English · Story Woods
Sentence Theatre
Your words direct the show: change a word and the stage changes too.
- Grades
- 1–5
- Levels
- 48 in 2 tracks
- Free
- 20 levels
- Session
- 5–12 minutes
What it is
A little theatre where sentences come alive. Children put word tiles on a sentence strip and the stage acts out exactly what the words say: a tiny fox jumps over a red box, two bears dance slowly on a drum. Swap a word and the scene changes, so grammar becomes something you can see. Every word maps to a reviewed stage action; nothing is generated by AI.
What children learn
Builds sentence structure: who does what, where and how. Practices word order, describing words, subject–verb agreement (jumps or jump), adjectives versus adverbs (happy or happily) and combining short sentences with compound subjects and predicates.
What it teaches
- Adjectives and adverbs
- Subject–verb agreement
- Sentence structure
- Combine sentences
How to play
Tap a word tile to add it to the sentence strip, or drag it into place. Tap a placed tile to send it back. Keyboard: Tab to a tile and press Enter; on the strip, arrow keys move between words, Shift+arrow moves a word, Backspace sends it back. Press Action! to check.
Plays with: Touch Mouse Keyboard
Accessibility
- Read-aloud on request
- Fully playable with a keyboard
- Calm mode with reduced motion
- No timers or time pressure
- Never relies on color alone
- Quiet mode turns off sound effects
Level maps
Tracks and levels
Each track is made for a grade range. Start anywhere that fits — you don't have to play the younger tracks first. As a guest, your stars are saved on this device.
Stage Builders
Who does what and where, describing words, agreement and adverbs.
1–2
24 levels · 10 free
Stage Builders
Who does what and where, describing words, agreement and adverbs. · 1–2
- 1 Opening Night 1 ☆☆☆
- 2 Opening Night 2 ☆☆☆
- 3 Opening Night 3 ☆☆☆
- 4 Opening Night 4 ☆☆☆
- 5 Opening Night 5 ☆☆☆
- 6 Opening Night Challenge ☆☆☆
- 7 Spotlight 1 ☆☆☆
- 8 Spotlight 2 ☆☆☆
- 9 Spotlight 3 ☆☆☆
- 10 Spotlight 4 ☆☆☆
- 11 Spotlight 5 Plan level
- 12 Spotlight Challenge Plan level
- 13 Center Stage 1 Plan level
- 14 Center Stage 2 Plan level
- 15 Center Stage 3 Plan level
- 16 Center Stage 4 Plan level
- 17 Center Stage 5 Plan level
- 18 Center Stage Challenge Plan level
- 19 Encore 1 Plan level
- 20 Encore 2 Plan level
- 21 Encore 3 Plan level
- 22 Encore 4 Plan level
- 23 Encore 5 Plan level
- 24 Encore Challenge Plan level
Levels after 10 are part of a PlayOwl plan. Free levels, saving and basic reports stay free.
Director's Chair
Adjectives versus adverbs, agreement and combining sentences.
3–5
24 levels · 10 free
Director's Chair
Adjectives versus adverbs, agreement and combining sentences. · 3–5
- 1 Rehearsal 1 ☆☆☆
- 2 Rehearsal 2 ☆☆☆
- 3 Rehearsal 3 ☆☆☆
- 4 Rehearsal 4 ☆☆☆
- 5 Rehearsal 5 ☆☆☆
- 6 Rehearsal Challenge ☆☆☆
- 7 Dress Rehearsal 1 ☆☆☆
- 8 Dress Rehearsal 2 ☆☆☆
- 9 Dress Rehearsal 3 ☆☆☆
- 10 Dress Rehearsal 4 ☆☆☆
- 11 Dress Rehearsal 5 Plan level
- 12 Dress Rehearsal Challenge Plan level
- 13 Premiere 1 Plan level
- 14 Premiere 2 Plan level
- 15 Premiere 3 Plan level
- 16 Premiere 4 Plan level
- 17 Premiere 5 Plan level
- 18 Premiere Challenge Plan level
- 19 Grand Finale 1 Plan level
- 20 Grand Finale 2 Plan level
- 21 Grand Finale 3 Plan level
- 22 Grand Finale 4 Plan level
- 23 Grand Finale 5 Plan level
- 24 Grand Finale Challenge Plan level
Levels after 10 are part of a PlayOwl plan. Free levels, saving and basic reports stay free.
Off screen
Print & play
Paper activities that go with this game.
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Punctuation marks: fill in the blanks
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The eight parts of speech crossword
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The eight parts of speech crossword
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