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This is a lesson I like to teach to
reinforce the use of pronouns in a sentence. So a pronoun replaces the
proper name. So what this is going to focus on is the use of he, she, and they. So this lesson would work for anyone ages 3 to maybe 5. And what we're going to do is we're going to start in a group of students and use my chair. And I'm going to ask for a volunteer, a helper to come and sit in my chair. So one of my students will walk up and they'll sit down. And we'll all be watching because we don't know what's happening. And I'll ask the question, "Who is sitting in my chair?" And the kids, they're going to think it's hilarious because I already know that student. But, they're going to say "Sarah is sitting in the chair." And I'm going to be like yes she is sitting in the chair.
And then I'm going to say, "Ok, thank you. Can you go sit down?" And I'll have another helper come and we'll try this again. And hopefully this time, I get a boy to help me. And he will come and sit in the chair. And I will say again to my students, "Who is sitting in my chair?" And then they'll say, "Well, Hank is sitting in your chair." And I'll be like yes, he is sitting in my chair. Can you say that with me? And then they
will say, "He is sitting in the chair." And so we'll go through the whole class.
And it might take a little while, because I want to spend a lot of time practicing
using he and she, instead of their names. By the time we go through the whole
class, they usually catch on to my game. And instead of saying the name, they
replace with the pronoun he or she. Now, here's the fun part. If they're very good at he and she already, I put many chairs together and I put 3 or 4
students on it and we practice using they. So I'll put the students on the chair, and I will say, "Who is sitting on my chairs?" And then they're stumped because they want to list all the names. And it's okay. Let them. We're learning how to replace names with the pronoun "they".
So they'll list the names, and I'll say
you know what's easier? Just say "they" are sitting in the chairs. And so they'll copy me and we'll do that three or four times to practice. The reason I like this lesson is because my kids are actively getting up and moving and saying all these words to practice replacing the proper names with the pronoun, he, she or they.
