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Lesson Plan: Writing Complete Sentences

Subject: Languages (English)
Topic: Writing
Curriculum Level: Early Level (Scottish Curriculum)
Desired Outcome: I explore sounds, letters, and words, discovering how they work together, and I can use what I learn to help me as I read or write.

Lesson Duration: 60 minutes

Resources:
- Whiteboard or flipchart
- Markers or chalk
- Picture cards with simple objects or animals
- Sentence strips or small cards
- Glue or sticky tack
- Word cards with adjectives

Introduction (10 minutes):
1. Greet the students and review the previous lesson on sentence building and expanding.
2. Display a few picture cards with simple objects or animals on the board.
3. Ask the students to name the objects or animals shown on the cards and describe them using adjectives.
4. Discuss with the students how adjectives can make their sentences more interesting and descriptive.

Main Activities (40 minutes):

Activity 1: Sentence Building and Expanding (20 minutes)
1. Show the students a sentence strip or a small card with a simple sentence written on it, such as "The cat is sleeping."
2. Read the sentence aloud and ask the students to repeat it.
3. Explain that sentences have a subject (who or what the sentence is about) and a predicate (what the subject is doing or what is happening).
4. Write the sentence on the board and underline the subject and predicate.
5. Provide each student with a set of sentence strips or small cards with words written on them (e.g., cat, is, sleeping, the).
6. Instruct the students to work individually or in pairs to arrange the words in the correct order to form a complete sentence.
7. Monitor the students' progress and provide assistance as needed.
8. Once the students have completed their sentences, ask a few volunteers to share their sentences with the class.
9. Discuss with the class how they can expand their sentences by adding more details or describing words (adjectives).
10. Introduce a set of word cards with adjectives written on them (e.g., fluffy, small, fast).
11. Instruct the students to choose an adjective card and add it to their sentence to make it more descriptive.
12. Encourage the students to use their phonics knowledge to sound out and write the words independently.
13. Once the students have added adjectives to their sentences, ask a few volunteers to share their expanded sentences with the class.

Activity 2: Sentence Writing Challenge (20 minutes)
1. Divide the students into small groups.
2. Provide each group with a set of picture cards and a set of word cards with nouns and adjectives.
3. Instruct the groups to work together to create complete sentences using the picture cards and word cards.
4. Encourage the students to use their phonics knowledge to sound out and write the words independently.
5. Monitor the groups' progress and provide assistance as needed.
6. Once the groups have completed their sentences, ask each group to choose one sentence to share with the class.
7. Have the groups present their sentences, and encourage the class to provide feedback and suggestions for improvement.

Conclusion (10 minutes):
1. Review the main points of the lesson: exploring sounds, letters, and words, and how they work together to form complete sentences.
2. Discuss with the students how they can use what they have learned to help them as they read or write more complex sentences.
3. Provide positive feedback and praise for their efforts.
4. Assign a writing task for homework, such as writing a short paragraph describing their favorite animal or object using complete sentences and adjectives.

Note: This lesson plan can be further adapted and modified to suit the specific needs and abilities of the students in your class.