Students will practice completing the sentences with missing prepositions:
Datiz swims in the sea. The starfish sits on the coral. The octopus jets in the sea. The jellyfish bobs in the sea. The octopus hid in the coral.
Teacher Tips
Have students 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.
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Parts of Speech & Grammar
More practice for language development
Guide
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Point to each word and blank as you Read Datiz swims ______ the sea.
Point to the blank and Ask There is a missing word in this sentence. Can you guess a word to complete the sentence?
Give students time to guess a word to complete the sentence and then Say Let’s look at the picture together and figure out what word is missing.
Ask Where does Datiz swim?
(in the sea)
Say So the missing word must be in.
Push next to show the missing word
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Guide
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Point to each word as you Read Datiz swims in the sea.
Read the sentence together Datiz swims in the sea.
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Guide
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Point to each word and blank as you Read The starfish sits ______ the coral.
Point to the blank and Ask There is a missing word in this sentence too. Can you guess a word to complete the sentence?
Give students time to guess a word to complete the sentence and then Say Let’s look at the picture together and figure out what word is missing.
Ask Where does the starfish sit?
(on the coral)
Say So the missing word must be on.
Push next to show the missing word
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Guide
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Point to each word as you Read The starfish sits on the coral.
Read the sentence together The starfish sits on the coral.
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Guide
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Point to each word and blank as you Read The octopus jets ______ the sea.
Point to the blank and Ask There is a missing word in this sentence again. Can you guess a word to complete the sentence?
Give students time to guess a word to complete the sentence and then Say Let’s look at the picture together and figure out what word is missing.
Ask Where does the octopus jet?
(in the sea)
Say So the missing word must be in.
Push next to show the missing word
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Guide
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Point to each word as you Read The octopus jets in the sea.
Read the sentence together The octopus jets in the sea.
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Guide
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Point to each word and blank as you Read The jellyfish bobs ______ the sea.
Point to the blank and Ask There is a missing word in this sentence as well. Can you guess a word to complete the sentence?
Give students time to guess a word to complete the sentence and then Say Let’s look at the picture together and figure out what word is missing.
Ask Where does the jellyfish bob?
(in the sea)
Say So the missing word must be in.
Push next to show the missing word
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Guide
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Point to each word as you Read The jellyfish bobs in the sea.
Read the sentence together The jellyfish bobs in the sea.
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Guide
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Point to each word and blank as you Read The octopus hid______ the coral.
Point to the blank and Ask There is a missing word in this sentence too. Can you guess a word to complete the sentence?
Give students time to guess a word to complete the sentence and then Say Let’s look at the picture together and figure out what word is missing.
Ask Where did the octopus hide?
(in the coral)
Say So the missing word must be in.
Push next to show the missing word
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Guide
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Point to each word as you Read The octopus hid in the coral.
Read the sentence together The octopus hid in the coral.