Three Magic Words

Three Magic Words

The Story of Because, But, and So.

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Practice

STORY #1

This is Melanie. She is a 5th grade student. She is cheerful and likes to play with her friends during recess. Melanie loves running, but sometimes she runs too fast. One day something happened at school…

STORY #2

Melanie fell down...

but

so

because

Melanie fell down because she tripped on the stairs.

Melanie fell down, but she didn’t hit her head.

Melanie fell down, so her friends helped her stand up.

Now let’s practice together! 👍 / 👎 (Thumbs up if you agree, thumbs down if not) 1. Melanie fell down ______ she tripped on the stairs. 2. Melanie fell down, ______ she didn’t hit her head. 3. Melanie fell down, ______ her friends helped her stand up.

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STORY #2

This is Javier. He is a fourth grader. He likes to make his classmates laugh. Sometimes, he rocks back and forth in his chair during class.

One day, Javier rocked back...

but

so

because

Javier rocked back in his chair because he was bored.

Javier rocked back in his chair, but he didn’t fall, although he got scared.

Javier rocked back in his chair, so the teacher told him to stop.

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Now let’s practice together! 👍 / 👎 (Thumbs up if you agree, thumbs down if not) 1. Javier rocked back in his chair ______ he wanted to make his friends laugh. 2. Javier rocked back in his chair, ______ the teacher told him to stop. 3. Javier did not fall, ______ he got scared.

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Independent Practice – Notebooks ( Part 1 )

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Choose 3 starters. Complete them with because / but / so and then finish the rest of the sentence. Example: I forgot my lunch, so my friend shared a sandwich with me. Choose 3 starters: I was running in the hallway, __________________. The fire alarm went off, __________________. My pencil broke, __________________. Someone told a funny joke, __________________. I left my backpack on the bus, __________________. The teacher was late, __________________. I spilled water on my notebook, ________________. We had a surprise test, __________________.

Independent Practice – Notebooks ( Part 2 )

Write 3 new sentences in your journal: 1 with because, 1 with but and 1 with so. 👉 Topic: school or daily life. Example: I like recess because I can play soccer. 📢 Volunteers share one sentence with the class.