Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
2.23.E
spell simple contractions (e.g., isn't, aren't, can't); and
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
2.2.C
demonstrate and apply spelling knowledge by:
spelling one-syllable and multisyllabic words with closed syllables; open syllables; VCe syllables; vowel teams, including digraphs and diphthongs; r-controlled syllables; and final stable syllables;
spelling words with silent letters such as knife and gnat;
spelling compound words, contractions, and common abbreviations;
spelling multisyllabic words with multiple sound-spelling patterns;
spelling words using knowledge of syllable division patterns, including words with double consonants in the middle of the word; and
spelling words with prefixes, including un-, re-, and dis-, and inflectional endings, including -s, -es, -ed, -ing, -er, and -est;
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
2.11.D
edit drafts using standard English conventions, including:
complete sentences with subject-verb agreement;
past, present, and future verb tense;
singular, plural, common, and proper nouns;
adjectives, including articles;
adverbs that convey time and adverbs that convey place;
prepositions and prepositional phrases;
pronouns, including subjective, objective, and possessive cases;
coordinating conjunctions to form compound subjects, predicates, and sentences;
capitalization of months, days of the week, and the salutation and conclusion of a letter;
end punctuation, apostrophes in contractions, and commas with items in a series and in dates; and
correct spelling of words with grade-appropriate orthographic patterns and rules and high-frequency words;
Florida - Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking:
ELA.2.C.3.1
Follow the rules of standard English grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling appropriate to grade level.
2nd Grade Writing - Contractions Lesson
CONTRACTIONS: words that are made from combining two words into one.
When contractions are formed, a letter or letters disappear.
The missing letters are replaced by an apostrophe.