Georgia 1.L.GC.1.21

ELA1st GradeGrammar, Usage, & Mechanics

The Standard

Grammar: Use coordinating conjunctions to join words, phrases, or clauses. (Introduce)

Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Language (L) · Grammar Conventions

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students choose among and, but, and or to connect words and ideas. They notice whether they are adding information, showing a difference, or presenting a choice.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students select a joining word that matches the meaning they want. They can combine words, groups of words, or two simple ideas and read the result clearly.
Common Misconceptions: Students may use and for every connection, even when but or or fits better. They may also join unrelated ideas or add a joining word without a second complete idea.
How to Assess It: Give this exit ticket: “I wanted the red crayon. Mia had it.” Ask students to combine the ideas using and, but, or and explain their choice.

Lesson moves

Give pairs sentence strips and word cards labeled and, but, and or, then have students build and read sensible combinations.
Ask students to complete and explain: “I like recess, but ___,” “I packed ___ and ___,” and “Would you choose ___ or ___?”
Play Conjunction Match by having students pair two idea cards, choose the best joining word, and earn a point for explaining why.
Use a lunch menu to write choices with or, food pairings with and, and contrasting preferences with but.

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