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Contents
Introduction ..............................................................................4 Adjectives ....................................................................31
Teaching With the Poem: ADJECTIVE WORKSHOP ................................................31
The Parts-of-Speech Rap ............................................6 ACTIVITIES
Stamp Out Very ......................................................32
Nouns ....................................................................................8 Adjective Art Mobile ................................................32
NOUN WORKSHOP ............................................................8 All-About-Me Adjective Banner ..........................33
ACTIVITIES Lights, Camera, Adjectives! ....................................33
The Noun Name Game ............................................9 Kids Pages (Reproducibles) ..........................3436
Noun Alphabet Quilt ..................................................9
Nouns Go to School ................................................10 Adverbs ............................................................................37
Melvins Amazing Noun ADVERB WORKSHOP ......................................................37
Multiplying Machine ........................................11 ACTIVITIES
Compound Words Lift-the-Flap Book ............12 Identifying Adverbs....................................................38
Presto Change-o!: A Proper Noun Spin-an-Adverb Wheel ............................................39
Pop-Up Book ..........................................................13 Adverb Action Game ................................................40
Kids Pages (Reproducibles) ..........................1418 Kids Pages (Reproducibles) ..........................4143
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Introduction
Writing Skills Made Fun: About the Series
s a writer and editor in the field of educational publishing, I frequently
A talk with language-arts teachers about the kinds of tools they need
most. I also spend a lot of time browsing in bookstores and paging
through teacher catalogs, checking out what is currently available. One thing I
noticed over the past several years is that when it came to nitty-gritty writing
skills, second- and third-grade teachers needs were simply not being met. Sure,
there were plenty of grammar and writing resources available to teachers of
grades 5, 6 and above. But I saw very little quality material that was just right
for the early elementary grades. I wrote this series to fill that grammar gap
and to assist you in your all-important mission of teaching the rules of writing.
As you are well aware, your job is cut out for you. According to state and
national standards, by the time students enter second grade, they are expected to
know and understand the basic rules of English grammarand to consistently
apply those rules to their own writing. Just take a look at some of the standards
nationwide:
* TEXAS: State standards dictate that by grade 3, Students will recognize and
demonstrate appropriate use of standard English: usage, mechanics, spelling,
and sentence structure.
As you know, with tough standards come tough tests. Almost all major
standardized tests for third-graders include sections on usage and mechanics.
And many tests include open-ended writing sections that require students to
demonstrate a working knowledge of the basic rules of grammar.
This book series, Writing Skills Made Fun is one way to help you meet these
curriculum demands and make grammar fun. The series includes three books:
Parts of Speech; Capitalization, Punctuation & Spelling; and Sentences and
Paragraphs.
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Introduction
Parts of Speech
Many teachers remember the Schoolhouse Rock grammar skits that aired on
Saturday morning TV during the 1970s and 80s. An entire generation of
children grew up singing A noun is a person, place or thing and Lolly, Lolly,
Lolly, get your adverbs here! Why did the learning come so easily? Unlike
pedantic instruction, sentence diagramming, and dull drill sheets, these skits
made learning the parts of speech entertaining and memorable.
Like Schoolhouse Rock, this book aims to make learning the parts of speech
fun. You will find mini-books to make and share, innovative lesson plans, cards,
board games, spinners and other manipulatives, and top-notch reproducibles. In
addition, the book spells out all the grammar rules related to parts of speech, so
you wont have to look elsewhere for pertinent information.
By the end of this hands-on unit, your students should be able to name and
give examples of most of the major parts of speechnouns, verbs, adjectives,
adverbs, and pronouns. They will understand that these parts of speech are the
building blocks of languageand theyll be able to make the most of these
building blocks in their own writing.
You can use the activities and mini-lessons in any order you like. Just check
the label at the top of each lesson to see which major concepts are being
explored. Other teaching tips follow.
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Name _______________________________________________ Date ______________________________________
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Nouns
Noun
Workshop
A noun is a word that names a person, place, or thing.
Nouns can be common or proper.
