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Lesson Plan: Extending Sentences

Academic Subject: English
Grade: Year 1
Duration: 30 minutes
Topic: Extending Sentences

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Lesson Objectives

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

1. Identify simple sentences.
2. Understand how to extend sentences by adding adjectives, adverbs, and additional information.
3. Create their own extended sentences using prompts.

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Materials Required

• Whiteboard and markers
• Sentence strips
• Picture cards (to inspire sentence creation)
• Worksheets for practice
• Pencils and erasers

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Lesson Outline

Introduction (5 minutes)

1. Greeting & Roll Call: Welcome students and take attendance.
2. Introduction to Topic: Explain what a sentence is and introduce the idea of extending sentences:
   • A simple sentence has a subject and a verb.
   • We can make our sentences more interesting by adding more words.

Direct Instruction (10 minutes)

1. Simple Sentences: Write a simple sentence on the whiteboard (e.g., "The cat sleeps.").

   • Ask students what they see.
   • Discuss the subject (cat) and the verb (sleeps).

2. Extending the Sentence:

   • Add an adjective: "The fluffy cat sleeps."
   • Add an adverb: "The fluffy cat sleeps quietly."
   • Add an additional detail: "The fluffy cat sleeps quietly on the warm blanket."
   • Emphasise how each addition makes the sentence more descriptive and interesting.

Guided Practice (5 minutes)

1. Sentence Strip Activity:
   • Divide students into pairs.
   • Give each pair a sentence strip with a simple sentence (e.g., "The dog barks.").
   • Have them work together to extend their sentence by adding adjectives, adverbs, and extra details.
   • Ask pairs to share their extended sentences with the class.

Independent Practice (5 minutes)

1. Worksheet Activity:
   • Distribute worksheets with simple sentences that need extending (e.g., "The bird sings.").
   • Instruct students to write their own extensions for each sentence on the sheet.

Review & Conclusion (5 minutes)

1. Review: Summarise what was learned about extending sentences.
2. Discussion: Invite a few students to share their work from the worksheet.
3. Encourage creativity: Remind students that their sentences can be as imaginative as they want!

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Homework Assignment

1. Task: Complete the following sentences by extending them. Use adjectives, adverbs, and extra details.

   • a) "The sun shines."
   • b) "The elephant trumpets."
   • c) "The boy rides his bike."

2. Extension Optional Task: Draw a picture that represents your extended sentences.

Homework Answers

1. a) "The bright sun shines brightly in the clear blue sky."
2. b) "The large elephant trumpets loudly across the savannah."
3. c) "The excited boy rides his new bike quickly down the hill."

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End of Lesson Plan
Note: Encourage students to be creative and to think outside the box when completing their homework!