• Select and use the correct form of the verb, with or without the letters at the end of the verb.

Activity

• Teacher will prepare

  - picture cards containing both single and multiple items, eg , a car , two children. three lions.(Subject cards)

  - word cards with each of the following words; I, We, They, She, He, You.(Subject cards)

  - word cards with several different verbs in the present tense., eg, swims, run, find, or any other familiar action words. Include both forms , eg, swim and swims. Always one action word per card. (Verb Agreememt cards).

• Place a mixture of subject and action word cards in a pile face down and have each student select the top card from the pile in his or her turn. Students are to try and find a match for his or her card to make a complete sentence.

• Student pair will place their sentence in proper order in a card holder or similar display.

• As soon as sentence is displayed, students may choose each another card and look for the appropriate partner and continue to form sentences until all the cards have been matched.

• With class seated in front of card display, have each student pair , in order of sentence placement, come to the display and read their sentence. Ask if any student thinks the sentence is incorrect. If so, have student state the action verb necessary to make the sentence correct.

• When all sentences are read by their creators, have all sentences reread by the entire class, as a choral reading exercise.

• Option 2: Have student pair each print their sentence in their exercises or on the chalkboard.

• Option 3: Using improvisation, have student, or student pairs assume the role of animals or career persons.

• Have action cards face down on a desk. Each student, student pair, or student group, in turn, identifies the assumed role(s).

• An action card is now taken from the top of the pile and the student(s) try to make a sentence using the assumed role and the action.

• E.g., We are dragons. We play with fire.