Freebie Friday

What do ice cream and grammar have in common? I tell my students that writing a sentence is like making an ice cream sundae. You start with two scoops (subject and verb), add some toppings (adjectives, adverbs, prepositional phrases), make sure it makes sense, and add a cherry on top (endmark). All the parts of the sundae are separate, so you can adapt it for the parts of a sentence that your class knows. I found a cute sundae coloring page here: http://paperplayday.wordpress.com/2009/05/15/ice-cream-artrage-stencils-templates-etc/. Then I made our sentence sundae. Your students will love this sweet way to learn about writing sentences.

Here's my finished product: