Level 1 • Lesson 15 — Describing my home

Objective

I can write short sentences to describe my home, using clear words, good capitals, spaces, and a period.

Materials

Short, sharpened pencil
Eraser
Ruled paper (primary lines preferred)
Tracing Pad (below)
Small drawing or picture of your home (optional)

Mini-lesson — Sentences that describe my home

When you describe your home, you help the reader see where you live in their mind.

What can you write about?

What your home is like: small, big, quiet, busy.
Rooms in your home: kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, living room.
Things in your home: bed, table, sofa, door, window.
Who you live with: family, parents, brothers, sisters.

Helpful sentence starters

My home is…
My home has…
In my room…
I live with…

Keep each sentence simple

Write about one clear idea in each sentence.
Use a capital letter at the start.
Leave spaces between words.
Finish with a period.

Think: "Can someone who has never been here imagine my home from my words?"

Picture strip: "Sentences about my home"

Guided Practice — Home sentence warm-up

Use this routine to practice sentences about your home and your room.

Picture your home: Close your eyes and imagine the outside of your home. Then picture one room inside.
List home words: Say words like door, window, kitchen, bedroom, table, sofa.
Trace on the pad: On the Tracing Pad, choose a word or short pattern like home, room, bed, or kitchen and trace it neatly on the line.
Say a full sentence: Use your traced words to say a sentence such as My home is small. or My room has a bed.
Move to paper: On your paper, write two or three sentences that describe your home. Use sentence starters like My home is… or My home has….
Check your writing: Read your sentences. Look for a capital letter, clear spaces, and a period at the end of each one.

You can save these sentences to use later in a longer story about where you live.

Tracing Pad

Lines Trace

Pen

Drag & Drop — Build sentences about my home

First, build each sentence on the screen. Then copy it neatly on your ruled paper.

On the device: Drag the words into the correct order. Release inside a slot to drop. Chips stay in their own sentence.

On paper: Write each finished sentence with a capital letter, clear spaces, and a period.

Myhome issmall butvery cozy.

Myhome hasone bigblue door.

Myroom hasa softwarm bed.

Weeat dinnertogether inthe kitchen.

Ifeel safeand happyat home.

Quick Check — Describing my home

Answer each question about writing, describing words, and clear sentences. This is a gentle 10-question check.

When you start writing, what should you choose?

Every home in the world Your own home to describe A home you have never seen

Which words are good for describing a home?

Small, cozy, quiet Yesterday, maybe, later Jump, skip, hop

How should each sentence about your home begin?

With a small letter With a picture With a capital letter

Why do you need spaces between words?

To make the line look full To help the reader see each word To hide your writing

What should you put at the end of each home sentence?

A period Nothing at all A scribble

What is a good rule for each sentence?

Put every idea in one sentence Change homes in the middle of the sentence Write about one clear idea

Which sentence belongs in this lesson?

I like to eat ice cream. My home has a small garden. The dog ran very fast.

What can you say about who is in your home?

I live with my family. No one may know who I live with. I live with every person in my town.

How can you check if your home sentences make sense?

Turn the page without looking Cover your eyes and guess Read them aloud to yourself or an adult

What is a good goal for this lesson?

Write as many messy sentences as you can Write about ten different homes in one sentence Write a few clear sentences that describe your home

Assessment (parent/teacher)

Writes two or more sentences that describe their own home Uses simple describing words (size, rooms, objects, feelings) Uses capitals, spaces, and periods correctly in most sentences Can read the sentences aloud so they make clear sense

Exit ticket (student)

😀 I wrote clear sentences about my home. 🙂 I need more practice describing my home. 😅 Describing my home still feels tricky.

Next time I will…

Add more describing words Check my capitals and periods Read my sentences aloud slowly

Lesson 15: Describing my home