Building Sentences

This Building Sentences Adapted Book, "What Can We Do In the Spring?"  is a spring themed book that focuses on building simple sentences, action verbs and phrases, and the "Wh-" question word "What," 

This download includes:

1 Adapted Book (w/Real Photos)

1 Set of Sentence Building Strips

1 Cut/Glue Sentence Activity

In this activity, students are asked to listen to a riddle, look at a photograph and build a simple sentence by answering the question, 'What Can We Do In the Spring?" 

The teacher or therapist reads each page, and students solve the riddle and complete the sentence by choosing the correct action that answers each riddle. 

Sample Text:

"Flowers growing--tall and thick,

 See some flowers, take your ______? (pick)

 What can we do in the spring?

Answer:  "We can pick flowers in the spring."

"Wind is blowing, look up high.

 Let it go and watch it ______! (fly)

 What can we do in the spring?

Answer:  We can fly a kite in the spring."

After the teacher or therapist has worked through the adapted book, students can practice building sentences with the sentence builder strips.  These strips are adapted for multiple learning levels depending on how you set them up. Students can choose 1 word to complete each sentence (Level 1), two words to complete each sentence (Level 2), or build a the complete sentence (Level 3).

After they have practiced with both the adapted book and sentence builder strips, students can complete the cut/glue worksheet.

Students working at an independent level, can read and work through the book and sentence builder strips at a literacy center or work station.

If your students enjoy adapted books, there are many more in my collection. Please see my Adapted Books Collection below.

For more hands-on spring, bunny or Easter themed activities, please see the following links: