To explore simple sentences

Key Stage 2

English grammar

T1: Sentence level objectives

English

The BFG - Narrative Writing

﻿Hello everyone, it's Miss Saab. Welcome to another lesson with me. It is so nice to have you all joining me again. Today's lesson is a grammar lesson and we are going to be doing some rapping together. So I'm excited to share that with you. So let's get our lessons started. Our learning objective today is to explore simple sentences. The plan for today is to first recap, what verbs are. Then we are going to define a simple sentence. That means, think about what a simple sentence actually means. And finally, we are going to write our very own simple sentences. In this lesson, you will need an exercise book or paper, a pencil, and your brain switched on. So let's click the switch it on in three, two, one, great. Our brains are now switched on. So I would like you now to pause the video, to grab your paper and your pencil, and then we can carry on. Okay, great. So hopefully you've got everything you need to start your learning. The final thing we need to do is to check that we're sitting comfortably and in as quiet space as possible. So you can focus and do your very best learning. Okay, so let's have a got recapping verbs. What is the verb? Can you tell your screen? A verb is Okay, let's check together. ♪ So a verb is a doing or a being word. ♪ ♪ If you do it or you are it, then the word is a verb. ♪ This is the verb rap that I was telling you about at the beginning of the lesson. So I'm going to show you again and then we're going to practise it together, okay? So I've got my hands ready so I can do the doing action and the being action. My turn. ♪ A verb is a doing or a being word ♪ ♪ if you do it or you are it, then the word is a verb. ♪ Right, let's do it again together. Get your hands out, ready? Two, one. ♪ A verb is a doing or being word ♪ ♪ if you do it or you are it, then the word is a verb. ♪ Great rapping. So what does that actually mean? What is it doing word and what is it being word? Here are some examples of doing words. So run is something that I can do, that's to doing word, sleep, talk, wave, and jump. So these are all things that we can do. They're doing words. And then being words are the verb to be. So for example, we could say, I am, he is, we are. And then in the past we can say I was, or we were. Okay, let's check if you have remembered what a verb is. So is it option one, ♪ a doing or a being word ♪ ♪ if you do it or you already then the word is a ♪ or is it option two, a describing word; it tells us what something's like. Can you point to the screen, is it option one Or is it option two? Point now. Let's check. It's option one, ♪ a vibe is a doing or a being word ♪ ♪ if you do it or you already, then the word is a verb. ♪ Great work. So on the screen, I have got some words for you. I've got swim, glasses, sing, enormous, was and looked. And I would like you to spot the verbs and write them down on your piece of paper. So I only write down the verbs, okay? So pause the video now to have a go. Okay, let's check together. So the verbs are swim, sing, looked, and was because these are doing or being words. Swim is something that I can do. Sing is something I can do and looked at something that I can do. So those three are doing words and was, is the verb to be in the past, it's a being word. If you missed any of the verbs out, that's okay. Just write them down now, okay? So pause the video if you need to, to make any changes. Okay, hopefully we're all set now to move on. So I've got a challenge for you now. I would like you to spot the verb in a sentence, okay? So I'm going to read the sentence out to you, and then you will need to point to the verb in the sentence. Slowly, Sophie tiptoed across the room. Point to the verb. Let's check. Tiptoed is the verb because it's something that we can do. It's a doing word. As quick as a flash, she opened the curtains. Point to the verb. Let's check. The vibe is opened because that's something that we can do. It's a doing word. And last one, a mysterious figure was outside. Point to the verb. Okay let's tick together. The verb is, was because that's a being word. It's the verb to be, in the past. Great work team. Okay, so now we're going to define a simple sentence. That means we are going to find out what a simple sentence actually means. So to help us with that, first we need to think of clauses. Now, clause is a bit of a strange word, but it reminds me of Santa Claus. So that's how I remember it. So a clause is a group of words that has a verb in it. So for example, she lost her glasses is a clause because it's a group of words. So there's more than one word. And there is a vibe in that clause. Lost is the verb. If you lose something, that's something that you can do. So lost is a doing word it's a verb. Okay, so now I would like you to spot the clause. So remember a clause is a group of words and it must have a verb in it. If it doesn't have a verb then it's not a clause, okay. So which is the clause, the young girl or the owl slept? Can you point to the clause? Okay, let's check it's the owl slept because it's a group of words that has a verb. Slept is something that we can do. It's a doing word, so it's a verb. The young girl doesn't have a verb. Right, which is the clause, one stormy night or the cute fluffy cat played outside? Point to the clause. Let's check. The cute fluffy cat played outside. That's a clause because it's a group of words that has a verb in it, okay. And the vibe is played. That's something that we can do. One stormy night does not have a verb? No, so it's not a clause. And then the last one, which is the clause, she was terrified or a creaky bed? Point to the clause. She was terrified is the clause, because it's a group of words that has a verb in it. And the verb is, was, which is the verb to be in the past. Well done. A main clause, make sense on its own. So we have got three different sentences up on the screen. The baby cried. I painted a picture. We are at home. All three of these are clauses because they are a group of words with a verb in them. So we've got cried and painted. Those are doing words. They are verbs. And we have are, which is a being word. That's a verb as well. But these clauses also make sense on their own. The baby cried, that makes sense on its own. We don't need to add anything to it. I painted a picture, that also makes sense on its own. And we are at home, that also makes sense on its own. So we call a clause that makes sense on its own a main clause. To help us remember that a main clause makes sense on its own and doesn't need anything else, we can think of Batman. Now, Batman is a superhero, he's strong, he's powerful and he can go on missions on his own. So a main clause is a little bit like a Batman superhero clause. It