Our school has been getting out early for heat several times in the last two weeks. Although I don't mind getting off work early, it is hard to build a routine and get anything done. In this post I wanted to take some time to show how we are teaching predicate to our 2nd grade students.
Many 2nd graders have a hard time figuring out the different parts of a sentence and this method of teaching it has been very benificial and I feel worth the time to teach it.
1. Show them what a subject is get them to ask the question "Who?" or "What?" is this sentence about.
2. Circle the subject in red.
3. Next discuss verbs (stick with action for now if possible).
4. When you find the verb put a red squiggle line under it.
5. In front of the verb put a blue vertical line.
6. Underline the verb and the rest of the sentence in green. This is the predicate.
7. Spend time writing their own sentence (it took our class a 30 minute period to get it done).
8. Use the same method on their own sentences.
Here is what it looks like:
Just remember it is not one and done! You have to continue to work on it to keep it forever in their minds :) Good luck! All for now!
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