This is a fun and colorful way to practice contraction words. First we brainstormed and listed contraction words and the words that they were made from. This list was posted during the independent work time in which the students made the contraction flower pictures. The children cut out flower shapes as well as leaf shapes. The rectangle stems were pre-cut. After gluing down the pieces the students wrote the contraction word on the flower, and the two words that made the contractions on the leaves. Last, they used crayons to add details like grass, etc. to the picture. The children were encouraged to make a contraction flower garden on both sides of the paper if they had time.