ESL Lesson Plan
Teacher: Taylor Cooper
Day/Date: Monday, April 2, 2012
Grade Level & Subject: 1-2 Language Arts/Grammar
Lesson and/or Unit Title: Action Verbs
Amount of Time: One class period (50 minutes)
Common Core Standard(s): #1 Language Arts #2 Communication #3 Writing
Language Proficiency Level: Stage 3: The Speech Emergent Stage
Student Learning Objective(s):
1. The learner will identify various action verbs in past, present and future tense.
2. The learner will participate in TPR activities to expand their knowledge of action verbs and their meanings.
Assessments For Learning:
 Formative Assessment: Students will complete a finders sheet which will require them to communicate and
interact with their peers as they look for someone who can demonstrate what each action verb on the sheet
is.
 Summative Assessment: Students will complete an Action Verb Quiz in which they will have to be able to
identify the action verb in each sentence.
Lesson Outcome(s):
The learner will have fun as they develop the skills necessary to identify action verbs and their meanings.
Key/Essential Question:
1. What are action verbs?
2. How do action verbs change when the tense changes from present, to past, to future?
Key Vocabulary- Action Verb, run, skip, walk, dance, etc.
CALP activities - Finders sheet, Smart lesson, and charades
Materials/Items Needed:
 Book; If You Were a Verb by Michael Dahl
 Smart Lesson
 Action Verb Quiz (one per person)
 Finders sheet (one per person)
Hook/Engage: Read the book, If You Were a Verb to the class and then discuss the action verbs presented in
the book and act out their meanings. Afterwards, have students each complete the finders sheet TPR activity.
Each person must find a different peer to show them each of the action verbs.
Lesson Activities:
Activity 1: Finders Sheet
Students will complete a finders sheet which will require them to communicate with their peers as they look for
someone who can demonstrate what each action verb on the sheet is, You must find someone different for each
verb listed.
*Finders sheet word doc. posted on wiki
Activity 2: Smartboard Lesson on Action Verbs
During this activity, students will take turns coming up to the board and participating in the activities provided.
The class and I will be more than willing to help anyone who needs assistances and we can go over each
example along the way.
*Link to Smart Lesson http://www.teacherweb.com/TN/TTU/TaylorCooper/photo2.aspx
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Activity 3: Charades
Students will participate in a game of charades, in which they will have to come up one at a time and act out the
meaning of each verb. The rest of the class will have to guess the verb.
Activity 4: Action Verb Quiz
Students will take turns looking at the vocabulary cards on the website and also playing the corresponding mini
games.
*Action Verb Quiz word doc. posted on wiki
Real-Life Connection: Action verbs are a huge part of our everyday lives. We are constantly performing some
kind of action whether it be sitting, walking, talking, or running the possibilities are endless! Any time we want
to tell about an event we use action verb and also any time we want to tell about something that we are going to
do in the future we use action verbs.
Assignment Extension: After school, keep a log of all the actions you or your family members perform. For
Example: Mom cooked supper. We ate supper I brushed my teeth. She fed the dog. List 10 sentences and
underline the action verb in each one. Tomorrow at school, we will share some things from our lists.
Differentiation Notes:
Students who work at a slower pace will be given
extra time to complete activities. A variety of
activities will be available. Students who would rather
not do the extension activity at home for whatever
reason may complete it during recess. Modifications
for special education students with IEPs and other
students with exceptional needs will be discussed with
the mentoring teacher.
Technology Integration
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 Word Processing
 Power Point
 Internet Resources
 Graphics/Charts
 Internet Research
 Web 2.0 Tool(s)
 Interactive whiteboard
Teacher Strategies - Best Practices
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Student choice
Modeling reading strategies
Modeling writing strategies or the writing process
Cooperative learning
Reading aloud
Independent Reading
Hands-on learning/manipulatives utilized
Small group
Higher-ordering thinking skills
Real-world connections
Criteria charts created (student-driven; supports learning by defining and clarifying a task )
Rubrics created (student-centered)
Mentor texts
Anchor charts (a reference tool that “anchors” new and ongoing learning to key concepts previously
introduced)
Research/research materials
Evidence of assessment for learning (teacher modifies instruction based on students’ understanding)
Classroom/Literacy library
Writing workshop time
Teaching grammar and mechanics in context
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