Flower or tree? Rabbit or goat? Hamburger or hot dog? Young grammarians practice connecting nouns with conjunctions in a instructional activity that focuses on using the word or.

Concepts

conjunctions, nouns, parts of speech

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Project the worksheet on the board for class members to complete as a warm-up activity
• Have learners come up with more items to contrast, including preferred animals, sports, vehicles, or movies

Classroom Considerations

• Resource relies on learners being able to compare conjunctions to sentence glue; use this comparison in your grammar lesson to prevent misunderstanding

Pros

• Answer key helps with quick assessment
• Short and informative activity makes a good transition out of a teacher-directed grammar lesson

Cons

• None

Common Core

L.1.1.a L.1.1.g