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Spelling Contracted Forms

Spell contracted forms correctly by placing the apostrophe where letters are omitted (can't, didn't, I'll, it's, etc.)

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Spelling Contracted Forms means practising the idea at the table with a short text or prompt and one clear check. We will demo once, then your child tries.

Materials: Word cards or a short word list; Paper and pencil. 1. Say the goal of Spelling Contracted Forms in plain words once. 2. Adult says a target word, covers it, then writes it from memory and checks. 3. Child studies three words, covers each, writes it, and checks letter by letter. 4. Fresh check: one fresh covered spelling. Record and stop. Done: three checked spellings with corrections noted. Proof: parent note of examples and results. Stop: End after the fresh check; keep optional challenge for another day.

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Check understanding

  • Write 'can't' for 'cannot', 'didn't' for 'did not' with apostrophe correctly placed
  • Distinguish 'it's' (it is) from 'its' (possessive) in a sentence
  • Expand a contraction back to its full form and explain which letters are missing
“When your child writes a short form like "can't" or "didn't," do they put the apostrophe in the right place to show where letters are missing?”

Curriculum record

Type
Procedural
Subject
English
Domain
Spelling & Word Study
Age range
Ages 6–9

Standards

acara-v9:AC9E3LA11ccss-ela:L.1.2bthe-ontario-curriculum-language-2023:ON-LANG-2023-G3-B3.3uk-nc-2013:Eng/KS1/Y2/S/1duk-nc-2013:Eng_App1_Y2_22