Building Sentences: Who, Doing, Where

Learning to make complete sentences Year 1 English

What Makes a Sentence?

Every sentence has three parts WHO - the person or thing DOING - the action word WHERE - the place

Let's Look at an Example

The cat is sitting on the mat WHO = The cat DOING = is sitting WHERE = on the mat

Find the Parts Game

Listen to this sentence: The dog runs in the park Can you find the WHO? Can you find the DOING? Can you find the WHERE?

What's Happening Here?

More Sentence Examples

The bird sits in the tree WHO = The bird DOING = sits WHERE = in the tree

Your Turn to Think

Look around our classroom Can you make a sentence? Remember: WHO + DOING + WHERE

Picture Story Time

Sentence Building Cards

Now we'll use cards to build sentences Pick a WHO card Pick a DOING card Pick a WHERE card Put them together to make a sentence!

Remember Our Learning

Every sentence needs three parts WHO - tells us about the person or thing DOING - tells us the action WHERE - tells us the place Practice makes perfect!