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English lesson plan · 4th grade (Year 5 in England) · 30 minutes

Relative pronouns (who, which, that, whose, where)

Grammar

CCSS L.4.1.AEngland: Y5 GPS (relative pronouns)England: KS2 SATs GPS

Objective and success criteria

Students will: Relative pronouns (who, which, that, whose, where).

  • I can answer questions on today's skill on my own, without help.
  • I can explain each step and say why it works.
  • I can check my answer and spot a mistake.

Before and after

Needs first: Pronouns

Leads to: Relative clauses

Materials: Sentence strips, Highlighters, Mini whiteboards, Mini whiteboards, A short model text on the board, Printed student sheet (below).

Warm-up · 4 min

  • Quick retrieval from earlier learning (Pronouns). Students answer on mini whiteboards.
  • Show answers together and note who needs support in the main task.
  1. Choose the pronoun that fits. The tree is very old. ___ is two hundred years old. (They / He / It / She) → ItPrompt: Who or what is the gap talking about?
  2. Choose the pronoun that fits. Can you help ___? We are lost. (us / we / them / they) → usPrompt: Who or what is the gap talking about?
  3. Choose the pronoun that fits. The ball rolled away. ___ went under a car. (They / It / She / He) → ItPrompt: Who or what is the gap talking about?

Hook · 3 min

  • Show a sentence with the grammar point used wrongly and ask what sounds odd.
  • Share the objective: Relative pronouns (who, which, that, whose, where). Read the success criteria together.

I do: model it · 7 min

  • Work through the example out loud, saying why you do each step, not just what you do.
  • Example: Choose the relative pronoun. The girl ___ won the race is my friend.
  • Step 1: Relative pronouns start a clause that tells us more about a noun.
  • Step 2: It refers to a person, so we use 'who'.
  • Step 3: Put it back into the sentence and read it aloud: "The girl who won the race is my friend."
  • Step 4: So the answer is: who
  • Answer: who
  • Pause after each step and ask a student to say what comes next.

We do: guided practice · 6 min

  • 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 relative pronoun. The cake ___ Dad made was delicious. (whose / where / who / which) → whichPrompt: What does the pronoun refer back to: a person, a thing, a place, or something belonging to someone?
  2. Choose the relative pronoun. The film, ___ lasted three hours, was boring. (where / which / who / whose) → whichPrompt: What does the pronoun refer back to: a person, a thing, a place, or something belonging to someone?

You do: independent practice · 7 min

  • 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.

Exit ticket · 3 min

  • Two questions on their own. Sort answers into got it / nearly / not yet to plan the next lesson.
  1. Choose the relative pronoun. The doctor ___ helped us was kind. (whose / where / which / who) → whoPrompt: What does the pronoun refer back to: a person, a thing, a place, or something belonging to someone?
  2. Choose the relative pronoun. The keys ___ you lost are on the table. (whose / who / where / that) → thatPrompt: What does the pronoun refer back to: a person, a thing, a place, or something belonging to someone?

Watch out for

  • Naming the feature but not using it in their own sentences.
  • Thinking a sentence is right because it sounds right when spoken casually.

Support and stretch

Support

  • Review first: Pronouns.
  • Use concrete materials: sentence strips.
  • Give the first step of each question, or a partly worked example to finish.
  • Pair with a confident partner for the guided practice.

Stretch

  • Move on to: Relative clauses.
  • Explain a common mistake in writing and how to fix it.
  • Write a word problem that uses today's skill, then solve a partner's.

Homework and more practice

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Relative pronouns (who, which, that, whose, where)

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  1. Question 1

    Choose the relative pronoun. This is the park ___ we play football.

    • A. whose
    • B. who
    • C. which
    • D. where

  2. Question 2

    Choose the relative pronoun. My aunt, ___ car is bright yellow, picked us up.

    • A. whose
    • B. which
    • C. who
    • D. where

  3. Question 3

    Choose the relative pronoun. That is the boy ___ dog bit me!

    • A. whose
    • B. which
    • C. where
    • D. who

  4. Question 4

    Choose the relative pronoun. I like books ___ make me laugh.

    • A. whose
    • B. where
    • C. who
    • D. that

  5. Question 5

    Choose the relative pronoun. The film, ___ lasted three hours, was boring.

    • A. whose
    • B. who
    • C. which
    • D. where

  6. Question 6

    Choose the relative pronoun. The doctor ___ helped us was kind.

    • A. which
    • B. whose
    • C. who
    • D. where

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Answer key: Relative pronouns (who, which, that, whose, where)

  1. 1. D. where

  2. 2. A. whose

  3. 3. A. whose

  4. 4. D. that

  5. 5. C. which

  6. 6. C. who