I'm going to let you in on a two little secrets that I use to teach pronouns as a sort of Christmas present....
1) For she/he: I usually tell my students that "hers" and "his" are dead...not an option....not a choice. It is a little bit harsh, but I have found that my students will always use these two words if I don't place heavy emphasis on not using those words.
2) I use the Pronoun Parade deck from Super Duper to drill my older students. We've turned it into a competition of sorts....whoever says the correct pronoun the fastest and in a complete sentence earns the card. They obviously want to earn the most cards so it's a great motivating tool. It usually takes about three minutes for us to go through all of the cards.
I love this card deck as it's a versatile tool. I use it for describing images, who questions, and formulating sentences.
Now, I have another idea for teaching pronouns that I will share with you in my next post.
I have found that any kind of race between my students motivates them a great deal. :) For pronouns, I have card decks from Super Duper as well as materials I've created just to switch it up for different themes and whatnot.
ReplyDeleteI don't usually try competitions between my students as they can get a little snappy with each other. It works for pronouns though. :)
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