Language Arts - Grade 1 TEKS 1.11C - Identifying Words That Name Actions by Crystal Yoder

Category:  Language Arts
Grade Level:  1st Grade
Objective: 

Language Arts TEKS 1.11C  Reading/vocabulary development.
The student develops an extensive vocabulary.  The student is expected to identify words that name persons, places, or things and words that name actions.

Music TEKS 1.4A  Creative Expression/performance. 
The student creates and arranges music within specified guidelines.  The student is expected to create short, rhythmic patterns.

Behavioral Objective:
The students will identify words that name actions as they discuss a variety of Thanksgiving activities.

Materials: 
Markers and white board.

Activities: 
Introduce the activity by telling the children some of the activities you participate in during Thanksgiving holidays, such as cooking and eating.  Ask the children what kind of things they do with their family or friends on this holiday.  Ask questions that help children recall information using specific action words.  Use the white board to list all the action words (verbs) that the children call out.  Let the children choose three words, making sure that there is variation in the number of syllables.

Process:

• Say the words as a class.

• Divide the class into three sections.  Assign a different word to each group.

• Say the words in the three groups starting with the one syllable word.

• Add body percussion.

• Drop words, body percussion alone.

High	Watch football	Clap
Middle	Talking	Pat
Low	Eat	Stomp

Evaluation: 
Observe to see that every child is able to participate in the discussion by identifying an action word that they do during Thanksgiving.  Ask students to demonstrate the different rhythms and describe what was different.