Possessive Pronouns

Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling

• Have the students come to a gathering area and each place something that belongs to them into a box or bag.
• Choose an item and say, "Whose book is this? It's not mine. It's hers."
• Ask a student to pull something from the bag or box, using the possessive pronoun to ask questions or make statements. For example, she can say, "Is this her eraser? No, it is mine."
• Continue with other students for four or five turns.

Guided practise

• Ask students to choose an object in the classroom and use a possessive pronoun in a statement or question, e.g. "Is that your desk or is it hers? (while pointing to the person at the desk)"
• Remind students that it is the desk of that girl (her).
• Have students each write five questions and statements using possessive pronouns.

Independent working time

• Ask students to complete the Possessive Pronouns worksheet.