Finger Spaces Sorting Activity
This finger spaces sorting activity helps preschool to 1st grade children see that words in a sentence are separated by spaces. Answer key included for quick checking.
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Description
Young readers need to learn that words are separated by spaces, and this finger spaces sorting activity makes that idea easy to see. In preschool, kindergarten and 1st grade, children look at sentence cards and notice which sentences have a space between each word and which ones run all the words together. Seeing both kinds side by side helps them understand why spaces matter when they read and write.
How to Use This Finger Spaces Sorting Activity
Print the pages one-sided and cut out the twelve picture sentence cards and the two header cards. Lay the Spaces card and the No Spaces card on the table. Children pick a sentence card, look for a space between each word and place the card under the matching header. Then they read each card with a grown-up and show where the spaces should go on the cards that have none.
What’s Included
- A cover page and a How to Use page for the teacher
- 12 picture sentence cards on 4 card sheets
- 2 header cards: Spaces and No Spaces
- A kindergarten practice worksheet: circle the sentence with spaces
- A sort answer key and an answer key for the practice worksheet
Why This Activity Helps Kids
- Children learn that each word in a sentence stands apart with a space.
- Pictures on every card help early readers figure out each sentence.
- Sorting is a hands-on way to build concepts of print before writing.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Use this preschool independent and guided reading activity in a small group or a literacy center. Model the first card by pointing to each word and placing a finger in each space. Have children write one of the No Spaces sentences again with a finger space after each word. At home, a parent can mix up the cards and time how fast a child sorts them, then read the sentences together.
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