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Apostrophes of Possession Teaching Presentation

Updated: 01 Aug 2022

Teach your students to use the correct forms of possessive nouns with an interactive teaching presentation.

Editable: PowerPoint, Google Slides
Pages: 1 Page
Years: 3 - 5

Curriculum

VC2E5LA09

Understand how to use commas to indicate prepositional phrases, and how to use apostrophes where there is multiple possession in regular and irregular nouns <ul> <li>learning that in Standard Australian English, regular plural nouns ending in ‘s’ form the possessive by adding just the apostrophe, for example ‘the students’ classroom’</li> <li>learning that in Standard Australian English, for proper nouns the regular possessive form is always possible but a variant form without the second ‘s’ is sometimes found, for example ‘James’s house’ or ‘James’ house’</li> <li>learning that when there is more than one owner, the apostrophe is usually used for the last owner in the list, for example ‘the cat and kitten’s bowls’</li> <li>using commas to signal a prepositional phrase, for example ‘On Saturday, before it rained, we went to the beach.’</li> </ul>
VC2E3LA12

Understand that apostrophes signal missing letters in contractions, and how apostrophes are used to show singular and plural possession in regular and irregular nouns <ul> <li>using apostrophes to create contractions; for example, ‘do not’ becomes ‘don’t’, ‘will not’ becomes ‘won’t’ and ‘of the clock’ becomes ‘o’clock’</li> <li>using apostrophes to show singular possession, for example ‘my friend’s book’ and ‘the princess’s shoe’</li> <li>using apostrophes to show plural possession, for example ‘the bees’ hive’ and ‘the princesses’ shoes’</li> <li>using apostrophes to show plural possessions in irregular nouns, for example ‘the children’s shoes’ and ‘the mice’s cheese’</li> </ul>

teaching resource

Apostrophes of Possession Teaching Presentation

Updated: 01 Aug 2022

Teach your students to use the correct forms of possessive nouns with an interactive teaching presentation.

Editable: PowerPoint, Google Slides
Pages: 1 Page
Years: 3 - 5

Teach your students to use the correct forms of possessive nouns with an interactive teaching presentation.

Teaching Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns Is Tough!

Teaching students the rules of possessive nouns can be a daunting task. Students are often confused about where to place the apostrophe of possession! This engaging and interactive presentation simplifies this tough grammar topic. It aims to teach students how to use apostrophes to show possession with both singular and plural nous.

Inside this teaching presentation, you’ll find seventeen slides packed with instructional information, images and examples to help your students use apostrophes of possession correctly. It will guide your students through the following content:

what a possessive noun is
what a possessive noun does
when and where to use the apostrophe of possession in both singular and plural nouns.

With helpful images, clear examples and interactive slides, this lesson will simplify a difficult topic while teaching students how to use possessives with confidence.

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Curriculum

VC2E5LA09

Understand how to use commas to indicate prepositional phrases, and how to use apostrophes where there is multiple possession in regular and irregular nouns <ul> <li>learning that in Standard Australian English, regular plural nouns ending in ‘s’ form the possessive by adding just the apostrophe, for example ‘the students’ classroom’</li> <li>learning that in Standard Australian English, for proper nouns the regular possessive form is always possible but a variant form without the second ‘s’ is sometimes found, for example ‘James’s house’ or ‘James’ house’</li> <li>learning that when there is more than one owner, the apostrophe is usually used for the last owner in the list, for example ‘the cat and kitten’s bowls’</li> <li>using commas to signal a prepositional phrase, for example ‘On Saturday, before it rained, we went to the beach.’</li> </ul>
VC2E3LA12

Understand that apostrophes signal missing letters in contractions, and how apostrophes are used to show singular and plural possession in regular and irregular nouns <ul> <li>using apostrophes to create contractions; for example, ‘do not’ becomes ‘don’t’, ‘will not’ becomes ‘won’t’ and ‘of the clock’ becomes ‘o’clock’</li> <li>using apostrophes to show singular possession, for example ‘my friend’s book’ and ‘the princess’s shoe’</li> <li>using apostrophes to show plural possession, for example ‘the bees’ hive’ and ‘the princesses’ shoes’</li> <li>using apostrophes to show plural possessions in irregular nouns, for example ‘the children’s shoes’ and ‘the mice’s cheese’</li> </ul>

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