CCSS First Grade pages

Commas

Created By: Ashley Johnson

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Teacher Notes:
Print everything or select the pages you
want to print under the printer settings.
As always thank you for your purchase.

Posters/Signs:
Display around the classroom or use as
teaching tool during centers and reading
groups.

Worksheets:
Great for whole group, small group, or
independent work. These are also great
for RtI groups for reteaching and extra
practice.

Literacy Journal:
Students will cut out the templates and
paste it in their journal. Each template
has the directions printed on the page.
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Commas Mini-Book:
Students fold and complete the mini book.
These can also be used for display on a
bulletin board

Commas in a Series Task Cards:

Students rewrite the sentence on the task
cards with the commas in the correct
places on the recording sheet. You as the
teacher could also laminate the task cards
and have the students use a dry erase
marker to place the commas.

Save the ink: section:

I included everything that is in color in black
and white here. I know that ink can get
costly.

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Comma

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 Comma Rules
Commas separate dates.
DATE

Tuesday, September 18, 2020

Commas separate words in a series.

SERIES

I need crayons, glue, markers,

and scissors for the project.
Commas separate the opening & closing
NUMBERS LETTER

of a letter.

Dear Amy, Your Friend, Blaine

Commas separate numbers.
2,625
18,462
Commas separate cities and states.
Denver, Colorado
CITY &
STATE

Chicago, Illinois
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Comma Rules
DATE
Commas
separate dates.
Tuesday, September 18, 2020
Saturday, June 02, 2021
Wednesday, October 15, 2020

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Comma Rules
Series
Commas
separate words
in a series.
I need crayons, glue,
markers, and scissors
for the project.
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Comma Rules
Letter
Commas separate
the opening and
closing of a letter.

Dear Amy,
Your Friend, Blaine
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Comma Rules
Numbers
Commas separate
numbers.
2,625
18,462
300,471,036
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Comma Rules
City & State
Commas separate
cities and states.

Denver, Colorado
Chicago, Illinois
Houston, Texas
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What is a
comma?
A comma is a type of
punctuation mark.
A comma separates words and
groups of words in a sentence.

/,
A comma
looks like this:

©Ashley Johnson
Commas
A comma is a type of
punctuation mark.
A comma is used between
the date and the year.
December 28, 2016

A comma is used after

the greeting.
Dear James,

A comma is used after

the closing.
Your friend,
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C
losing of a letter
Your friend,

0
pening of a letter
Dear Monica,

M
arch 12, 2017
Date

M
idland, TX
city and state

A
dverbs at the beginning
of a sentence Finally,

S
et of words
softball, bat, and glove
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 Words Name _________________

in a series
Write a sentence using the words in each set. Put
commas between the series of words.

glue crayons scissors

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reading swimming writing

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lamp table chair

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 Words Name _________________

in a series
Write a sentence using the words in each set. Put
commas between the series of words.

drum guitar
keyboard

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shirt jeans socks

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dog cat horse

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 Commas Name ____________________
Combine the sentences to make
one sentence using commas.
I made a card for the party.
I made a cake for the party.
I made a sign for the party.

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Tom plays baseball.
Kendra plays baseball.
Molly plays baseball.

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The horse needs fed.
The goat needs fed.
The chicken needs fed.

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 Commas Name ____________________
Combine the sentences to make
one sentence using commas.
Susie rides my bus.
Henry rides my bus.
Victor rides my bus..

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I ate my apple.
I ate my sandwich.
I ate my chips.

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Molly cleaned the floors.
Molly cleaned the windows.
Molly cleaned the tables.

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Friendly Name _________________

Read the letter.

Write in commas that are missing.

November 28 2020
Dear Becky
Do you like your new house?
We miss you in Denver Colorado.
I can’t believe you now live over
2 000 miles away.
I have been staying busy this
summer. My days are filled with
babysitting drawing reading and
swimming. I am hoping to start
running each morning too.

Your friend
Jennifer
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Friendly Name __________________

Letter Read the letter.

Write in commas that are missing.

