Telling and Asking: Fun with Sentences!

English Language Arts Grades Pre-K 8:14 Video
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Lesson Description

Learn about telling and asking sentences with fun examples! Discover how to spot them by looking for periods and question marks. Get ready to become sentence super stars!

Video Resource

Telling Sentence and Asking Sentence Grade 1

Jasmine Aduca

Duration: 8:14
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Key Concepts

  • Telling Sentences (Declarative Sentences)
  • Asking Sentences (Interrogative Sentences)
  • Capital Letters at the Beginning of Sentences
  • Periods at the End of Telling Sentences
  • Question Marks at the End of Asking Sentences

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 differentiate between telling and asking sentences based on their ending punctuation.
  • Students will be able to understand that sentences start with a capital letter.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students what they already know about sentences. Show the 'Telling Sentence and Asking Sentence Grade 1' video by Jasmine Aduca. Explain that today, they will learn about two types of sentences: telling sentences and asking sentences.
  • Telling Sentences (10 mins)
    Explain that a telling sentence tells us something. It starts with a big letter (capital letter) and ends with a dot (period). Show examples like 'The sun is yellow.' and 'My dog is fluffy.' Ask students to give their own examples of telling sentences.
  • Asking Sentences (10 mins)
    Explain that an asking sentence asks a question. It also starts with a big letter (capital letter) but ends with a hook and a dot (question mark). Show examples like 'What is your name?' and 'Do you like apples?' Ask students to give their own examples of asking sentences.
  • Practice Time! (10 mins)
    Present mixed examples of telling and asking sentences. Have students identify each type. Use gestures (e.g., pointing down for a period, making a question mark shape with their finger) to help them remember.
  • Wrap Up (5 mins)
    Review the key differences between telling and asking sentences. Remind students about the capital letters and punctuation marks. Tell them they did a great job learning about sentences!

Interactive Exercises

  • Sentence Sort
    Prepare cards with different sentences (some telling, some asking). Have students sort the cards into two piles: 'Telling' and 'Asking'. Read each sentence aloud as they sort.
  • Punctuation Game
    Say a sentence aloud. Have students raise their hands and say 'Period!' if it's a telling sentence, or 'Question Mark!' if it's an asking sentence.

Discussion Questions

  • What is your favorite thing to tell someone?
  • What is your favorite question to ask?
  • Why do you think it's important to know if a sentence is telling or asking?

Skills Developed

  • Sentence Recognition
  • Listening Comprehension
  • Critical Thinking
  • Communication Skills

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

A telling sentence ends with a...

Correct Answer: Dot

Question 2:

A sentence that asks something ends with a...

Correct Answer: Hook and Dot

Question 3:

Which sentence tells something?

Correct Answer: The sky is blue.

Question 4:

Which sentence asks a question?

Correct Answer: What is your name?

Question 5:

What kind of letter starts a sentence?

Correct Answer: Big Letter

Question 6:

Which one is a telling sentence?

Correct Answer: The bird can sing.

Question 7:

Which one is an asking sentence?

Correct Answer: What time is it?

Question 8:

The opposite of telling is...

Correct Answer: Asking

Question 9:

Which of these is the end of an asking sentence?

Correct Answer: ?

Question 10:

Which of these is the end of an telling sentence?

Correct Answer: .

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

A telling sentence ends with a ____.

Correct Answer: dot

Question 2:

An asking sentence ends with a question ____.

Correct Answer: mark

Question 3:

All sentences start with a big ____.

Correct Answer: letter

Question 4:

"What is that?" is an ____ sentence.

Correct Answer: asking

Question 5:

"I like to play" is a ____ sentence.

Correct Answer: telling

Question 6:

Sentences start with a ____ letter.

Correct Answer: capital

Question 7:

We ____ when we are asking something.

Correct Answer: ask

Question 8:

Sentences ____ us something.

Correct Answer: tell

Question 9:

A dot is called a ____ .

Correct Answer: period

Question 10:

We write to ___ and ask questions.

Correct Answer: tell

Educational Standards

PK.5.R.1:Students will hear different sentence structures through conversations, read-alouds, and interactive reading. PK.2.PC.5:Students will begin to recognize ending punctuation marks in print during shared reading or other text experiences. PK.3.R.2:Students will answer basic questions (e.g., who, what, where, and when) about texts, photographs, or illustrations during shared reading or other text experiences with prompting. PK.1.L.1:Students will actively listen using agreed-upon rules with prompting.

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