Expand a sentence

I was so excited to begin begin apple week… There is something about apples that scream “FALL!”. I was even more excited because this was a new unit for me. I have always read some apple books and made apple sauce, but have never really learned about tall tales with Johnny Appleseed OR made apples […]

Stretch those writing skills with this "stretch a sentence" activity! Little writers will learn to expand on an idea by adding more details to a sentence.

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Get this FREE literacy center! Students use the different parts to create a sentence. There are parts that make up sentences that make sense, but students can also make silly sentences. Students can use these during word work or literacy centers to build fluency and practice building sentences.

Getting your students to write detailed sentences can be such a difficult task. Come see how my class practices writing expanded sentences with this simple activity.

It's hard to teach students how to expand their sentences. The book 'A Cow on the Couch' is the perfect activity for expanding sentences.

Practise creating interesting sentences using this simple format to breakdown the key components – who, doing what, where, when, why. Includes a completed example and then a printable worksheet for your students to have a go at stretching their own sentence.

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