Question-or-Tell Sentence Sort

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Today I am practising: distinguishing a telling sentence from a question

Sort: Where is my hat? Tell or ask?

Sort: The sun is up. Tell or ask?

Add the end mark: Can we play

Add the end mark: I have a red cup

Write one question you could ask about a book.

Write one telling sentence about the same book. Read both to an adult.

Grown-up guide

Say each example with matching voice so the purpose is clear before discussing the mark.
Use the words ask and tell consistently instead of expecting formal grammar terms.
Invite the child to answer their own question orally after writing it.