This Sentence Relay Challenge Activity helps students practise identifying and creating simple and compound sentences in a fun, team-based relay. By collaborating and racing to write accurate sentences based on prompts, students reinforce their understanding of sentence structure while developing teamwork and time management skills.

How to Complete

1. Arrange students into small teams sitting in circles for collaboration.
2. Place a stack of shuffled prompt cards on a central table.
3. Students take turns walking to the table, selecting a card and bringing it back to their team.
4. Teams collaborate to write a sentence that matches the prompt, taking turns until all cards are used or the timer ends.
5. Award points for each accurate sentence, with bonus points for creativity and complexity.

Additional Tips

• Discuss safety rules before starting to ensure students walk briskly and avoid collisions when retrieving cards.
• Encourage students to check their sentences for correct punctuation and grammar before moving on to the next card.

Extension Ideas

1. Sentence Editing: After the relay, have students revise their sentences to improve grammar, word choice or length.
2. Class Presentation: Teams can present their most creative or challenging sentence to the class and explain why it fits the prompt.
3. Custom Prompts: Allow students to create their own prompt cards for other teams to use in a future relay.