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Write your own sentence, reread it as typed, check the spaces and edit it. Try joining words or ideas with and. Saving is off unless you choose it.

Practise part of this topic: write and reread your own sentence, then check and edit it with adult help. The game offers basic reminders but does not judge meaning or whether your spaces and joining words are correct.

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Year 1 · English

Write Sentences

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Focus on writing simple and compound sentences. Start with “Practise Writing Longer Sentences”, then explain the idea in your own words.

Year 1 learners practise writing simple and compound sentences.

The activities include Practise Writing Longer Sentences, Practise Writing Longer Sentences Using Joining Words, Practise Writing Simple Sentences, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, worksheet, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

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  • Say it, write it, check it

    Turn an idea into a simple written sentence, edit basic punctuation and spacing, then sequence and retell a short original story. Partial Year 1 practice: simple statements, spaces, sentence capitals, a person’s name, full stops and one short narrative. It does not teach all spelling, handwriting, conjunctions, question/exclamation marks, place/day capitals or the pronoun I.

    7 pages · answers and adult guidance · selected skills, not the whole topic

  • Build, sequence and check sentences

    Practise supplied word order, spaces, joining with and, short narrative sequence, oral composition and rereading. Partial practice: copying, supported composition and independent writing remain distinct evidence; subordination is not claimed.

    7 pages · answers and adult guidance · selected skills, not the whole topic

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PlanIt Y1: Writing a Sentence

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