Classroom Surgery

I recently purchased a fun activity on TPT. Last week I pulled out that activity and transformed our classroom into a room for surgery.  We performed surgery on our spelling words. They were contractions. We had to use the two words that each contraction was formed from and then we cut out the extra letter(s) that needed to come out to make the contraction. We then put a Band-aid (apostrophe) where the missing parts had come out.  When I can find a way to add a spark of fun to the curriculum, I always say yes.

 Surgery prep done....waiting for the surgeons to arrive.

 Getting started.

 Stitching things up.

 So much concentration.

Contractions are serious work.