If you're teaching sentence writing, there are some things you can focus on to make sure your students excel at it.By teaching the basics of a sentence and how all of the parts come together, your students will be able to be great writers.You can help them strengthen this skill by doing lots of fun activities.
Step 1: The student should be working on their parts of speech.
Students will fill in the blanks with their own words if the sentences have blanks in them.This helps them learn how to complete a sentence.If you want to write the sentences with blanks in them, you can write them on a white board.
Step 2: The student should write a sentence based on the picture.
Give each student a picture from a magazine and ask them to choose their own picture.Each student has to write a simple or complex sentence about it.This is a great way to practice writing sentences.You could give a student a picture of a rabbit in a field, and the student could write something about it.
Step 3: Place sticky tabs on words.
If possible, give each person a simple book.Use the tab as an arrow to point out the word if you want to have each student mark the nouns and verbs in sentences on a specific page.You could have red and blue sticky tabs.It's best if the book is large so that it is easier to read.
Step 4: Students should be able to distinguish between the two.
You can create your own list of words or use an online word sorter.Give each student a set of words and ask them to separate them into two lists.You could have them use the nouns and verbs in their list to create their own sentences at the end.As a whole class, you can give each student a couple words and have them place their word under the "Noun" or "Verb" sign on the board.You could give each student a couple words and then have them fill in a sentence on the board with their nouns or verbs.
Step 5: Word sorts and sentence scrambles can be used to create sentences.
Cut out all of the words.Spread them out on a table and encourage students to write their own sentences using the different words.It's a great way for students to practice building sentences, and you can have them write their finished sentence on a piece of paper at the end.
Step 6: Give each student a simple sentence and ask them to expand it.
If you give a student a sentence like "The bear sleeps", you can ask them to give more details using adjectives and adverbs."The silly brown bear sleeps quietly in the dark cave" is their new sentence.Give the student a piece of paper and have them rewrite it to make it longer and more detailed.
Step 7: Using paper clip words, show how conjunctions work.
Cut the different sentences into strips, like "The dog played in the park" or "He chased the ball".If you want to connect two different sentence strips, place words like "and" or "but" inside a paperclip.The students are shown how conjunctions can combine two sentences.A student could use a paperclip labeled "but" to connect "Tim is really hungry" and "There isn't any food in the fridge."
Step 8: Students can create their own story with a Mad Libs game.
If you want to make your own Mad Libs story, you can either purchase it from a store or online or write a one-page story and replace all of the words with blanks.If you have your students fill in the blanks themselves, they will learn how to use adjectives and adverbs in a sentence.If you're using a store-bought book, remove the pages to give to your students.
Step 9: Have the student write a sentence while reading it aloud.
The exercise helps students process words in their head before writing them down.If the students want to keep up with their schoolwork, they need to read a sentence out loud and repeat it at least twice.Check the sentences to make sure they are written in proper order.
Step 10: Students can be told to write a sentence on the board.
You can ask your students what's wrong with the board by writing "is sleepy" on it.Correcting its capitalization and punctuation will make it appear as if Steve is awake.You can make the sentences harder as the students improve.An example would be to write "I bought apples oranges and bananas" and have the students realize the sentence needs a period.
Step 11: To correct a paragraph, ask students to act as proofreaders.
If you want, you can type up a paragraph that has several mistakes in it.To help students practice what they've learned, give each student a copy of the paragraph and have them use a marker or red pen.Consider doing a practice sentence or two on the board before giving them a paragraph so they understand how to make corrections and what they should be looking for.
Step 12: Students can sort words into columns.
Words that don't need to be capitalized like "dog" or "ice cream" should not be on the list.Each student should be taught how to separate the words into their appropriate columns.Many words on the list shouldn't be capitalized, like "flower," "city," or "Oklahoma."You might want the students to use at least 3 words in a full sentence once they've sorted the words.