A common noun does not name a particular person, place, or thing and does
not begin with a capital letter.
A proper noun names a particular person, place, or thing, and always begins
with a capital letter:
Nouns can be singular or plural. There are several rules for making a singular
noun plural:
Some nouns are made up of two or more words put together. These are called
compound nouns or compound words. Examples include:
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Nouns
Noun
Activities
Name People Places Things
To challenge students, set a timer for two or three minutes and have them stop
writing when the timer goes off. Then review the students answers by going through
the alphabet. For example, say, Who has an a in his or her name? What nouns did
you come up with? Make a list of all the nouns students name for each letter. Your
list will show students imaginations at work. Consider saving the list and using it as
a reference when you make the Noun Alphabet Quilt (see activity below).
What to Do
Distribute one square to each student. Assign each student a letter of the
1 alphabet. If you have fewer than 26 students, ask some students to work on
two letters. If you have more than 26 students, have students work in pairs.
Each student should write his or her letter in the square, followed by a
2 noun that begins with that letter. Students should also illustrate their
nouns in the squares. Remind students that they can use all kinds of nouns:
common, proper, singular, and plural.
Assemble the quilt by pasting the letters in alphabetical order on the
3 posterboard. You should fit five squares across and six squares down, with a
bit of room to spare. Because there are 30 squares and only 26 letters, you will
have four extra squares. I recommend labeling these squares Our Noun Quilt
and placing them at the top or in the center of the quilt.
Display the quilt for the whole school to admire!
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Nouns Go to School
To help students begin to realize just how many different nouns there are in the
English language, have them label all the nouns they can find in your classroom
or school. Provide sticky notes in three different colors: one for people, one for
places, and one for things. Then divide the class into small groups and assign
each group a section of your school or classroom. Students should label the
nouns they see. Examples include:
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Nouns
This slider manipulative lets children explore the rules for forming noun. Just pull
the
tab to the right
and see!
l
plurals in a fun and relaxing way. Best of all, constructing the slider In
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requires just a few snips of the scissors! one
Out
one one
leaf penny one
sandwich one many
tab
markers or crayons
*
tab
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Nouns
When students begin to read and write multisyllable words, they are often
delighted to discover that two nouns can sometimes be put together to make
one compound noun. For example, tear plus drop becomes teardrop; sun plus
burn becomes sunburn. Help students understand this concept by making and
sharing the lift the flap book on pages 1516.
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Nouns
nal Books
A common nou
n names any
A proper noun person
or thing. Read names a specifi , place, or thing.
c person, place,
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each sentence.
This hands-on activity will help students distinguish between the common nou Then lift
ns change into the flap to see
proper ones!
common and proper nouns.
The boy fed
The family
the dog. My uncle
f p
drove their The teacher
You Will Need car to the
lives in the
took three
The child
city. walked to
mountains. children to
a double-sided copy of pages 1718 for each student
* scissors
the zoo.
the school.
* glue or tape
* markers or crayons
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*
What to Do
Provide each student with a copy of the double-sided reproducible. Then
1 guide them in following these instructions:
Invite students to color the page. Then tell them to read the sentence on
2 the front of each flap, open the flap, and read the sentence inside. Presto
Change-o! Common nouns are transformed into proper nouns, right before
their eyes!
Challenge students to perform their own magic on the last two sentences
3 by changing the common nouns to proper nouns.
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Melvins Amazing Noun
Multiplying Machine
My machine
can turn any singular
noun into a plural
noun. Just pull the
tab to the right
and see!
In Out
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one one one one one many many many many many
leaf penny sandwich hat chicken leaves pennies sandwiches hats chickens
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tab tab
Compound Nouns Side A
board key
box mail
room bed
lid eye
ball foot
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Compound Nouns Side B
keyboard
mailbox
bedroom
eyelid
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Presto Change-o! A Proper Noun Pop-Up Book Side A
Presto Change-o!
A common noun names any person, place, or thing.
A proper noun names a specific person, place,
or thing. Read each sentence. Then lift the flap to see
the common nouns change into proper ones!
The boy fed The family My uncle The teacher The child
the dog. drove their lives in the took three walked to
car to the city. children to the school.
mountains. the zoo.
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Your turn! Your turn!
Rewrite the sentence Rewrite the sentence
Charlie fed The Wilsons My Uncle using proper nouns. using proper nouns.
Fido. drove their Peter lives
Jeep to the in New
Rocky York City.
Mountains.
Side B Presto Change-o! A Proper Noun Pop-Up Book
Pronouns
Pronoun
Workshop
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in naming a person,
place, or thing.
There are several types of pronouns, but personal pronouns are the
most commonly used.
The personal pronouns are:
I you he it we they
me your him its us them
my yours his our their
mine she ours theirs
her
hers
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Pronoun
Activities
The Pronoun Sisters Tongue Twister
Page 6 Page 3 Mini-Book (Use with Kids Pages 2122.)
Page 4 This activity provides a humorous context in which to explore the role of
personal pronouns. Children construct a book of tongue twisters, then use their
grammar smarts to replace the nouns in each with appropriate pronouns. After
Page 8 Page 1
the grammar exercise has been completed, your students will have a fun
Page 2 keepsakea book of their own to share with family and friends.
* Cut along the dotted horizontal line to make two rectangular panels.
* Fold each panel in half along the solid center line. Nestle the folded pages
inside one another so that the pages go in order from 1 to 8. Staple the
left edge of the book to bind it.
Page 1
Find the dotted vertical lines on pages 2, 4, 6, and 8. Fold in along these
* lines (fold to the left).
As students read the book, they can lift the folded edges of the pages to see
2 how each tongue twister would read if its nouns were replaced with
pronouns. Point out to students that modifiers for the nouns, such as adjectives
Page 1 and articles, have also been replaced. On Mini-Book page 7, students provide
the necessary pronouns.
Page 2 Name _____
_______________
_______________
________ Date __________
________
Pick-a-Pronoun
Pick-a-Pronoun Word Pronoun
Box
Read each set
in the puzzle.
of sentences.
Words can go
Word Sea
Fill in the blank
with a pronoun
rch
across or down from the box.
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The Pronoun
Sisters Tongue They
Twisters bleat
sweetly!
Say each tongue twister
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quickly three times!
Then lift the flap to replace
the nouns with pronouns.
Fold here.
Three sheep
bleat sweetly!
8 1
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Pronoun Box He
picked a
peck of
I we her them.
you you us
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he they them
Fold here.
she Peter Piper
me picked a peck
it him of pickled
peppers.
6 3
The Pronoun Sisters Tongue Twister Mini-Book
Read the tongue twisters. Good
Replace the nouns with job!
pronouns from the box.
1.
Fold here.
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She sells ______________.
2. Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear.
_____________ was a bear.
2 7
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The Pronoun Sisters Tongue Twister Mini-Book
Betty brought
the baby buggy
to the Bunkers.
Fold here.
She
brought it
to them.
4 5
Name ___________________________________________ Date __________________
Pick-a-Pronoun
Word Search
Read each set of sentences. Fill in the blank with a pronoun from the box. Then find your answers
Pronoun in the puzzle. Words can go across or down.
Box
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she
I met ______________ at school.
it H O P C V U I
we 3. Put the backpack on the floor.
Put ______________ on the floor. I W B Q H E T
you
they 4. The students cant wait for lunch. M S H E L P D
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me ______________ cant wait for lunch.
him K E F H J N O
5. That bike is Kates.
hers
That bike is ______________ . H E R S F E I
us
them
Verbs
Verb
Workshop
A verb is a word that shows action or a state of being.
An action verb is a verb that shows physical or mental action. You can usually find the
action verb in a sentence by asking What did the person, place, or thing do?
smile taste grow
run read like
call paint fly
A linking verb is a verb that shows a state of being. It does not show action. Linking
verbs link the subject to other words in a sentence. Here are some examples:
Leonard is my best friend. I am happy.
Pandas are endangered. The sky seems dark.
