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Our Conjunctions lesson plan teaches students about several types of conjunctions, such as
coordinating, correlative, and subordinating. Students practice identifying and using each of these types
of conjunctions in order to solidify their understanding of the lesson.

Included with this lesson are some adjustments or additions that you can make if you’d like, found in the
“Options for Lesson” section of the Classroom Procedure page. One of the optional additions to this
lesson is to have your students identify conjunctions and the correct use of commas in current reading
material.

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What our Conjunctions lesson plan includes

Lesson Objectives and Overview: Conjunctions introduces students to the various types of conjunctions
including coordinating, correlative, and subordinating conjunctions. Many students may easily remember
basic conjunctions such as and, or and but; however, this lesson will expand the students use of the
other types of conjunctions. Students will work both collaboratively and individually to create, identify,
and use different types of conjunctions. They will also be asked to place commas in the correct place
within sentences. At the end of the lesson, students will be able to correctly identify and use
conjunctions, including coordinating, correlative, and subordinating conjunctions. This lesson is for
students in

Classroom Procedure

Every lesson plan provides you with a classroom procedure page that outlines a step-by-step guide to
follow. You do not have to follow the guide exactly. The guide helps you organize the lesson and details
when to hand out worksheets. It also lists information in the green box that you might find useful. You
will find the lesson objectives, state standards, and number of class sessions the lesson should take to
complete in this area. In addition, it describes the supplies you will need as well as what and how you
need to prepare beforehand. The supplies you will need for this lesson are scissors and the handouts.

Options for Lesson

Included with this lesson is an “Options for Lesson” section that lists a number of suggestions for
activities to add to the lesson or substitutions for the ones already in the lesson.

One optional adjustment to the homework assignment is to have students exchange their homework
pages for correction. If you’d like, you can use the practice page as a quiz or test. If you feel like your
students need more instruction, you can spend additional time helping them understand how to use
commas with conjunctions correctly. For an additional activity, you can have your students identify
conjunctions and the correct use of commas in current reading material. Finally, you can use the
“Conjunction Cards” and have students make one or two sentences and a drawing to match.

Teacher Notes

The teacher notes page includes a paragraph with additional guidelines and things to think about as you
begin to plan your lesson. This page also includes lines that you can use to add your own notes as you’re
preparing for this lesson.

CONJUNCTIONS LESSON PLAN CONTENT PAGES

Conjunctions

The Conjunctions lesson plan includes two content pages. A junction is a place where things join
together, like where a road and train tracks meet. Conjunctions, on the other hand, are words that we
use to connect words, phrases, or clauses. We use them every single day. Some common ones are and,
or, and but. The English language has three types of conjunctions. The lesson lists each type along with
some example sentences using them.

We use coordinating conjunctions to join a noun with another noun, an adjective with an adjective, an
adverb with an adverb, or to join phrases and clauses. Some coordinating conjunctions are for, and, nor,
but, or, yet, and so. You can remember these coordinating conjunctions using the helpful acronym
FANBOYS.
We use correlative conjunctions in pairs to join alternative or equal elements in a sentence, like two
adjectives or two nouns. When using these, you should make sure to write each sentence clearly. Some
correlative conjunctions are either/or, neither/nor, not only/but also, and if/then.

We use subordinating conjunctions to connect dependent clauses to independent clauses. We can also
use them to introduce adverb clauses. There are many subordinating clauses, including after, although,
as soon as, because, before, even if, if, now that, since, unless, until, whenever, whether or not, and
while.

It’s helpful to be able to use the different types of conjunctions correctly when reading and writing. Most
errors with conjunctions are incorrect comma placement or unnecessary commas.

Commas and Coordinating Conjunctions

You use commas with coordinating conjunctions when you have a list of three or more items. For
example: For lunch today I ate a hamburger, french fries, and a banana. You place the comma before the
conjunction and.

You also use commas between two independent clauses: We may spend some time on the beach, or we
may go miniature golfing. Also, you place the comma before the conjunction or. The two clauses can be
separate sentences.

You do not always need to use a comma when you have a very short sentence: Noah drinks soda and
Emma drinks juice.

Commas and Subordinating Conjunctions

You use commas when subordinate clauses begin sentences. They separate it from the main clause:
Unless ketchup is available, I will not eat a hot dog. In this example, the conjunction unless begins the
subordinate clause.

You don’t use a comma if the subordinate clause ends the sentence: I will not eat ice cream if there is no
chocolate syrup available. In this example, the subordinate clause is at the end of the sentence and
begins with the conjunction if.
You’ll learn the correct way to use commas as you read and write with them. Sometimes, you need to
use one to indicate a definite pause between two clauses: Umbrellas are a necessary purchase, if only
when it is raining.

When you use the conjunction because, you sometimes need to include a comma, but sometimes do
not.

Remember to be careful when using conjunctions and don’t accidentally overuse commas. Adding a
comma can change the meaning of a sentence. When you’re unsure of whether or not to use a comma,
review the comma rules. Using more conjunctions will help you express yourself to others more clearly.

CONJUNCTIONS LESSON PLAN WORKSHEETS

The Conjunctions lesson plan includes three worksheets: an activity worksheet, a practice worksheet,
and a homework assignment. You can refer to the guide on the classroom procedure page to determine
when to hand out each worksheet.

USING CONJUNCTIONS ACTIVITY WORKSHEET

Students will work in pairs to complete the activity worksheet. Each pair will cut out the conjunctions on
the worksheet and will then take turns choosing one of the conjunctions. They will use their chosen
conjunction correctly in a sentence.

CIRCLE PRACTICE WORKSHEET

The practice worksheet asks students to complete three short exercises. For the first, they will find and
circle the conjunctions in each of the given sentences. For the second, they will circle the correct
conjunctions to complete each sentence. Finally, for the third, students will place commas where needed
in the given sentences.

CONJUNCTIONS HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

For the homework assignment, students will write sentences using each of the included conjunctions,
making sure to include commas where necessary.

Worksheet Answer Keys

This lesson plan includes answer keys for the practice worksheet and the homework assignment. If you
choose to administer the lesson pages to your students via PDF, you will need to save a new file that
omits these pages. Otherwise, you can simply print out the applicable pages and keep these as reference
for yourself when grading assignments.