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Session 39: Sentence Making – Part 1

Session Title

Sentence Making – Part 1

Objective

  • Understand the structure of a simple sentence (subject + verb + object).

  • Identify parts of a sentence through guided practice.

  • Begin forming basic sentences using familiar vocabulary.

  • Encourage confidence and clarity in communication.

Topics/Concept

  • A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete idea.

  • Basic structure: Subject + Verb + Object

Examples:

  • She eats rice.

  • The dog runs.

  • I like apples.

  • Capital letter at the beginning and full stop at the end.

Material Required

  • Word cards (nouns, verbs, objects)

  • Whiteboard and markers

  • Sentence strips

  • Flashcards with pictures

  • Chart of sentence structure

  • Printed worksheets

Methodology

  • Activity-based learning

  • Visual and verbal participation

  • Group and peer learning

  • SEL Integration: cooperation, expression, and confidence-building

Session Duration 

 90 Minutes

Introduction  Activity - (25 minutes)

Objective:

Introduce the idea of a sentence and its basic structure.

Steps:


1. Begin with a quick brain-teaser:teaser: Write “dog eats” and ask, “Is this a full sentence?”

2. Write “The dog eats food.”


Highlight parts:


  • Subject: The dog

  • Verb: eats

  • Object: food


3. Explain sentence rules:


  • Starts with a capital letter

  • Ends with a full stop

  • Makes complete sense


Interactive Exercise:

Show flashcardsword cards  (e.g., boy, runs, cake)cake, eats, she). Let children form simple sentences verbally:

“The boy runs.”

“She eats cake.”


Main Topic/Activity

Activity

1 - “

Sentence Puzzle”Puzzle (30 minutes)

Objective:

Help students recognize and build correct sentence structure.


Instructions:


1. Give students word cards (subjects, verbs, objects).

2. In pairs or groups,pairs, they arrange cards to form proper sentences.

3. Read aloud their sentences and write them on the board.


Examples:


  • I / play / football → I play football.

  • The cat / drinks / milk → The cat drinks milk.

  • They / are / eating → They are eating.
  • She / sings / well → She sings well.
  • They / are/ studying → They are studying


Extension:

Extension:

    Add picture clues to support early learners.

  • Encourage students to add 'a' or 'the' where needed.


2- “

My First Sentence”Sentence Worksheet (25 minutes)

Objective:

Objective:Practice sentence writing individually.


Instructions:

Instructions:


  • Distribute worksheets with jumbled words or word banks.

  • Students form simple sentences and write them down.


 worksheet:


worksheet:

  • milk / drinks / the boy → The boy drinks milk.

  • eats / cake / she → She eats cake.

  • cat / the / jumps → The cat jumps.

  • Crying / is / Tiya → Tiya is crying.
  • Rice / cooks / she → She cooks rice.


Peer Review (5 mins):

Students pair up to read each other’s sentences.


Follow

3up - Wrap-Up & Reflectiontask (10 minutes)

Quick Oral Recap:


Recap:

“What comes first in a sentence?”

“What ends a sentence?”


"Can you give a sentence using 'you learn today'?"

 ReflectionReview Prompts:


Questions/Assessment/Tasks

“What new sentence did you create today?”

“Was it easy or hard? Why?”

“How did your partner help you?”



Expected Learning  Outcome:

Knowledge building-building

  • Students will understand the parts of a simple sentence

  • Know the basic rule of sentence construction


Skill Building-Building

  • Form basic subject-verb-object sentences

  • Improve spoken and written communication

  • Practice teamwork and sharing


Review Questions/Assessment/Tasks 


Follow up Tasks

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