Here is a nice vocabulary game that teachers Adjective + Verb + Noun and what they mean.
1. Pick a noun - start with common ones the children can easily visualise, like a 'dog'.
2. How would you describe it? Adjective.
3. What is it doing? Verb.
4. What other ways are there of describing it? Every child have a turn.
5. Start again but select a new noun.
As confidence builds, pick more abstract nouns that are harder to describe. The relevance of the verb selection, in particular, comes into play. For example, if you pick 'water bottle' you can describe it as 'full' or 'transparent' but what is it doing? Holding? Standing? Containing? This game can be revisited throughout the year to keep refreshing these key language components. (Art credit - Cristopher Barba, USA)
1. Pick a noun - start with common ones the children can easily visualise, like a 'dog'.
2. How would you describe it? Adjective.
3. What is it doing? Verb.
4. What other ways are there of describing it? Every child have a turn.
5. Start again but select a new noun.
As confidence builds, pick more abstract nouns that are harder to describe. The relevance of the verb selection, in particular, comes into play. For example, if you pick 'water bottle' you can describe it as 'full' or 'transparent' but what is it doing? Holding? Standing? Containing? This game can be revisited throughout the year to keep refreshing these key language components. (Art credit - Cristopher Barba, USA)