Action Verbs

Date: 6/25/15

Teacher: Ms. Hervey

School: Washington Elementary
School

Class: KIN 355

Equipment Used: Verb cards, PowerPoint
Grade Level: 4th
presentation, writing utensils
Time:
Targeted NASPE Standard(s): NASPE Standards
Specific Objective: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to identify a
verb in a sentence and create their own sentences (appropriately assign a verb to
a subject).
Concomitant Objective: Students will physically act out the verbs they are
identifying, they will also work with partners to write a short story.
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Procedures Followed

Materials

Warm Up:

Transition:

Set Induction:
Simon Says (introduce different actions)
Learnable Piece:
We just played a game in which we performed
different actions. Today, we will be learning more
about actions and how they appear in sentences!
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to
identify a verb within a sentence, and also write
some sentences of your own!

PowerPoint
Presentation

Presentation of New Material/Directions:

Put your finger on your nose if you know what a
verb is
A verb expresses what a noun is doing
Raise your hand if you can give me an example
of a verb
Those are all great examples! Excellent!
Transition:
Everyone stand up!
We are going to practice identifying verbs in
sentences.
Activity:
When a sentence comes on the board, raise your
hand and tell me which word is the verb.
Then, act it out!
Everyone is doing great!
Everyone may take a seat.

Verb Cards