teaching resource

SCOOT! Finish the Sentence Game for Sentence Fragments

Updated: 02 Apr 2025

Use this Finish the Sentence Game to help your students practice correcting sentence fragments.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Years: 2 - 3

Curriculum

VC2E2LY11

Create short narrative, informative and persuasive texts for familiar audiences using simple text structures, topic-specific vocabulary and multimodal elements as appropriate <ul> <li>creating texts so that readers and/or audiences follow the sequence of ideas or events, using vocabulary (including topic-specific vocabulary) appropriate for the purpose</li> <li>using digital tools to create texts</li> <li>using simple and compound sentences correctly and flexibly to express and combine ideas</li> </ul>
VC2E3LY11

Create narrative, informative and persuasive texts, written and spoken, with ideas grouped in simple paragraphs, using topic-specific and precise vocabulary and multimodal elements as appropriate <ul> <li>gathering information and ideas about a topic in preparation for writing, which may include information and ideas from online and digital sources</li> <li>researching a topic to prepare an oral or multimodal presentation</li> <li>planning the sequence of ideas and information using techniques such as storyboards or a simple flow chart</li> <li>explaining ideas to a peer when planning a presentation</li> <li>selecting an appropriate text structure for a writing purpose, and sequencing content for clarity and to have an impact on an audience</li> <li>using appropriate simple and compound sentences to express and combine ideas</li> <li>using vocabulary, including topic-specific vocabulary, relevant to the type of text and purpose</li> <li>using digital tools to plan, sequence, compose and edit texts</li> </ul>
VC2E3LY12

Re-read and edit texts for meaning, appropriate structure, grammatical choices and punctuation <ul> <li>using print and online dictionaries and spellcheck to edit spelling, realising that spellcheck accuracy depends on understanding the word function, for example ‘there’ or ‘their’ and ‘rain’ or ‘reign’</li> <li>checking for correct use of apostrophes for contractions and to indicate possession</li> </ul>
VC2E2LY12

Re-read and edit texts for spelling, sentence boundary punctuation and text structure <ul> <li>reviewing and developing sentences; for example, adding prepositional phrases such as ‘with a long tail’ to improve descriptions</li> <li>editing by adding, deleting or changing vocabulary to improve a text; for example, replacing an everyday noun with a topic-specific one</li> <li>reviewing sentences for grammatical accuracy, for example use of pronouns</li> </ul>
VC2E3LA06

Understand that a clause is a unit of grammar usually containing a subject and a verb that need to agree <ul> <li>identifying clauses in texts by locating verbs and the key words that link to the verbs, for example ‘While the cat slept, the mouse scurried across the path.’</li> <li>identifying that a singular subject has a singular verb, and a plural subject has a plural verb, for example ‘The girl plays cricket.’ and ‘The girls play cricket.’</li> </ul>

EN1-VOCAB-01

Understands and effectively uses Tier 1, taught Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary to extend and elaborate ideas
EN2-RECOM-01

Reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes using knowledge of text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension
EN1-CWT-01

Plans, creates and revises texts written for different purposes, including paragraphs, using knowledge of vocabulary, text features and sentence structure
EN2-CWT-01

Plans, creates and revises written texts for imaginative purposes, using text features, sentence-level grammar, punctuation and word-level language for a target audience
EN2-CWT-02

Plans, creates and revises written texts for informative purposes, using text features, sentence-level grammar, punctuation and word-level language for a target audience
EN2-CWT-03

Plans, creates and revises written texts for persuasive purposes, using text features,sentence-level grammar, punctuation and word-level language for a target audience

teaching resource

SCOOT! Finish the Sentence Game for Sentence Fragments

Updated: 02 Apr 2025

Use this Finish the Sentence Game to help your students practice correcting sentence fragments.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Years: 2 - 3

Use this Finish the Sentence Game to help your students practice correcting sentence fragments.

Fix Fragments With a Finish The Sentence Game

Get ready to engage your students and get them up, moving, and writing complete sentences with a brand new Finish the Sentence Game from Teach Starter! This year, we’re excited to help you grow strong writers by starting them off with foundational lessons in sentence structure, starting with this fun Finish the Sentence Game!

Printable Sentence Fragments Game for Kids

This brand-new resource consists of an engaging SCOOT! Style Sentence Fragments Game for kids. In this game, students will work to move about the room and engage with a series of sentence fragments. From there, they will use their sentence writing skills to transform the sentence fragment into a complete sentence by adding subjects, predicates, and more.

