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Prairie Dog Town: Joining Facts with Linking Words

Read a student report about prairie dogs, find its linking words, sort facts into groups and join ideas with also, another, and, more and but.

Grade 3ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toW.3.2.c

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 3
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

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What students practice

Students use linking words such as also, another, and, more and but to connect ideas in informative writing.
Students group facts by topic and join only facts that belong in the same group.

How to use

Read Kofi's report together and point out one linking word, then let students finish the sheet on their own and share their sentences.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

W.3.2.c

Use linking words and phrases such as also, another, and, more, and but to connect ideas within categories of information.

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Prairie Dog Town: Joining Facts with Linking Words

Use also, another, and, more and but to connect ideas.

Read Kofi's report

Kofi wrote a report about prairie dogs. He put his facts into groups and used linking words to join ideas. Read his report.

Prairie Dog Towns

1Prairie dogs are not really dogs. They are small, furry animals that live in the grasslands of North America. They got their name because their warning call sounds a bit like a dog's bark.

2Prairie dogs live under the ground in burrows. A burrow has long tunnels, and it also has rooms where prairie dogs sleep. Another part of a burrow is the mound of dirt around the hole. Prairie dogs stand on the mound to look for danger. Many burrows close together make a prairie dog town.

3Prairie dogs eat mostly grasses. They also eat seeds, roots and other plants. They find most of their food near their burrows, but they hurry back inside when danger comes.

4Prairie dogs talk to each other with calls. A sharp call tells the town that a hawk or a coyote is near. Prairie dogs also greet their family members. Two prairie dogs touch their mouths together, and it looks like a kiss!

5Prairie dogs are busy diggers, eaters and talkers. There is much more to learn about these animals of the grasslands.

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