Sentence Sparks Slides Day 1 Sentence Builders
Step 1: Find the WHO
Every Sentence Has a WHO!
The WHO is the person or animal in our sentence story.
👦 The boy Person
🐶 The dog Animal
👩🏫 The teacher Person
Class Question: Who is in our classroom today?
Day 2 Sentence Builders
Step 2: Find the WHAT ACTION
What Are They DOING?
The WHAT tells the movement or action happening!
🏃 runs Action
🥪 eats Action
😴 sleeps Action
Movement Break: Stand up and act out "jumping"!
Day 3 Sentence Builders
Step 3: Put Them Together!
WHO + WHAT = Team!
Connect the two parts to make complete sentence magic!
🐸 The frog WHO
🦘 jumps WHAT
Say it together: "The frog jumps!"
Day 4 Sentence Builders
Step 4: Start with a CAPITAL
Every Sentence Starts BIG!
The very first letter must always be a tall uppercase capital letter!
the dog barks Starts too small (t)
The dog barks Big Capital Letter (T)!
Reach up high to the sky for tall Capital Letters!
Day 5 Sentence Builders
Step 5: Add the STOP SIGN
Stop with a Period!
A period is a red stop sign. It tells our reader the sentence is done!
The cat sleeps
.
1. Capital
2. WHO
3. WHAT
4. Period .
You are now an Official Sentence Champion!
Sentence Sparks Practice Pack 1
Day 1 • 30-Minute Writing Block Weekly Practice Pack
Who Detective Practice Sheet
Name:
Date:
Rule: Every sentence has a WHO. The WHO is the person or animal doing the action!
A Warm-Up: Circle the WHO in each box. (Person or Animal)
Time: ~8 mins
👦 The boy
OR
⚽ The ball
🚗 The car
OR
🐶 The dog
🐸 The frog
OR
🪨 The rock
WHO Bank: Choose a subject to write below
🐱 The cat
👧 The girl
🦆 The duck
B Guided Writing: Write the WHO on the primary lines.
Time: ~12 mins
🐱
... sleeps on the rug.
👧
... reads a big book.
🦆
... swims in the lake.
Draw WHO
30-Min Extension Challenge: Draw yourself or your pet in the box, then complete your sentence:
Day 1 Goal: I can find and write the WHO!
Person/Animal Neat Letters
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Day 2 • 30-Minute Writing Block Weekly Practice Pack
Action Heroes Practice Sheet
Name:
Date:
Rule: Every sentence tells WHAT happened. The WHAT is the action or movement word!
A Warm-Up: Draw a line from each action picture to its word.
Time: ~8 mins
🏃 Fast movement
runs
🥪 Eating snack
eats
🦘 Hopping high
jumps
WHAT Action Bank: Choose the action to write below
🏊 swims
😴 sleeps
🎵 sings
B Guided Writing: Look at WHO and write WHAT they are doing.
Time: ~12 mins
🏊
The fish ...
😴
The bear ...
🎵
The bird ...
Act it out!
30-Min Extension Action Charade: Pick an action, act it out for a partner, and write your action word:
Day 2 Goal: I can find and write the WHAT action!
Action Word On the Line
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Day 3 • 30-Minute Writing Block Weekly Practice Pack
Sentence Builders Practice Sheet
Name:
Date:
Rule: Connect WHO + WHAT. Put them together to make a whole sentence!
A Warm-Up: Match each WHO to the WHAT that belongs.
Time: ~8 mins
WHO (Subject)
🦆 The duck
👦 The boy
WHAT (Action)
reads 📖
swims 🌊
B Guided Writing: Build the sentence strip and write it on the lines.
Time: ~12 mins
🐱 The cat + 😴 sleeps
🐸 The frog + 🦘 jumps
🐶 The dog + 🏃 runs
Your Turn!
30-Min Extension Sentence Builder: Make your own sentence using "The bird" and any action you know:
Day 3 Goal: I built WHO + WHAT together!
Has WHO Has WHAT Finger Space
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Day 4 • 30-Minute Writing Block Weekly Practice Pack
Capital Champs Practice Sheet
Name:
Date:
Rule: Sentences start with a TALL CAPITAL LETTER. Like a king's crown, the first letter is big!
A Warm-Up: Circle the sentence that starts with a tall Capital letter.
Time: ~8 mins
The bird sings
the bird sings
my dog runs
My dog runs
Capital Starter Guide: Small letter to Tall Crown letter
small t → tall T
|
small s → tall S
|
small a → tall A
B Guided Writing: Fix the small letter. Rewrite with a tall Capital!
Time: ~12 mins
Fix: the dog runs
Change "t" to "T"
Fix: she swims
Change "s" to "S"
Fix: a cat sleeps
Change "a" to "A"
Crown Hunt
30-Min Extension Capital Crown Hunt: Circle the 2 capital crowns hiding here: [ T , b, m, S , r ]. Then write your favorite capital letter:
Day 4 Goal: I start sentences with a tall Capital!
First is TALL Rest lowercase
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Day 5 • 30-Minute Writing Block Weekly Practice Pack
Punctuation Patrol Practice Sheet
Name:
Date:
🛑
Rule: End every sentence with a PERIOD (.). It is a red stop sign for our reader!
A Warm-Up: Put a dark period dot inside each stop sign!
