Verb Story Teacher: Ms.

Weeda
School: MSU Elementary
Date: April 20, 2017

Class: KIN 355 Equipment Used: None!

Grade Level: Second grade
Time: 10:20
Targeted NASPE Standard(s): NASPE Standards 1,2,4,5,6

Specific Objective: By the end of this lesson students will be able to correctly
define what a verb is as well as be able to use one in a sentence.

Concomitant Objective: The students will stay physically active.

Time Procedures Followed Materials
Warm Up: None needed
N/A
Minutes

Transition:
30 -Students sitting at their seats to begin.
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Set Induction:
1 -Good morning class! Yesterday we talked about what
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verbs are! Can someone remind the class of what a verb
is?
-Great! A verb is an action word. Verbs bring action to
our sentences and tell what the subject is doing. Without
verbs, nothing would happen.
-Can someone give me a few examples of a verb?
-Run, jump, climb

Learnable Piece:
1 -Today we are going to continue to work with verbs and
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practice some of those action words by actually doing
the motions.
-Lets review that a verb is an action word and we can
use them in sentences to tell when someone or
something is performing an action.
-For example, in the sentence I am going to run after
school today, run is the verb.
-What is the verb in the sentence Sam climbs the tree?
Exactly, climbs!
-We are going to read a story today and together we will
do the action for every verb we hear.
-The goal of this activity is for you to tell me what a verb
is and to be able to use one in a sentence from the story
so listen carefully!
 30 Presentation of New Material/Directions:
Seconds - For this activity I am going to read the story Our
New Puppy out loud.
- Whenever we hear a verb (action word) in the
story, we will do the action together.
Transition:
30 -When I say go, I need everyone to stand up and give
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yourself some room around you to perform these action
words. Be careful of any desks, backpacks, and
neighbors around you!

2 Activity:
--The activity will take place in a small classroom setting
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with just enough room for small movements.
-There needs to be enough space between you and the
people around you in order to perform these actions.
Make sure you spread out!
-Read story, Our New Puppy out loud to class. Be sure
to keep back to the wall and not look at paper the whole
time (practice story before hand).

Diagram:

Possible Modifications:
_____ -If time, read story Spring into Spring and have
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students act out verbs again
-Practice using more verbs in different sentences
1 Lesson Review/ Check for understanding:
Minutes -Who can remind me what a verb is?
-Who can give me an example of a verb we heard in the
story?
-Who can use a verb in a sentence from the story we
read?
-Great job everyone!!
Notes:

"Our New Puppy." Iowa Department of Education. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Apr.
2017.

https://www.educateiowa.gov/documents/stories-motion/2013/04/our-new-
puppy
https://www.educateiowa.gov/documents/stories-motion/2013/04/spring-
spring