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Objective

Students will put the words in the cut-up sentences back in order to make sense.

Teacher Tips
Guide students to use strategies (punctuation, capitalization, and prompts) to put the words back in order.
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Sentence Smash

Put cut-up sentences back together

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  1. Say
    Let’s read these words together.
  2. Point to each word as you Read
    sits, starfish, on, The, coral, some
  3. Say
    That doesn’t make sense. Let’s move the words so the sentence makes sense.
  4. Ask
    Let’s figure out the first word in the sentence. We need to start the sentence with a capital/uppercase letter. Do you see a word that has an uppercase letter?
    (The)
  5. Point to the word The and Say
    Yes, the word The must be the first word in the sentence.
  6. Push next to show the word in its place

 

 

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  1. Ask
    Now let’s look for a period, because we put the period after the last word in the sentence. Do you see a word that has a period after it?
    (coral)
  2. Point to the word coral and Say
    Yes, the word coral must be the last word in the sentence.
  3. Push next to show the word in its place

 

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  1. Say
    Let’s figure out the words that come in between the first and last words in the sentence.
  2. Point to the word The and Ask
    So the sentence starts like this. The. Hmm.. the what? It has to be a noun because the article the comes before a noun to announce it. A noun is a person, place, animal, or thing. Which of the words is a noun?
    (starfish)
  3. Push next to show the word in its place

 

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  1. Say
    Let’s read the words we put in order together.
  2. Point to each word as you Read
    The starfish … coral. 
  3. Ask
    The starfish what? It has to be a verb. What does the starfish do? Do you see an action word that tells something the starfish can do?
    (sits)
  4. Push next to show the word in its place

 

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  1. Say
    Let’s read the words we put in order together.
  2. Point to each word as you Read
    The starfish sits … coral.
  3. Ask
    We have two words left: on and some. Can you put them in order to make sense? Where does the starfish sit?
    (on some coral)
  4. Push next to show the complete sentence

 

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  1. Say
    Let’s read the sentence we put back together.
  2. Point to each word as you Read
    The starfish sits on some coral.
  3. Point to the picture and Say
    The sentence makes sense with the picture because the red starfish is sticking to the coral. We can say it sits on some coral.

 

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  1. Say
    Let’s do another one. 
  2. Point to each word as you Read
    coral, The, the, in, octopus, hid
  3. Say
    Now let’s move the words so the sentence makes sense.
  4. Ask
    Let’s figure out the first word in the sentence. What word can be the first word?
    (The)
    Why do you think so?
    (We start the sentence with a capital letter.)
  5. Point to the word The and Say
    Yes, the word The must be the first word in the sentence.
  6. Push next to show the word in its place

 

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  1. Ask
    Now let’s find out the last word. What word can be the last word?
    (coral)
    Why do you think so?
    (We put a period after the last word in a sentence.)
  2. Point to the word coral and Say
    Yes, I see a period after the word coral so it must be the last word in the sentence.
  3. Push next to show the word in its place

 

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  1. Say
    Now let’s figure out the words that come in between the first and last words in the sentence.
  2. Point to the word The and Ask
    The. The what? It has to be a noun because the is a word that comes before a noun. A noun is a person, place, animal or thing. Which word is a noun?
    (octopus)
  3. Push next to show the word in its place

 

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  1. Say
    Let’s read the words we put in order together.
  2. Point to each word as you Read
    The octopus … coral. 
  3. Ask
    The octopus what? It has to be a verb. What does the octopus do? Do you see a word that can go next?
    (hid)
  4. Push next to show the word in its place

 

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  1. Say
    Let’s read the words we put in order together.
  2. Point to each word as you Read
    The octopus hid … coral. 
  3. Ask
    We have two words left: the and in. Can you put them in order to make sense? Where did the octopus hide?
    (in the coral)
  4. Push next to show the complete sentence

 

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  1. Say
    Let’s read the sentence we put back together.
  2. Point to each word as you Read
    The octopus hid in the coral.
  3. Point to the picture and Say
    The sentence makes sense with the picture because the octopus is hiding in the coral. 

