Beary Good Sentences Board – Sentence Building Activity Board (English or Spanish)

Beary Good Sentences Board – Build Better Sentences the Hands-On Way

The Beary Good Sentences Board helps students learn how to form complete sentences by connecting visual prompts with spoken and written language. Students look at a photo card, say a sentence about what they see, and place a cardboard gem in each divot on the board—one gem for each word in the sentence.

This simple but powerful process helps students practice grammar, sentence structure, and word order while staying actively engaged.

When a complete sentence is formed, students are rewarded with a bear token placed in the cubby above the divots—because that was a “beary good” sentence!

What’s Included:

✔️ Beary Good Sentences Board – Durable wooden board with divots and cubby spaces
✔️ Cardboard Gems – For sentence word tracking (one per word)
✔️ Bear Tokens – Used as positive reinforcement for complete sentences
✔️ Picture Card Deck – A set of photo cards showing people doing various activities (used to prompt sentence creation)
✔️ Instruction Card – With easy-to-follow steps for guided or independent use

Perfect For:

• Teaching sentence structure and grammar

• Writing centers and small group practice

• Speech-language therapy

• ESL/ELL sentence formation

• Special education support and early literacy

Note:

This product is not part of the Expanding Expression Tool (EET). It is a stand-alone sentence-building resource designed for general language and writing development.

Educator Feedback:

"The picture cards and gems make it fun and easy to teach sentence structure—my students are more engaged and more confident!"
— K–3 Special Education Teacher

How to Use the Beary Good Sentences Board

1. Show the student a picture card and ask them to create a complete sentence about it.

2. For each word in the sentence they say, have the student place a gem in the divots, starting from left to right across the board.

3. If needed, you may model the sentence first and give the student the exact number of gems to match the correct number of words.

   • Example: If the student says, “He playing a game” (missing the word is), you can model:

     “He is playing a game.”
     Then ask the student to try again and place a gem for each word.

4. Each time the student creates a complete, “beary” good sentence, place a bear in the cubby above the divots as positive reinforcement.

Versión en Español:

Cómo usar el tablero Beary Good Sentences

1. Muéstrele al estudiante una tarjeta con imagen y pídale que diga una oración completa sobre ella.

2. Por cada palabra de la oración, el estudiante coloca una gema en los espacios (divots), de izquierda a derecha en el tablero.

3. Si es necesario, el adulto puede modelar la oración correctamente y darle al estudiante el número exacto de gemas para usar.

   • Ejemplo: Si el estudiante dice “Él jugando un juego” (falta la palabra está), el adulto puede modelar:

     “Él está jugando un juego.”
     Luego, pídale al estudiante que lo intente de nuevo, colocando una gema por cada palabra.

4. Cada vez que el estudiante forme una oración completa y “beary” buena, coloque un osito en el cubículo arriba de los espacios como refuerzo positivo.

Why Educators Love It:

"My students light up when we use the Beary Board! It’s a simple, effective way to help them build complete thoughts and stronger sentences."
— Classroom Teacher

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