The tense of a verb tells the reader or listener when the action or state of being takes place.
The present tense expresses an action that takes place in the present. For example:
The store is open. I write poems. The sun shines on us.
The past tense expresses an action that has already taken place. Most verbs are
regular: To form the past tense - d or -ed is added. For example:
Hannah skipped down the block. We danced together.
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Verbs
Verb
Activities
Verb Charades
To help convey to students that many verbs express an action, play a rousing
game of verb charades. Write each of the words listed below on a small slip of
paper. Fold the slips of paper and put them in a bowl or hat. Invite one student
at a time to take a verb from the hat and act it out for the rest of the class. Just
as in traditional charades, the student cannot give spoken hints. The trick to this
version of the game, however, is that students must give the answer in verb Have students write their
form. For example, if the verb is paint, then the words painter and paintbrush own verbs to put in the hat!
are not acceptable answers.
Sound-Verbs Story Starters (Use with Kids Page 27.) Name _____
_______________
Date __________
_______________
________
_______________
_______________
_____
An effectively-written story engages all of the readers senses. Carefully chosen Using Sound Ve
You can guess
the meaning of
rbs
verb groan sound some verbs just
words help the reader experience the story as if he or she were really there. An s just like a groan by listening to
of the verbs from ! Pick one of the how they sound
the box. story starters . For example,
below. Write a the
story using some
enjoyable way to convey this writing rule to second- and third-grade writers is to hoot crash
Verbs
roar
explore what I call sound verbs. The meaning of these verbs is conveyed groan moo gulp
cackle
sigh
shriek
hiss
whistle
rattle sniff
through the way they sound. For example, the verb cackle sounds a lot like a chirp plop ring squeak sizzle
in the woods
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in the box. Youll be amazed at the different stories kids come up withand
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3 A hot-air ballo
on lands in your
yard. A famous school
person steps
says hello. out and
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Name _____
_______________
Date __________
_______________
_______________
________
_______________
_____
Its All in the Past Crossword Puzzle
e Pa st (Use with Kids Page 28.)
Its All in thPuzzle
Crossword in the puzzle.
your answers
past tense. Write
lined verb in the
DOWN
Put each under OSS ACR
3. I walk down
the street now.
__ down the street
yesterday.
When students tackle this crossword, theyll get great practice putting verbs in
cookies. I _______________
1. Today I bake
Yesterday I _____
2. Today I smile
____________
at you.
cookies.
at you.
5. I fill the sugar
I _______________
bowl all the time.
__ the sugar bowl
yesterday. the past tense. Before distributing the puzzle, review the rules for forming the
____________
Yesterday I _____
4. Today we dance
Yesterday we
.
_______________
__ .
7. Today some
leaves fall.
Yesterday some
leaves __________
_______ .
past tense. This activity focuses on verbs that form the past tense by adding -ed,
the parade. ends today.
6. Today he leads
Yesterday he
the parade.
____________
8. The game
The game _____
____________
yesterday.
but it also includes several irregular verbs (sit/sat, leads/led ). For students who
have never completed a crossword before, provide some helpful hints:
1
4
3
2
7
6
* You can skip a clue and go back to it later. Sometimes when you write
down one answer, one of its letters appears in another answer. That gives
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you a head start!
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If you are not sure if you have the right answer, try counting the number
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of spaces provided for that answer in the puzzle. If that number matches
the number of letters in your answer, you may have the right answer.
Name _____
_______________
_______________
________
Date __________
_______________
_______________
_____
Kates Vacatio
Kates Vacation Kate is going
on a trip next
in the future, make
sure her verbs
n
week. She wrote
about her plans
are in the future in her diary. Since
tense. Underline Kates trip will
the correct verb happen
Dear Diary,
Explore the future tense with this fun exercise. I (left, will leav
Monday. I am
e) for the bea
ch next
so excited! I (wil
Explain that Kate wrote her diary entry before in the ocean.
beach. I (will
I (eat, will eat
build, built) san
l play, played)
) ice cream on
the
d castles, too
she went on a big vacation. Its your students At night I (will
Then I (rode,
watch, watche
will ride) the gia
d)
!
the sun set.
job to make sure all of Kates verbs are in the I (will take, too
show my friends
k) pictures of
back home. I
nt roller coaster
everything to
.
