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Questions Need Question Marks

Punctuation Power

Day 22of 180
Week 5of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify and use question marks correctly

2

Understand how questions are different from statements

3

Practice writing simple questions about Bible stories

📖 Scripture Connection

Luke 2:49

“He said to them, 'Why were you looking for me? Didn't you know that I must be in my Father's house?'”

— Luke 2:49 (WEB)

Jesus asks questions to help people understand God's love

📦 Materials Needed

  • Colorful question mark cards
  • White drawing paper
  • Pencils
  • Markers
  • Bible storybook
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students and show a big question mark. Ask, 'What makes something a question?'

💭 Review Question: Can you make your voice go up at the end when asking a question?
2Teaching (8 min)

Explain that questions ask for information and end with a question mark that looks like a curved line with a dot

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Questions start with words like who, what, where, when, why, how
  • Your voice goes up at the end of a question
  • Question marks tell readers to pause and think
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you turn a statement into a question?
  • What are some questions you might ask Jesus?
3Activity: Bible Question Builders (8 min)
hands-on

Students create questions about a simple Bible story

📝 Instructions:
  1. Read a short Bible story together
  2. Have students create 2-3 questions about the story
  3. Write questions on paper with question marks
  4. Practice asking questions with different voices
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Teacher helps write questions

Challenge: Use more complex Bible stories

4Closing (4 min)

Review what we learned about question marks

📝 Review Questions:
  • What does a question mark do?
  • How is a question different from a statement?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, help us learn to ask good questions and listen carefully.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about exciting exclamation points!

💎 Memory Verse

Proverbs 22:6

“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”

— Proverbs 22:6 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Question and answer game with verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

First graders are learning to distinguish different sentence types

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Practice asking questions at home
  • Encourage curiosity
  • Model good questioning
🤔 Common Struggles:

Remembering to use question marks and raise voice pitch

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child creating questions with correct punctuation

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a question mark poster
  • Play 'Guess the Question' game
  • Make a question mark craft

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