Writing Simple Sentences for Grade 2

Learning to write with capital letters, spaces, and punctuation Saskatchewan Grade 2 English Language Arts

What We Will Learn Today

Write sentences with capital letters Use spaces between words End sentences with punctuation Use picture prompts to help us write

Every Good Sentence Has Three Parts

Capital letter at the beginning Spaces between words Punctuation at the end

Sentence Building Steps

Let's Practice Together!

Look at the picture Choose words from our word bank Use the sentence frame: 'I see a ___.' Write with capital letter, spaces, and period

Word Banks Help Us Write

{"left":"Animals: cat, dog, bird, fish\nColors: red, blue, big, small","right":"Actions: running, jumping, sleeping\nThings: ball, book, car, house"}

Your Turn to Write!

Choose a picture prompt Pick words from the word bank Use a sentence frame Remember: Capital letter + Spaces + Punctuation

Let's Check Our Sentences!

Does your sentence start with a capital letter? Do you have spaces between your words? Does your sentence end with a period? Does your sentence make sense?

Sharing Our Sentences

Read your sentence out loud Listen to your classmates Give kind compliments Notice the capital letters, spaces, and punctuation

Great Job Learning About Sentences!

We learned to start with capital letters We used spaces between our words We ended with punctuation marks Keep practicing to become great writers!