Parts of Speech
What is a noun?
A noun is a person, place, or thing.
What is the last letter in the alphabet (you must say its name, you can't just point at it).
Z is the last letter.
The boy found dirt. He put the seed in the dirt. Grass grew from the dirt.
1. The boy found dirt.
2. He put the seed in the dirt.
3. Grass grew from the dirt.
Tim will play on Monday at the park.
Who: Tim
What: Tim will play.
When: On Monday.
Where: At the park.
Say:
Hat
Hat
What is a verb?
A verb is an action.
What sound does the letter "q" make?
Q
Little Miss Muffet, sat on a tuffet. She was eating her curds and whey. Then along came a spider! It sat down beside her. It frightened Miss Muffet away.
1. Miss Muffet sat.
2. A spider comes.
3. Miss Muffet runs away.
It is raining today, so Sarah cannot go swimming at the lake.
Who: Sarah
What: Sarah cannot go swimming.
When: Today.
Where: At the lake.
Say:
Cake
Cake
What is an adjective?
An adjective describes.
What sound do the letters "T" and "H" make when they are put together.
They make the beginning of the word "the" and "that".
Cats are cute, but they can be dangerous if you don't know what you're doing. Here's how you know it if it's okay to pet the dog. First, make sure you ask the owner if it is friendly. If the owner says yes, then make sure to walk up to the cat slowly. Look at the animal and make sure the hair on its back is not standing up. If it allows you to put your hand on it, it should be good. Be careful though and if the cat wants to leave, be sure to let it leave. Otherwise, you may get a nasty scratch or bite!
First, you ask the owner.
Second, you approach it slowly and watch make sure its hair is not standing up.
Last, only pet the cat for as long as it wants.
There are three sisters. The smallest sister is scared of bees. That's why she doesn't go out to the garden when the sun is out. Her big sisters make fun of her. They play in the garden without her. Sometimes the small sister will play at night when the sun goes down and the bees are gone. She is in the garden right now though, because the bees are still there.
Who: The smallest sister.
What: The smallest sister is scared of bees.
When: It takes place during the day.
Where: The garden.
Say:
Brain
Brain
The young rat could not see.
Where is the noun?
Where is the verb?
Where is the adjective?
The noun is rat.
The verb is see.
The adjective is young.
What are the vowels?
A, E, I, O, U, and Y.
Once there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess, but was having difficulty finding a good wife. Something was always wrong with those he meets, and he could not be sure that they were real princesses because he did not like any of them. One stormy night, a young woman wet with rain asks to stay in the prince's castle. She claims to be a princess, so the prince's mother decides to test her by placing a pea in the girl's bed. The queen then covers the bed with 20 mattresses and 20 feather-beds. In the morning, the guest tells her hosts that she endured a sleepless night, kept awake by something hard in the bed that she is certain had bruised her. The prince was happy. Only a real princess would have the sensitivity to feel a pea through so much bedding, so the two got married.
First, The prince is looking for a princess.
Then, he finds a girl and puts a pea under a bunch of mattresses.
Last, she feels the pea and the two get married.
Once there was a girl named Cinderella. She lived with her evil mom and sisters. One day, Cinderella heard that the prince was letting everyone come to a dance at his house! Cinderella asked if she could go, but her mom said no. While crying, Cinderella was visited by a fairy. This fairy gave her a nice dress and shoes. The fairy told Cinderella that she must come back by 12 o' clock. At the dance, Cinderella fell in love with the prince, but she had to leave early and dropped her shoe. The prince took the shoe and searched until he found a girl with the other one. Shortly after, the two were married.
Who: Cinderella.
What: She went to a dance with magic clothes.
When: Night.
Where: The prince's house.
Say:
Ghost
Ghost
Come up with ten adjectives that could tell me about a bug. Whoever comes up with ten first gets the points.
Small, scary, ugly, black, brown, ugly, dangerous, hairy, slimy (Teacher's ultimately can decide. These are just examples.)
Name ten foods that begin with the letter "S". Teachers can help spell words but can't tell the students whether they are right or wrong.The first to ten correct without the help of a teacher gets the points.
Teachers get to be the judge.
Tell the summary of any of the read-alouds that we have done in the past. The one this morning doesn't count.
Whoever was able to give a plot summary first gets their team points.
Whichever team is able to find who, what, when, and where first is who will be awarded points.
When I was thirteen, I had my first love
There was nobody that compared to my baby
And nobody came between us no one could ever come above
She had me goin' crazy
Oh, I was starstruck
She woke me up daily
Don't need no Starbucks
She made my heart pound
And skip a beat when I see her in the street and
At school on the playground
Who: The singer (willing to be flexible)
What: He had his first love
When: When he was thirteen.
Where: At school at the playground.
Say:
Mississippi
Mississippi