2nd Grade Subject-Verb Agreement Editing Invitation 2nd Grade Subject-Verb Agreement

Excerpt from The Plot Chickens Invitation to Notice What if she hides? We hide from hawks every day. Maxine’s mother swoops in to save her in the nick of time. The children love your book. Will you read it to them? Day 1 Excerpt from The Plot Chickens (pg.12, 16, 28)

Subject-Verb Agreement Subject- the person, place, thing, or idea that is sentence is about. Verb- tells what the subject does or is. If the subject in a sentence is plural, the verb must also be plural. Teach Page The teacher listens.

Subject-Verb Agreement If the subject in a sentence is singular, the verb must also be singular. The teachers listen. Subject Verb girl plays girls play teacher listens teachers listen Teach Page

Invitation to Imitate Imitate a sentence showing correct subject-verb agreement: Maxine’s mother swoops in to save her in the nick of time. Day 2

Invitation to Write Write a sentence showing correct subject-verb agreement: Subject Verb girl plays girls play teacher listens teachers listen Day 3

Invitation to Celebrate Share an original sentence that uses correct subject-verb agreement. Day 4

Invitation to Compare Maxine’s mother swoops in to save her in the nick of time. Maxine’s mother swoop in to save her in the nick of time. Maxine’s mothers swoops in to save her in the nick of time. Day 5

Invitation to Edit (1) Henrietta lay an egg with her first book. (2) We hope this is her last book. (3) The Perils of Maxine shows why chickens shouldn’t ever write. What change, if any, should be made in sentence 1? Henrietta laying an egg with her first book. Henrietta lays an egg with her first book. Henriettas lay an egg with her first book. Make no change. Day 5