Confident Reader
Lesson 250Confident Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 250: Contractions

Focus: Contractions

Objective

What we'll learn

Read and understand words with Contractions.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

Confident readers break big words into smaller parts. Look for the pattern, chunk it up, then read the whole word.

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

Break each word into parts, then read it as a whole.

Words

Word list

don'tcan'twon'tisn'tI'mwe're

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the don't.
  • We can see the can't.
  • You can see the won't.
  • They can see the isn't.

Story time

Ada and the Don't

Ada went to the beach. Ada saw a don't and a can't.

"Look!" said Ada. "The won't is by the isn't."

Leo came to help. Together they played with the i'm and the we're.

At the end of the day, Ada and Leo smiled. What a wonderful Contractions adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Ada go?

2. What did Ada see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 ocean

Meaning: a huge body of salty water

Example: Whales swim deep in the ocean.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • I'mA I'm is something we can talk about or see.
  • we'reA we're is something we can talk about or see.
  • don'tA don't is something we can talk about or see.
  • can'tA can't is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Pick the word that finishes the sentence.

I see a _____ .

I see a _____ .

I see a _____ .

Stretch

Try more words

don'tcan'twon'tisn'tI'mwe're