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Expanding Sentences Unit | Lesson 1 of 1
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DISCUSS:
What other information could Mateo add to this sentence to give
a better description of what’s happening in the experiment?
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DISCUSS:
How would you describe the foam in this picture?
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Get your supplies.
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In today’s lesson, you’ll need someone to share ideas with. This could
be a partner or someone you sit near. When everyone knows who
their talk partner is, move on to the next step
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Discuss with your partner: How would you describe WHERE the foam
is growing? Here’s a Hint: try to use words like on, out of, around, or
in to help you.
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Now look at number 1 on your worksheet. Write a phrase that
describes WHERE the foam is growing on the dashed line here.
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Recopy your NEW expanded sentence on the lines here.
When you’re done, whisper-read your sentence to yourself to
make sure it makes sense.
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Take turns sharing with your partner. When you have both had a
chance to share, give a silent thumbs up.
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Look at #2. How would you describe the bubble in this video
using two or more adjectives? You can write your adjective phrase
here in the box. If you need help, you can use your word bank.
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Write your adverb phrase here on the dotted line after “pops.”
If you need help, you can use your word bank.
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Write a phrase that describes WHERE the bubble is popping on the
dashed line here. If you need help, you can use your word bank
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Recopy your NEW expanded sentence on the lines here.
When you’re done, whisper-read your sentence to yourself to
make sure it makes sense.
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Take turns sharing your sentence with your partner. When you
have both had a chance to share, give a silent thumbs up.
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Look at #3. This time you’re going to fill in all the parts for your
expanded sentence on your own. If you need help, you can use
your word bank.
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Write the NEW caption for Mateo’s picture on the lines here.
When you’re done, whisper-read your sentence to yourself to
make sure it makes sense.
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Grades 4-5

Expanding Sentences

Expanding Sentences

Students will...

Print Prep
  • add adjective phrases, adverb phrases, and prepositional phrases to expand the sentence.
Number of students:
Expand the Caption worksheet 30 copies
Prep Instructions

This lesson can be used as a way to help students expand existing sentences and write with adjectives, adverbs, and "where it’s happening" phrases.

Grades 4-5

Expanding Sentences

Expanding Sentences

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Writing

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