A sentence has three parts

Teacher edition · Grade 1 · Lesson 8 · Unit 0 · handwriting

Writing Book 1 · sheet 47

Big letter, whole idea, period.

1. Look at this first

Big letter to start. Three words. A period to stop.

The dog ran.

Birds can fly.

2. Your turn

Copy two three-word sentences exactly, capital to period: The dog ran. Birds can fly.

Below is what a full, correct answer looks like. Children's wording will differ and should — mark the thing this lesson taught, not everything at once.

The dog ran.model — accept any answer that does the same job

Birds can fly.model — accept any answer that does the same job

3. Before you finish

Point to the capital and the period in one sentence.

Watch forRead the fragment aloud and stop dead at the end. The class hears that something is missing before they can explain it.