Foundations of Writing: Lesson #1: Sentences

This  class will teach students how to construct complete sentences !  Using a variety of colorful story cards as prompts, students will learn the fundamentals of sentence structure, focusing on subjects and predicates. 

The Topics Covered will be:

Identifying Subjects & Predicates:

 Students will learn to recognize the "who or what" (subject) and the "action or state of being" (predicate) in a sentence.

Building Sentences:

Using randomly drawn story card from a deck, students will practice constructing simple sentences, combining subjects and predicates.

Each session will be structured in a fun and interactive way:

1. Warm-Up Game (5 minutes): We'll start with a quick, engaging game that reinforces key concepts like identifying nouns and verbs. 

2. Story Card Spark (10 minutes):  A new story card will be drawn from the top of a deck of shuffled story cards to provide a picture prompt for sentence building. 

3. Sentence Construction (15 minutes):  We'll work together to identify the subject and predicate in the story cards and use those elements to build creative sentences.

4. Interactive Activity (10 minutes):  Students will participate in a fun, collaborative story writing actvity

5. Wrap-up & Challenge (5 minutes): We'll finish with a short review of the session's key points and a creative challenge to complete at home using additional picture prompts.

IMPORTANT:  

It’s important that parents fill out the student information section so that I know something about each student before the start of class. I feel that my students will be more motivated If I know about some of their interests.

Teamwork:  I’ll pair students up to work together to encourage the sharing of ideas and strengthening social skills.

Interactive Games: Fun and engaging exercises involving identifying nouns and verbs will be incorporated to make learning fun and reinforce sentence structure concepts.


My teaching style is supportive, encouraging and entertaining.   I believe in creating a safe and positive learning environment where students feel comfortable exploring their ideas and making mistakes.  I'm here to guide students along the way, celebrate their successes, and most of all get them excited about writing.

My students will interact with me throughout the entire class.  I will respond to each student with feedback that pertains specifically to them. There will be plenty of opportunities for students to share their work, ask questions, and receive individual feedback. I intentionally limited the class size to an even number of students so that students can have a partner to work with. If there are an odd of number of students I will pair up with a student or have one group of 3 partners.