screen
Possessive or Contraction Quiz (on
Twinkl)
Whiteboard and whiteboard markers
Quiet Critters
Contractions poster
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Lesson:
9:00am
Recap on yesterdays lesson (contraction apostrophes)
- Ask students what they recall learning about yesterday morning
- Ask students to explain what contractions words are (2 words shortened to
make 1 word)
- Ask students what the apostrophes are used for in contraction words (to
replace missing letters)
- Pull out yesterdays Contractions poster and re-read (for the master copy,
refer to page 4)
- On the whiteboard, get a couple of students to complete these examples;
they have = (theyve) I will = (Ill) will not = (wont) should not = (shouldnt)
she had = (shed)
9:10am
Introduce possessive apostrophes
- Ask students what they think possessive apostrophes are
- Show students the Apostrophes of Possession posters (refer to page 6) and
read it all with them
Pin the Possessive Apostrophes example sheet (refer to page 5) on the
whiteboard and get a few students to get up and complete the examples in front
of the class.
9:30am
Send students to their desks
- Ask them to have a clear desk and to face the big screen
Working as a whole class, complete the Possessive or Contraction Quiz (from
Twinkl, refer to page 6)
9:35am
Show students the Apostrophe of Possession with Singular Nouns and
Apostrophes of Possession with Plural Nouns worksheets that they are required
to work on (refer to page 8 and 9)
Explain to students what they are required to do and the expectations they need
to meet (neat handwriting, appropriate use of colours, noise level (mention that
the Quiet Critters will come out and be placed on the desks of children working
hard and quietly again today) and hand up when in need of help.
Quickly demonstrate on the whiteboard how their work should be set up in their
scrapbook;
- Singular Nouns worksheet glued on the left page and the Plural worksheet on
the right page
9:40am
Start task
- Notify students that they have 15 minutes to complete the task
9:55am
Ring the class bell (to gain attention) after 20 minutes and mark the work all
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together (students will mark their own work in red whilst I write the answers on
the board) to ensure the students receive immediate feedback.
10:00am
Play Possessive or Plural Game (refer to page 7)
- Explain to students the rules/expectations (no running in the classroom, no
pushing and to do what they think not what others are doing).
- Evaluate the students on the checklist according to their responses and
movements (do they look like they are just following others or are they
showing that they are confident in their own decisions about question?).
10:10am END OF LESSON
Lesson Evaluation:

M***** and the class again today responded very well to my behavioural management
strategy (the Quiet Critters).
The big screen wouldnt turn on (to do the whole class quiz) so I got the students to do
their worksheet first. This worked well as by the time all students finished their task, I
had the big screen working. If I had spent too much time trying to fix the big screen
while the students were waiting, we wouldnt have had time to do either the quiz,
worksheet or game.
While over the shoulder marking I noticed A**** and B**** needed extra support
determining where the apostrophes should be placed.
The third question on the Using an Apostrophe of Possession with Singular Nouns
worksheet was incorrect. The noun was women (plural) when it was meant to be woman
(singular). I just informed students that there was a trick question on that page (that
one of the nouns was a plural instead of a singular) and that I was interested in seeing
who could spot it and change it correctly on their worksheet. All but 2 students did this
successfully.
Some students finished early (which I didnt cater for). I asked those students who did
finish early to colour in the front cover of their books (just for a few minutes until
everyone else finished).
I should have quickly read the questions in the game Plural or Possession before
playing it as a couple of the questions had both a plural and a possession (for example;
the boys' jumpers were all muddy). This confused the students and started an
argument. I should have read the questions before the game and then changed the
questions that had both a plural and a possession to either just a possession or just a
plural.
The game Possession or Plural got easy after a while so I randomly added in the back
of the classroom and called it Contractions. I did this to help recap and refresh
students knowledge from my previous lesson on contractions. This did make things
tricky for me as I had to try and come up with sentences on the spot (being careful not
to say the sentences incorrectly otherwise I would start another argument) but was well
worth it in the end as the students responded very enthusiastically to the challenge.

