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Joining Words in Zara's Flytrap Journal

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Joining Words in Zara's Flytrap Journal

Find and use and, but, or, so, and because.

Read the journal

Read Zara's journal. Then answer the questions.

Zara's Flytrap Journal

1Monday: Aunt Bea gave me a Venus flytrap. It is a plant, but it can catch bugs! The ends of its leaves are traps that look like little open mouths.

2Tuesday: I put my plant by the sunny window because it needs lots of light. Should I name it Snappy or Chomp? I picked Snappy.

3Thursday: A fly landed on Snappy and walked into a trap. It touched the tiny hairs inside, so the trap snapped shut!

4Friday: The trap is closed tight. I want to look inside, but Aunt Bea says it will open again in about a week.

1.
Read paragraph 2. Underline the sentence that tells why Zara put her plant by the window.

2.
Read paragraph 2. Zara asks, "Should I name it Snappy or Chomp?" What does the word or tell you?
Question 2 options
3.
Read paragraph 3. The joining word so tells what happened as a result. What happened because the fly touched the tiny hairs?
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4.
Look back at paragraphs 1 and 3. Write the joining word that Zara uses in each sentence.

It is a plant, it can catch bugs!
A fly landed on Snappy walked into a trap.

Join the ideas

Pick the joining word that makes each sentence make sense.

5.
Use the word bank. Write the joining word that fits each sentence. Use each word one time.

Snappy is small, it can catch a fly.
Zara smiled Snappy caught a fly.
Should Zara give Snappy an ant a fly?
The trap was shut, Zara could not see the fly.

6.
Aunt Bea has a red pot and a blue pot. She wants Zara to choose one of them. Which question should Aunt Bea ask?
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What does the joining word do?

Read each sentence. Think about the job of each joining word.

7.
Circle the two joining words in this sentence.

8.
What does the joining word do in each sentence? Sort the sentences.
9.
Write a question for Zara about Snappy. Use the joining word or.