Grade 1 · Lesson 37 — Verbs you cannot see

U1 · Level One — Parts of Speech · Verbs · student sheet is G1_L37_Worksheet.html
Ask the question, then answer. Verb: “Can I put “I” in front of it?”

How we did it together — keep looking at this

Theycryeveryday.1Ask: Can I put “I” in front of it?2Try it — “I cry” ✓ — so “cry” is a verb.Same steps every time. The marks stay.
Before you mark: Breaks the visible-action rule early, on purpose, before it hardens.
  1. Find the verb.
    The boy ran to the door.
    the verb in “The boy ran to the door.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  2. Find the verb.
    My sister reads every night.
    the verb in “My sister reads every night.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  3. Find the verb.
    The children ate their lunch.
    the verb in “The children ate their lunch.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  4. Find the verb.
    He thinks about the answer.
    the verb in “He thinks about the answer.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  5. Find the verb.
    The teacher is happy.
    the verb in “The teacher is happy.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  6. Find the verb.
    We walked and talked.
    the verb in “We walked and talked.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
Secure looks like: Given four sentences including one being-verb and one with two verbs, the child finds every verb and uses the “I ___” test rather than looking for movement.
As-Suffah Academy · Language Arts Lesson 37 · TEACHER EDITION