4 Types of Sentences – Task Cards & Posters

Students classify statements, questions, directives and exclamations on task cards. Reference posters, a recording sheet and an answer key support practice.
Grades
Grades 2–4
Pages
27
File type
PDF
Answer key
Included

Updated Jan 27, 2023

Subject
Grammar
Topic
Sentence types, Declarative
Resource types
Task Cards, Posters
Answer key
Included
Standards
L.1.1

Product description

From the author

Understanding of the four types of sentences: Declarative, Imperative, Interrogative and Exclamatory will be further reinforced with this collection of 20 task cards and 6 posters. Play a game of scoot with the task cards to have your students identify the four types of sentences! Display the types of sentences posters/anchor charts for reference.

Items Included

  • 4 color posters on the four types of sentences (Declarative, Imperative, Interrogative, Exclamatory)

  • 2 color posters that feature the terminology ‘full-stop’ instead of ‘period’

  • 20 color task cards featuring sentence types to play scoot or to be placed at an independent center.

  • 1 Recording Sheet

  • 1 Answer Key Sheet

Example sentences in the poster collection feature mentor sentences from the book, ‘Enemy Pie’ by Derek Munson.

Please contact me with any queries regarding this resource.

Thank you!

Laurane@teach2tell.com

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Describe the purpose and punctuation of statements, questions, directives and exclamations.

  • Discuss how a sentence’s grammatical form can differ from its purpose.

  • Compare classifications with the supplied classroom reference.

Teaching tips

  • Choose period or full-stop poster variants for the class.

  • Use the cards at desks or around the room and record classifications.

  • Compare Read the book with You must read the book: both can direct someone, but their grammatical forms differ.

Skills covered

  • Sentence-purpose analysis — learners discuss what a sentence communicates and how its punctuation supports that purpose.

  • Classification — learners compare twenty examples using the resource’s four-category framework.

  • Grammar discussion — learners distinguish a directive’s purpose from its grammatical form.

Good to know

Questions teachers ask about this resource

Is Enemy Pie included?

No. The posters use example sentences associated with Enemy Pie by Derek Munson; obtain the book separately if using a read-aloud alongside the activity.

Can the cards be used at desks?

Yes. Learners can classify the twenty cards at desks or during a room rotation and use the recording sheet for their answers.

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

  • L.1.1

Core concepts

  • Sentence types

  • Declarative sentences

  • Imperative sentences

  • Interrogative sentences

  • Exclamatory sentences

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