Frame a Sentence Worksheet: Building Sentences with Cows!

How to use this worksheet

Read the group of words provided in the first section aloud with your child, saying them in a few different orders to hear which arrangement makes sense. Once you've settled on an order together, have your child write the sentence on the lines provided, reminding them to begin with a capital letter. Check together that the sentence ends with a period before moving to the next set of words. Repeat the process for each remaining section, encouraging your child to read their finished sentence aloud to check that it sounds correct.

Materials needed

• Pencil
• Eraser

Extension activities

• 1Cut the same words apart on separate slips of paper and physically rearrange them before writing the final sentence.
• 2Write a brand-new sentence about cows or another animal using words your child chooses themselves.
• 3Illustrate each completed sentence with a quick drawing that matches what it describes.
• 4Play a silly game where you deliberately say a sentence in the wrong word order and ask your child to fix it.
• 5Practice identifying the capital letter and period in sentences found in a favorite book.