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What Makes a Sentence?

Complete Sentences

Day 116of 180
Week 24of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify the naming part (noun) in a sentence

2

Recognize the action part (verb) in a sentence

3

Understand that a complete sentence needs both a noun and a verb

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 16:24

“Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.”

— Proverbs 16:24 (WEB)

Our words can be powerful and meaningful when we use them carefully

📦 Materials Needed

  • Sentence strips
  • Picture cards
  • Primary pencils
  • Whiteboard
  • Dry erase markers
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students in a circle. Explain that today we'll learn how to make special word pictures called sentences.

💭 Review Question: Who can tell me what we use to talk and write?
2Teaching (8 min)

A sentence is like a tiny story. It needs two important parts: someone or something (noun) and what they're doing (verb).

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • A noun is a person, place, or thing
  • A verb is an action word
  • Together, they make a complete sentence
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you show me something in our classroom that is a noun?
  • What action can you do right now?
3Activity: Sentence Building Game (5 min)
hands-on

Students create simple sentences by matching noun and verb cards

📝 Instructions:
  1. Give each student a noun or verb card
  2. Ask them to find their matching pair
  3. Help them create a simple sentence
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use picture cards instead of word cards

Challenge: Add an adjective to describe the noun

4Closing (2 min)

Review what we learned about sentences

📝 Review Questions:
  • What are the two parts of a sentence?
  • Can you make a sentence about something you love?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank you for giving us words to communicate and share your love.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how to build even more exciting sentences!

💎 Memory Verse

Proverbs 16:24

“Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.”

— Proverbs 16:24 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Whisper the verse like sweet honey

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Children are learning the basic structure of sentences

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use lots of positive encouragement
  • Make learning fun and interactive
  • Practice identifying nouns and verbs in daily conversation
🤔 Common Struggles:

Distinguishing between nouns and verbs can be challenging

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child can point to a noun and verb in a simple sentence

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a sentence scavenger hunt at home
  • Play 'I Spy' focusing on nouns and verbs
  • Draw pictures representing simple sentences

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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