Verbs - 5 Activities for learning verbs- Lesson PlanClass level: Elementary – High school Lesson Time: 55 minutes

English level: Beginner to Advanced Expected number of students: 20 - 40

Context: Understanding and recognizing selected Verbs.

Teaching aids: White/chalk board. Verbs diagram page (this can be reused from the past lesson where the verbs diagram page was completed) or verb flashcards, the five activity pages that accompany this lesson, and a soft foam ball for playing conversation hot-potato

Learner objectives:For all students to recognize and understand the verbs studied and for advanced students to also use English to describe how the verbs are done, when they are done and who does them. Students should also have the opportunity to practice correct pronunciation.

Teacher aims:Involve all students in an engaging lesson. Assess student learning.

Expose students to speaking English in a structured learning environment.

Procedure Phase Timing

Before class starts, the teacher will need to write the names of the verbs you will use during your lesson. You should cover the words and reveal them as you introduce them during the lesson.

Ask the students what verbs they know. Also ask them to describe the verbs and their use.

Also ask them to demonstrate the verbs.

*Prior to this lesson, the students need to have completed the lesson “Verbs Vocabulary an Introductory Lesson,” completing the verb diagram page (the third page of this file)

Review either the verb diagram page or the verb flashcards one verb at a time with the class to draw upon prior knowledge of verbs for this lesson.

(1) Ask the class to say the verbs displayed on the diagram page.

(2) The teacher models the correct pronunciation by reading the verb.

(3) The class re-reads the verb.

(4) The teacher asks the class as a whole or calls one student to demonstrate the verb. (For students who need a lot of attention from their classmates or adults, this is a great way to have them focused on the lesson, yet at the same time get the individual attention they crave.)

Paired work-

Allow student to choose which two of the four activity handouts they would like to complete with their partner.

Activity #1 (for beginner English students)

Students drawing a line form the verbs to the correct label.

Activity #2 (for intermediate English students)

Engage

Study

Activate

10 minutes

10 minutes

20 minutes

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Crossword puzzles #1 and #2

Activity #3 (for intermediate and advanced English students)

Verbs word find puzzle

Activity # 4 (for advanced English students)

Fill-in the blank verbs activity

Closing Activity

1. The teacher demonstrates a verb studied and asks the class “What am I doing?

2. The teacher, gently toss the foam ball to a student to answer the question.

3. If the student responds correctly the teacher says “Yes, you are right, I am _(names the verb demonstrated)_. If the student does not answer correctly the teacher says “No, sorry I am _(names the verb demonstrated)_.

4. The student who answered then demonstrates a verb studied and asks the class “What am I doing?”

5. The student doing the action tosses the foam ball to a different classmate who did not yet answer and.

6. Again, if the responding student responds correctly the student doing the action says “Yes, you are right, I am _(names the verb demonstrated)_. If the responding student does not answer correctly the student doing the action says “No, sorry I am _(names the verb demonstrated)_.

7. The process repeats itself with the responding student then taking a turn at doing an action and asking the class to name the action.

Continue to toss the ball until all students have taken a turn

The point of the activity is to have students attempt speaking in English and become familiar with the verbs studied. If the students do not respond correctly it is still okay as long as they are gently corrected and the class can hear the correct answer.

+If students decide they want to do an action not in the cards (dancing, cooking, driving, skiing, swimming, etc.) that is okay also. Just inform the class that the student will be doing a new verb for them and challenge the class to try to guess what the action is demonstrating.

Closure/

Study

15 min minutes

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Name____________________________ Date____________

Draw a Line from the Clothes to the correct corresponding name.

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Name____________________________ Date____________Verb Crossword #1

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Name________________________ Date____________

Verbs Cross Word #2

CatchClimbEatFlyHitJumpListen PhotographPaintRunSleepTalk

Across

1. You can ____________ a ball with your hands.

2. I will __________ my food because I am hungry.

3. I am tired. I need to _______________.

4. To run is fast, but to ___________ is slower.

5. Can you _____________ my picture?

6. A bird can ___________, but a pig cannot.

Down

1. Did the monkey ________________ up the tree?

2. You need to ____________ the ball with the stick.

3. I can _______________ you with my new camera.

4. You ________________ with your ears.

5. A rabbit and a frog can ____________ very high.

6. I need to _________ with my father on the phone.

What are some verbs (action words) you can do in the classroom?

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Name____________________________ Date____________

Verb word Finding Puzzle

Please find and circle the verbs listen below in the puzzle.

Q W E R C T Y U J U M P I O P L K J H G F F D T

S E D A A S D F G H J K L W G B N E T Y Y U D E

L R A M T N B V C X Z T D S R I P A I U T J S X

E F S P H O T O G R A P H D L I S T E N R M A T

E M A I L W E R T Y U A R R C F T G N O U P S D

P C D N S L I D E D F I A S O D P E E P B A C C

E A O R Y W K O Y R U N H F O W A E I L H I T A

D T V O W A A S D F G T A L K Y S W I A L N N M

O C E U C L I M B G O B U Y E R T I O Y K T J P

K H F Y E K Z D V F D F S A K G L J T P R E A D

Vocabulary Words to Find (Across and Down):

Camp, Catch, Climb, Eat, Fly, Hit, Jump, Listen, Paint,

Photograph, Read, Run, Sleep, Slide, Talk, Walk

Bonus words to Find (Across, Down and Diagonal):

Write, Sit, Email, text, Cook, Buy, Play, Throw

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Name____________________________ Date____________

Fill-in the blank verbs activity

Fill in the blanks below with words from this box:At School

readtalkrun

writesit

listen eat

At the Parkpaint

flyjumpclimbcatch walk

photograph

At Homesleepslidehit

cookbuy

throwplay

At School

I had to ____run__ quickly to class because I was almost late. My teacher told me not to race. I

wanted to ______listen __________ to music. My teacher told me to _______write_________

my name on my test. In some classes the students _______sit_________ on their chairs all

day. My teacher is interesting he tells us to move around and _write ___our answers on the

board. In my class we _________talk _______ about interesting things we want to learn about.

We also _____read_____ books. It’s lunch time now so I need to go _____eat____ my lunch.

At the Park

Tomorrow I will ____walk__ to the park. There are many things I Want to do there with my

friends .First we will __catch__ some frogs in our nets. Frogs can __jump___ high so we must

be fast. Then we will use our cameras to _______ the frogs. We will also _____ a kite and

______ a tree. Then we will go to the pond were we put the frogs back. If we have time we will

____ a picture of the lake and the other places we like in the park. It will be a great day.

At Home

At my home I have a brother who is two years old. My little brother is bad. He will ______ me with

his toys. Sometimes he will ______ his toys up into the air. My dad said he will not ________ my

little brother any new toys because my brother breaks them. My brother likes to ________ down

the stairs. He thinks going down the stairs like that is fun. It is not a good way to __________. He

could hurt himself. My mom will _______ dinner at our house every night, but my brother doesn’t

want to eat his food. He likes to play with his food. I like my little brother the best when he will go

to ____________. At that time is silent and very nice. I love my brother, but he makes my house

messy and loud.

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