Noun Song (Tune: “She’ll Be Coming Round the Mountain”)
A noun is a person, place or thing.
Yee haw!
A noun is a person, place, or thing.
Yee haw!
A noun is a person. (Point to or name a person.)
A noun is a place. (Name a place.)
A noun is a person, place, or thing. (Name a thing.)
Noun House
Fold a sheet of paper in half vertically. Fold in the top corners and then fold up the bottom to look like a house. Children open the house and draw pictures, write words, or cut out pictures of things that are nouns.
Verbs
Verbs, verbs, action words.
Things you can do!
I’ll say a word and if it’s a verb
See what you can do.
Fly – that’s a verb. (Flap arms and pretend to fly.)
Let’s fly.
Run – that’s a verb. (Run in place.)
Let’s run.
Chair – that’s not a verb. (Shake head “no.”)
You can’t chair.
Hop – that’s a verb. (Hop on one foot.)
Let’s hop.
Walk – that’s a verb. (Walk in place.)
Let’s walk.
Tree – that’s not a verb. (Shake head “no.”)
You can’t tree.
Swim – that’s a verb. (Pretend to swim.)
Let’s swim.
Jog – that’s a verb. (Jog in place.)
Let’s jog.
Sit – that’s a verb. (Sit down.)
So sit down in your seat.
Now you know action words.
Move to the verb beat!
*Let children brainstorm other action words and act them out.
T-Chart
Have children make a T-chart and write words that are nouns and verbs.
Wacky Sentences
You will need different colors of index cards or paper cut in 3” x 5” rectangles to make this game. Write nouns on one color and verbs on the other color. Mix up. Children draw a card from each pile and then make up a “wacky” sentence using the words.
Hint! Use the teacher’s name, principal, or other famous people.
Hint! Use the teacher’s name, principal, or other famous people.