Surgery Prep Teacher Guide Surgery Prep Guide
Lesson: Contraction Surgery | Grade 2
Learning Objective
Students will be able to identify the two root words that form common contractions and understand that an apostrophe represents missing letters.
Surgical Supplies
Scissors (Surgical Shears)
Tape or Glue (Stitches)
Word Pair Strips (Patients)
Apostrophe Band-Aids
Video: Contractions Practice in English
Operating Procedure (Lesson Plan)
1
Pre-Op Warm-up (5 min)
Write "I am" on the board. Erase the 'a', push the words together, and draw an apostrophe. Ask students what they noticed. Introduce the "Contraction Clinic" theme.
2
Medical Training Video (10 min)
Watch the video and PAUSE at these specific timestamps for student interaction:
1:15: Ask for root words of "didn't".
2:10: Predict the words behind "she's".
3:10: Identify words to combine in sentence.
4:18 & 5:00: Identify contraction opportunities.
3
Contraction Surgery (20 min)
Students receive "Patient Strips".
Read the two words.
"Amputate" (cut out) the letters that don't belong in the contraction.
"Stitch" (tape) the remaining pieces together.
Apply an "Apostrophe Band-Aid" over the scar.
4
Recovery Room Closure (5 min)
Students share their repaired words and use one in a spoken sentence to the class.
Surgeon's Vocabulary
Contraction
Two words shortened into one.
Apostrophe
The mark that replaces missing letters.
Eliminate
To remove or cross out a letter.
Contraction Surgery Slideshow Presentation Contraction Surgery
Welcome to the Contraction Clinic!
Scrub In!
Pre-Op Checkup
Watch what happens on the whiteboard...
I am
I'm
"What happened to the letter 'a'?"
Medical Training Film
EYES ON SCREEN
Embedded media
? Pause & Guess at 1:15 & 2:10
Surgical Procedure
1
Identify the patient. Read the two words on your strip.
2
Amputate! Use your shears to cut out the letters we don't need.
3
Stitch it up. Tape the pieces back together to form one word.
4
Apply Band-Aid. Place an Apostrophe over the scar.
did n o t
did'nt
Successful Operation!
Recovery Room
Share your repaired word with the class and use it in a sentence!
"I didn't forget to wash my hands!"
Surgery Patient Word Strips Surgery Patients (Word Strips)
Instructions: Cut along solid lines to create patient strips. Students cut out letters to form contractions.
Preparation Needed
Print 1 sheet per 2-3 students
did
o
not
Patient #001 Cut out the dotted box • Tape remaining words • Apply Band-Aid
she
i
is
Patient #002 Cut out the dotted box • Tape remaining words • Apply Band-Aid
could
o
not
Patient #003 Cut out the dotted box • Tape remaining words • Apply Band-Aid
I
a
am
Patient #004 Cut out the dotted box • Tape remaining words • Apply Band-Aid
I
wi
will
Patient #005 Special Surgery: Cut out BOTH letters!
they
a
are
Patient #006 Cut out the dotted box • Tape remaining words • Apply Band-Aid
Contraction Clinic • Surgical Department
Form Grade-2-CS-1
Apostrophe Band-Aids Resource Apostrophe Band-Aids
Print on sticker paper or cut and glue to cover your "surgical scars!"
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Teacher Tip:
If you don't have sticker paper, students can use glue sticks to attach these over the gap where they taped their word strips back together.