What Is a
Contraction?
A contraction is 2 words
shortened to make 1 word.
For example:
they have = theyve

would not = wouldnt

To make a contraction, letters are taken

away and an apostrophe is added.
The apostrophe takes the place of the
missing letters.
For example:
I am: the a goes away and the apostrophe comes to
stay
This makes the contraction word Im

Possessive
Apostrophes
Plural Nouns:
The boys shoes are on the shelf.
The girls horse was in the stable.

Singular Nouns:
That pen belongs in Mrs Taylors draw.
Put Miss Browns hat on.

Plural Nouns That Already Have an S:

The wolves coats were fluffy and thick.
In the play, the boys costumes were red.
Those girls shoes get put in the pink box.

Plural Nouns That Dont Already Have an S:

The children
People

books are in their bag.

attitudes were funny.

Apostrophes of Possesion Posters (Twinkl,

2016)

Apostrophes of
Possession Posters.pdf

Possessive or Contraction Quiz (Twinkl,

2016)

Apostrophes Quiz.ppt

Plural or Possessive Game

To play this game, put a 'plural' and 'possessive' sign at either end
of your classroom or school hall. Alternatively, you could ask your
children to write 'plural' on one side of a personal whiteboard, and
'possessive' on the other side. The children can move to a sign to
answer each question or choose which side of their whiteboard to
show.
The aim of the game is for the children to decide whether the noun
is plural or possessive. For each question, you will read them the
noun and the sentence.
For example:
Is the noun plural or possessive?
The noun is: baby.
The sentence is: the baby's cry is piercing.
Answer: possessive

Questions:
Noun: dog
Sentence: the dog's kennel is in the garden.
Noun: church
Sentence: the churches in the village met together for coffee.
Noun: boy
Sentence: the boys' jumpers were all muddy.
Noun: hero
Sentence: the hero's medals were his prized possession.
Noun: bear
Sentence: The bears all lived in the forest.
Noun: paper
Sentence: The girl had lots of papers all over her study.
Noun: car
Sentence: The car's windscreen wipers were on maximum speed.
Noun: newspaper
Sentence: The newspapers' headlines were all printed wrong.
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Using an Apostrophe of Possession

with Plural Nouns
Complete the sentences by making the singular noun into a
plural noun and by using the apostrophe of possession
correctly.
Example: The scarves' tassels are all red. (Noun: scarf)
The ________________________________ shoes were all dirty.
(Noun: boy)
The _________________________ habitat is grassy and dry.
(Noun: lion)
The ____________________ summits were all covered in snow.
(Noun: volcano)
The __________________________________ flesh was too ripe.
(Noun: mango)
The _________________ dressing rooms are down the corridor.
(Noun: actress)
The ______________________________________ toys were all
over the room.
(Noun: baby)
The ________________________ blades all needed sharpening.
(Noun: knife)
The ________________________________________________plates
were empty.
(Noun: child)

Using an Apostrophe of Possession

with
Singular Nouns
Complete the sentences by using the apostrophe of possession
correctly in these singular nouns.
Example: The boys dog is brown. (Noun: boy)
The ________________________________ shoes were all dirty.
(Noun: man)
The _________________________ back looked wrinkly.
(Noun: elephant)
The ____________________ dress was covered in flowers.
(Noun: women)
The __________________________________ skin was crunchy.
(Noun: apple)
The _________________ dressing room was very big.
(Noun: girl)
The ______________________________________ teddy was fluffy.
(Noun: baby)
________________________ school uniform is old and torn.
(Noun: Daniel)
The ________________________________________________ toy
was broken.
(Noun: child)

Possessive Apostrophes
Checklist
Adam
Kian
Behrad
Marcus
Bailey
Jared
Patrick
Ethan
Blake
Nicholas
Eva
Isabella
Abbey
Kayla
Chloe
Jazz
Lucca
Danae
Ellen
Delany
Lucy
Jemma
Lara
Aryana
Sydnee

Achieved

Developing

Not Yet Achieved

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