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Sentence Sorting Game Strips

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Sentence Sorting Game Strips

Children sorting sentence strips with FANBOYS connectors

🍎 Simple Sentences (Cut out these strips)

Instructions: Cut along the dotted lines. These sentences have ONE idea.

🍎 I like apples.

🐱 The cat is sleeping.

☀️ The sun is bright.

🏃 Tom runs fast.

🌧️ It is raining.

🐦 Birds can fly.

🔗 Compound Sentences (Cut out these strips)

Instructions: Cut along the dotted lines. These sentences have TWO ideas joined by FANBOYS words!

🍎🍌 I like apples AND I like bananas.

🐱🐶 The cat is sleeping BUT the dog is playing.

🌧️🏠 It is raining SO we stay inside.

🍎🍊 Do you want apples OR oranges?

🏃💨 Tom runs fast FOR he wants to win.

🌙😴 It is night YET I am not tired.

📝 Sorting Activity & Extensions

1. After cutting out the strips, sort them into two groups:

Simple Sentences (one idea)

Compound Sentences (two ideas with FANBOYS)

2. Differentiation Support: Circle the FANBOYS words in compound sentences:

Look for: AND, BUT, OR, NOR, FOR, YET, SO

3. Extension Activity: Create your own compound sentence using AND:
4. Advanced Challenge: Turn this simple sentence into a compound sentence:

"I am hungry." + BUT = ________________________________

5. Teacher Notes - Differentiation Strategies:

Support: Provide visual FANBOYS chart, work in pairs, highlight connecting words

Extension: Create original sentences, identify subjects/predicates, combine 3+ simple sentences

Assessment: Observe sorting accuracy, check understanding of connecting words

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