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Date __________
_______________
_______________
________
_______________
_____ Partner Story (Use with Kids Page 30.)
Zoo
My Day at the story until it is
done!
s:
Do not let your
partner see the
Kids love nonsense storiesand if its a silly story they created themselves, all
er for these word ____ _____
Ask your partn
1 Your partners
e
name ________
verb ________
____
_________
_____ 5 Another past-t
6
ense
Another past-t
verb ________
____________
_____
________
the better! For this activity, divide the class into pairs and designate one student
2 A present-tens 7 A future-tense
verb
3 Another presen
t-tense verb _____
4 A past-tense verb
____ ____
________
___________
8 Another future
-tense verb ________
________
in each pair as the writer. The other student is the word-giver. Distribute a copy
s in the blanks.
Write the word
Match the numbe
Then read the
rs to the numbe
story aloud.
rs in the story.
of the reproducible to each writerbut dont let the word-giver catch a glimpse
Hi! Let me tell
you about myse
lf. My name is
____________
1
___________.
___ . But my
or the surprise will be spoiled. To begin, the writer will ask the word-giver to
____________
and ________
___________ 3
name seven verbs. Some will be in the present tense, some in the past tense, and
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____ ____
I like to ____ 2
I went to the 4
The last time
gorilla. And I
when I saw the
____ ____ ___________
. I ____
the polar bears 5
___________
____________ _______
6 ____________
better. I ____
Invite each pair to share its funny story with the class. To give all students
will be even 7
the zoo
My next trip to
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practice in naming verbs, have students switch roles for another round.
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Name ___________________________________________
Date _____________________________________________
Verbs
hoot crash roar cackle shriek whistle
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Name ___________________________________________
Date _____________________________________________
DOWN ACROSS
2. Today I smile at you. 5. I fill the sugar bowl all the time.
Yesterday I _________________ at you. I _________________ the sugar bowl yesterday.
4. Today we dance.
7. Today some leaves fall.
Yesterday we _________________ .
Yesterday some leaves _________________ .
6. Today he leads the parade.
Yesterday he ____________ 8. The game ends today.
the parade. The game _________________ yesterday.
2 3 4
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Name ___________________________________________
Date _____________________________________________
Kates Vacation
Kate is going on a trip next week. She wrote about her plans in her diary. Since Kates trip will happen
in the future, make sure her verbs are in the future tense. Underline the correct verb in each sentence.
Dear Diary,
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Name ___________________________________________
Date _____________________________________________
Match the numbers to the numbers in the story. Write the words in the blanks.
Then read the story aloud.
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Adjectives
Adjective
Workshop
Some adjectives are used when two things are being compared.
These adjectives end in -er or use the word more.
Today is hotter than yesterday.
Hannahs story is more interesting than the first one I read.
Some adjectives are used when three or more things are being
compared. They end in -est or use the word most.
Today is the hottest day of the summer.
Hannahs story is the most interesting of all.
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Adjective
Activities
Name _____
_______________
_______________
________
_____
Stamp Out Very (Use with Kids Page 34.)
_______________
_______________
Date __________
ery
Stamp Out V
the bottom of
the page. Repla
ce the dark words
in the Tired of reading students stories filled with the word very? Use this reproducible
adjectives at
Then cut out the
to help kids come up with more colorful and specific adjectives. Point out to
letter.
