Grades K–1
I See, I Like, I Can Sentence Frames
Five picture sentence frames with I see, I like and I can, on handwriting lines for beginning writers.
Writing worksheet · Sentence building
Turn It into a Question
Six telling sentences to turn into questions by moving one word to the front, like “The bus is here.” to “Is the bus here?”
- Grade level
- Grades 1–2
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Topic
- Sentence building
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Complete sentences, Subjects and predicates, Sentence types, Combining sentences
What kids do
“A telling sentence tells something. An asking sentence asks something. Move the words around to make each one a question.”
Printed on the sheet:
- The cake is ready. → Is the cake ready?
- 1. The bus is here.
- 2. You can swim.
- 3. It is raining.
- 4. She is your sister.
- 5. They are at the park.
- 6. We can have a snack.
Teacher tip
Use word cards so kids can physically move “is” to the front and see the question appear.
How to use it
- Read each answer aloud: if it sounds unfinished, it probably is.
- Do the first two examples together, then let kids work with a partner.
- Let early writers draw first, then talk, then write.
Watch for
Missing end marks. Have kids touch the last word and add a mark every time.
Talk about it
- Can you find a sentence like this in your reading book?
- What did you change when you reread your work?
Take it further
Play sentence relay: each kid adds one word to a growing sentence.
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