Time: ~8 mins
The frog jumps
.
The cat sleeps
.
Full Sentence Formula:
1. Capital Start 2. WHO 3. WHAT 4. Period .
B Guided Writing: Write the whole sentence with Capital letter and Period!
Time: ~12 mins
👦 + 🏃 (The boy + runs)
Capital Period
🦆 + 🏊 (The duck + swims)
Capital Period
🌟
Official Sentence Champion Award! I mastered 5 days of sentences: Capital + WHO + WHAT + Period.
Teacher Signature:
Day 5 Goal: I write complete sentences with periods!
Capital Who What Period .
Action Heroes Cards Day 2 Station • Hands-on Manipulatives
Action Heroes Cards
Cut-Out Action Flashcards
Cut along the dashed lines. Use these high-contrast visual cards during the 30-minute lesson for movement modeling, sensory word tracing, and sentence building stations.
Action Verb
🏃♂️
runs
Action Verb
🥪
eats
Action Verb
🦘
jumps
Action Verb
🏊♀️
swims
Action Verb
😴
sleeps
Action Verb
🎵
sings
Center Activity: Practice saying each word, act it out, and trace!
Tactile Flashcard Set
Sentence Builders Mats Day 3 Station • Tactile Work Mat
Sentence Builders Mats
Hands-on Tile Placement Mat
Cut out the tiles at the bottom. Place one orange WHO tile and one green WHAT tile on the mat, then write the complete sentence on the handwriting lines below.
Sentence Construction Zone
Place WHO Tile Here (Person or Animal)
Place WHAT Tile Here (Action Verb)
Write Your Mat Sentence:
Cut-Out Sentence Tiles (Cut & Place on Mat Above) Reusable Center Tiles
👦 The boy WHO
🐶 The dog WHO
🏃 runs WHAT
😴 sleeps WHAT
🐱 The cat WHO
🐸 The frog WHO
🦘 jumps WHAT
🥪 eats WHAT
Center Strategy: Build up to 4 different sentences using the tiles!
Tactile Sentence Mat
Capital Champs Cards Day 4 Station • Capital Task Cards
Capital Champs Cards
Sentence Fix-It Task Cards
Cut along the dashed lines to make 4 individual station task cards. Students clip or circle the correct tall capital letter, then rewrite the corrected sentence on the primary lines.
Task Card 1 🐕
Sentence needs a tall crown: the dog runs
small t → tall T 👑
Rewrite with Capital:
Task Card 2 🏊♀️
Sentence needs a tall crown: she swims
small s → tall S 👑
Rewrite with Capital:
Task Card 3 🐱
Sentence needs a tall crown: a cat sleeps
small a → tall A 👑
Rewrite with Capital:
Task Card 4 🐸
Sentence needs a tall crown: my frog jumps
small m → tall M 👑
Rewrite with Capital:
Center Practice: Use dry-erase markers when laminated for repeat practice!
Set of 4 Task Cards
Sentence Sparks Teacher Guide Educator Resource • 30-Minute Block Framework
Sentence Sparks Teacher Guide
Unified Weekly Bundle
5 Days • 30 Min Daily
Designed for special education resource rooms and self-contained classrooms. This curriculum pairs a single 5-day printable student workbook pack with interactive whiteboard modeling and tactile station manipulatives.
The 30-Minute Daily Writing Block Structure Daily Pacing
Part 1: 5–8 Mins Whole-Group Warm-Up Project interactive slides, review the daily rule, chant the choral formula, and complete Workbook Part A.
Part 2: 10–12 Mins Guided Station Work Engage with daily tactile materials (Cards/Work Mats), model handwriting spacing, and guide Workbook Part B.
Part 3: 10–12 Mins Independent Writing Students complete Workbook Part C, illustrate/act out sentences, and verify work with self-check checkmarks.
5-Day Lesson Breakdown & Companion Materials
DAY 1
Who Detectives: Identify the subject using orange cues. Pair with Slide 1 and Practice Pack Page 1.
DAY 2
Action Heroes: Isolate dynamic action verbs using green cues. Pair with Action Cards and Practice Pack Page 2.
DAY 3
Sentence Builders: Combine WHO + WHAT on visual strips. Pair with Sentence Mats and Practice Pack Page 3.
DAY 4
Capital Champs: Master tall crown uppercase starters. Pair with Capital Task Cards and Practice Pack Page 4.
DAY 5
Punctuation Patrol: Add red stop sign periods and write full sentences. Complete Practice Pack Page 5 & Award.
Key IEP Accommodations:
Fine Motor: Provide weighted pencils, adaptive grips, or cut-out sentence tiles.
Visual: Highlight line boundaries with yellow highlighters for visual tracking.
Sensory: Pair with whole-body gestures (reach high for capitals, stomp for periods).
Sentence Sparks Weekly Sequence • Teacher Guide Page 1 of 2
Practice Pack Master Key
Weekly Practice Pack Answer Key
Pages 1 – 5
DAY 1: Who Detective Key p. 1
Part A (Warm-Up): Box 1 = The boy ; Box 2 = The dog ; Box 3 = The frog
Part B (Guided):
1. The cat sleeps on the rug.
2. The girl reads a big book.
3. The duck swims in the lake.
Part C (Extension): Student draws own subject (e.g.
