ELL Lesson Kindergarten

ADJECTIVES
April 17, 2014

Hello everyone. Today youre going to practice using a variety of adjectives to describe a
picture. Before we get to the lesson, Id like you to play a quick guessing game with me. Im
going to describe someone in our class, and Id like you to try to guess who that person is. OK,
here goes: Im thinking about a young person in this room. Who do you think I am I talking
about? (Teacher waits briefly for responses.) Youre not sure? You need more information? OK,
Ill give you some more details Im thinking about a young woman in this room. Now do you
know who am Im thinking about? You still cant guess who Im talking about? OK, here are
some more clues:
Now can you identify the person whom I just described? Yes, I was describing
_____________________

Which words helped you to guess the person I was thinking about? (Wait for responses.)

What do we call words like those? Yes, Adjectives! Adjectives are very helpful in writing and
speaking because they give the listener or the reader a lot of valuable information. We use
adjectives to describe nouns such as people, places and things. An adjective is a describing word,
giving more information about the specific or object.

Using your white boards (out loud as a class) Which word do you think is the adjective?

1. It's a small problem. _____________________________

2. I have a great idea. ______________________________

3. The price is cheap. ______________________________

4. I like hot food. __________________________________

5. The flowers are pretty. ___________________________

6. He is my new friend. ____________________________

7. The bus is slow. ________________________________

8. Winter is cold. _________________________________

9. I want a different haircut. _________________________

10. She arrived early. _____________________________

Answers

1. Small

2. Great

3. Cheap

4. Hot

5. Pretty

6. New

7. Slow

8. Cold

9. Different

10. Early

Example is the crayon color box you use to describe the different types of colors

Noun List

Have students describe using adjectives from the different Noun List

elephant student teacher cat
sports car hamburger children snake
cloud shoe beach friend wall ocean dog mother
telephone peanut butter monkey computer clock fish

Read the sentence. Circle the adjective. On the line after the sentence, write the noun

that is being described.
1. My boss invited me to a fancy dinner.
dinner
2. The furry dog made the girl sneeze.
dog
3. The shiny car caught his attention in the yard.
car
4. The homework in science was very difficult.
homework
5. I didnt want to sit on the wet ground. ground