Your or You’re? There, Their, or They’re?

Dear Educators:

Grammar can be a difficult concept for students in your classroom to understand, especially the differences of when to use the following terms; your, you’re, there, their, and they’re. After reading this book, students will compare and contrast the differences between each term and understand when to use the proper forms not only inside of the classroom but outside of the classroom as well. This is a critical topic in grammar that students and some adults still have difficulty understanding. However, this engaging text can draw students attention to the topic and grant them a better understanding of when to use each form of the word.

This Lesson Includes:

Two informational videos with catchy songs, discussion questions, and homework assignment/review assignment that can be utilized in the classroom!

Learning Objectives:

After this lesson, students will:

• Understand the difference between when to use each form of your/you’re as well as there/their/they’re
• Analyze a given sentence and determine which form of grammar to use in a sentence

Your and You’re Rap Video!

There, Their, They’re Rap Video!

Your or You’re?

There, Their, or They’re?

By. Ashley Butcher

Your or You’re? There, Their, or They’re? The dilemma with this topic comes up everywhere!

How does one know which form of the word to use? Well, there are rules that I am going to introduce!

Your is used when something belongs to you, just like a basketball in your backyard or your stinky shoe!

But you’re is used as a way to say “you are”, like when you say “Mom you’re going to drive the car!”

 There is used when going to a place, “Scott is going there, a beautiful park, to race!”

When someone says their, that is used to show possession of something

Just as when Melissa says this is their friends toy she was able to bring!

The last word that we have is they’re, which is used in short for “they are”

The teacher noticed her students, that they’re working really hard and have come so far!

Sometimes it can be tricky to know the difference of when to use each word

But by practicing and working hard, It can easily be learned!

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Your and You’re, There, Their, and They’re, these words are used in life everyday and everywhere!

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1.When do we use the word your?

2. When do we use the word you’re?

3. When do we use the word there?

4. When do we use the word their?

5. When do we use the word they’re?

ASSIGNMENT THAT CAN BE USED WITH STUDENTS

**have students decide which form of the word fits best in each sentence**

1. Sally is going ______ for her birthday party (there/their/they’re)

2. _____ going to Michael’s school play with Sally? (your/you’re)

3. Is mom going to get that as ______ holiday present next week? (your/you’re)

4. That is ______ toy and we should not take It without asking! (there/their/they’re)

5. Are you sure _______ going to the Pizza place at 8:00? (there/their/they’re)

ASSIGNMENT ANSWER KEY

1. Sally is going there for her birthday party (there/their/they’re)

2. You’re going to Michael’s school play with Sally? (your/you’re)

3. Is mom going to get that as your holiday present next week? (your/you’re)

4. That is their toy and we should not take It without asking! (there/their/they’re)

5. Are you sure they’re going to the Pizza place at 8:00? (there/their/they’re)