 

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  1. Say
    Let’s do another one. 
  2. Point to each word as you Read
    octopus, sea, jets, the, in, The
  3. Say
    Now let’s move the words so the sentence makes sense.
  4. Ask
    What word can be the first word?
    (The)
    Why do you think so?
    (We start the sentence with a capital letter.)
  5. Point to the word The and Say
    Yes, the word The must be the first word in the sentence.
  6. Push next to show the word in its place

 

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  1. Ask
    Now let’s find out the last word. What word can be the last word?
    (sea)
    Why do you think so?
    (We put a period after the last word in a sentence.)
  2. Point to the word sea and Say
    Yes, I see a period after the word sea so it must be the last word in the sentence.
  3. Push next to show the word in its place

 

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  1. Say
    Now let’s figure out the words that come in between the first and last words in the sentence.
  2. Point to the word The and Ask
    The. The what? Which word can go here?
    (octopus)
    Why do you think so?
    (It has to be a noun — a person, place, animal, or thing.)
  3. Push next to show the word in its place

 

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  1. Say
    Let’s read the words we put in order together.
  2. Point to each word as you Read
    The octopus … sea. 
  3. Ask
    The octopus what? What does the octopus do? Do you see a word that can go next?
    (jets)
    Why do you think so?
    (It has to be a verb.)
  4. Push next to show the word in its place

 

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  1. Say
    Let’s read the words we put in order together.
  2. Point to each word as you Read
    The octopus jets … sea. 
  3. Ask
    We have two words left: the and in. Can you put them in order to make sense? Where does the octopus jet?
    (in the sea)
  4. Push next to show the complete sentence

 

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  1. Say
    Let’s read the sentence we put back together.
  2. Point to each word as you Read
    The octopus jets in the sea.
  3. Point to the picture and Say
    The sentence makes sense with the picture because we learned that one way an octopus moves is called jetting.

 

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  1. Say
    Let’s do another one. 
  2. Point to each word as you Read
    The, up, tips, turtle
  3. Say
    Now let’s move the words so the sentence makes sense.
  4. Ask
    What word can be the first word?
    (The)
    Why do you think so?
    (We start the sentence with a capital letter.)
  5. Point to the word The and Say
    Yes, the word The must be the first word in the sentence.
  6. Push next to show the word in its place

 

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  1. Ask
    Now let’s find out the last word. What word can be the last word?
    (up)
    Why do you think so?
    (We put a period after the last word in a sentence.)
  2. Point to the word up and Say
    Yes, I see a period after the word up so it must be the last word in the sentence.
  3. Push next to show the word in its place

 

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  1. Say
    Now let’s figure out the words that come in between the first and last words in the sentence.
  2. Point to the word The and Ask
    The. The what? Which word can go here?
    (turtle)
    Why do you think so?
    (It has to be a noun.)
  3. Push next to show the word in its place

 

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  1. Say
    Let’s read the words we put in order together.
  2. Point to each word as you Read
    The turtle … up. 
  3. Point to the word tips and Ask
    We have only one word left. Can the word tips come after the word turtle?
    (yes)
    Why do you think so?
    (It is a verb.)
  4. Push next to show the word in its place

 

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  1. Say
    Let’s read the sentence we put back together.
  2. Point to each word as you Read
    The turtle tips up.
  3. Point to the picture and Say
    The sentence makes sense with the picture because we see the turtle is almost standing up in the water.

 

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  1. Say
    Let’s do another one. 
  2. Point to each word as you Read
    fish, is, of, fan, a, fins, Datiz
  3. Say
    Now let’s move the words so the sentence makes sense.
  4. Ask
    Which word can be the first word?
    (Datiz)
    Why do you think so?
    (We start the sentence with a capital letter.)
  5. Point to the word Datiz and Say
    Yes, the word Datiz must be the first word in the sentence. 
  6. Push next to show the word in its place

 

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  1. Ask
    Now let’s find out the last word. Which word can be the last word?
    (fins)
    Why do you think so?
    (We put a period after the last word in a sentence.)
  2. Point to the word fins and Say
    Yes, I see a period after the word fins so it must be the last word in the sentence.
  3. Push next to show the word in its place

 

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  1. Say
    Let’s read the words we put in order together.
  2. Point to each word as you Read
    Datiz … fins. 
  3. Ask
    Datiz what? What does Datiz do? Do you see a word that can go here?
    (is)
    Why do you think so?
    (It has to be a verb.)
  4. Push next to show the word in its place

 

