Guided Practice

After students have a solid understanding of adverbs, move on to guided

practice.

1. Begin by writing two sentences on the board that each contain one adverb,
such as “Tommy ran swiftly” and “Today, we went to the store.”
2. Circle the words “swiftly” and “today.”
3. Ask if your students know what the similarity between the two words is. If no
one knows the correct answer, explain that they are both adverbs.
4. Correct any mistakes that they make, and answer any questions that they may
have.
5. Write two or more additional sentences, using some of the examples the
students provided previously.
6. Write the following categories on the board: How?, When?, Where?, How
Much?, and How Often?.
7. Choose a few adverbs from the direct instruction part of the lesson, and ask
students which category each adverb falls into.
8. Write each adverb under the correct category. If one category becomes too
full, encourage students to fill up the other categories.

When writing the sample sentences,