Read the letter. belong in the
tives where they
g these adjec
boxes by pastin
* What sounds better: a very big ice cream cone OR a humongous ice cream
.
very tasty
mea ltime . The food is
I even like
last
the pac kage you sent
Thanks
week. When I
for
saw it, I was
very happy
.I
cone?
other girls in my
treats with the
am sharing the
spine tingling
excited
hot
huge
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delicious
beautiful
wonderful
Then invite students to try the activity on page 34. Students read the letter,
then paste an adjective from the box above each boldface phrase. Remind
students to read the entire letter and all adjectives before starting to paste.
short
Adjective Art Mobile
wide
The descriptive nature of adjectives will be more apparent to students when they
skinny draw words and decorate them to look like their meanings. On the chalkboard,
copy the adjectives tall and fast, as shown below. Then ask students to describe
wet what they notice about the way the words are written. (The word tall is written
colorful long and narrow to look as if the word itself were tall. The motion lines on the word
fast and its slant make it look like its going somewhere in a hurry.) Invite students
icy to think of other adjectives they could illustrate in this fashion. (Some
suggestions are given in the word box, left). Then go for it!
hot Once students have created a rough draft, pass out colored paper and have
striped them produce final versions to display in the classroom. You can make mobiles
out of the adjectives by punching holes in them and using yarn to attach them
happy to clothes hangers.
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flying
dark
light
round
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All-About-Me Adjective Banner (Use with Kids Page 35.) Name _____
_______________
Date __________
_______________
_______________
________
_______________
_____
All About Me
What better way to explore adjectives than to use them to describe oneself? Write your name
Write them on
in the center of
the arms and
the body. Then
legs. Color the
think of four adjec
figure to look
like you.
tives that descr
ibe you.
Have each student think of four adjectives that describe him or her. Then
distribute the reproducible and tell students to write their names in the center of
the figure. Next, have them write their adjectives on the arms and legs. If theyd
like, students can add facial features and yarn hair to their figures. Finally, let
them cut out their figures and hang them in a row along the top of your
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chalkboard or around the edge of your bulletin board.
Date __________
_______________
_______________
________
_______________
_____
Lights, Camer
(Use with Kids Page 36.) Pretend you are
adjective from
making a new
movie. First, write
a, Adjectives!
the boxes below a movie title by
. choosing one
noun and one
Adjectives
using adjectives and nouns to create make- Nouns
slippery twelve new
car
believe movie titles. The activity is an ideal way green
cute
tiny
giant
quiet
shiny
pigs
apples
pencil
forks
f lowers
pillows
to show how adjectives and nouns work Now tell what
happens in your
If you need more movie. Write a
kitten city
together to paint a vivid, specific image. Its back of this page about your movie
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Love, Caitlyn
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Name ___________________________________________
Date _____________________________________________
All About Me
Write your name in the center of the body. Then think of four adjectives that describe you.
Write them on the arms and legs. Color the figure to look like you.
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Name ___________________________________________
Date _____________________________________________
Adjectives Nouns
slippery twelve new car apples forks
Now tell what happens in your movie. Write a few sentences about your movie on the lines.
If you need more space, use the back of this page.
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Adverbs
Adverb
Workshop
An adverb is a word
that tells more about a verb.
Many adverbs end in -ly. But remember that not all adverbs do. See the sentences above
for some examples. The adverbs very, so, and too are also examples of commonly used
adverbs that do not end in - ly. These adverbs are used to describe other adverbs, for
example, very hard.
Some adverbs compare two actions. These adverbs end in -er or use the word more.
Sheila ran faster than Fred. This ride went more smoothly than the last one.
Some adverbs are used when comparing three or more actions. These adverbs end in -est
or use the word most.
Of all six runners, Sheila ran fastest.
This ride went most smoothly of the three we tried.
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Adverb
Activities
Identifying Adverbs
Many young students have a hard time identifying adverbs. Even those who
have sailed through your lessons on nouns, verbs, and adjectives may stumble
when you reach this part of your unit. (One 8-year-old I know told me she was
learning about adjectives and proverbs at school!) One of the easiest ways to
help students remember the functions of adverbs is to explain that adverbs
answer the questions How? Where? and When? Then write the following
sentences on the chalkboard, and have students practice finding the adverbs.
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Adverbs
Many adjectives can be made into adverbs by adding the letters -ly. Explore this
concept with kids by making these paper wheels. The manipulative is easy to Cut out
+ ly =
construct and will help students remember how to form and identify various Cut out
adverbs.
