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Welcome to Sentences! – Greet the class: Good morning! – Today’s topic: Learning about sentences – Discover telling sentences – Telling sentences state a fact or opinion. – Explore asking sentences – Asking sentences end with a question mark? | Begin the class with a warm greeting to make the students feel comfortable. Introduce the concept of sentences, emphasizing that they are the building blocks of communication. Explain that sentences can do different things: some tell us information or state something, and these are called telling sentences. Others ask us questions and are known as asking sentences. Use examples like ‘The sky is blue.’ as a telling sentence and ‘Is the sky blue?’ as an asking sentence to illustrate the difference. Encourage the children to come up with their own examples and to listen for the tone of voice a tell for asking sentences. This will set the foundation for the day’s lesson and activities.

Exploring Sentences – What is a sentence? – A sentence shares a complete idea. – Sentences start and end – Begin with a capital, end with a punctuation mark. – Sentences tell or ask – They can state facts or ask questions. – Practice telling and asking | This slide introduces kindergarteners to the concept of sentences. Begin by explaining that a sentence is a group of words that gives a complete thought. Emphasize the importance of starting with a capital letter and ending with a punctuation mark, such as a period or question mark. Clarify the difference between telling sentences (statements) and asking sentences (questions). Engage the students with examples and encourage them to come up with their own sentences. For instance, ‘The cat is fluffy.’ (telling) versus ‘Is the cat fluffy?’ (asking). Use visual aids like flashcards to reinforce the concepts. The practice activity could involve sorting sentences into telling or asking categories.

Telling Sentences – Telling sentences share information – Like ‘The sun is bright.’ or ‘I have a red ball.’ – They end with a period – Look for the dot at the end of a sentence – Example: ‘The cat is sleeping.’ – This sentence gives us a fact about the cat | This slide introduces Kindergarten students to the concept of telling sentences. Emphasize that telling sentences are used to give information or state facts. Show them that these sentences always end with a period, which is a small dot. Use simple, clear examples that they can relate to, like everyday observations or statements about their surroundings. Encourage the students to come up with their own telling sentences and practice writing them down, paying special attention to ending the sentence with a period. This will help them distinguish telling sentences from asking sentences in future lessons.

Asking Sentences – Asking sentences ask us things – Like when someone asks you what’s your favorite color? – They end with a question mark – Look for the little curved hook at the end! – Example: Is the cat sleeping? – What can we ask about the cat? Maybe if it’s awake or asleep! | This slide introduces the concept of asking sentences to Kindergarten students. Emphasize that asking sentences are used when we want to find out information and they always end with a question mark. Use the example provided to show students what an asking sentence looks like. Encourage them to come up with their own asking sentences, focusing on the use of the question mark. You can also use a picture of a cat to visually engage the students and ask them to form questions about it. This will help them understand the concept in a fun and interactive way.

Let’s Practice: Telling vs. Asking Sentences – Detecting sentence types – Telling sentence or asking? – Is the sentence sharing information or looking for an answer? – Use your detective eyes – Look for clues in the sentence to decide its type – Get ready to share your answers | This slide is for a class activity where students will practice distinguishing between telling sentences (declarative) and asking sentences (interrogative). Start by explaining that telling sentences are like sharing a fact or something you know, and they end with a period. Asking sentences are when you want to find out something and they end with a question mark. Encourage the children to look for these clues. Display sentences one by one and ask the students to use their ‘detective eyes’ to observe and decide the type of each sentence. After they make their guess, they can share their answers with the class. This interactive activity will help reinforce their understanding of sentence types in a fun and engaging way.

Sentence Detectives: Telling vs. Asking Sentences – What is a telling sentence? – It tells us something. Like ‘The sun is bright.’ – What is an asking sentence? – It asks us something. Look for a question mark! – ‘The dog is barking loudly.’ – This sentence is giving us information. – ‘Do you like ice cream?’ – This sentence is asking us a question. | This slide is aimed at helping Kindergarten students differentiate between telling sentences (declarative sentences) and asking sentences (interrogative sentences). Start by explaining that a telling sentence gives information or states a fact and usually ends with a period. Then, describe how an asking sentence asks a question and ends with a question mark. Use the examples provided to illustrate the point. ‘The dog is barking loudly.’ is a telling sentence because it tells us what the dog is doing. ‘Do you like ice cream?’ is an asking sentence because it is asking for an answer. Encourage the students to act as ‘Sentence Detectives’ and determine the type of sentence. This interactive approach will engage them and help solidify their understanding of the concept.

Class Activity: Sentence Sort – Be sentence detectives – Sort sentences into two types – Telling sentences state facts or opinions. Asking sentences ask questions. – Work together in groups – Discuss with your friends and help each other. – Decide if telling or asking – Use clues: Does it end with a period or a question mark? | This activity is designed to help Kindergarten students differentiate between telling and asking sentences. Provide sentence cards to the students and instruct them to work in small groups. Each card will have a sentence that is either a telling sentence (ending with a period) or an asking sentence (ending with a question mark). Encourage the students to read the sentences out loud and use the punctuation as clues to sort the cards into the correct pile. This interactive activity promotes teamwork and critical thinking as students discuss and decide on the type of each sentence. Possible variations of the activity could include having students create their own sentences or using a timer to make it a game.

Sentence Detectives: Conclusion – Super sleuthing, sentence detectives! – Telling vs. asking sentences: now you know! – Punctuation marks are key clues. – A period means it’s telling; a question mark means it’s asking. – Keep observing sentences everywhere! | Congratulations to the class for learning the difference between telling and asking sentences. Reinforce the concept that telling sentences, which state a fact or opinion, end with a period, while asking sentences, which seek information, end with a question mark. Encourage the students to practice this knowledge by observing sentences in their favorite books or the sentences they hear around them. Remind them to look for punctuation marks as clues to determine the type of sentence. Celebrate their progress in becoming more literate and aware of the structure of language.