Sentences and Paragraphs

Objectives

To explore in texts, and understand, the grammar of multi-clause sentences.

Resources

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Today's Lesson

Introduction

Start today’s lesson by reminding your student what you did yesterday. Say, yesterday we learnt/reviewed what makes a simple sentence. Ask your student to tell you what those things are.

Main Activity

Explain that today they will learn about another type of sentence called a compound sentence. These sentences have two or more parts (or clauses) and can be broken into smaller sentences. For example, She ran the ten mile race but he rode his bike. This sentence is made of two clauses both of which make sense on their own. Ask your student to identify the two simple sentences. Next point out that the two sentences are joined together using a conjunction (but). These sentences are easier to read and more interesting for the reader.

At this point, you may wish to show your student the following video which will enable them to consolidate their learning so far in this lesson.

Complete the Simple and Compound Sentences worksheet.

📄 COMPLETE - Simple and Compound Sentences Worksheet

Resources

📄 REVIEW - Simple and Compound Sentences Answer Sheet

PLAY - Conjunctions - and/or/but - Combine Sentences (Quia)

PLAY - Paragraphs Game (Room Recess)

Spelling

Use Spelling Frame and choose Segment Cards to look at this week's words, or Spelling Tiles to practise this week's words. You can remove the words you are not learning, by clicking on them, then Show Me. You may wish to play some of the games, or explore the Printables at the bottom of the Spelling Frame page.

PRACTISE - Spelling Frame

Citations

[1] www.quia.com [2] www.roomrecess.com [3] spellingframe.co.uk