Books onal
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an adjecti
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copies of each reproducible
*
int
o an !
adverb
* Spin-an-Adver
Wheel
b
Distribute the reproducibles. Invite students to color the TOP WHEEL and
1 cut out the two wheels. quick
ki
Help each student cut out the two
2
quickly
nd
d
lou
ki
dly
nd
small windows on the TOP WHEEL.
ly
lou
To cut, poke the tip of the scissors
qu
ly
qu
ly
through the paper, or fold the paper at
wa
m
iet
happily
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happy
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Adverbs
Name _____
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_____
Adverb Action Game (Use with Kids Page 43.)
_______________
Date __________
Adverb Action
Spinners
gh the middle
One of my older daughters favorite activities is a board game that requires
a pencil throu
them out. Poke
Glue these squar
of each squar
es onto cardb
oard. Then cut
e. Use these spinn
ers to play the
Adverb Action
game!
Ad
ver
players to spin their arms, do sit-ups and push-ups, and perform other physical
Books
happily b
bs
Ver s
activities. Chances are, you have a few kids in your class who, like my daughter,
ver
onal
stand bs
Ad
Scholastic Professi
bs
Ver
slowly
quickly
learn best by doing and moving. Heres a grammar game that taps into their
march
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clap
endless energy and enthusiasm. With each turn, students practice putting verbs
Ad
ver
s angrily
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b
bs
ver
Ver
walk Ad
bs
bs
Ver
and adverbs together and then physically demonstrate the meaning of each verb-
adverb pair. Heres how to play:
To win, you must
to each verb and
of
verbs and ALL
Adverbs
Verbs
quickly
angrily
happily
slowly
adverb you spin.
Put a check next
march
Scoreca
Adverb
stand
the adverbs!
walk
clap
copies of page 43
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* cardboard or posterboard
* glue sticks
* pencils
*
Get Ready to Play
Divide the class into groups of three or four. Distribute the top half
1 of page 43 to each group.
Have each group glue the two squares on the reproducible (the verb
2 spinner and the adverb spinner) to posterboard. Then, they cut out the
spinner squares.
Students then poke a pencil through the center of each square to make
3 a spinner.
How to Play
Think of a fair way to decide who will go first (the person whose birthday
1 is coming up next, for example).
Distribute a copy of the bottom half of page 43 (the scorecard) to each
2 student.
The first player spins both spinners. (The student should twirl the pencil
3 between his or her fingers as if spinning a top.) He or she notes which
word on each spinner lands faceup (the word opposite the one that touches
the desk). The player then does what the two spinners direct him or her to do.
For example, if the spinner displays the verb stand and the adverb slowly, he
must stand up slowly. If the spinner displays the verb clap and the adverb
happily, he or she must clap hands with a smile on his or her face.
With each turn, players record on the scorecard the verb and adverb they
4 spin. The first player to spin all the verbs and all the adverbs wins.
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Spin-an-Adverb
Wheel
Top Wheel
Cut out
+ ly =
Cut out
a n adjectiv
rn e
T u int !
o an adverb
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Spin-an-Adverb
Wheel
Bottom Wheel
quick
kin
d
quickly
lou
d
kin
dly
dly
lou y
qu
m l
ie
r
t
a
rm
l
w
qu
happily
a
ie
w
happy
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Date _____________________________________________
stand happily
Ad
rbs
Ve
rbs
ve
ve
rbs
Ve
rbs
Ad
quickly
march
slowly
clap
Ad
rbs
V
rbs
v
walk angrily
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rbs
v
e
re bs
Ad
V
Adverbs
Scorecard
Verbs
Adverb
Action
happily
quickly
angrily
march
the adverbs!
slowly
stand
walk
clap
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Review
Name _____
_______________
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________
My Favorite Food: A Fill-in-the-Blanks
_____
Date __________
My Favorite Fo
_______________
od
_______________
Students have had some practice with this type of activity (see page 26 of the
h:
parts of speec
for each of the following
word
er to name one ____________
Ask your partn ____________
____ 6 Singular noun _________
________ ________ e verb ________
____
1 Adjective ____ 7 Present-tens
2 Noun (singu
3 Adjective
lar or plural)
____________
____________
________ ____
___
__
8 Adjective
9 Presen
____________
t-tens
____________
e verb ________
___
____________
_
_________
Verbs section). Now its time to throw all the parts of speech together and see
________ ____________ ____ ____ ____________
what happens!
