Teaching page · Grade 1 · Lesson 8
A sentence has three parts
A sentence starts with a capital, tells one whole thing, and ends with a period.
What it is
A sentence needs three things every single time: a capital letter at the beginning, words that tell one whole thing, and a period at the end. If any one is missing, it is not finished.
Watch it built
1Capital letter at the very start.
The
2Words that tell one whole thing — who, and what they did.
The dog ran
3A period at the end.
The dog ran.
Remember
Capital · one whole thing · period.
Ask yourself: “Does it tell one whole thing?”
Remember
Big letter, whole idea, period.
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