What Am I?
About the What Am I? Lesson
Summary
An introductory lesson about the differences between statements and questions.
Objectives
• to introduce the concepts of telling sentences and asking sentences;
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to provide short definitions and examples of each kind of sentence;
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to show which punctuation marks to use for each kind of sentence.
Suggested Grades
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
Excerpt
Some sentences are telling sentences, or statements. They tell something or state a fact. For example:
? Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president.
? He was born in Kentucky.
Other sentences are asking sentences. They ask a question. Asking sentences usually begin with a word that asks a question. For example:
who, what, when, where, why, did, and does
? Did you know Teddy Roosevelt was president?
? Why is the teddy bear named after him?
Telling sentences, or statements, end with a punctuation mark called a period.
Asking sentences, or questions, end with a punctuation mark called a question mark.
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