Introducing Contractions Introducing Contractions defines contractions and supports the concept by offering several examples of how contractions are used in spoken and written language. The video imagery, supported by the voice-over, creates a platform that illustrates how contractions are formed from two words, crossing out letters to be replaced by the apostrophe. Introducing Contractions sets the stage for continued contraction practice and concept development in Understanding and Using Contractions. I’ve created an entire series of teaching videos to explain the components of English Language Arts in a way that connects them to each other and to real world reading, speaking, and writing. The links for the videos in order are below. Please look for my other videos and share them with others that may find them helpful. Nouns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJNNIXo9Dvw&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=1 Abstract Nouns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=napjJd6U4OU&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=3&t=0s Nouns and Verbs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAlqRDa7RvU&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=3 Verbs “Action” : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvMFQoOk4To&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=4 Mental Action Verbs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pmsl6bA86I&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=5 Proper Nouns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuuyewH_cpI&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=6 Adjectives: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GNQKah1ESY&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=7 Identifying Adjectives: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuzG-HIIbXI&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=8 Adverbs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRTCQTHZsVc&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=9 Pronouns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYWAzeuFYa8&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=10 Personal Pronouns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3urHChNzFk&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=11 Pronouns and Antecedents: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfJ2q8LN4jo&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=12 Subject Pronouns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ1Ix9ZYTIo&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=13 Linking Verbs and Action Verbs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzW52I–jBw&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=14 Good or Well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2Qb83FYPBo&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=15 Subjects and Predicates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6thm0FCDGL4&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=16 Helping Verbs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqIduVTYirA&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=17 Helping Verbs Advanced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLy_pgqGMJ8&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=18 Subjects and Predicates 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHwBbSEZHbc&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=19 Contractions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEGPVtxesjM&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=20 Understanding Contractions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrdznzrjiF8&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=21 Contractions Practice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04jOKuZG7xs&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=22 Compound Words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qbaY9BhC6w&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=23 Indirect Objects: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qo9H9jbdOQ&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=24 Direct Objects: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1kfd480i3E&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=25 Understanding Prepositional Phrases: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdPlprvTADY&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=26 Coordinating Conjunctions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9F_wwSC-jI&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=27