March 19 2020
Dear Mrs. Perkins
I want to say thank you so
much for the card flowers
candy and blanket. It was so nice
of you to think of me. Some of
the flowers bloomed yesterday.
I should be home to visit on
Saturday April 12 2020. My
parents are having a party for
my birthday. I hope you can
come to it.
Thank you
Alisha Mendez
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 Name __________________

Read the letter.

Write in commas that are missing.

January 22 2020
Dear Mom
My first night at camp was
awesome. I ate hot dogs chips
and s'mores. They had live music
and games set up for us. I share
a cabin with four other guys.
Their names are Jeff Daniel
Adam and Kenny. You will get to
meet them when you pick me up.

Love
Gregory

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Friendly Name __________________

Letter Read the letter.

Write in commas that are missing.

August 03 2020
Dear David
I was just wanting to follow up
with you after our last
appointment. I wanted to make
sure you are eating healthy drinking
plenty of water and getting lots of
rest. I will be back at the clinic in
Jackson, Mississippi on August 28
2020. You may drop by then if you
have any more questions or
concerns.

Sincerely
Dr. Smith
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 Name _____________________

Commas
Write a comma to fix the dates.

1. The baby is due on May 19 2021.

2. The game was on November 08 2019.

3. The next meeting will be June 19 2017.

4. I moved away September 29 2016.

5. My school starts September 06 2017.

6. Bruce was born on June 18 2010.

7. We bought the car April 30 2014.

8. The last day of school is June 06 2017.

9. My birthday party was May 16 2020.

10. Penny was born on October 14 2012.

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 Name ___________________

Commas
Write a comma to fix the dates.

1. I bought the car on July 28 2021.

2. The game was on Friday May 08 2021.

3. I missed school on October 22 2020.

4. I moved away April 30 2019.

5. My class starts September 10 2021.

6. Kim was born on Monday July 06 2011.

7. On January 30 2018 we got married.

8. My program was December 01 2020.

9. It was on Tuesday March 16 2017.

10. Jessie was born on August 20 2010.

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 Name ___________________
Read each sentence. Color yes or no if the
sentence has the commas wrote correctly.

1. My hometown is Miami, Florida. yes no

2. They visited, us on May 13 2020. yes no

3. Our town has 2536,2 people. yes no

4. March 18, 2016 is when I was born. yes no

5. We collected over 2,000 cans. yes no

6. We ate cake, popcorn and candy. yes no

7. I like apples, peaches, and grapes. yes no

8. I seen, bears giraffes and tigers. yes no

9. We moved, to Dallas Texas. yes no

10. The game is Tuesday, May 14, 2021. yes no

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Commas in a Name ____________________
Series #1 Rewrite each sentence adding
the missing commas.
1. Please bring glue crayons and scissors.

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2. They have a truck car and a van.

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3. I ate pizza salad and fruit.

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4. Can you bring plates napkins and forks?

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Commas in a Name ____________________
Series #2 Rewrite each sentence adding
the missing commas.
1. They moved the chair table and desk.

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2. The farm had pigs goats and horses.

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3. We packed the tent wood and flashlights.

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4. The bike was green black and blue.

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Commas in a Name ____________________
Series #3 Rewrite each sentence adding
the missing commas.
1. I can’t find my socks hat or bag.

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2. Ross Monica and Joey went to the park.

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3. The horse was brown white and black.

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4. I will learn how to read write and spell.

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Commas in a Name ____________________
Series #4 Rewrite each sentence adding
the missing commas.
1. I brushed rinsed and flossed my teeth.

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2. My friends Karen Dan and Jacob are coming.

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3. We ate strawberries grapes and bananas.

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4. Nick likes to swim hike and bike outside.

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 Commas in Name ____________________

Dates #1 Rewrite each date adding the

missing commas.

1. March 16 2021
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2. August 29 2016
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3. September 18 2012
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4. October 22 2020
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5. June 30 2019
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 Commas in Name ____________________

Dates #2 Rewrite each date adding the

missing commas.

