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Kindergarten · English Language Arts · Unit 10 of 12

Talk & Listen

Sentences, questions and taking turns

What your child practices

Chat about the day, ask your child to answer in a whole sentence, and let them ask you questions. Poems and rhymes are great practice too.

Maine Learning Results learning standard: Speaking and Listening 1; Speaking and Listening 4 · taking turns in conversations and speaking clearly

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. A sentence tells a whole idea, like “The dog runs fast.”
  2. A question asks something. It ends with a question mark.
  3. To talk in class, raise your hand and wait your turn.

Example: Which one is a question? “Can I play?” or “I can play.” A question asks something. It ends with a question mark. Answer: Can I play?

Talk & Listen in Maine

In the Maine Learning Results, this is unit 10 of 12 in Kindergarten English Language Arts, after Blend a Word and before Word Parts & Meanings.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Maine Department of Education

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Which two words rhyme?

    • pig and cat
    • pig and wig
    • cow and pen

  2. Question 2

    Which one is the best way to say what you need?

    • Water now!
    • Hmm.
    • May I have some water, please?

  3. Question 3

    Your friend finishes talking. What can you say?

    😊
    • I am not listening.
    • I liked your story.
    • Look at the floor.

  4. Question 4

    Ana tells about her trip. What is a good question?

    🧳
    • Please be quiet.
    • I am hungry.
    • What did you see?

  5. Question 5

    A friend shares a story. What is a good thing to ask?

    • Be quiet!
    • What happened next?
    • Why are you here?

  6. Question 6

    Someone helps you. What do you say?

    🤝
    • thank you
    • not now
    • go away

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