It can be difficult for kids to grasp contractions.
Here is a fun, free printable and hands on activity to help kids practice forming common contractions.
This is a great activity for 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade kids.
Contraction Game
For this activity just print the free activity below. Print 13 copies of page number one, cut in half, and staple into a Prescription Pad.
Then cut out the strips of words and band aids (or use real band-aids)
Children will take a strip of two words and use their scissors to combine the “symptom words” and paste together using an apostrophe band aid to make a “contraction diagnosis”.
This is such a fun, hands on activity to help kids grasp how contractions are formed and gain familiarity with common contractions.
There are 26 contraction words for kids in 2nd-5th grade to practice.
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