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Sentence Builder
Children build sentences one word at a time around the class.
⏱ 10-15 min⚡ Low energy👥 Whole class
📚 Vocabulary
• sentence structure
• I like
• I can
• I have
• adjectives
• nouns
🛠 Materials
• Whiteboard to write the sentence
• No other materials needed
📋 How to Play
- Teacher starts a sentence with one word — "I"
- Write it on the board.
- First child adds one word — "I like"
- Next child adds another — "I like big"
- Continue around the class — "I like big red apples"
- Keep going until the sentence is complete or someone cannot add a word.
- Read the whole sentence together at the end.
- Start a new sentence with a different structure.
💡 Teacher Tips
✓Write each word on the board as it is added so children can see the sentence building.
✓Guide children gently if they add a grammatically incorrect word.
✓This game builds awareness of sentence structure naturally.
✓The sentences often become very funny — children love the results.
🔄 Variations
→Story builder — each child adds a full sentence to build a story.
→Teams compete to build the longest correct sentence.
→Limit to vocabulary from the current lesson only.
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