Spaces Between Words
Separate words with spaces in writing; understand that spaces mark word boundaries in print
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Written words need a gap between them. The gap is a space. Spaces help a reader see where one word stops and the next word starts.
Spend about 10 minutes building the sentence “The dog runs” with ready cards, then copy it with finger spaces.
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- Leave clear finger-spaces between words when writing
- Count the number of words in a written sentence by identifying spaces
- Correct writing that has missing spaces between words
“If your child is writing a short message, can they leave a space between each word — so the reader can tell where one word ends and the next begins?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Grammar & Punctuation
- Age range
- Ages 4–6
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