This is the first workbook that will introduce and help kids practice contractions. A contraction is when we take two words and make them shorter by putting them together. We do this by dropping some letters and adding an apostrophe (') where the letters are missing. For example, if we have "do not," we can make it shorter by dropping the "o" in "not" and adding an apostrophe to make "don't." Another example is "I am," which becomes "I'm" when we drop the "a" and add an apostrophe. Contractions help us speak and write more quickly and easily!

The L.2.2.c standard in the English Common Core is a crucial part of the second graders' language acquisition regimen. It focuses on the use of apostrophes in contractions and common possessives.