• 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? (It has two verbs. / We can't tell who made the tea. / It should say 'shed's'. / It needs more adjectives.) → We can't tell who made the tea.Prompt: Find each pronoun (he, she, it, her, they).
2. Choose the pronoun that fits. Jack is my friend. I play with ___ every day. (them / he / him / her) → himPrompt: Who or what is the gap talking about?
3. Which version is clearest and reads best? (Mia found a shell. It washed her and put her on its shelf. / Mia found a shell. Mia washed the shell and Mia put the shell on Mia's shelf. / She found it. She washed it and put it on her shelf. / Mia found a shell. She washed it and put it on her shelf.) → Mia found a shell. She washed it and put it on her shelf.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. Zara and ___ walked home together. (she / her) → shePrompt: Cover up the other person's name and read the sentence with just the pronoun.
2. Which sentence uses Standard English? (Leo and myself baked a cake. / Leo and me baked a cake. / Me and Leo baked a cake. / Leo and I baked a cake.) → Leo and I baked a cake.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 8 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. Choose the correct pronoun. The coach chose Priya and ___ for the team. (I / me) → mePrompt: Cover up the other person's name and read the sentence with just the pronoun.
2. Which sentence uses Standard English? (Her and me are on the same team. / She and I are on the same team. / Her and I are on the same team. / Me and her are on the same team.) → She and I are on the same team.Prompt: Try each sentence with only the pronoun: 'I baked a cake' or 'me baked a cake'?

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