1. December 14 2020
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2. July 04 2015
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3. November 26 2012
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4. April 30 2014
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5. March 03 2019
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 Commas in Name ____________________
Numbers #1 Rewrite each number adding
the missing commas.
Hint: In numbers a comma goes
before every third digit.
1. 5362 3,230

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2. 1492
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3. 3642
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4. 10236
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5. 12847
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 Commas in Name ____________________
Numbers #1 Rewrite each number adding
the missing commas.
Hint: In numbers a comma goes
before every third digit.
1. 1845 3,230

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2. 7913
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3. 9164
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4. 16319
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5. 19257
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 Commas Name ____________________
in between Rewrite each city and state
adding the missing commas.
City and States #1

1. Phoenix Arizona
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2. Austin Texas
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3. Seattle Washington
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4. Detroit Michigan
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5. Fresno California
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 Commas Name ____________________
in between Rewrite each city and state
adding the missing commas.
City and States #2

1. Tampa Florida
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2. St. Louis Missouri
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3. Portland Oregon
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4. Cleveland Ohio
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5. Reno Nevada
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 Name ____________________
Commas in Rewrite each opening and
a Letter #1 closing of a letter adding
the missing commas.

1. Dear Chelsea
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2. Hello Michael
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3. Thank you Mr. Jones
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4. Dear Penny
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5. Your niece Sarah
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 Name ____________________
Commas in Rewrite each opening and
a Letter #2 closing of a letter adding
the missing commas.

1. Love Alisha
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2. Sincerely Mark
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3. Dear Mrs. Shaw
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4. Hello Frank
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5. Your friend Kenny
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 Commas

Name _________________
 Commas

Date
Commas

Letter
Series

Numbers
City and State
A comma is a type of punctuation mark.

Literacy Journal: Students will cut and paste in their literacy journals. Students will need to cut slits between the rows. Under each flap
students will write an example of how to use a comma for that rule.
 Date

Letter
Commas
A comma is a type of punctuation mark.

Series

Numbers
Literacy Journal: Students will cut and paste in their literacy journals. Under each flap students will write a sentence using a comma for each rule.
 State
City &
Commas
A comma is a type of punctuation mark.

Literacy Journal: Students will cut and paste in their literacy journals. Under each flap students will write a sentence using a comma for each rule.
 Commas

Date
A comma is a type of punctuation mark.

Literacy Journal: Students will cut and paste in their literacy journals. Under each flap students will write a sentence using a comma for each rule.
 Commas

Series
A comma is a type of punctuation mark.

Literacy Journal: Students will cut and paste in their literacy journals. Under each flap students will write a sentence using a comma for each rule.
 Commas

Letter
A comma is a type of punctuation mark.

Literacy Journal: Students will cut and paste in their literacy journals. Under each flap students will write a sentence using a comma for each rule.
 Commas

Numbers
A comma is a type of punctuation mark.

Literacy Journal: Students will cut and paste in their literacy journals. Under each flap students will write a sentence using a comma for each rule.
 and
Commas

City

State
A comma is a type of punctuation mark.

Literacy Journal: Students will cut and paste in their literacy journals. Under each flap students will write a sentence using a comma for each rule.
 Task Cards

Rewrite the task card with the commas in

the correct places on the recording sheet.

©Ashley Johnson
1

I grabbed my teddy
bear doll and ball.

My mom bought peanut

butter jelly and bread.

3
My bike is red
grey and black.
4

I like to play basketball

sing and paint.

We ate tacos chips and

salsa to celebrate.

6
The rug is orange
blue and green.
7

I got a new bed chair

and lamp.

Kelly Andrew and Max

came to visit me.

9
I got a scoop of
chocolate vanilla and
strawberry ice cream.
10

We had bacon eggs and

pancakes for breakfast.

11

I seen an elephant
giraffe and lion.

12
Kyle threw his
backpack pencil and
book in the air.
13

For lunch we had pizza

salad and pineapple.

14

My favorite fruit is
grapes strawberries and
bananas.

15
Alex’s backpack is
green beige and
brown.
16

We sold chips hot dogs

and soda.

17

Fred Angela and Mara

set next to each other.

18
My doll house is
yellow blue and
brown.
19

Gorillas pandas and tigers

live in the rainforest.

