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Making Complete Sentences with Roll a Sentence (FREE Printable Included)

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Working on complete sentences? Try this fun Roll a Sentence activity with free printables included!

Roll a Sentence ~ Making Complete Sentences FUN {Free Printable Included!} | This Reading Mama

*The free printable pack can be found towards the END of this post!

ALuv {currently end of Kindergarten} and I have been working just a bit on making complete sentences {requiring only a subject and predicate}.

What is a complete sentence for kidsWe talked about making complete sentences; that they need a WHO (a subject) and a DID WHAT (a verb/predicate). I made up a sentence sort for him. ALuv color-coded the WHO and the DID WHAT with red and blue markers, then sorted them as complete or incomplete sentences.

Roll A Sentence in Action

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On another day, we used our pocket cubes for some sentence fun.  We reviewed first by re-sorting our Who? + Did what? sentences. I created some Who? and Did What? inserts for the dice. You will find the FREE download at the end of this post.

I modeled a time or two for him and then ALuv rolled away {all my WHO inserts were put in my red die & DID WHAT inserts in the blue die}.

rolling educational dice to make sentences
After rolling each die,

recording complete sentenceshe used a recording sheet {found on the second page of the download} and wrote each sentence down, then read it aloud.  He needed a few reminders that a complete sentence needs: A capital letter, a complete thought, and punctuation.

 

 

Need More Sentence Writing Fun? Check out these fabulous resources!

  • Roll a Silly Sentence
  • Crafting Sentences
  • Silly Sight Word Sentences
  • Roll to Write
  • Building Block Literacy
  • 3 Punctuation Games for Children
  • Run-On Repair {Grammar Activity}
  • Putting the Pieces Together {Story Repair}

 

Enjoy teaching!
~Becky

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Comments

  1. Carolyn Wilhelm says

    June 15, 2012 at 11:19 pm

    Again, wonderful! Your children are so lucky to have you, and we are all lucky you are so sharing! Caroly.

    Reply
  2. Jana says

    June 19, 2012 at 1:40 am

    I love the sentence cubes! I am going to share this with my teachers when we go back to school. I am also going to link this post in my Crafting Sentences post as another way to help students build sentences.

    Jana
    Thinking Out Loud

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    • thisreadingmama says

      June 19, 2012 at 6:23 am

      Aweseome! Again, I love your lesson! So concise and explicit. Just what kiddos need!

      Reply
  3. The Iowa Farmer's Wife says

    June 21, 2012 at 11:27 pm

    I love this idea! Thanks so much for sharing the printable. We have those cubes so I’ll definitely have to pin this and print your cards! Thanks for sharing at the Sunday Showcase!

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    • thisreadingmama says

      June 22, 2012 at 6:55 am

      Thanks. I’m so glad you can use them. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Kathy in stl says

    May 27, 2013 at 2:30 pm

    I am apparently really late to the party, but i have “liked” you on fb and now i’m not sure where to go to get the download pack? Thanks!

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    • thisreadingmama says

      May 27, 2013 at 3:03 pm

      Look for the “only Likers” button with the thumbs up. Click on that and you should be directed to the free download. 🙂

      Reply
      • Kathy in stl says

        May 27, 2013 at 3:54 pm

        Perfect! Thanks for the quick response!

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        • Angela Beech says

          August 13, 2013 at 9:28 pm

          What are the named of the cubes? I’d love to purchase some. Great ideas!!

          Reply
          • thisreadingmama says

            August 13, 2013 at 10:51 pm

            This is where I purchased mine.
            http://www.amazon.com/Constructive-Playthings-Photo-Stacking-Blocks/dp/B002S3RW62/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1376448631&sr=8-2&keywords=photo+cubes

  5. Ann Hurdle says

    September 15, 2014 at 9:07 pm

    Thank you for the dice. Can’t wait to use them.

    Reply
  6. Jessica Grove says

    January 4, 2019 at 10:12 am

    I love this resource! However, the Thinking Out Loud blog is no longer available. Do you think you could replace the sentence writing worksheet that you used? Thank you for ALL you do!

    Reply
    • thisreadingmama says

      July 28, 2019 at 3:18 pm

      I’ve updated it so that the recording sheet is there. 🙂

      Reply

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Hi! I’m Becky, a homeschooling mama with 4 blessings who keep me on my toes {and knees}. Before homeschooling, I was a classroom teacher (M.Ed.) and reading tutor. Read more about me here.

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