Reflexive Pronouns and each other

• Engels
• Voortgezet speciaal onderwijs
• Leerroute 3

Reflexive Pronouns: Spot the Differences

They talked among themselfs

They talked among themselves. 

Toby the dog gets the food himself.

Toby the dog gets the food itself.

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson you will be able to differentiate reflexive pronouns from each other.

You will know when and how to use "each other"

Introduce the learning objective and explain the importance of identifying reflexive pronouns.

What do you already know about reflexive pronouns?

What are Pronouns?

Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns in a sentence. They make sentences shorter and less repetitive.

Review what pronouns are and provide examples.

What are Reflexive Pronouns?

Reflexive pronouns are pronouns that refer to the subject of the sentence and are used when the subject and object are the same person or thing.

Define reflexive pronouns and provide examples.

Identifying Reflexive Pronouns

To identify reflexive pronouns, look for the words 'myself', 'yourself', 'himself', 'herself', 'itself', 'ourselves', 'yourselves', and 'themselves'.

Explain how to identify reflexive pronouns and provide examples.

Practice: Reflexive Pronouns

Spot the reflexive pronouns in the following sentence: 

'I taught myself how to play the guitar.'

Provide a sentence with a reflexive pronoun and have students identify it.

Welke reflexive pronoun staat in het enkelvoud?

1. himself
2. themselves

Reflexive pronouns refer to ....

1. The verb (ww) of the sentence
2. The subject of the sentence

Reflexive pronoun:
I wrote this poem ___

1. myself
2. yourself
3. herself
4. itself

Reflexive pronoun:
My mother often talks to ___

1. myself
2. yourself
3. herself
4. itself

Reflexive pronoun:
Alice and Doris collected the stickers ___

1. ourselves
2. themselves
3. ourself
4. themself

Welk van de onderstaande woorden zijn 'reflexive pronouns'?

1. myself, herself, themselves
2. my, her, their
3. each other, one another
4. myself, their, each other

Wat is de 'reflexive pronouns'?
They collected the stickers ___

Wat is de 'reflexive pronouns'?
He saw ..... in the mirror.

Wat is de 'reflexive pronouns'?
My phone charges ........ when it's sunny.

I understand reflexive pronouns.

1. Yes!
2. No, not yet.
3. I need a bit more practice.

When do you use "each other"
Answer in English or Dutch.

Form a sentence with 'each other'.

They call (elkaar) every day.

They really like......

1. themselves
2. themselfs
3. each other
4. eachother

John and Ella have recently started talking to.....

1. each other
2. eachother
3. themselves
4. himself

Write down 2 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.