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  1. Say
    Let’s read the words we put in order together.
  2. Point to each word as you Read
    Datiz is … fins. 
  3. Ask
    Datiz is what? It is telling us something about Datiz. Let’s first look at the word choices and what Datiz can be.
  4. Point to the word fish and Ask
    Can Datiz be a fish?
    (no)
  5. Point to the word fan and Ask
    Can Datiz be a fan? A fan can mean you really like something.  
    (yes)
  6. Say and Ask
    So the word fan is the one that describes what Datiz can be in the sentence, but we need another word before that: the article. Datiz is one person, so we need an article that indicates one person or one thing. What word can that be?
    (a)
  7. Push next to show the words in their places

 

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  1. Say
    Let’s read the words we put in order together.
  2. Point to each word as you Read
    Datiz is a fan … fins. 
  3. Say
    We have two words left: fish and of. We usually say a fan of something. So the next word after fan has to be of. That leaves fish for the last missing word.  
  4. Push next to show the complete sentence

 

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  1. Say
    Let’s read the sentence we put back together.
  2. Point to each word as you Read
    Datiz is a fan of fish fins.
  3. Point to the picture and Say
    The sentence makes sense with the picture because Datiz is looking at the fish and they all have fins.

 

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  1. Say
    Let’s do another one. 
  2. Point to each word as you Read
    bobs, jellyfish, The, sea, in, the
  3. Say
    Now let’s move the words so the sentence makes sense.
  4. Ask
    What word can be the first word?
    (The)
    Why do you think so?
    (We start the sentence with a capital letter.)
  5. Point to the word The and Say
    Yes, the word The must be the first word in the sentence.
  6. Push next to show the word in its place

 

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  1. Ask
    Now let’s find out the last word. Which word can be the last word?
    (sea)
    Why do you think so?
    (We put a period after the last word in a sentence.)
  2. Point to the word sea and Say
    Yes, I see a period after the word sea so it must be the last word in the sentence.
  3. Push next to show the word in its place

 

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  1. Say
    Now let’s figure out the words that come in between the first and last words in the sentence.
  2. Point to the word The and Ask
    The. The what? Which word can go next?
    (jellyfish)
    Why do you think so?
    (It has to be a noun.)
  3. Push next to show the word in its place

 

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  1. Say
    Let’s read the words we put in order together.
  2. Point to each word as you Read
    The jellyfish … sea. 
  3. Ask
    The jellyfish what? What does the jellyfish do? Do you see a word that can go next?
    (bobs)
    Why do you think so?
    (It has to be a verb.)
  4. Push next to show the word in its place

 

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  1. Say
    Let’s read the words we put in order together.
  2. Point to each word as you Read
    The jellyfish bobs … sea. 
  3. Ask
    We have two words left: in and the. Can you put them in order to make sense? Where does the jellyfish bob?
    (in the sea)
  4. Push next to show the complete sentence

 

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  1. Say
    Let’s read the sentence we put back together.
  2. Point to each word as you Read
    The jellyfish bobs in the sea.
  3. Point to the picture and Say
    The sentence makes sense with the picture because we can describe the jellyfish as bobbing up and down.

 

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  1. Say
    Let’s do another one. 
  2. Point to each word as you Read
    pals, The, many, have, zebrafish
  3. Say
    Now let’s move the words so the sentence makes sense.
  4. Ask
    What word can be the first word?
    (The)
    Why do you think so?
    (We start the sentence with a capital letter.)
  5. Point to the word The and Say
    Yes, the word The must be the first word in the sentence.
  6. Push next to show the word in its place

 

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  1. Ask
    Which word can be the last word?
    (pals)
    Why do you think so?
    (We put a period after the last word in a sentence.)
  2. Point to the word pals and Say
    Yes, I see a period after the word pals so it must be the last word in the sentence.
  3. Push next to show the word in its place

 

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  1. Say
    Now let’s figure out the words that come in between the first and last words in the sentence.
  2. Point to the word The and Ask
    The. The what? Which word can go next?
    (zebrafish)
    Why do you think so?
    (It has to be a noun.)
  3. Push next to show the word in its place

 

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  1. Say
    Let’s read the words we put in order together.
  2. Point to each word as you Read
    The zebrafish … pals. 
  3. Ask
    We have two words left: many and have. Can you put them in order to make sense? The zebrafish what?
    (have many pals)
  4. Push next to show the complete sentence

 

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  1. Say
    Let’s read the sentence we put back together.
  2. Point to each word as you Read
    The zebrafish have many pals.
  3. Point to the picture and Say
    The sentence makes sense with the picture because there are many zebrafish. They swim in schools of fish.

 

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