Action ABC's: Learning vocabulary with verbs
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A lesson plan for grades K–1 English Language Arts
In this lesson that reviews the definition of a verb, teachers engage students in introductory game that activates prior knowledge about parts of speech. Students work in collaborative groups to make lists of verbs that begin with each letter from the alphabet. After writing sentences that use each verb, students illustrate their work and create an “Action Alphabet” book. This lesson provides opportunities for the use of instructional technology.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
English Language Arts (2004)
Grade 1
- Goal 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
- Objective 4.01: Select and use new vocabulary and language structures in both speech and writing contexts (e.g., oral retelling using exclamatory phrases to accent an idea or event).
- Objective 4.02: Use words that name characters and settings (who, where) and words that tell action and events (what happened, what did ___ do) in simple texts.
Kindergarten
- Goal 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
- Objective 4.01: Use new vocabulary in own speech and writing.
- Objective 4.02: Use words that name and words that tell action in a variety of simple texts (e.g., oral retelling, written stories, lists, journal entries of personal experiences).
