Y2 Grammar Punctuation and Spelling

Recognising and Using Simple Contractions Lesson

This Recognising and Using Simple Contractions lesson covers the prior learning of recognising and using commas in a list, before moving onto the main skill of contracting two words using an apostrophe.

The lesson starts with a prior learning activity to check pupils’ understanding. If they need more practice, you can choose other resources for that step. Children can then practise further by completing the activities and can extend their learning with engaging reasoning and application tasks.

National Curriculum Objective
English Year 2: (2G5.8) Apostrophes to mark where letters are missing in spelling and to mark singular possession in nouns [for example, the girl’s name]

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Teaching PowerPoint

Teaching PowerPoint

This teaching PowerPoint guides pupils through the prior learning of recognising and using commas in a list, before moving onto the main skill of contracting two words using an apostrophe. There are some modelled varied fluency and application and reasoning questions included at the end.

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Modelling PowerPoint

Modelling PowerPoint

This PowerPoint can be used to model the questions that the children will complete on the varied fluency and application and reasoning worksheets as part of this lesson

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Free Year 2 GPS Scheme of Work Spring Block 2 – Apostrophes

Free Year 2 GPS Scheme of Work Spring Block 2 – Apostrophes

This is a free scheme of work for Year 2 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling. This resource is the second block in the teaching sequence and includes 4 small steps with guidance for teaching.

1 Prior Learning

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Prior Learning Activity

Prior Learning Activity

This Recognising and Using Simple Contractions Prior Learning Activity recaps the prior learning of recognising and using commas in a list, before moving onto the main skill of simple contractions.

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Interactive Activity

Interactive Activity

This Year 2 Commas Game aims to support pupils’ understanding of commas.

2 Varied Fluency

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Varied Fluency

Varied Fluency

This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency questions for pupils to support the teaching of this step.

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Interactive Activity

Interactive Activity

This Year 2 Apostrophes activity checks pupils’ understanding of recognising and using contractions.

2 Application

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Application and Reasoning

Application and Reasoning

This differentiated worksheet includes application and reasoning questions to support the teaching of this step.

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Application

Application

This application task includes a challenge activity which can be used to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the Recognising and Using Simple Contractions lesson.

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Mixed Activity

Mixed Activity

This main activity includes varied fluency, reasoning and application questions for pupils to practise the main skill of recognsing and using simple contractions.

2 Homework

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency and application and reasoning questions to support the teaching of this step.