November 3rd - 7th

What did students do this week?

This week in grade three, we have been reviewing “What is a sentence?”

The students discovered that a complete sentence needs three important parts:

• a subject – who or what the sentence is about (a person, place, or thing)

• a verb – what the subject is doing (predicate or action)

• a complete thought

For example:

The dog ran across the yard.

“The dog” is the subject, and “ran” is the verb. It is also a complete thought.

We practiced building complete sentences together, fixing sentence fragments, and writing our own creative examples.

We also noticed how authors use complete sentences to make their writing clear and interesting!

English Language Arts and Literacy Outcomes - (I can...):

• I can understand how sentences work together to create meaning.

• I can use correct sentence structure to communicate ideas clearly.

• I can revise and edit my writing for complete sentences.

• I can express ideas in complete sentences when I speak and write.

Possible Questions to Ask Your Child:

• What three things does a complete sentence need?

• Is this a complete or incomplete sentence: "Ran all the way home." If it is incomplete, what is it missing?

• Can you write me an example of a complete sentence? Can you show me the three parts?