Beth, I don't understand the point of the worksheet for a 6-year  
old.  Was the teacher asking his/her students to copy the sentences  
in their own handwriting with the assumption that the sentences given  
were legit?  Yikes!  Was the teacher asking the students to determine  
if the sentences were legit?  Seems a bit advanced for kindergartners...

Susan


On Dec 10, 2008, at 12:14 PM, Beth Young wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> My kindergartner brought home a handwriting worksheet yesterday  
> that contained the following example "sentences":
>
> See my cat?
> See my cat and dog?
> *I see a rat ran.
> *See my cat sat?
> A man ran.
>
> To me, the * sentences are ungrammatical.  Someone else said that  
> since you could put a "that" in those sentences, they are not truly  
> ungrammatical, e.g., "I see that a rat ran" or "See that my cat  
> sat?"  I'm not convinced.
>
> I am tempted to talk with the teacher, who didn't create the  
> worksheet but who did choose to use it.  However, if I'm  
> overreacting to the sentences, I'll hold my tongue.  I've had other  
> reasons to talk with this teacher and I don't want to pile on.
>
> What do you think?
>
> thanks,
>
> Beth
>
> PS I can't tell whether the handout is representative because much  
> of the work that comes home involves no writing whatsoever.  e.g.,  
> cut out these pictures and arrange them in story sequence.
>

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