How many of your students still struggle with writing complete sentences? I know I have experienced this in my classroom year after year. Today, I am sharing the 5 necessary parts to a complete sentence. I will share a breakdown of how I have found success with teaching each part and ways I implement several opportunities for sentence writing practice in the classroom setting.

Episode Highlights:

• Determine whether sentence writing is a whole group or small group concern
• Explain that a complete sentence, at minimum, should include a subject, a verb, and an object or thought (when the verb and object/thought are joined together, it becomes the predicate)
• Explain that a sentence must have a capital letter and an end mark
• Begin with teaching basic sentence structures; more complex sentences can be explored once your students display they are ready
• When sharing the 5 parts upfront, it becomes a lot to digest; separating the structure from the grammatical components will help with sentence retention
• You can embed these moments for sentence practice in/during
  • Morning Meeting
  • Writing Workshop warm-ups
  • Writing Center/Literacy Workstations
  • Exit Tickets
  • Responding to Reading
  
  
• Be intentional and allow for plenty of practice each day
• Learn easy-to-implement ideas and ways to create opportunities for your students

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