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Lesson Plan
Musical Chairs with Complex Sentences
In this great grammar lesson, students will learn to identify the independent and dependent clause in a complex sentence. Then, they will play a game of grammar-themed musical chairs!
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Learning Objectives
Students will be able to identify the independent and dependent clause in a complex sentence.
Introduction
(5 minutes)
- Do a brain dump to get your students thinking about some key vocabulary:
- Write the word "complex" on the board and ask students to share words or thoughts that they think of when they see the word (i.e., difficult, many parts). Guide students to make a connection with other subject areas in which they've encountered the word (i.e., complex figures in math).
- Repeat the process with the words "independent" and "dependent."
- Explain that today we will be learning how to write complex sentences and these are some of the key words we'll need to understand in today's lesson.