Writing

CURRICULUM FOCUS

We are learning to write different sentence types.

VOCABULARY

Statement: gives an idea or argument.

The Serpentine Falls are in the Serpentine National Park.

Question: asks something.

Have you ever been to the Serpentine Falls?

Command: gives instructions or expresses a request or command.

Go and visit the Serpentine Falls.

Exclamation: expresses force or strong emotion.

We must protect the Serpentine Falls!

ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO AT HOME TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING

Identify the sentence type with the following examples. Can you add the correct punctuation?

1. Help me
2. Echidnas lay eggs
3. When should children be allowed phones
4. Put your name on the top of your page
5. Don’t put food in the bin
6. I can't wait
7. Crocodiles are an ancestor of dinosaurs
8. How can we save the planet

Write 4 more of your own.