Teaching kindergarten students to write simple sentences should be an engaging process. Here’s a step-by-step approach:
Build vocabulary first
Use picture-word association (flashcards, drawings).
Teach sight words (e.g., "I", "see", "like", "the", "is").
Play naming games to encourage word recall.
Vocabulary cards
In our kindergarten vocabulary section, we have sets of vocabulary cards by topics.
Model simple sentences
Write sentences on a whiteboard or chart:
"I see a cat."
"The sun is big."
"I like my dog."
Read them aloud and have students repeat.
Sentence frames and fill-in-the-blanks
Provide structured sentence starters, such as:
"I like ____."
"I see a ____."
"The ____ is big." Let students fill in the blanks using words or drawings.
Use picture prompts
Show a picture and ask students to describe it in a sentence.
Example: A picture of an apple → "I see an apple."
Hands-on activities
Cut-and-paste words: Give students words to arrange into a sentence.
Sentence matching: Match a picture with a sentence.
Tracing and copying: Have students trace and then write sentences.
Encourage spacing and punctuation
Teach finger spacing between words.
Introduce simple punctuation (capital letter, period).
Kindergarten simple sentences worksheets
These worksheets help students to read, trace, write and unscramble simple sentences.
Practice tracing sentences
By tracing sentences, students learn the connection between words, sentences and meanings.
Spacing between words worksheets
In these worksheets, students learn to create spaces between words, both verbally and in writing.
Read, trace and re-write sentences
Students practice reading, tracing and re-writing sentences in these worksheets.
Read, trace and write new sentences
These harder worksheets have students look at pictures, trace sentences and write a final sentence by themselves.
Solve the jumbled sentences
The final set of worksheets ask students to solve a jumbled sentence, write the full sentence and draw a picture about that sentence.
