Building Sentences
Aims
This activity is designed to:
- test your child's ability to read each word in a sentence
- test your child's ability to put words in the correct order to make sentences
- encourage your child to pay attention and join in a learning activity for short periods of time
When to use this activity
Use this activity when your child can successfully match sentences in the book with the appropriate picture.
Word choices
We list suggested words to omit for each sentence in each book in the record forms. These are preprogrammed into the app editions.
We recommend starting with just one word to position to teach the goal of the activity. You can then offer two or more words to position.
Instructions
| 1 | Show your child the sentence picture cards | |
[Cards]: Select the sentence picture card and corresponding sight word cards. Lay the picture card in front for the child and some of the sight word cards to make a part of the sentence. Place the remaining sight word card(s) below. ::: card-example
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[Apps]: From the Main Menu screen, select Activities > Building Sentences. Select the book and then the sentence you wish to work with. Tap the start button. ::: app-example
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| 2 | Attract your child's attention Say "let's make sentences". Encourage your child to look at the sentence picture card and to read each of the words. |
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| 3 | Identify a word to place in the sentence | |
[Cards]: Point to the word card that you want your child to place in the sentence. |
[Apps]: Tap the word card that you want your child to place in the sentence to select it. \ |
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| 4 | Ask your child to show you where the word should go ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Point to the word card that you are asking your child to position and say "put the word in the sentence". At first, you may need to prompt your child while they learn the activity. Help your child to put the card in the correct location. [Apps]: Tap the box in the sentence to move the word card to the correct location. |
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| 5 | Repeat steps 3 and 4 with any remaining cards Repeat steps 3 and 4 until your child has correctly positioned each word card. |
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| 6 | Read the completed sentence Ask your child to read the completed sentence. |
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:::App settings
The apps include the following settings that control how the activity is presented:
- Enable rewards -- When enabled, the sounds of applause can be played at the end of the activity by tapping the check mark.
Recording progress
You can record your child's progress using the Building Sentences section of the record form for the book you are working on.
Mark each specification when they successfully build the sentence.
Moving to the next activity
You can move on to the next reading book when your child can successfully build sentences.
Moving on to See and Learn Sentences 2
When you have completed the activities for all of the vocabulary and sentences in the reading books, your child will be ready to move on to See and Learn Sentences 2.
