Compound Sentence Scoots

I am always looking for ways to make Patterns of Power and grammar more engaging, interactive, and fun for students. I also love Lead4ward and their Instructional Playlist. One of my favorite strategies is Odd One Out. It helps students extend their thinking, go deeper, and make connections about their learning at the end of a lesson or unit. 

1Compound Sentence Scoot #1

I changed up the activity a little bit and paired it down to two choices. As students become more proficient with compound sentences you can add in more choices. I created this activity to be done as a scoot with a partner. It gets your students up moving around and discussing and collaborating with a peer. Students have to read the two sentences, decide which sentence is written correctly, then write the incorrect sentence correctly. I think doing a few whole group to introduce the activity would be a great idea. Click here for this scoot.

Compound Sentence #2

The second compound sentence scoot has students choosing the correct conjunction and then joining the two sentences to create a compound sentence. As you introduce more conjunctions, you can add more choices to the slides. Click here for this scoot.

With each scoot I include a recording sheet for your students, but they can use a regular piece of paper as well. Feel free to make a copy and edit for the needs of your students.