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English lesson plan · 2nd grade (Year 3 in England) · 45 minutes

Pronouns

Grammar

CCSS L.1.1.DCCSS L.2.1England: Y2 GPSEngland: Y3 GPS (pronouns to avoid repetition)

Objective and success criteria

Students will: Pronouns.

  • 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: Nouns and verbs

Leads to: Subject–verb agreement; Possessive pronouns and determiners; Relative pronouns (who, which, that, whose, where)

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

Warm-up · 5 min

  • Quick retrieval from earlier learning (Nouns and verbs). Students answer on mini whiteboards.
  • Show answers together and note who needs support in the main task.
  1. Which word is a noun (a person, place, animal or thing)? My brother kicked the ball hard. (ball / my / hard / kicked) → ballPrompt: Nouns name things. Can you put 'the' or 'a' in front of it?
  2. Which word is a verb (an action word)? Our teacher reads a story to us. (us / reads / teacher / story) → readsPrompt: A verb tells you what someone or something does.
  3. Which word fits the gap? Is the gap a noun or a verb? The ___ barked all night. (slowly / barked / loud / dog) → dogPrompt: Read the sentence and think: does the gap need a thing or an action?

Hook · 5 min

  • Show a sentence with the grammar point used wrongly and ask what sounds odd.
  • Share the objective: Pronouns. Read the success criteria together.

I do: model it · 10 min

  • Work through the example out loud, saying why you do each step, not just what you do.
  • Example: Choose the pronoun that fits. The tree is very old. ___ is two hundred years old.
  • Step 1: A pronoun takes the place of a noun so we do not repeat it.
  • Step 2: The noun is one thing or animal, so we use 'It'.
  • Step 3: Put it back into the sentence and read it aloud: "The tree is very old. It is two hundred years old."
  • Step 4: So the answer is: It
  • Answer: It
  • Pause after each step and ask a student to say what comes next.

We do: guided practice · 10 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 pronoun that fits. Can you help ___? We are lost. (we / us / them / they) → usPrompt: Who or what is the gap talking about?
  2. Choose the pronoun that fits. Max lost his hat. ___ looked everywhere for it. (They / She / We / He) → HePrompt: Who or what is the gap talking about?

You do: independent practice · 10 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 8 questions are on the student sheet below, with answers in the key.

Exit ticket · 5 min

  • Two questions on their own. Sort answers into got it / nearly / not yet to plan the next lesson.
  1. Choose the pronoun that fits. The cookies smell great. Can I eat one of ___? (they / it / us / them) → themPrompt: Who or what is the gap talking about?
  2. Choose the pronoun that fits. My dad and I went fishing. ___ caught three fish. (They / We / Us / He) → WePrompt: Who or what is the gap talking about?

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: Nouns and verbs.
  • 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: Subject–verb agreement; Possessive pronouns and determiners; Relative pronouns (who, which, that, whose, where).
  • 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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  1. Question 1

    Choose the pronoun that fits. Lucy has a kite. ___ flies it on windy days.

    • A. It
    • B. She
    • C. They
    • D. He

  2. Question 2

    Choose the pronoun that fits. The ducks swam to the edge. ___ wanted bread.

    • A. He
    • B. They
    • C. She
    • D. It

  3. Question 3

    Choose the pronoun that fits. The tree is very old. ___ is two hundred years old.

    • A. It
    • B. He
    • C. She
    • D. They

  4. Question 4

    Choose the pronoun that fits. Please give the book to Ana. Give it to ___.

    • A. him
    • B. they
    • C. she
    • D. her

  5. Question 5

    Choose the pronoun that fits. My dad and I went fishing. ___ caught three fish.

    • A. Us
    • B. We
    • C. He
    • D. They

  6. Question 6

    Choose the pronoun that fits. Max lost his hat. ___ looked everywhere for it.

    • A. They
    • B. He
    • C. We
    • D. She

  7. Question 7

    Choose the pronoun that fits. The cookies smell great. Can I eat one of ___?

    • A. us
    • B. they
    • C. them
    • D. it

  8. Question 8

    Choose the pronoun that fits. Jack is my friend. I play with ___ every day.

    • A. he
    • B. her
    • C. them
    • D. him

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Answer key: Pronouns

  1. 1. B. She

  2. 2. B. They

  3. 3. A. It

  4. 4. D. her

  5. 5. B. We

  6. 6. B. He

  7. 7. C. them

  8. 8. D. him