Pronouns


 * Conventions 3.22A i ** verbs ** iv ** adverbs ** vi ** possessive pronouns ** viii ** time-order transition words & transitions that indicate a conclusion

[|Schoolhouse Rock Pronouns]

Pronouns are words that take the place of proper nouns. A cute way to think of life without pronouns is to try it! Speak to your class using only proper nouns. Example:

Good morning class! I am so glad to see Adria's, Nylah's, Gage's, etc. smiling faces today! Welcome back to Teravista Elementary School!

Imagine what life would be like if we had to use proper nouns for everything!

Minilesson One: Pronouns (Tuesday) You will need: Chart paper, a squishy ball or some other soft object Review the terms 'singular' and 'plural'

Start the lesson by having the students stand in a circle. Gently toss the soft object to a student. Ask another student in the room to say a sentence that describes what just happened. An example would be "Ms. Harper threw the ball to A'rmon." The student who now has the ball will toss it to someone else. Have a different student again say a sentence describing the action. "A'rmon threw the ball to Hannah." Continue with this a few more times.

Gather students back on the floor and ask the question, "How can we describe the actions that were happening without using names?" Allow students to brainstorm ideas. While they are thinking, write a few of the sentences on the chart paper.Explain to students that people's names are examples of proper nouns and they are capitalized. Proper nouns describe particular people, places, or things. But if we want to use words that are not proper nouns, what could we use? Lead students to the conclusion that they can replace the proper names with 'him' or 'her' and 'he' or 'she.' Explain to students that these words are called PRONOUNS. Write the word 'pronoun' on the chart paper and provide a definition Pronoun-- words used to take the place of proper nouns.

Continue posing examples of sentences that contain proper nouns and have the students explain how to change them to pronouns. Make a chart of all the pronouns you can come up with: He, she, her, him, they, we, their, my, me

Extend the lesson by explaining the difference between singular and plural pronouns. Singular pronouns take the place of one proper noun whereas plural pronouns take the place of more than one proper noun.

Kyle threw the ball. He threw the ball - Singular Pronoun Kyle and Mack threw the ball. They threw the ball- Plural Pronoun

Another option would be to have pronoun cards on magnet strips. You can write sentences on the board and have the students come up and replace the proper nouns with the pronoun magnets.

These are some worksheets that you can either do together as a class, in partners, or have students complete on their own. The Old McDonald and Jack and Jill stoires are very cute!

[|Singularand Plural Pronouns.pdf] [|Pronoun Practice.pdf] [|Old McDonald Pronouns.pdf] [|Jack and Jill Pronouns.pdf]

You will need: Chart paper, an object of some kind (marker, pen, pencil, etc.)
 * Minilesson Two: Posessive Nouns and Pronouns**

Review what the students learned on Tuesday about pronouns. Review that they are words that take the place of proper nouns. Ask students to volunteer some example sentences. She went to the park. She is wearing red. He talked to her.

Hold up your object. Ask the students, "Whose marker is this?" The students will tell you that it is yours. Say to them, "This pencil is mine." Ask the students, "Is the word MINE a pronoun?" Allow think time. Let the students share their responses. Yes, "mine" is a pronoun. How is it different from the pronouns we learned about earlier in the week? 'Mine' shows possession. Talk with students about what it means to 'possess' something- shows ownership or belonging. Possessive pronouns take the place of possessive nouns. For example, Ms. Harper has a pen. The pen is hers. 'Hers' shows possession- The pen is who's? Hers. (Ms. Harper's).

Make a chart of the possessive pronouns: My your its their his her

Use your students for example sentences to practice aloud - Adria's shirt is white. Her shirt is white. The white shirt is hers. Allow time for students to hear the difference between a normal pronoun and a possessive pronoun.

-Caleb has brown shoes. He has brown shoes. His shoes are brown. Who's shoes are brown? His. Caleb's.

That is her pen. That is his pencil. These sentences show ownership.

Practice aloud with several more example sentences.

Here are some worksheets and practice activities you can choose to do with your students:

[|Posessive prounouns.pdf] [|Possessive Pronouns Practice.pdf]