Daily Lesson Plan -- Lesson 33

Action Words

Subject: English | Class: Nursery | Series: Leeds

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Overview

This lesson teaches that action words tell us what we are doing. Learners read eight short sentences on page 40, such as "The bird is singing." and "The cat is sleeping.", and find the action word in each one. On the second day they act out the actions and complete the Activity Time by writing the actions for four pictures: reading, listening, cooking and jumping.

Learning Outcomes (from textbook)

• Know that action words tell us what we are doing
• Find the action word in a sentence
• Write action words for pictures

Key Vocabulary

• singing
• running
• swimming
• ambles
• shining
• sleeping
• howls
• eating

Activity Time words: reading, listening, cooking, jumping

Sentences from the Book

• The bird is singing.
• Two boys are running.
• The swimmer in the picture is swimming.
• The elephant ambles.
• The sun is shining.
• The cat is sleeping.
• The jackal howls.
• The girl at the table is eating food.

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Day 1: What Are They Doing? (30 minutes)

Materials

• Textbook page 40
• Action word cards

Warm-Up (5 minutes)

• Ask learners to stand up. Say: "Clap!" "Jump!" "Sit!"
• Ask: "What are you doing?" Learners say: "I am clapping", "I am jumping"

What Are Action Words? (5 minutes)

• Open page 40 and read: "Action words tell us what we are doing."
• Learners repeat the sentence

Read the Sentences (12 minutes)

• Read each sentence on page 40 and point to the picture
• After each one ask: "What is the action word?"
• The action words are shown in colour in the book: singing, running, swimming, ambles, shining, sleeping, howls, eating
• Explain "ambles": the elephant walks slowly. Learners walk slowly like an elephant
• Explain "howls": the jackal makes a long call with its head up

Act It Out (6 minutes)

• Say an action word from page 40
• Learners act it out: singing, running, swimming, sleeping, eating

Wrap-Up (2 minutes)

• Ask: "What do action words tell us?" (what we are doing)

Differentiation

• Support: Use four easy actions: running, swimming, sleeping, eating
• Extension: Ask confident learners to read a sentence and say its action word on their own

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Day 2: Act and Write (30 minutes)

Materials

• Textbook page 40
• Action word cards
• Pencils

Warm-Up (5 minutes)

• Read the page 40 sentences together
• Learners do the action as they say each sentence

Guess the Action (8 minutes)

• A volunteer picks an action word card and acts it out
• The class guesses the word: "You are swimming!"

Match the Sentence (5 minutes)

• Say half a sentence: "The sun is ..."
• Learners finish it: "shining!"
• Do the same for the bird, the cat and the jackal

Activity Time (10 minutes)

• Read the instruction: "Write the actions."
• Point to each picture and ask: "What is the child doing?"
  • reading
  • listening
  • cooking
  • jumping
• Write the words on the board for learners to copy under each picture

Wrap-Up (2 minutes)

• Each learner says one thing they are doing: "I am sitting", "I am listening"

Differentiation

• Support: Write the words lightly for learners to trace
• Extension: Let confident learners write the actions without copying

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Teaching Tips

• Let learners act out every action word; moving helps them remember
• Point to the coloured word in each sentence to show the action word
• Ask "What are you doing?" often during the day so learners use action words