Do you have a child who is ready to learn how to write sentences but are unsure of how you can help her?
I have some tips for you today from homeschool moms and teachers that will help you out.
These tips include activities that will help your child learn to recognize the parts of a sentence (an important foundation) and suggestions for showing your child how to write a sentence.
Hopefully they will set you on the right path for teaching your child how to write.
Teaching Children How to Write Sentences
Sentence Basics: How to Teach Sentence Writing to Beginners on My Primary Paradise – Martha has some wonderful ideas for teaching children to write sentences including hand signs, color-coding, and using spacers.
Learning About Sentences on Foundation Years – This is a PDF with several good activities for teaching children about sentence structure.
Ideas for Teaching Your Child About Sentence Structure on Pearson Homeschool – Find out how to use bicycle imagery for teaching sentence structure from Pearson. Also check out this article for two hands-on activities.
Teaching Kids How to Write a Sentence on This Reading Mama – Becky has a clever tip about using magic lines when teaching a child to write.
Do you have some tips for teaching children how to write sentences? Feel free to share them in the comment section.
More help on this site with teaching writing:
- Sentence Builder Apps for Kids
- Tips for Teaching Your Child Strong Sentence Writing Skills
- Tips for Teaching Your Child How to Write a Paragraph
- How to Encourage a Love of Writing in Your Homeschool
- Where to Get Writing Prompts for Your Homeschool