Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Monster Phrases

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

1, 2

Overview

This is a game for learning simple English phrases. You look at the image and then click on the words to make a matching sentence. To score points, you have to watch the ball and click the words at the exact moment the ball stops.

The aim of the game is to give students practice and exposure to simple sentences. The meaning conveyed through the images and the use of words to form sentences creates an association between the words and the meaning. To supplement this, audio is also played when the correct words are clicked. It is hoped that listening to the audio can also form an association between the sound of the words with the meaning and text.

    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 1

    ELA21.1.18

    Manipulate words and/or phrases to create simple sentences, including declarative and interrogative, to help build syntactic awareness and comprehension at the sentence level.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.1.18

    Vocabulary

    • Manipulate
    • Words
    • Phrases
    • Simple sentences
    • Declarative
    • Interrogative
    • Syntactic awareness
    • Comprehension
    • Sentence level

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • The components of simple sentences.
    • Features of declarative and interrogative sentences.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Manipulate words/or phrases to create simple sentences, including declarative and interrogative.
    • Demonstrate syntactic awareness.
    • Demonstrate comprehension at the sentence level.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Our language system has rules about correct word order in sentences, which is called syntax.
    • They can change the meaning of a sentence by changing the order of words in the sentence.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

    ELA21.2.36

    Manipulate words and/or phrases to create simple and compound sentences, including coordinating conjunctions for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so, to help build syntactic awareness and comprehension at the sentence level.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.2.36

    Vocabulary

    • Manipulate
    • Phrases
    • Simple sentences
    • Compound sentences
    • Coordinating conjunctions
    • Syntactic awareness
    • Sentence level

    Knowledge

    • A complete simple sentence includes a subject and a predicate and expresses a complete thought.
    • A complete compound sentence includes two subjects and two predicates and expresses two complete thoughts.
    • A complete compound sentence must include a coordinating conjunction to link the two complete thoughts.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Manipulate words and/or phrases to create simple and compound sentences in their writing.
    • Use coordinating conjunctions to combine two simple sentences into a compound sentence in their writing.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • They can improve their reading comprehension and build syntactic awareness by using different types of sentences in their writing.
    • They can join two simple sentences with a coordinating conjunction to form a compound sentence.
    • Writers vary their sentence structure to engage their readers.
    Link to Resource

    CR Resource Type

    Interactive/Game

    Resource Provider

    Games to Learn English
    Accessibility
    License

    License Type

    Custom
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