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      Submitted by beazer on 18 November, 2009 - 12:43

      Hello!

      I'm teaching a 10 year old girl (one to one)who needs to get the hang of possessive pronouns, but I can't find any useful material in any of the books I use. I've been over the basics with her but I want to reinforce the grammar with fun activities/games. Anyone got any ideas?

      Thanks,

       

      Bea

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      Heath
      Storytelling?
      Submitted on 19 November, 2009 - 02:39

       

      She might be a bit old for 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears', but it sounds like that would be a great story to tell, and follow up with discussions or creative story-telling.

      Initial story-telling:

      • "Father bear said, 'Who has been eating my soup?'"
      • "Mother bear said, 'Look, baby bear, someone is sleeping in your bed!"
      • Goldilocks didn't know it was his bed, and she said 'sorry' to baby bear.
      • etc. etc.

       

      Follow up discussion:

      • What would you do (at the beginning/end) if you were Goldlilocks?
      • What if you were the baby bear/the father bear?
      • Do you share with your brothers/sisters/friends?
      • etc.

       

      Creative story-telling:

      • Polite Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
        ("Excuse me baby bear, can I have some of your soup?")
      • Change the ending.
        ("Then father bear said, 'Baby Bear had no dinner because you ate his soup.'  Then father bear decided Goldilocks could be his son's dinner!"  :o )
      • Write a completely new story about sharing.
      • etc.

       

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      Duncan M
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      Great idea.
      Submitted on 19 November, 2009 - 18:58

      What a great idea. I'd never really thought of tying stories to specific language points. Are there any more you use for other grammatical areas?

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      jvl narasimha rao
      A creative teacher.
      Submitted on 20 November, 2009 - 16:48

      Dear mr Heath,

      It is really great that you are able to weave a story for teaching possessive pronouns. I thought of an idea but I couldn't have any. Your idea is so creative that even Duncan m couldn't help complimenting you. I think that narrative is the best pedagogic tool for teaching anything because language exists only in the form of discourses. A discourse is an inter connected speech or writing. I think a narrative is the best discourse since it incorporates/accommodates all other discourses such as dialogue, conversation, question, tag,d irect speech, a damn, curse, rhyme-what not everything.You have proved that even possessive pronouns can be taught using a narrative(story).You are really a creative teacher. I am really proud of you.

      yours sincerely,

      JVL NARASIMHA RAO

       

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      edaozkan
      It is really very imprtant to
      Submitted on 21 November, 2009 - 20:44

      It is really very important to create a context for every unique grammar topic. They make a sense between sentences and of course this makes them aware of the rules by acquiring them. For a 10- year old child, I may prefer the Fairyland book, which includes everything that a child need while learning. 

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      swiffin
      possessive pronouns and possessive adjectives
      Submitted on 22 November, 2009 - 16:31

      I liked Heath's activity but it is practising possessive adjectives rather than possessive pronouns. If Bea really wants pronouns rather than adjectives, then the Jazz Chants are quite good. "What's mine is mine" looks at pronouns.

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      Heath
      Oops. So it is.
      Submitted on 26 November, 2009 - 01:33

      Oops, I should've taken a moment to think about that.

      Hmm, I wonder if the story can be adapted to possessive pronouns without sounding too unnatural... "What are you doing?  That bed's mine."  Probably not.  Three little pigs?  "Can I come into your house?  Mine was made of straw, and the wolf blew it down.  Yours is made of wood.  It looks much safer."  Sounds a bit unnatural too.  Anyone got any suggestions for a suitable short story?

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      lilitmv4
      While learning Possessive
      Submitted on 27 January, 2012 - 19:41

      While learning Possessive pronouns use more fun and games. Write a category on the chalkboard, such as Things that are red. Challenge pupils to name objects in the classroom that are red, using possessive pronouns in their answers ( her blouse, my book, his shoes). Pupils can work in pairs, in groups, singly, or the game can be played by two teams. Each team thinks of categories and then challenges the other team to find examples in the classroom.Teams score points for naming objects and using possessive pronouns correctly. It's a great interactive learning!