Sentence Writing Practice: Dan's Dog at the Vet (Ages 4–7)

Dan's Dog At The Vet tells a short story across seven sentence pages; for each, students read the sentence, trace it, cut out and glue the words in order, then write it in their own handwriting.
Year levels
Pre-school (Early Years), Years 1–3
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Updated Sep 20, 2026

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Writing, English
Topic
Writing, Handwriting
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Australian Curriculum content descriptions
AC9E1LY08 — write words using unjoined lower-case and upper-case letters AC9EFLA06 — recognise that sentences are made up of groups of words that work together in particular…

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Practise writing sentences - ‘Dan’s Dog At The Vet’

Trace round the letters of the sentence. Cut out the words provided and stick them in the box to make the sentence yourself. Get the children, to copy their new sentence in their own handwriting.

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Learning objectives

  • Put words in order to rebuild a complete sentence

  • Write a sentence independently in their own handwriting

Skills covered

  • Letter formation — tracing each printed sentence before writing it

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Australian Curriculum (Version 9.0)

Australian Curriculum content descriptions

Australian Curriculum content descriptions

  • AC9E1LY08 — write words using unjoined lower-case and upper-case letters
  • AC9EFLA06 — recognise that sentences are made up of groups of words that work together in particular ways to make meaning

Core concepts

  • Sentence structure

  • Word order

  • Handwriting

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