Asking and Telling: Becoming Sentence Superstars!

English Language Arts Grades Pre-K 2:52 Video
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Lesson Description

Learn about telling and asking sentences with Mandi Hopkins! Discover the difference and practice identifying each type.

Video Resource

Telling/Asking Sentences

Mandi Hopkins

Duration: 2:52
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Key Concepts

  • Telling sentences (statements)
  • Asking sentences (questions)
  • Punctuation (period and question mark)

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to identify a telling sentence.
  • Students will be able to identify an asking sentence.
  • Students will be able to recognize the punctuation that ends each type of sentence (period and question mark).

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students if they know what a sentence is. Briefly discuss how sentences help us share ideas and ask questions. Introduce the video by Mandi Hopkins.
  • Video Viewing (5 mins)
    Play the 'Telling/Asking Sentences' video by Mandi Hopkins.
  • Review and Discussion (5 mins)
    After the video, review the key concepts: telling sentences and asking sentences. Emphasize that telling sentences tell us something and end with a period. Asking sentences ask us something and end with a question mark.
  • Practice Activity (10 mins)
    Present simple sentences verbally and ask students to identify them as either telling or asking. Use examples different from the video. For each sentence, ask students what punctuation mark should be used at the end.
  • Wrap-up (5 mins)
    Summarize the lesson by reiterating the difference between telling and asking sentences. Tell students they are sentence superstars!

Interactive Exercises

  • Sentence Sort
    Prepare cards with simple sentences written on them (some telling, some asking). Have students sort the cards into two piles: 'Telling Sentences' and 'Asking Sentences'.
  • Punctuation Match
    Show cards with sentences missing punctuation. Have students match the sentence with the correct punctuation mark (period or question mark).

Discussion Questions

  • What is a sentence?
  • What does a telling sentence do?
  • What does an asking sentence do?
  • What does a period look like?
  • What does a question mark look like?

Skills Developed

  • Listening comprehension
  • Sentence identification
  • Punctuation recognition
  • Verbal Communication

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

A telling sentence _______ something.

Correct Answer: tells

Question 2:

An asking sentence _______ something.

Correct Answer: asks

Question 3:

A telling sentence ends with a _______.

Correct Answer: period

Question 4:

An asking sentence ends with a _______.

Correct Answer: question mark

Question 5:

Which one is a telling sentence?

Correct Answer: The sun is yellow.

Question 6:

Which one is an asking sentence?

Correct Answer: Do you like ice cream?

Question 7:

The sentence 'I have a red ball.' ends with a...

Correct Answer: period

Question 8:

The sentence 'What is your name?' ends with a...

Correct Answer: question mark

Question 9:

A telling sentence _________ information.

Correct Answer: gives

Question 10:

An asking sentence _________ for information.

Correct Answer: asks

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

A telling sentence ______ us something.

Correct Answer: tells

Question 2:

An asking sentence ______ a question.

Correct Answer: asks

Question 3:

We use a _______ at the end of a telling sentence.

Correct Answer: period

Question 4:

We use a _______ at the end of an asking sentence.

Correct Answer: question mark

Question 5:

'The sky is blue' is a ________ sentence.

Correct Answer: telling

Question 6:

'Are you ready?' is an ________ sentence.

Correct Answer: asking

Question 7:

A period looks like a little ______.

Correct Answer: dot

Question 8:

A question mark looks like a ______ with a dot.

Correct Answer: hook

Question 9:

A telling sentence is also called a ________.

Correct Answer: statement

Question 10:

Sentences start with a big ________.

Correct Answer: letter

Educational Standards

PK.1.L.1:Students will actively listen using agreed-upon rules with prompting. PK.1.S.3:Students will ask and answer questions with prompting. PK.2.PC.5:Students will begin to recognize ending punctuation marks in print during shared reading or other text experiences. PK.5.R.1:Students will hear different sentence structures through conversations, read-alouds, and interactive reading.

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