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How to be Bossy

Commands
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What did you notice about how Command Colin talks?
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Pick a command for Colin.
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DISCUSS: Fill in the bank to make a command.
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DISCUSS: Give Colin a command.
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Here’s what we did.
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Get your supplies.
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Write your name.
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Pick your command.
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Say the command.
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Write the command.
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a sentence that gives an order
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How to be Bossy
Commands
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Students will...

Print Prep
  • be read a book featuring 4 sentence types: statements, questions, commands, and exclamations.

  • learn that a command is a sentence that gives an order.

  • practice producing command sentences, verbally and in writing.

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What you’ll need for students
Command Colin Poster teacher-only resource 1 copy
How to be Bossy worksheet 30 copies
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Color Version of Command Colin Poster teacher-only resource 1 copy
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For the final part of the lesson, find a place to hang the Command Colin poster where everyone can see it. Your class can use this as an anchor chart.

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Types Of Sentences Lesson 8: How to be Bossy

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