20

We watched a movie ate

popcorn and drank soda.

21

My favorite colors are

green purple and blue.
22

I have my sunglasses lotion

and towel for the beach.

23

I want to be either a doctor

ranger or chef when I grow up.

24

The colors on the quilt were pink

red green yellow and blue.
 Name ____________________

Commas in a Series
Recording Sheet
Write the number of the task card in the box. Rewrite the
sentence with the commas in the correct places.

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 Commas in a Series
Recording Sheet

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Task Cards

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Save the
ink
Black and
White

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Comma

©Ashley Johnson
 Comma Rules
Commas separate dates.
DATE

Tuesday, September 18, 2020

Commas separate words in a series.

SERIES

I need crayons, glue, markers,

and scissors for the project.
Commas separate the opening & closing
NUMBERS LETTER

of a letter.

Dear Amy, Your Friend, Blaine

Commas separate numbers.
2,625
18,462
Commas separate cities and states.
Denver, Colorado
CITY &
STATE

Chicago, Illinois
©Ashley Johnson
Comma Rules
DATE
Commas
separate dates.
Tuesday, September 18, 2020
Saturday, June 02, 2021
Wednesday, October 15, 2020

©Ashley Johnson
Comma Rules
Series
Commas
separate words
in a series.
I need crayons, glue,
markers, and scissors
for the project.
©Ashley Johnson
Comma Rules
Letter
Commas separate
the opening and
closing of a letter.

Dear Amy,
Your Friend, Blaine
©Ashley Johnson
Comma Rules
Numbers
Commas separate
numbers.
2,625
18,462
300,471,036
©Ashley Johnson
Comma Rules
City & State
Commas separate
cities and states.

Denver, Colorado
Chicago, Illinois
Houston, Texas
©Ashley Johnson
©Ashley Johnson
©Ashley Johnson
©Ashley Johnson
©Ashley Johnson
©Ashley Johnson
What is a
comma?
A comma is a type of
punctuation mark.
A comma separates words and
groups of words in a sentence.

/,
A comma
looks like this:

©Ashley Johnson
Commas
A comma is a type of
punctuation mark.
A comma is used between
the date and the year.
December 28, 2016

A comma is used after

the greeting.
Dear James,

A comma is used after

the closing.
Your friend,
©Ashley Johnson
C
losing of a letter
Your friend,

0
pening of a letter
Dear Monica,

M
arch 12, 2017
Date

M
idland, TX
city and state

A
dverbs at the beginning
of a sentence Finally,

S
et of words
softball, bat, and glove
©Ashley Johnson
 Task Cards

Rewrite the task card with the commas in

the correct places on the recording sheet.

©Ashley Johnson
1

I grabbed my teddy
bear doll and ball.

My mom bought peanut

butter jelly and bread.

3
My bike is red
grey and black.
4

I like to play basketball

sing and paint.

We ate tacos chips and

salsa to celebrate.

6
The rug is orange
blue and green.
7

I got a new bed chair

and lamp.

Kelly Andrew and Max

came to visit me.

9
I got a scoop of
chocolate vanilla and
strawberry ice cream.
10

We had bacon eggs and

pancakes for breakfast.

11

I seen an elephant
giraffe and lion.

12
Kyle threw his
backpack pencil and
book in the air.
13

For lunch we had pizza

salad and pineapple.

14

My favorite fruit is
grapes strawberries and
bananas.

15
Alex’s backpack is
green beige and
brown.
16

We sold chips hot dogs

and soda.

17

Fred Angela and Mara

set next to each other.

18
My doll house is
yellow blue and
brown.
19

Gorillas pandas and tigers

live in the rainforest.

20

We watched a movie ate

popcorn and drank soda.

21

My favorite colors are

green purple and blue.
22

I have my sunglasses lotion

and towel for the beach.

23

I want to be either a doctor

ranger or chef when I grow up.

24

The colors on the quilt were pink

red green yellow and blue.
Thank you for your purchase. Please, return to my store and
leave feedback. I am excited to know how this product
worked in your classroom.
Ashley Johnson

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