**This lesson will be taught using a PowerPoint that is projected up onto a screen

for the class to view as I (the teacher) go through it on my computer.

ISTE Standards:
1.C Promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students
conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative process
2.A Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and
resources to promote student learning and creativity.
2.D Model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning students,
colleagues, and other in face-to-face and virtual environments.

Lesson on Action Verbs:

Target Audience: 5th grade students
Lets Learn about Action Verbs
Content Objective:
o Students will be able to perform an action according to the verb given to them.
o Students will be able to identify both an action verb and a verb within a sentence.
o Students will be able to form a sentence using an action verb in writing.
Language Objectives:
o Students will be to explain what an action verb and a verb are.
o Students will be able to form a sentence using an action verb orally.

**Read aloud to students at the beginning of class.

Review: Background information- ask students to review information taught last class session

The definition of a predicate

o

It tells what the subject of a sentence does or is

Practice as a class (What is the predicate?):

o The hero rescued the crowd.
o Answer: rescued the crowd
o The man stole my bike.
o Answer: stole my bike
o My sister plays volleyball.
o Answer: plays volleyball

Todays Lesson:

Definition of a Verb
Your textbook definition of a verb is... the main word in the predicate.

Class Practice: (Teacher provides first example as an example and calls on students for following
examples)

o Do you agree with that?

o Answer: agree
o Tell me what you did today
o Answer: tell, did

Definition of an Action Verb

An action verb is a verb that shows what the subject does or did.

Class Practice: (Teacher provides first example as an example and calls on students for following
examples)
What is the action verb in the sentence?
o Jill pitches the ball
o Answer: pitches
o The ball flew over the plate
o Answer: flew
o

Rob runs to first base

o Answer: runs

**Talk to class about how each of the answers are in different tenses: present, past, etc.

Class Activity #1: Teacher Says

*Go through the whole list of actions verbs on the note cards so students understand what each of them are
Directions:

Everyone stand up and acts out the action verb that the teacher "tells" you to do
If the teacher does not say "teacher says..." before the verb and someone still acts out the verb,
they are out and will sit down

Class Activity #2: Partner Charades

*Pass out a note card to each student that has an action verb on it
Directions:

Find a partner and a writing utensil

Each partner reads the action verb on their own card and will act out the verb to their partner who
will have to try and guess the action verb that they are acting out

After each partner has acted out their action verb and correctly guessed the other persons verb,
work together to write 2 sentences using your 2 action verbs on the back on your note card using
whichever tense of your choice

When you are both finished, turn them back into me!

*Walking around at this time, giving corrective, comprehensible feedback to students when needed
*Class regroup together:
Volunteers?
Lets share your sentences with the class! (pick on 5 students to share if no one volunteers)
Questions?

Class Activity #3: Competitive Charades

*Divide the class in half into two groups, groups will use note cards that were passed back from the
previous activity
Directions:

Each group of students will have a pile of cards with action verbs in front of them.
One student from each group must act out of the verb without talking while the rest of the group
guesses it.
Once the group guesses the verb, one member from the group must write it on the chalkboard,
creating a list of all the verbs guessed.
After the verb is written down, the next group members turn is up to act out the verb, and so on
and so forth.
The group with the most verbs guessed on the board after 3 minutes wins.

Objectives Revisited (Close by reviewing the objectives the students completed in class today)

Students will be able to identify an action verb and verb within a sentence.

Students will be able to form a sentence using an action verb orally and in writing.

Students will be to explain what an action verb and a verb are.

Students will be able to perform an action according to the verb given to them.