Apostrophes aren't hard - made for mid ability SEN but works for all

This is a step-by-step explanation of how to use apostrophes. I work through it with them putting more examples on the white board and explaining as we go.

My Autistic students found that knowing the historical reason for why possessive apostrophes are used helped them see where to put them. Others found the idea of just adding 's worked best for them.

It helps if they have a good understanding of plurals generally first.

We used this with year 8 all the way through to Sixth Form. Some of our staff even found it useful (we had a few ‘oooh oh I see’ moments!)

Worked well with ours for revising for GCSE exams. Made a good starter for revision but I often use for a whole lesson with lots of examples and practising as a group.