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Build a Sentence Card Game

In English Language Arts and Reading Conventions Sentence Structure

PDF | 5 pages|Grades: K, 1 - 2

A fun and engaging card game that focuses on building simple sentences that include a subject, verb, and object.

Use this teaching resource in the classroom when teaching writing development and learning about simple sentence construction. Ideal to use as a small group activity with teacher support.

This card game is played in a similar way to Rummy. Players take turns to pick up and put down cards until they can build a sentence that is grammatically correct and makes sense. The winner of the game is the first person to build three sentences or one ‘trump’ card sentence.

This teaching resource includes:

an instruction card
a set of playing cards
an answer card.

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Common Core

Common Core Curriculum alignment

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.1.F
Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.
In Kindergarten English Language Arts Standards Language Conventions of Standard English CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.1
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.C
Use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences (e.g., He hops; We hop).
In Grade 1 English Language Arts Standards Language Conventions of Standard English CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.1.F
Produce, expand, and rearrange complete simple and compound sentences (e.g., The boy watched the movie; The little boy watched the movie; The action movie was watched by the little boy).
In Grade 2 English Language Arts Standards Language Conventions of Standard English CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.1

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We have fixed the winning sentence cards so they match the sentences on the last page.
Fix by Garrett May 24th, 2021

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