Splat! – 4 Types of Sentences Games for 1st Graders!

First graders are just beginning to build their writing skills, and mastering the 4 types of sentences is the first step. To keep young learners engaged, it’s important to provide 4 types of sentences games that make learning fun and interactive. Through play, students get the repeated practice they need to recognize and use statements, commands, questions, and exclamations correctly. This hands-on card game offers a simple and effective way to reinforce sentence types while keeping students engaged and excited!

SPLAT Sentence Types – Language Arts 1st Grade 

Make your Language Arts 1st Grade lessons exciting with SPLAT!, a fun and engaging sentence identification card game. This printable game helps students practice identifying statements, commands, questions, and exclamations.

How to Play SPLAT!:

• Shuffle the sentence cards and place them face down in the middle of the playing area.
• One player draws a card, reads the sentence aloud, and names the type of sentence (statement, command, question, or exclamation).
• If they answer correctly, they keep the card. If incorrect, the card goes back to the bottom of the pile.
• If a SPLAT! card is drawn, the player must return all of their collected cards to the pile.
• The player with the most cards at the end of the game wins!

This interactive activity is perfect for small groups, literacy centers, or whole-class play.

Download and Practice with Sentence Types 

Download this game in just a few clicks to give your students more practice with sentence types! This resource is available as a PDF for quick printing or in Google Slides format if you’d like to edit it before using it in the classroom. Simply download, print, and start playing!

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher in Michigan and Teach Starter Collaborator.

More ELA Games for 1st Grade 

Looking for more ELA games for 1st grade? Pair this 4 types of sentences game with our other engaging language arts activities for first graders!

teaching resource

Super Sentence Game - Statement, Command, Exclamation & Question

Turn sentence structure practice into an exciting game with the Super Sentence Game for 1st grade and 2nd grade.

teaching resource

Statement, Question, Command, Exclamation – Cut and Paste Worksheet

Identify statement, command, question, and exclamation sentences with a Types of Sentences Cut and Paste worksheet for 2nd grade.