Develop students' understanding of commas with prepositional phrases with this comprehensive lesson sequence, designed to help learners accurately punctuate sentences and improve clarity in their writing.

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Built around the I Do, We Do, You Do model, this lesson sequence guides students from explicit instruction to supported practice and independent application. Students investigate how prepositional phrases provide additional information within sentences and learn when commas are required to improve sentence structure, flow and meaning.

Through explicit teaching, shared reading, worked examples, and scaffolded tasks, students identify fronted and embedded prepositional phrases, compare correct and incorrect comma placement, and apply their understanding by punctuating, constructing and editing their own sentences.

What's included in this lesson sequence?

• Clear learning intentions and success criteria focused on identifying prepositional phrases and using commas accurately
• Explicit instruction and modelled examples demonstrating comma use with fronted and embedded prepositional phrases
• Guided analysis tasks comparing correct and incorrect comma placement
• Structured practice supporting students to identify and punctuate prepositional phrases
• Supported sentence construction and editing opportunities to apply learning
• Built-in check-ins for learning to assess understanding throughout the lesson
• A reflective exit ticket to inform next-step teaching and differentiation

Perfect for upper primary classrooms, this lesson sequence develops students' understanding of how commas support meaning and sentence fluency. Students build confidence identifying prepositional phrases and applying punctuation conventions accurately across a range of writing contexts.

Note: This lesson focuses on developing and applying understanding at the sentence level. Additional opportunities for extended writing, editing, and proofreading will support consolidation of comma use in authentic writing contexts.

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Aligned to Australian Curriculum Outcome: Use commas to indicate prepositional phrases, and apostrophes where there is multiple possession (AC9E5LA09)

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