<p> Sentence laboratory</p><p>This game encourages children to write in full sentences and remember to use capital letters and full stops. It encourages them to go through these steps: TALK IT - WRITE IT - CHECK IT It can be played with a small group or a whole class. There is a computer version of the game but it can easily be played without a computer. With a computer Go to http://www.ks2phonics.org.uk/SwSGames.htm Click on Sentence Laboratory.</p><p>Choose to play with: 1 word – practise basic sentence formation 2 words – use two contrasting words to challenge the children’s creativity 3 words – two nouns and a connective to practise the use of connectives </p><p>How to play 1. Click to get a word (or words)</p><p>2. In pairs or independently children compose a sentence including the word (or words) on the screen. </p><p>3. It is important that the children try to say the sentence before they try to write it down.</p><p>4. Click play to start the timer. </p><p>5. The children have write the sentence down before the test tube overflows.</p><p>6. Children swap whiteboards and give each other marks out of 4. One mark for each of these things:  Does it include the word(s)?  Does it make sense?  Has it got a capital letter?  Has is got a full stop? Without a computer The game is played in exactly the same way but the initial stimulus/stimuli could be word cards, picture cards, photos, sound effects, objects or even smells.</p><p>For smells try:  Basil leaves  Vanilla essence  Coffee  Lavender </p>