In this episode of The Education Connection, I’m sharing exactly how I teach contractions in my first grade classroom in a way that actually sticks.

If you’ve ever introduced contractions and realized your students aren’t quite getting it yet, this episode walks you through a simple, step-by-step approach you can use right away. I’ll show you how I scaffold the skill so students move from seeing two separate words to confidently building contractions with understanding.

I’m also sharing three easy, low-prep activities I use in my classroom:

• Contraction Mix and Match for movement and engagement

• Guided whiteboard practice to build understanding step by step

• Quiz, Quiz, Trade to give students meaningful repetition with partners

These strategies work whether you’re in a classroom, small group, tut ...