Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Pronoun Flowers - A Pronoun Activity

Hey y'all!

My kiddos were learning ALL about pronouns for the last 3 weeks - regular pronouns and possessive pronouns alike. But, I wanted to make sure they understood pronouns in general.

So, we made "Pronoun Flowers." Kelley from Teacher Idea Factory originally came up with the idea of Pronoun Patch flowers, but I created my own template to go ahead and get copies of each of the parts - the center, the petals, the leaves, and the stems. We called ours Pronoun Flowers and decorated our portion of the hallway with them.

They turned out SO fantastic. The kiddos truly did learn a lot, too, and began to understand pronouns like pros. I had a few that struggled but once we reviewed the ideas behinds pronouns and why we use them, along with HOW we use them, they caught right on. I attribute the success of this mini-project to their success on their grammar test over pronouns! 
Our display in the hallway. 
The pronoun "them" - this kiddo got it! 
They struggled with the pronoun "it," but once we gave examples, they understood it! 
Another "it" example! 
I know we had the pronoun "them" up above, but my kiddos truly did struggle with "them." They wanted to include themselves, but little did they realize that it would make it "WE" or "US." Finally, they got it! Both students using them were able to provide great examples.
Finally, they loved the he/she/him/her pronouns the best. It was easiest for them and they were able to get these down quickly.

Overall, the activity was a success! I truly enjoyed it and I loved how bright and fun our hallway looked - we got lots of compliments on such a cute activity, so I thank Kelley for the FANTASTIC idea!!

Anything specific you use to teach pronouns?

9 comments:

  1. Those pronoun flowers are great. What a fun way to increase understanding!
    Cindy
    Granny Goes to School

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  2. I love this activity! And your flowers turned out great!
    Anytime we can mix learning with a fun craft, count me in! :)
    Sara
    Miss Elementary

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  3. OOOOoooh! Sara! That is a great idea. I really like it and such a great way to see if they understand the concept. Thanks for sharing.
    Em
    Curious Firsties

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  4. Great way to see if they understood the concept Are the templates available?

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    1. Hi Natasha!

      Thanks for the compliment! As for the template, I do have a template made, but do not have it available online. If you would like it, please e-mail me at ventrellasara@gmail.com and I'll send it over to ya! :)

      Sara

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  5. Hello! Do you have the template for this?

    Thanks!

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  6. I would absolutely love this template if it is available :)

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  7. kindly share the template if its available.Thanks.ruchvik@gmail.com

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