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Our Bug Hotel Journal: Finding and Fixing Series Commas

Read a class journal about building a bug hotel, find each series in it, and fix the commas that separate items in a series.

Grade 5ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toL.5.2.a

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 5
Subject: ELA
Question types: Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students identify series of words, phrases and clauses in a text.
Students use commas to separate three or more items in a series.
Students correct missing and extra commas in sentences with lists.

How to use

Read the journal together and point out each series before students start. Then let them edit Amara's notes on their own and explain each fix aloud.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

L.5.2.a

Use punctuation to separate items in a series.

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Our Bug Hotel Journal: Finding and Fixing Series Commas

Find each series in a class journal, then fix the commas in Amara's notes.

Read the journal

Read Amara's class journal. Look for lists of three or more items.

Remember: In a series of three or more items, a comma follows every item except the last. This worksheet also puts a comma before the and that comes before the last item. A pair of items joined by and gets no comma.

Our Bug Hotel

1Our class wanted to help the insects that live around our school. Mr. Novak showed us photos of bug hotels on the big screen. A bug hotel is a wooden frame packed with natural materials. Small insects can crawl into the gaps to rest, hide, and stay safe through the cold months. We all voted to build one.

2First we needed supplies. Jonah brought a bag of pinecones from his yard. Marisol found dry leaves, sticks, and strips of bark under the oak trees by the parking lot. I collected hollow plant stems, a bundle of straw, and two old bricks with holes in them. Mr. Novak brought scrap wood from his garage.

3On Tuesday afternoon we got to work. Mr. Novak put the frame together with screws. It had four shelves and a slanted roof to keep out the rain. Jonah snipped the stems into short pieces, Marisol stuffed the shelves with leaves, and I tucked pinecones into the corners. We packed every space tightly so nothing would fall out. Our hands were sticky with pine sap by the end of the afternoon.

4Next we chose a spot for our hotel. Mr. Novak said that many small insects like places that stay sheltered from wind and rain. We picked a shady corner by the back fence where it is quiet. The fence blocks the strong wind that blows across the field. Jonah and I set the hotel on two flat stones so it would not sit in puddles.

5Now we check on our hotel every Friday. So far we have seen a ladybug, two shiny beetles, and a tiny spider. Spiders are not insects, but Mr. Novak says they are welcome guests too. Next spring we hope to find even more visitors in the hollow stems.

6Building the hotel was hard work. Mr. Novak says other classes can build hotels of their own next year. I want to make a small one at home with my little brother.

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