Pronouns 1 - Personal

A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun (or nouns).  A personal pronoun can be used in place of the subject of a sentence, or one of its objects.*
Daily Grammar Lesson 21

Example:
Bobby hit the ball.
He hit the ball. (He is a personal pronoun that is the subject.)
Bobby hit it. (It is a personal pronoun that is the object.)

Sarah smelled the rose.
It made her happy.
(It refers to the rose; her refers to Sarah.)

List of Personal Pronouns:
I, me, you, he, him, she, her, it, we, us, you, they, them

*Pronouns are one of the more complex pieces of grammar.  Later concepts will cover other uses of pronouns, including possessive (my, mine, yours ...), indefinite (all, any, more ...), demonstrative (this, these ...), interrogative (who, which, ...), relative (that, which, ...), and reflexive/intensive (myself, yourself, ...).  In the beginning, just look for the personal pronouns which directly refer back to nouns.

Teaching Ideas:

• On Google Books you can find old (free) grammar books that have interesting ideas on how to teach a concept.  One I often refer to is "How to Tell the Parts of Speech" by Edwin Abbott.  Here is an exercise from this book for learning about pronouns.  You can use this idea when reading any favorite book with your child.

Copywork Ideas:
Try to find copywork that includes both a noun and a pronoun that refers to it.

• Frog hid behind a rock.  He saw the thing coming.  It was big and brown. (Lobel)