4 Plural noun 10 Adver b
________ ____________
5 Adjective ____ s in the blanks.
Write the word
rs in the story.
rs to the numbe
Match the numbe
story aloud.
Then read the
____________
____
To begin, divide the class into pairs and designate one student in each group
is ____________ 1
ite food? Mine
Whats your favor
____________
_ cover ed in ____ ____________
3
_________ gravy
.
to be the writer. The other student is the word-giver. Distribute a copy of the
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make
_______ ____
____________
6
___. reproducible to each writerbut dont let the word-giver catch a glimpse or the
Fun: Parts of Speech
_______ and
____________ 5
the pan until the
4
Start by puttin
g those in a pan.
Then ____ ____ ____ ___________
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ingredients are
____
8
____________
9
__ the mixtu re as ____________ 10
__________
words. Some will be nouns, some will be verbs, some will be adjectives, and
onal
!
as you can. Enjoy
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When students have completed their stories, invite each pair to share its
funny story with the class. To give all students practice in naming the parts of
speech, have students switch roles for another round!
* Yellow: Nouns
* Pink: Pronouns
* Orange: Verbs
* Blue: Adjectives
* Green: Adverbs
Have students use the color key to underline or highlight the parts of speech
they find in their article.
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Review
smiled
softly
desk
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Name ___________________________________________
Date _____________________________________________
My Favorite Food
Work with a partner on this story. Do not let your partner see the story until it is done!
Ask your partner to name one word for each of the following parts of speech:
Match the numbers to the numbers in the story. Write the words in the blanks.
Then read the story aloud.
Its delicious, and its not hard to make. To make the gravy, all you need are a few
Start by putting those in a pan. Then _______________________ the pan until the
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Parts-of-Speech Match-Ups
desk
cute
won
see
pig
smiled
heavy
they
she
it
proudly
sadly
blue
girl
his
playfully
softly
book
old
ran
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Additional Resources Answers
Books
The Amazing Pop-Up Grammar Book by Jennie Maizels, * Pronouns
PICK-A-PRONOUN WORD SEARCH:
illustrator, and Kate Petty, contributor (Dutton, 1996).
1. She; 2. him; 3. it; 4. They; 5. hers.
Elementary, My Dear: Caught Ya, Grammar With a Giggle
for Grades One, Two, and Three by Jane Bell Kiester
(Maupin House, 2000).
Grammar Puzzles and Games Kids Cant Resist by Karen
Kellaher (Scholastic Professional Books, 2000).
Great Grammar Mini-Books by Maria Fleming (Scholastic T H E Y M A Z
Professional Books, 1999).
H O P C V U I
Hairy, Scary, Ordinary: What Is an Adjective?; A Mink,
a Fink, a Skating Rink: What Is a Noun?; and To Root, I W B Q H E T
To Toot, to Parachute: What Is a Verb? all by Brian P.
M S H E L P D
Cleary (Carolrhoda, 19912001).
Kites Sail High: A Book About Verbs; Merry Go Round: A K E F H J N O
Book About Nouns; Mine, All Mine: A Book About
H E R S F E I
Pronouns; Up, Up and Away: A Book About Adverbs;
Many Luscious Lollipops: A Book About Adjectives
all by Ruth Heller (Paper Star, 1998).
25 Great Grammar Poems With Activities by Bobbi Katz
(Scholastic Professional Books, 1999).
* Verbs
ITS ALL IN THE PAST CROSSWORD PUZZLE:
Web Sites DOWN1. baked; 2. smiled; 4. danced; 6. led.
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