Complete Sentences
Write complete sentences about a picture
Use capital letters and ending punctuation
Identify subjects and verbs in sentences
“Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.”
— Proverbs 16:24 (WEB)Our words can be kind and meaningful when we use them carefully
Gather students in a circle and show a picture of Jesus talking to children
Review parts of a complete sentence: capital letter, naming word (subject), doing word (verb), and ending punctuation
Students create sentences about picture cards, focusing on complete sentence structure
Simpler: Teacher helps write first letter or provides sentence starter
Challenge: Write multiple sentences about the picture
Share one sentence with a partner and celebrate good writing
Dear Jesus, help us use kind and clear words to share our thoughts.
Coming up: Next week, we'll learn more about describing our sentences
“Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.”
— Proverbs 16:24 (WEB)🎯 Activity: Use hand motions to act out sweet words
Children are learning fundamental sentence structure
Remembering to use capital letters and ending punctuation
Sentences with a subject and verb, basic punctuation