Assessment Plan -- Lesson 31

Action Words

Subject: English | Class: Prep | Series: Skillford

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Assessment Objectives

By the end of this lesson, children should be able to:

1. Say that an action word is a word for something being done
2. Read the action words on page 49
3. Act out an action word
4. Write the action word for each picture

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Formative Assessment

1. Read and Act (During Day 1)

• Task: Children read the action words on page 49 and act them out
• Criteria:
  • Reads each word clearly
  • Acts out the right action
• Rating: Excellent / Good / Needs Practice

2. What Is He Doing? (During Day 1)

• Task: Teacher acts out an action (jumping, drinking, reading, writing). Children say the action word.
• Criteria: Correct word each time
• Rating: All correct / Most correct / Needs support

3. Activity Time (During Day 2)

• Task: Children write the action word for the nine pictures on page 50
• Criteria: Correct word for at least 7 out of 9 pictures
• Rating: Excellent / Good / Needs Practice

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Summative Assessment

Oral and Written Test

Part A: Questions (2 marks)

1. What is an action word? (1 mark)
2. Another name for an action word is a ___. (1 mark)

Part B: Write the Action Word (8 marks)

Use the words: reading, jumping, drinking, brushing, listening, writing, walking, playing

1. A girl is _______ a book. (1 mark)
2. A boy is _______ in the air. (1 mark)
3. A boy is _______ water. (1 mark)
4. A girl is _______ her teeth. (1 mark)
5. A boy is _______ to music. (1 mark)
6. A boy is _______ at a desk. (1 mark)
7. A boy is _______ to school. (1 mark)
8. A girl is _______ with a ball. (1 mark)

Total: 10 marks

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Remediation Plan

• Children who score below 5/10 should:
  • Act out one action word every day and say it aloud
  • Read the words on pages 49 and 50 with the teacher
  • Match action word cards to pictures in small groups