Your child knows that sentences have subjects and verbs. But do they know that subjects and verbs must work together? Singular subjects need singular ...
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Your child has learned about nouns, verbs, and sentences. But there are many other important concepts that make writing correct and clear. Punctuation ...
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Your child loves to describe things. They say "the big dog" and "the red ball." But sometimes one word isn't enough. "The dog that lives next door" gi ...
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Your child loves to tell stories and explain things. They say what happened, when it happened, and why. Adverbial clauses help them add all these deta ...
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Your child already knows how to use nouns. Words like dog, house, and happiness name people, places, and things. But sometimes a whole clause can do t ...
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Your child already knows how to write complete sentences. "I stayed home." "It was raining." Now they can learn to combine these ideas. "I stayed home ...
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Every complete sentence has at least one independent clause. An independent clause is a group of words with a subject and a verb that expresses a comp ...
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Your child already knows how to state facts. "I am happy." "The sun is shining." But sometimes we need to talk about things that are not real. "I wish ...
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Your child gives and receives commands every day. "Sit down." "Please pass the salt." "Look at me." "Don't run." These are all imperative mood sentenc ...
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Your child uses indicative mood constantly. Every time they state a fact, share information, or ask a question, they are using indicative mood. This i ...
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Your child usually says "The dog chased the cat." But sometimes we say "The cat was chased by the dog." This is passive voice. The subject receives th ...
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Your child uses active voice every day without thinking. "I ate breakfast." "The dog chased the cat." "Mom baked cookies." These are all active voice ...
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