Contractions have been cropping up all over the books my students have been reading. Without a little direct instruction, First Graders have trouble reading contractions properly so I decided it was time for some lessons on the topic. There are lots of great free resources out there for contractions but I have to say
Captain Apostrophe caught my attention. You can click on this
link and be whisked away to another blog where you can find a great little story about how Captain Apostrophe has the power to join two words by swooping in, knocking out some letters and then flying high and hovering above the new word. I wasn't in love with the look of Captain Apostrophe so I sought out another image.
When I came across this one, I was pretty sure he would be a hit with all the boys but particularly
Blue Man, my little friend who is desperately in love with the color blue. So who should appear in Blue Man's writing several days later but....
Dun Dun Dudun....Captain Apostrophe!
Did I call that or what?
Now clearly, I have got some work to do on how you actually use apostrophes but hey, at least one person is enamored! Speaking of work to do....
I should probably teach my writer's how to spell "write" so that we don't have to be "ritting stores" during "Whiters Workshop".
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