Date :

Subject: Language Arts

Grade : Spec. Ed

Topics : Verbs

Objectives:

Students should be able to:

 Identify verbs
 Pronounce and spell verbs
 Perform actions
 Write sentences
 Identify the /p/ sound
 Name words independently with the /p/ sound

Content: A verb is an action or doing word.

Skills: listening speaking, singing, writing, making sentences, sorting,

grouping

Materials: word cards, Laptop, Dvd player, students workbook,

worksheets

Time allotted: 1 hour

Day 1

Engage

Have students view story “A Day at the Park” and talk about it

Teacher writes sentence from story on the c/b. She asks Jason to
circle the nouns. “The dogs eat bones”. Student circle the nouns. Ask if
they can do the action for these nouns. Teacher underlines ‘eat’.
Teacher will ask students what do we call eat a noun also. Expected
answer (no). Students say if they know what is “eat”. Teacher says ok,
there are nouns and we have a set of words that we call verbs. A verb
is when you are doing an action (doing word). Once you do a movement it
is called a verb. Have students view power-point presentation with
examples of verbs.

Explore

Teacher says words of a song. Allow students to repeats words then

you sing allowing students to listen then follow. After song is done ask
students what were some of the action/doing words in the song. List
words as students tell what they heard, jump, spin, roll, fall, move etc

Explain

Allow students to list independently other doing words. Accept words

with inflectional endings, After writing verbs given , allow students to
know that for this week they will only give the root words. Those words
must not have( s, es, ed or ing).

Elaborate

Allow students to do actions. Say to students we will only use the root
verb. We are not going to add (ing). Teacher models what she wants
students to do. Students I can clap. I dance, I sing, I run etc. She then
takes students. Allow the students to do the action. She looks at the
students and say. They clap, they dance, they run etc

Teacher and students calls verbs previously written.

Evaluate
Students will

(Jason) do a verb puzzle

(Others)When given 4 words they will point to action word only then do
actions.

(Usain) do the action after it is model by teacher.

Evaluation/ teacher
Circle the verbs

s p r t w a l k r

p l a y r u t u v

t e a t y t a l k

s w i m s i n g c

r u n d j u m p l

c r y s s k i p a

t h o p m o p s p
Verbs

jump mop clap run skip hop eat play swim

talk walk sing
Day 2

Engage

Teacher and students review previous lesson. They say what are verbs
and list verbs. Revisits story and have students do action while teacher
reads. Teacher holds up word cards with verbs. She calls verbs then
she allows students to call verbs. Teacher holds a word and does the
action. She then says an oral sentence. I can clap my hands. I can
stomp my foot. I can brush my hair. Etc

Explore

Students choose a verb from the mystery bag. They call their verbs.
Students place that verb on the body part than can do that action, eg,
clap (hands), stomp (feet) eat ( mouth) sing (mouth) talk ( mouth) snap
(fingers) etc

Explain

Students use their words to make oral sentences. I clap with my hands,
I run with my feet. I talk with my mouth. Etc Students name other
body parts that they can use to do actions. They make sentences.
Teacher corrects them where necessary and reminds them to stick to
the root verb. Teacher praises students for their effort.

Elaborate

Teacher places sentence strips on chalkboard. Students read

sentences. Students circle the verbs in each sentence. After circling
the verb, each student does the action.
Evaluate

Circle the verbs in each sentence.

1. Mark can sing very well.

2. The teacher can dance.
3. The girl can run very fast.
4. Mother can cook my dinner.
5. Father can sweep the floor with a broom.
6. I can throw a ball.
7. You can jump.
8. Jason can hop.

Evaluate/teacher

Day 3
Engage
Teacher ask individuals to do actions/verbs. She says to students
I want you to make a sentence about what is being done.Teacher
will do an action first modelling what she wants to be done. (waves
her hand) The teacher waves her hand. Responses from children
1. The girl skips with a rope,
2. The boy jumps
3. The boys runs.
Teacher states the day’s objectives. Today we will be looking
at verbs we can use when we talk about one noun.

Explore
Teacher allows students to read sentences from
strips/chalkboard.
The girl skips with a rope.
The boy jumps from the car.
The teacher talks loudly.
The man shouts at the boy. Etc
Students identify the verb. They say what they realize about
each verb.Expected answer all the verbs end with a ‘s’

Explain
Teacher explains to students that once we are talking about
one noun/singular, we add ‘s’ to the verb. Teacher repeats
sentences for children. The girl sits. The boy talks. The dog
jumps. The cat runs. The student shouts. The principal sits.
She uses words such as she, he,It,also.Etc
Elaborate
Give students pictures with nouns. Allow them to make oral
sentences, adding ‘s’ to the verbs. The girl swings. The boy
sings etc

Evaluation
Teacher guided group
Students copy sentences.
The girl sings well.
The boy runs fast.
 The teacher talks loudly.

Independent group
Complete sentences adding ‘s’ to the verbs
1. She ______ with a red rope.(skip)
2. Rory ______ with a fork.( eat)
3. Mother _____ yam and fish.( cook)

Evaluation

Day 4

Engage

Teacher writes sentences on the c/b. She allows students to read.

Students must say what is wrong with these sentences. Mother catch
the chick. Sister watch the television. Brother mix the tea. If
students are not able to say what is wrong, teacher will say what is
wrong. She /He will state day’s objective.

Explore

Teacher writes words on chalkboard. Students identify and call words.

They say what is common among these words. They end with ch’,x,
ss,sh. Words such as mix,fix,box,match,catch,patch,watch,fish,wish,etc
Explain

Teacher explains to students that these verbs take ‘es’ at the end
when we talk about one noun. The boy fixes, The girl watches, The
teacher matches, The rat catches etc

Elaborate

Give students pictures in their groups. Allow them to add ‘es’ to these
verbs. Allow students to make oral sentences. Mother washes the
dress. Father fixes the car.Brother watches the television. Etc. Praise
students for their efforts.

Evaluate

Teacher guide group

Add ‘es’ to the verbs.

Kiss

Wash

Catch

Box etc

Independent
Add’es to the verbs in each sentence.

1. Father _____ the red car. (fix)

2. The girl ______ television with her mother.( watch)
3. Mother _______the clothes. ( wash)

Day 5

Teacher will give students different activities from concepts done.

Letter /f/ singular verbs adding ‘s’ and ‘es’