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Sentences In Motion

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Explore the elements needed to make up a sentence (the sentence itself, the period, the comma, the question mark, and the exclamation point), with this language arts lesson. A loco-motor activity is embedded in the teaching of the elements needed to make a sentence, making the learning much more meaningful.

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periods, end punctuation, question marks, commas, punctuation, sentence structure

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comma, period, punctuation, question mark, sentence structure, english language arts
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Resource Details

Grade
2nd - 4th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategy
Skills Practice
Year
2000
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