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Kindergarten Language Arts Conventions of Grammar

Kindergarten Language Arts Conventions of Grammar. Kali Petty 6/8/14. Menu. Uppercase Letters Lowercase Letters Nouns & Plural Nouns Interrogatives Post-Test Feedback Citations. Uppercase Letters. Uppercase letters are big letters They are used to start sentences, names, places, etc.

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Kindergarten Language Arts Conventions of Grammar

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  1. Kindergarten Language ArtsConventions of Grammar Kali Petty 6/8/14

  2. Menu Uppercase Letters Lowercase Letters Nouns & Plural Nouns Interrogatives Post-Test Feedback Citations

  3. Uppercase Letters • Uppercase letters are big letters • They are used to start sentences, names, places, etc. • Follow the link below to learn how to form the uppercase letters: • http://www.turtlediary.com/preschool-games/ela-games/write-uppercase-letters.html Continue

  4. Lowercase Letters • Lowercase letters are the smallest letters • They are used more often than uppercase letters • We use lowercase letters in almost every word • Follow the link below to learn to form the lowercase letters: • http://www.turtlediary.com/preschool-games/ela-games/write-lowercase-letters.html Continue

  5. Nouns and Plural Nouns • A noun is any person, place, thing, or idea. • The word “plural” means more than one. • To make a noun plural, you add “s” or “es” to the end of the word. • Examples: • Noun: Duck • Plural: Ducks • Noun: Beach • Plural: Beaches Continue

  6. Question Words (Interrogatives) • Interrogatives are words that begin a question • Interrogatives include: who, what, where, when, why, and how • Examples of questions: • Who did their homework today? • Why is it raining? • How many pets do you have? • Where is my teacher? • When is school out? • What is your favorite color? Go Back To Main Menu to Review if Necessary Continue to Test

  7. Let’s See What You Learned!Post-Test(Click on the correct answer) • Uppercase letters are the large letters: • True • False • Uppercase letters end sentences and names: • True • False • Lowercase letters are the large letters: • True • False Continue

  8. Post-Test Continued… • The word “plural” means: • One • More than One • Zero • Nice • To make a singular noun plural you add ____ to the end of the word: • ‘s’ or ‘es’ • ‘z’ or ‘ez’ • ‘c’ or ‘ec’ • ‘k’ or ‘ek’ Continue

  9. Post-Test Continued… • Interrogatives are words that begin & ask a question: • True • False 2. Which of the following is an interrogative: • Five • How • Pretty • Ten To Citations

  10. Great Job! • You are correct! • Uppercase letters are in fact the large letters that begin sentences. • Keep up the great work • Click Here to go Back To The Test

  11. Not Quite! • Let’s think about this question a little more… • Uppercase letters are not small, they are large! • They may be used to begin sentences, names, and places. • Keep practicing and next time you’ll have it! • Click Here to go Back to The Test

  12. Great Job! • You are correct! • Lowercase letters are the small letters in the alphabet! • Keep up the good work! • Click Here to go Back to The Test

  13. Not Quite! • Let’s think about this question a little more… • Lowercase letters are the small letters, not the large letters • A good trick to remembering this would be to look at the word “lowercase” and you can see the word “low” in it. • Low means close to the ground and small, just like the size of a lowercase letter! • Keep practicing! • Click Here to go Back to The Test

  14. Great Job! • You are correct! • “Plural” does mean more than one! • This could be 2, 3, 4, 5, etc, as long as it is more than 1! • We use ‘s’ and ‘es’ to make nouns plural! • Keep up the great work! • Click Here to go Back to The Test

  15. Not Quite! • Let’s think about this question a little more… • Plural means larger than one • We use ‘s’ and ‘es’ to make a singular noun plural • Try sounding it out to see that the letters we add are ‘s’ or ‘es’ • Keep practicing! • Click Here to go Back to The Test

  16. Great Job! • You are correct! • Interrogatives do in fact begin and ask a question! • The interrogatives include: who, what, where, when, why, and how • Keep up the great work! • Click Here to go Back to The Test

  17. Not Quite! • Let’s think about this question a little more… • Interrogatives are the question words of a question • It is the word that asks you what you’re looking for • It begins the sentence like this: • How many pets do you have? • Examples of interrogatives are: who, what, where, when, why, and how • Keep practicing! • Click Here to go Back to The Test

  18. Citations • "English Language Arts Standards » Language » Kindergarten." Common Core. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 June 2014. <http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/L/K/>. • "Write Lowercase Letters." Lowercase Letters Game. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 June 2014. <http://www.turtlediary.com/preschool-games/ela-games/write-lowercase-letters.html>. • "Write Uppercase Letters." Learn to Write. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 June 2014. <http://www.turtlediary.com/preschool-games/ela-games/write-uppercase-letters.html>.

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