Grammar
Understand that nouns represent people, places, concrete objects and abstract concepts; that there are three types of nouns: common, proper and pronouns; and that noun groups/ phrases can be expanded using articles and adjectives (ACELA1468)
Lesson One | What are Adjectives?
WALT
define what an adjective is.
WILF
written sentences which are stretched using adjectives.
Activate Prior Knowledge
What is a noun?
What can we use to describe a noun to make it more interesting?
Why do want our writing to be interesting?
What is an adjective?
Think | Pair | Share
What is an adjective?
Stretchy Sentences
Stretch the sentence adding in an adjective to give more detail.
I Do
We Do
You Do
On your whiteboard stretch the sentence adding in an adjective to give more detail.
Do not forgot your:
Review
What is an adjective?
Why do we use them?
Lesson Two | Identifying Adjectives
WALT
identify that adjectives describe nouns.
WILF
completed wordsearch, by first circling the adjective in the sentence.
Activate Prior Knowledge
What is an adjective?
Which word in these sentences are adjectives?
My playful dog licked me all over my face.
You are going to have to use your sharpened pencil.
Our classroom is really big compared to others.
Activity
I do: I will do number 1.
We do: Let's do number 2 and 3 together.
You do: Complete the rest on your own.
When you're finished glue it into your English scrapbook.
Early Finishers
Collect a lined piece of paper.
Use the adjectives from the wordsearch to create and write your own sentences.
Don't forget to rule up your page correctly and also...
Review
Let's go through the answers.
Lesson Three | What are Pronouns?
WALT
define and identify what pronouns are.
WILF
complete a word sort of common nouns, proper nouns and pronouns.
Activate Prior Knowledge
What is a noun?
What is a proper noun?
What is a pronoun?
A pronoun replaces a noun and refers to someone or something.
They replace other nouns when the reader or listener already knows which nouns you're referring to.
What was the pronoun in the last sentence?
What was the pronoun replacing?
Activity
Watch from 44 seconds
Noun Hunt Common Nouns, Proper Nouns and Pronouns.pdfWatch the read-a-long story.
Write down as many common nouns, proper nouns and pronouns as you can.
Review
Share your answers with the class.
Lesson Four | What are Verbs?
Learning Intention
define and identify what verbs are.
Success Criteria
Identifying the verbs in a picture book- Where the Wild Things Are
Activate Prior Knowledge
The sensible kids were carefully playing on the climbing net.
What is a noun?
What are the nouns in the above sentence?
What is an adjective?
What is the adjective in the above sentence?
The naughty kids were bullying the younger kids.
The naughty kids were playing roughly on the playground.
The naughty kids were talking when the teacher was talking.
The naughty kids are running when they are meant to be walking.
What are the nouns in the above sentences?
What are the adjectives in the above sentences?
What do all the red words have in common?
What is a verb?
Activity
Let's Read
In your English scrapbook
write down as many verbs as you can.
Don't forget a verb is:
Action- sitting, running, jumping
State- guess, love, believe
Occurrence- are, were, am
Must- Write three verb words
Should- Write a verb from each category (action, state, occurrence)
Could- Catergorise all the verbs using a table or chart
Plenery
Share your words with the class.
Let's catergorise them.
Lesson Five | What are adverbs?
WALT
define and identify what adverbs are.
WILF
active participation in a mat session with mini whiteboards.
Activate Prior Knowledge
What is an adjective?
What is a verb?
What is an Adverb?
Review
What is an adverb?
Stretch this sentence to tell me how the children played.
The children played at recess.
Underline the action word (verb) and circle the subjects (nouns).