can be on its own. So we're going to say main clause using our superhero Batman voice to help us remember that a main clause can be on his own, just like Batman. Okay, so my turn. Main clause, you try with me. Main clause. Ooh! Powerful voices there. So the baby cried. I painted a picture. We are at home. They are main clauses and a simple sentence is just one main clause. Is just one group of words with a verb and it makes sense on its own. We're only saying one idea, we're not adding anything else with a joining word. So we're not saying the baby cried and he fell asleep. We're only saying one idea, one main clause in a simple sentence. Okay, so now I would like you to help me fill in the blanks so that we can define a simple sentence. That means say what a simple sentence actually means. So a simple sentence consists of one. It's makes on its own. So can you pause the video, we fill in the blanks? So say the sentence out loud with the blanks filled in. Pause the video now. Okay, let's go through it together. So a simple sentence consists of one main clause, only one. And it makes sense on its own like Batman, he can function on his own. A main clause can also function on its own. It makes sense on its own. I would like you now to find the simple sentence. So is it option A, B, C, or D? So I would like you to read them and then decide which one it is. Pause the video now. Okay, let's go through it together. So the simple sentence was option A, we watched a movie. That's simple sentence because it's just one main clause. One group of words with one verb that makes sense on its own. These were not simple sentences. Let's go through each one and explain why, B is not a simple sentence because it doesn't make sense by itself. When he fell, when he fell, what happened? That's not a full simple sentence. It doesn't make sense on its own. So it's not a simple sentence. Option C, I ate lunch and I slept. Now, this is not a simple sentence because there is a joining word and, in there, and it's not just one main clause with one verb, there are two verbs in the sentence, ate and slept. So that's not a simple sentence. And option D, the crooked houses. That's not a simple sentence because we know that a simple sentence is a main clause. It has to have a verb and the crooked houses does not have a verb. So it cannot be a simple sentence. Well done, that was quite tricky. So well done for persevering with that question. Now it's time for you to write your very own simple sentences. My turn fast. I need to write a simple sentence for this picture, and I need to do three things today to be successful with my simple sentence writing. I need to make sure that my simple sentence makes sense on its own. It has no joining words, so we are not using and, because, but today, because it's just one simple sentence, one idea, one main clause that makes sense on its own. And then I need to make sure that my simple sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop. So let me have a think. Let me look at this picture. What could I say about the bee? What is the bee doing? I know, I could write, the bee is collecting some sweet nectar. Okay, let me check if I've been successful now. Does my simple sentence make sense on its own? Let me read it back to check. The bee is collecting some sweet nectar. Yes, it does. I can tick that off. Do I have any joining words in my simple sentence? No, there's no and, there's no, because there's no, but. So I can tick that off as well. So I've written one simple sentence, there's one main clause. So a group of words with one verb that makes sense on its own. Is collecting, is the verb. It's what the bee is doing. And then finally, do I have a capital letter? Yes, I can tick that off. Do I have a full stop? Yes, so that means I've been successful in my simple sentence writing. Okay, so it's now your turn to write a simple sentence for each picture. So for the first picture, we can see Ronaldo and another football player on the pitch. And then in the second picture, we can see some dogs at the beach. So you need to write a simple sentence, for each picture. So that means you need to have two simple sentences written down on your piece of paper. You can start your first sentence with Ronaldo and you can start your second picture with the dogs, but you don't have to, you can start your sentences, however you want, okay. And to help you think of what is going on in the picture. So what is Ronaldo doing? What are the dogs doing? That can help you to write your simple sentence and remember to check that you have done the three things you need to do today to be successful in your simple sentence writing. Making sure your simple sentence makes sense on its own. It has no joining words. And you've got a capital letter at the beginning and a full stop at the end. Okay, so pause the video now to have a go. Okay, so here are my simple sentences for those pictures. I wrote, Ronaldo ran towards the ball. And then for the second picture, I wrote the dogs, chased each other at the beach. Now I need to check if I've been successful with my simple sentence writing. First thing, is to check that my simple sentences make sense on their own, let me read it back to check. Ronaldo ran towards the ball. Yes, that makes sense by itself. The dogs chased each other at the beach. Yes, that makes sense by itself. Great, I can tick that off. Now I need to see, do I have any joining words? No, I don't have an and, there's no but, there's no, because there's no when. So I can tick that off as well. And now I need to check, do I have my capital letter and my full stop? Let me see. Yes, I've got a capital letter and a full stop for the first sentence, and I've got capital letter and a full stop for the second sentence. So I can tick that criteria off as well. Now I would like you to pause the video and check if you have been successful in your simple sentence writing. Pause the video now. So today we recapped what verbs are. Let's do the rap again. What is a verb? Get your hands ready. ♪ A verb is a doing or a being word ♪ ♪ if you do it or you are it, then the word is a verb. ♪ Great work. We defined a simple sentence. So now we know what a simple sentence is. A simple sentence is just one main clause that makes sense by itself. And finally you had to go writing your very own simple sentences. So that's the end of our lesson. You have worked so hard this lesson, really well done. You should be so proud of yourselves. If you would like to please share your work with a parent or camera or someone at home, so that you can show off all of your hard work, this lesson. Really, really well done for working so hard and putting in so much effort into your work today. Bye everyone.

To explore simple sentences

To explore simple sentences

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