Engage students with 32 colorful sentence building task cards that reinforce parts of speech skills. Includes Google Slides and TpT Easel activities, challenge cards, answer keys, and student recording sheets. Perfect for literacy centers, test prep, and distance learning. Available in digital format.
$3.19
Your students will love these SUPER 32 sentence building task cards!
What’s included?
This is a set of task cards for helping students understand different parts of speech in order to make boring sentences, SUPER! Each sentence has two speech bubbles, each with a prompt to either add, or change some part of the sentence. The bright colors and fun pictures added to the creativity, that will make students love these task cards!
Each of these 32 cards requires students to follow instructions to improve a simple sentence by adding and/or changing words. Students will not only learn to make more interesting and elaborate sentences, but will also be reinforcing parts of speech skills. For younger grades, use the cards just as they are. For fourth grade and above, consider adding Challenge Card 1, which will require students to add a prepositional phrase to each of their answers. Two other challenge cards are also included to extend the activity.
These task cards are perfect for test prep and will work well at literacy centers, stations, for partner work, or with the whole class using a game like Scoot. Student answer sheets are provided as well as answer keys. There are also Challenge Cards that can be used with any other card to extend the activity. In addition, a student handout and three posters are included as reminders for your students.
Print this set out in color. For black and white printing, please use the included black line version. If you are printing in black and white, consider printing on colored paper. Simply print and cut along the guidelines. Laminate and use them again and again. Alternatively, you could print on cardstock. It works well to keep them in a baggie. Another option is to hole-punch a corner of each card and
put them all on a ring.
Distance Learning:
There is also a digital version using TpT’s new digital tool. After purchase, click the white “Open in Easel” button. This will give you access to a digital overlay where students can type in their sentences. You can edit the digital overlay or use it as is.
Student answer sheets are included as well as sample answer keys for both the cards alone and the cards in conjunction with Challenge Card 1. Please keep in mind that these are suggested answers only. Your students’ answers will vary as this is a somewhat open-ended activity.
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Common Core Standards addressed in this set:
Grade 2
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.1e Use adjectives and adverbs, and choose between them depending on what is to be modified.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.1f Produce, expand, and rearrange complete simple and compound sentences (e.g., The boy watched the movie; The little boy watched the movie; The action movie was watched by the little boy).
Grade 3
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.1a Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.1g Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs, and choose between them depending on what is to be modified.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.1i Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences.
Grade 4
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.1d Order adjectives within sentences according to conventional patterns (e.g., a small red bag rather than a red small bag).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.1e Form and use prepositional phrases.
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A more challenging set of Sentences Task Cards is availablehere.
Terms of Use
This resource was created by Rachel Lynette for Minds in Bloom INC., all rights reserved. It may be used by the original purchaser for single class use only. Teachers may distribute this product in email, through google classroom or over the Internet to their students (and parents) as long as the site is password protected. In other words, you may distribute it to your own students but may not put it on the Internet where it could be publicly found and downloaded. If you want to share this resource with colleagues, please purchase additional licenses. Thank you for respecting these terms of use. 🙂
This product is happily brought to you by Rachel Lynette and Cassi Noack of Minds in Bloom
SKU: 516518
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Stephanie C. –
This resource was great as a review for my distance learning students. It was easy for students to use in Google Classroom and students found the directions easy to follow.
JoMarie J. –
My students were struggling to write descriptive sentences and these task cards gave them the practice they needed. I love the online component as well so they can practice at home also. Thank you!
Rosalie F. –
My students loved this in small group. They lessons were clear and I was able to scaffold easily. I will definitely purchase more. Clearly aligned with my TEKS.
K T. –
This was a good task for one of my students working at a lower grade level than his peers. He could do the work with an EA when they were available.
Michele H. –
We used this activity during STEAM week and it was perfect
The Rainbow Unicorn Teacher –
The resource itself is amazing. I didn’t get to use it a lot the first time that I used it because my students that year decided to destroy it. I’m excited to give it another try this year!
Samantha C. –
These cards helped review sentences and got my students moving. I allowed students to move around the classroom in groups when working on the cards together. Great review before a quiz to help them practice!
Catherine Mika –
I used this with my sons, who are both reluctant writers. However, since I didn’t want it to seem like work, I did this with them verbally. We used it to fill time on road trips or when waiting on food in a restaurant, etc., and I’d say it was a great success! The results showed real thought and creativity, and were often hilarious. Definitely recommend, especially for children who haven’t taken ownership of their ‘writing voice’ just yet.
Deanna M. –
This resource was helpful for my EB students in learning more about writing strong sentences.
Lori B. –
My students needed help expanding their sentences and these cards were really helpful. I like that the instructions reinforce understanding of parts of speech.