Lesson plan
Picturing Possessives
Learning Objectives
- Students will be able to use and recognize structure of singular possessive words.
- Students will be able to use an apostrophe to designate the singular possessive.
Introduction
(5 minutes)- Ask the students what the word possessive means. Invite them to share some things that they possess or that they know someone else possesses.
- Tell the students that they will be learning how to recognize possessive words and write possessive words with an apostrophe.
Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling
(5 minutes)- Name a variety of phrases that demonstrate singular possessives from around the school. For example, use common objects from around the school like “Mrs. Murphy’s bulletin board” or “Mr. Martin’s door.”
- Create a list of examples on chart paper for students to reference, color-coding the apostrophe in each example.
Guided Practice
(10 minutes)- Divide students into pairs.
- Ask students to identify items around the classroom that can be used to write possessives.
- Give students a few minutes to search the room, write their responses in their journals or on paper, and share with the class.
Independent working time
(10 minutes)- Ask students to complete the worksheet Posh Possessives.
- Circulate around the room and assist students in rewriting sentences, as needed.
Differentiation
Enrichment:
- Teach other forms of possessives, beyond singular possessives and challenge students to use these possessives in context.
Support:
- For students who have difficulty placing the apostrophe in the correct location, guide them in practicing identification of correct and incorrect uses of the apostrophe with the worksheet, Plugging in Possessives.
Technology Integration
- Invite students to create an electronic collage of singular possessive examples, including a picture and the matching singular possessive text.
Assessment
(5 minutes)- Ask students to complete the worksheet, Possessive Phrases.
- Circulate around the room and check to see that students accurately write singular possessives.
Review and closing
(5 minutes)- Using examples from the guided practice, invite students to create a graffiti poster in which they write an example of their singular possessive on a shared class poster.
- Lead a brief class discussion on how students can create singular plurals.
Related learning resources
Picturing Possessives
Lesson plan
Picturing Possessives
With this lesson based on your students’ real-life observations, they will learn the context of singular possessives and how to create them using the written form!
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Lesson plan
Posh Possessives
Worksheet
Posh Possessives
With this themed worksheet, your students will rewrite sentences to include singular possessives that contain an apostrophe.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Possessive Phrases
Worksheet
Possessive Phrases
This worksheet will challenge your student to create singular possessives using corresponding phrases.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Plugging in Possessives
Worksheet
Plugging in Possessives
...Use this worksheet with the lesson plan Picturing Possessives....
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
