Curated OER
Keeping Your Heart in Good Shape: What are the Benefits? - Biology Teaching Thesis
Learners name the main parts of the heart and what events occur there. They write a reaction that contains complete sentences, and uses proper spelling and grammar, after viewing a video. Students define the following terms: contraction,...
Curated OER
Language Review Quiz
In this grammar activity, 3rd graders answer a variety of grammar questions. Questions consist of correcting sentences, filling in the sentence with the best word, writing contractions, and choosing words with the same meaning.
Curated OER
A Model of Three Faults
Students investigate faults. In this science lesson, students explore the many stresses and strains in the earth's layers and research the types of faults in their state.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Balloon Morphing: How Gases Contract and Expand
Expanding gases are everywhere, from the kitchen to the cosmos. You've tasted their pleasures every time you've eaten a slice of bread, bitten into a cookie, or sipped a glass of soda. In this chemistry science fair project, you'll...
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American Chemical Society
American Chemical Society: Best of Wonder Science: Balloon Bath [Pdf]
An experiment to determine what happens to the air inside a balloon when it is heated or cooled.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: School Publishers: Multimedia Grammar Glossary
Designed as a complement to Harcourt's Trophies Reading series, this handy grammar glossary allows you to look up grammar terms typically covered in grades 1-5. For each term, you will see a definition, sample sentence (sometimes...
SUNY Empire State College
Empire State College: Apostrophes
This resource looks at the three main uses of apostrophes: to take the place of deleted letters; to show possession; and to show plurals of letters, numbers, symbols, abbreviations and words used as words.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Apostrophe Use Exercise 2
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Apostrophes.
Quia
Quia: Contractions
An online version of "flashcards" for students to use in learning the contracted forms of phrases. Students can see the word or contraction, flip the page to the other side, or discard the flashcard altogether.
English Club
English Club: Abbreviations Quiz
An interactive abbreviations assessment is found on this page. Acronym, initialism, and contraction concepts are included on this assessment.
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Contraction Worksheets
This learning module provides remediation with forming contractions. Practice with forming contractions from separate words is provided with through two different worksheets.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Cool Hot Rod
This activity will show students how objects change size when heated and cooled. Students will observe a metal tube have expansion and contraction.
University of Ottawa (Canada)
U of Ottawa Hyper Grammar: Punctuation
Writing center tutorial for how to correctly use various types of punctuation, including the apostrophe in contractions, possessives, and pronouns.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Muscle Fiber Contraction and Relaxation
This site provides young learners with information regarding muscle fiber contraction and relaxation.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Possessive Pronoun and Apostrophe
This Purdue Online Writing Lab article explains the three uses of the apostrophe.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Contraction Action
Are you ready to burst into action while practicing contractions?! Join the fiesta in "Arcade" mode by tapping/clicking on the correct contraction spelling and using the slingshot to make the pinata burst open or play "Practice" mode to...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Introduction to Contractions
Apostrophes help shorten words by creating contractions. Learn how to spot them!
Primary Games
Primary Games: Treasure Trove
This activity focuses on students understanding of contractions. Students read the word on the treasure chest, then select the correct contraction to open the treasure.
English Zone
English Zone: Contraction Quizzes
This collection of contraction quizzes allows students to respond and then view the correct answer.
English Zone
English zone.com: Contractions Practice #1 to Be Verb
Students type eight contractions made for the pronouns and "be" verbs provided. Then they can check their answers to see how many are correct.
English Zone
English zone.com: Contractions Practice #2
Students type eight contractions that are formed by combining a helping verb with the adverb "not." When finished, students can check their work to see how many answers are correct.
Quia
Quia: Contractions (Matching Game)
An interactive matching game which allows elementary students to connect phrases with their contracted form. Offers a few different games and includes graphics and motion.
Quia
Quia: Contractions (Concentration Game)
A similar interactive game for students dealing with contractions. Students must use their memory to find which contractions match with one another. Game includes graphics, motion, and scoring.
Quia
Quia: Contractions (Word Search Game)
An interactive game in which students must "find" the contractions embedded in a word search. Contractions may be found horizontally, vertically, diagonally, forwards or backwards.