Guide
Objective
Readers will add the inflectional endings -ing to verbs to form the present progressive tense and choose the right helping verb to practice subject-verb agreement.
The cubs are napping with mom.
The cubs are playing in the den.
A man is chopping the tree.
Deepa is telling the man the cubs are up in the den.
Teacher Tips
Have readers suggest a word to complete the sentence. Have them read the completed sentences for extra reading and oral language practice. It also reinforces simple connections between text and illustrations.
Cloze My Sentence
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