• Quick retrieval from earlier learning (Pronoun or noun? Make it clear who is meant; Pronouns). Students answer on mini whiteboards.
• Show answers together and note who needs support in the main task.

1. Grandpa and Dad fixed the shed, and then he made tea. Why is this sentence unclear? (We can't tell who made the tea. / It has two verbs. / It needs more adjectives. / It should say 'shed's'.) → We can't tell who made the tea.Prompt: Find each pronoun (he, she, it, her, they).
2. Choose the pronoun that fits. My dad and I went fishing. ___ caught three fish. (Us / He / They / We) → WePrompt: Who or what is the gap talking about?
3. Which version is clearest and reads best? (They built it. They tested it on it, and it floated! / Leo and Omar built a raft. He tested them on the pond, and they floated! / Leo and Omar built a raft. Leo and Omar tested the raft on the pond, and the raft floated! / Leo and Omar built a raft. They tested it on the pond, and it floated!) → Leo and Omar built a raft. They tested it on the pond, and it floated!Prompt: Repeating the same noun again and again sounds clumsy.

• Show a sentence with the grammar point used wrongly and ask what sounds odd.
• Share the objective: I or me? Sam and I, Sam and me. Read the success criteria together.

• Work through the example out loud, saying why you do each step, not just what you do.
• Example: Choose the correct pronoun. Omar and ___ built the model together.
• Step 1: Use I/he/she/we as the subject; use me/him/her/us as the object or after a preposition.
• Step 2: Put it back into the sentence and read it aloud: "Omar and I built the model together."
• Step 3: So the answer is: I
• Answer: I
• Pause after each step and ask a student to say what comes next.

• Do these together. Students try each step on whiteboards before you reveal it.
• Use the hints as prompts rather than giving the answer.

1. Choose the correct pronoun. Grandma sent a card to my brother and ___. (me / I) → mePrompt: Cover up the other person's name and read the sentence with just the pronoun.
2. Which sentence uses Standard English? (Gran made pancakes for Leo and myself. / Gran made pancakes for Leo and I. / Gran made pancakes for Leo and me. / Gran made pancakes for I and Leo.) → Gran made pancakes for Leo and me.Prompt: Try each sentence with only the pronoun: 'I baked a cake' or 'me baked a cake'?

• Students work on the student sheet. Circulate and check the first two answers of every student early.
• Students who finish: write a question of their own for a partner, with the answer.

The 6 questions are on the student sheet below, with answers in the key.

• Two questions on their own. Sort answers into got it / nearly / not yet to plan the next lesson.

1. Which sentence uses Standard English? (The letter was addressed to Ana and I. / The letter was addressed to Ana and myself. / The letter was addressed to I and Ana. / The letter was addressed to Ana and me.) → The letter was addressed to Ana and me.Prompt: Try each sentence with only the pronoun: 'I baked a cake' or 'me baked a cake'?
2. Choose the correct pronoun. Ana and ___ are best friends. (I / me) → IPrompt: Cover up the other person's name and read the sentence with just the pronoun.

Free online practice with hints and printable worksheets for this skill: eurekami.com/english/grade-5.