How to Play This Sentence Fragments Game:

Hang cards around the room and assign each student a starting card number.
Students read the fragment and finish the sentence by writing their response on the recording sheet.
Students move to the next card when signalled.
Students will move in numerical order and continue until they finish all cards.

This resource is available in both black and white and colour for easy printing! We have also included a list of potential student responses as well.

Download & Play Your Fun Sentence Fragment Games

Our fun sentence fragment games are available as a PDF file for easy printing, plus an editable Google Slides version if you’d like to make modifications before assigning it to your students. Simply click the dropdown arrow on the download button to choose your preferred format.

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher and Teach Starter Collaborator.

Resources to Pair With Your Sentence Fragment Game

Pair this Sentence Fragment Game with hands-on activities and printable worksheets to reinforce sentence writing skills. Help students practice identifying fragments, correcting them, and applying their knowledge in a variety of fun and engaging ways. Explore additional resources to support your sentence writing lessons by checking out these resources.

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Curriculum

VC2E2LY11

Create short narrative, informative and persuasive texts for familiar audiences using simple text structures, topic-specific vocabulary and multimodal elements as appropriate <ul> <li>creating texts so that readers and/or audiences follow the sequence of ideas or events, using vocabulary (including topic-specific vocabulary) appropriate for the purpose</li> <li>using digital tools to create texts</li> <li>using simple and compound sentences correctly and flexibly to express and combine ideas</li> </ul>
VC2E3LY11

Create narrative, informative and persuasive texts, written and spoken, with ideas grouped in simple paragraphs, using topic-specific and precise vocabulary and multimodal elements as appropriate <ul> <li>gathering information and ideas about a topic in preparation for writing, which may include information and ideas from online and digital sources</li> <li>researching a topic to prepare an oral or multimodal presentation</li> <li>planning the sequence of ideas and information using techniques such as storyboards or a simple flow chart</li> <li>explaining ideas to a peer when planning a presentation</li> <li>selecting an appropriate text structure for a writing purpose, and sequencing content for clarity and to have an impact on an audience</li> <li>using appropriate simple and compound sentences to express and combine ideas</li> <li>using vocabulary, including topic-specific vocabulary, relevant to the type of text and purpose</li> <li>using digital tools to plan, sequence, compose and edit texts</li> </ul>
VC2E3LY12

Re-read and edit texts for meaning, appropriate structure, grammatical choices and punctuation <ul> <li>using print and online dictionaries and spellcheck to edit spelling, realising that spellcheck accuracy depends on understanding the word function, for example ‘there’ or ‘their’ and ‘rain’ or ‘reign’</li> <li>checking for correct use of apostrophes for contractions and to indicate possession</li> </ul>
VC2E2LY12

Re-read and edit texts for spelling, sentence boundary punctuation and text structure <ul> <li>reviewing and developing sentences; for example, adding prepositional phrases such as ‘with a long tail’ to improve descriptions</li> <li>editing by adding, deleting or changing vocabulary to improve a text; for example, replacing an everyday noun with a topic-specific one</li> <li>reviewing sentences for grammatical accuracy, for example use of pronouns</li> </ul>
VC2E3LA06

Understand that a clause is a unit of grammar usually containing a subject and a verb that need to agree <ul> <li>identifying clauses in texts by locating verbs and the key words that link to the verbs, for example ‘While the cat slept, the mouse scurried across the path.’</li> <li>identifying that a singular subject has a singular verb, and a plural subject has a plural verb, for example ‘The girl plays cricket.’ and ‘The girls play cricket.’</li> </ul>

EN1-VOCAB-01

Understands and effectively uses Tier 1, taught Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary to extend and elaborate ideas
EN2-RECOM-01

Reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes using knowledge of text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension
EN1-CWT-01

Plans, creates and revises texts written for different purposes, including paragraphs, using knowledge of vocabulary, text features and sentence structure
EN2-CWT-01

Plans, creates and revises written texts for imaginative purposes, using text features, sentence-level grammar, punctuation and word-level language for a target audience
EN2-CWT-02

Plans, creates and revises written texts for informative purposes, using text features, sentence-level grammar, punctuation and word-level language for a target audience
EN2-CWT-03

Plans, creates and revises written texts for persuasive purposes, using text features,sentence-level grammar, punctuation and word-level language for a target audience

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