Contractions+Lesson+2

=﻿Contractions: = Using songs, crafts and the online games, the 2nd grade students will be able to identify and modify words to create contractions 100% of the time.
 * Objective: **

· Construction paper · Macaroni noodles · Internet access · Balloon · Scissors · Sing-a-long song sheet
 * Materials: **

· The students will be taught what a contraction is and how to create it through a demonstration and song · The students will then create their own contractions with a folded paper and an elbow macaroni noodle to be used as the apostrophe · Lastly, the students will use the computers to do an online contraction crossword puzzle
 * Student Activities: **

Sunshins State Standard:


 * Subject Area: **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Reading/ Language Arts
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Grade Level: **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Grade 2
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Supporting Area/ Big Idea: **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Reading Process
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Benchmark: **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">LA.2.4.1.2

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