On index cards or oaktag strips, write pairs of words and their contractions. Let children use the cards to play Concentration. Players turn over two cards at a time, trying to match words and contractions. If a match is made, the player keeps the cards. Have them write the contractions on individual cards.
Children can then challenge classmates to identify the two words that make up each contraction.
Suggest that children and family members can read news articles or other items of interest to each other, pausing after a contraction. Wright Group Publishing. All rights reserved.