Parts of a sentence include nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and articles. As children become readers, they must understand these parts of a sentence. Children will move from simple sentences to more complex sentences as they progress in their reading and writing.

1. As children become readers, they must understand the parts of a
sentence. Parts of a sentence include nouns (words that name
people, places, or things), verbs (words that show action),
adjectives (words that describe nouns), adverbs (words that
describe verbs) and articles (words that define nouns – a, the).
Children will move from simple sentences to more complex
sentences encountered in their reading and writing.
verb – skates
adverb - carefully.
article – The
adjective - talented
noun - boy
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2. crayon
rainbow
ThingPlacePerson
umbrella
heart
sun
watermelon
hotdog
bus
cupcake mug
clock globe
backpack
black beltboygirl
skater
school
stand
backyardcookstudent

3. We like to cook.
They are brothers.
Plural
He likes to play soccer.
She loves her bear.
Singular Plural
I we
me us
he they
she them
you these
her those
he
him
it

4. Shows Action State of Being
Says Something About a
Noun or Pronoun
is
likes
loves
adores
dislikes
The girl
{
watermelon.
The boy happy.
I
The girl is
I am
talented.
am talented.
happy.
We are friends.
makes
sells
eats
plays
The cook
The boy
The girl
He
.
.
.
.
She …
hockey
lemonade
watermelon
hotdogs

5. a
one
small, yummy, tasty
sweet, delicious,
vanilla
happy, excited,
delighted, proud,
swift, fast, quick
How Many?
cupcake
runner
What Kind?
several
many
four
girls
boy
Which One(s)?
these
pears
this
cup

6. sometimes
usually
often
always
here
there
outside
beautifully
quickly
smoothly
When?
smiles
How?
skates
Where?
sells

7. I have a cupcake.
The girl likes lemonade.
The boy won five competitions in a year.
The girls need an afternoon to finish
decorating.

8. noun, verb, adjective, noun
noun, verb, adverb
Plural
pronoun verb noun.
She plays soccer.
Cindy cooks yummy hamburgers
Todd skates carefully
article, adjective, noun,
verb, adverb
The talented boy skates carefully.

10. Photographs or
picture cards
Pocket Chart and
and
Sentence Strips

11. Before showing the pictures cards,
clip art, or photographs have your
students name five nouns around the
classroom. Then have them name
verbs that go with the nouns said.
For example:
nouns – teacher, student, plant, lamp
verbs – teaches, learns, grows,
shines
Next, show students different
pictures. Have students say a noun
and then a verb for each picture.
Possible nouns would
include: boys, children,
or kids. Possible verbs
would include: eat, slurp
or lick.
Extend the activity by having students add
a noun following the verb. Ask – What are
the boys eating? Response -ice-cream
noun verb noun
Boys eat ice-cream.
Continue by adding adjectives.
Adjectives describe nouns. Ask – What
kind of ice-cream are the boys eating?
Possible responses – yummy, delicious
noun verb adjective noun
Boys eat yummy ice-cream.
Next, extend this activity by using adverbs.
Adverbs describe verbs.
runs quickly, cries loudly, shines brightly
Find picture cards in which students can
easily add an adverb. Ask - How do the
horses run? Response – quickly
noun verb adverb
Horses run quickly.

12. Advanced Lesson –
Introduce article: the – to define
a specific noun.
article noun verb noun
The boys eat ice-cream.
The sentence is specific to the
boys in the above picture (not all
boys).
article noun verb adverb
The horses run quickly.
The sentence is specific
to the horses in the
picture (not all horses).
Use photographs or picture cards
to make sentences.
noun verb noun
Issabella reads cards.
noun verb noun adverb
Issabella reads cards quickly.
article noun verb noun adverb
The girl reads cards quickly.
noun verb article noun adverb
Issabella reads the cards quickly.

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