Plurals: Regular and Irregular (Rules, Guidelines and Exceptions to the Rules)

Creating plurals can be very confusing as there are many rules/guidelines, exceptions, and of course, irregulars.  My aim is to teach students regular and irregular plurals while injecting fun into the lessons.  We will explore and practice regular plurals looking at words that just need an 's', and words the need an 'es', learning to look for the endings of ch, sh, s, and x.  Irregular plurals that need letter changes (y to i, and f to v) will be examined as well.  Words that end in 'o', words that change, and words that don't change at all will all be looked at in this course.  Activities and games to practice what is taught will be used to help solidify the concepts as well as bring fun to learning.

Students can join at anytime as this is an ongoing course and each lesson can stand alone.   We will work our way through each lesson and once the cycle is done it begins again, ensuring that no matter when your student joins they will go through each lesson if they remain enrolled for at least 7 weeks.

Here are the lesson topics followed by a tentative schedule:
Regular Plurals -  When to add an 's' and when to add an 'es'.
Regular Plurals - Adding 'es' to words ending is 's', 'x', 'ch' and 'sh'.
Irregular Plurals - Changing y to i and adding 'es'.
Irregular Plurals - Changing f to v and adding 'es'.
Irregular Plurals - Words that change.
Irregular Plurals - Words that don't change.
Irregular Plurals - Words that end in 'o'.


Tentative schedule (schedule is subject to change by the teacher).

Week of May 5:  Irregular Plurals - Changing f to v and adding 'es'.
Week of May 12:  Irregular Plurals - Words that change.
Week of May 19:  Irregular Plurals - Words that don't change.
Week of May 26:  Irregular Plurals - Words that end in 'o'.
Week of Jun. 2 :  Regular Plurals -  When to add an 's' and when to add an 'es'.
Week of Jun. 9:  Regular Plurals - Adding 'es' to words ending is 's', 'x', 'ch' and 'sh'.
Week of Jun. 16:  Irregular Plurals - Changing y to i and adding 'es'.
Week of Jun. 23:  Irregular Plurals - Changing f to v and adding 'es'.
Week of Jun. 30:  Irregular Plurals - Words that change.
Week of July 7:  Irregular Plurals - Words that don't change.
Week of July 14:  Irregular Plurals - Words that end in 'o'.
Week of July 21 :  Regular Plurals -  When to add an 's' and when to add an 'es'.
Week of July 28:  Regular Plurals - Adding 'es' to words ending is 's', 'x', 'ch' and 'sh'.
Week of Aug. 4:  Irregular Plurals - Changing y to i and adding 'es'.
Week of Aug. 11:  Irregular Plurals - Changing f to v and adding 'es'.
Week of Aug. 18:  Irregular Plurals - Words that change.
Week of Aug. 25:  Irregular Plurals - Words that don't change.

*Please note:  There may be a week or two in August that I may take off for a summer break with my family.  If this happens, I will adjust the schedule, taking out the week or two that I will not be teaching, and adjusting the lessons so that none are missed.

Week of Sept. 1:  Irregular Plurals - Words that end in 'o'.
Week of Sept. 8:  Regular Plurals -  When to add an 's' and when to add an 'es'.
Week of Sept. 15:  Regular Plurals - Adding 'es' to words ending is 's', 'x', 'ch' and 'sh'.
Week of Sept. 22:  Irregular Plurals - Changing y to i and adding 'es'.
Week of Sept. 29:  Irregular Plurals - Changing f to v and adding 'es'.
Week of Oct. 6:  Irregular Plurals - Words that change.
Week of Oct. 13:  Irregular Plurals - Words that don't change.
Week of Oct. 20:  Irregular Plurals - Words that end in 'o'.
Week of Oct. 27 :  Regular Plurals -  When to add an 's' and when to add an 'es'.
Week of Nov. 3:  Regular Plurals - Adding 'es' to words ending is 's', 'x', 'ch' and 'sh'.
Week of Nov. 10:  Irregular Plurals - Changing y to i and adding 'es'.
Week of Nov. 17:  Irregular Plurals - Changing f to v and adding 'es'.
Week of Nov. 24:  Irregular Plurals - Words that change.
Week of Dec. 1:  Irregular Plurals - Words that don't change.
Week of Dec. 8:  Irregular Plurals - Words that end in 'o'.
Week of Dec. 15:  Regular Plurals -  When to add an 's' and when to add an 'es'.

*Please note:  There will be no classes the week of December 22 as I will be taking the week off for a Christmas break with my family.

Week of Dec. 29:  Regular Plurals - Adding 'es' to words ending is 's', 'x', 'ch' and 'sh'.
Week of Jan. 5:  Irregular Plurals - Changing y to i and adding 'es'.

Schedule subject to change at the teacher's discretion.
More classes will be added closer to the new year.