Mackenzie Howie

EDU 214/Su 17

7/9/17

Subject: Language Arts

Grade: 1st

Lesson Plan Title: Learning Words & Sentences

Concept/Topic: Learning the differences between different kinds of verbs and what order they

go in.

General Goals: Help students string together simple sentences

Specific Objectives: Have students identify nouns, verbs, and adjectives, and learn the

differences between them.

Required Materials: Paper & pencils for students. PowerPoint for educator (possibly a

whiteboard and markers as well).

Lead-In: Good morning, class! I want us to take a look at some sentences and practice reading

them. Does anyone know why this word (insert noun) is different from this word (insert

adjective).

Step-By-Step: Have students copy down sentences written on the whiteboard or from the

PowerPoint presentation. Have students volunteer to read sentences. Ask if anyone knows what

the noun is in the sentence. Explain the noun is the subject of the sentence; its what the sentence

is about. Ask what the verb is. Explain that is the action in the sentence; its what the noun
(subject) does. Ask if there are any adjectives; those are the words that describe the noun. Jump a

bit ahead and mention there are adjectives for verbs too! Those are called adverbs, but were not

learning that quite yet. You guys are going too fast for me! (Jokingly).

Independent Practice: Have students create sentences. Who has a pet?! What color are they?

What do they do? Once theyve formed their own sentences, have them circle the nouns

(pets/names of pets), underline the verb (what their pet does for fun), and draw a box around the

adjective (size/color of their pet).

Closing: Alright, everyone, youre becoming readers and writers! Soon, youll all be writing

your own books and songs. Everyone did really well today! I want you all to go home and come

up with three sentences about anything you want. Do what you did before: circle the nouns,

underline the verbs, and draw boxes around the adjectives. Ask your parents to take a look at

your work, just to make sure youve gotten it right. If you got some wrong, thats ok! Come back

in tomorrow with your sentences and well go over the problems. Everyone has something

different to learn.

Assessment: Most students were able to identify nouns, verbs, and adjectives and form proper

sentences with the right structures.

Connections to other subjects: The class will be able to carry this knowledge with them in every

subject they study. From social studies to science, the basics of sentence structure provide the

basics for reading, which is necessary in all aspects of school. (See rubric.)