Grade 1 · Lesson 45 — Not every adverb ends in -ly

U1 · Level One — Parts of Speech · Adverbs (5 of 7) · blocked practice · 10–15 min · 18 slides · no Poodle book pages yet — Square One runs on remedial sheets
Anchor to leave them with: An adverb tells more about a verb.
ObjectiveStudents will not every adverb ends in -ly.
Smallest pieceFast, well and hard are adverbs too.
Spot test“How? When? Where?”
Why that test works'How, when, or where?' works because those are exactly the questions a verb leaves open. The adverb is the answer the verb invites.
Why — in your own words
MaterialsMini-whiteboard + pen per student · Board or screen for the deck · Board space kept clear for the VIP — it stays up all lesson · Worksheet — Lesson 45 · Deck: G1_L045_… .pptx · If it breaks: Remedial sheet 11, Remedial sheet 14
Vocabulary — pre-pointedT3: adverb = a word that tells more about the doing word — how, when, or where
T2: identify = find and name
SlidePartOn screen / bookTeacher says Teacher does — point, click, clapStudents
1LaunchGrammar — Day 45(nothing yet — this is on screen as they come in and settle)Have Grammar — Day 45 up before they enter. Say nothing about it; it is doing its work by being there.See it on the way in. Know grammar is next.
2LaunchNot every adverb ends in -ly“Assalamu alaykum.”Greet and settle.Return the greeting.
3LaunchToday — Launch highlighted“Our plan.”Point down the five steps.Look.
Launch(no slide — retrieval)“Yesterday: where. Quick — one together.”60 seconds, no longer. Same language as when it was taught, a NEW example.
Note: SPIRAL. If they cannot do this, that is today's real work — stop and reteach with the sheet named against the error.
Answer together.
LaunchWhy — say it
ten seconds, off screen, in your own words
“Every one of these words is a tool you will keep for life.”Why this matters. Say it, do not read it. Ten seconds.
Note: Your words. A different reason every lesson, on purpose.
Listen.
4LaunchFast, well and hard are adverbs too.“Fast, well and hard are adverbs too.”Say it slowly. This is the one idea of the day.
Note: CONFOUND CONTROLLED: Deliberately breaks Lesson 41's rule, and says so.
Listen.
5LaunchWhat we will do
· Yesterday: where.
· Fast, well and hard are adverbs too.
· The question we ask: “How? When? Where?”
· Then we find them together.
“Fast, well and hard are adverbs too. The question we ask ourselves is: How? When? Where?”Click once per line. Land on the question — it is the tool they keep.Listen.
6Launchquietly
AnswerHow? When? Where? → yes
“quietly. How? When? Where?”Ask it, answer it aloud together, then click.Answer together.
7I doToday — I do highlighted“Watch me do one — then I will leave it on the board.”Point to I do.Watch.
8I doI-do example
Watch me do one
the exact task, modelled — sentence · question · ring it · name it
“He ran quietly.” … “How? When? Where?” … “quietly — an adverb.” “Your turn: same question, on your board.”One click per move: the sentence · the question · ring the word and name it · hand it over. Do it exactly the way you want them to do it — this is the task they are about to do on their boards, not a different, easier one.
Note: Model the DOING, not only the thinking. The ring is the same mark they will make; the wording is the same wording you want back.
Watch. Hands still.
I do(board — build the VIP, then leave it up)(you are narrating each stage as you draw it — see the stages)Build on the BOARD, not the slide.
· Write He ran quietly.
· ① Write the question underneath: How? When? Where?
· ② Try it on quietly — “__ed quietly” — it works
· ③ Ring quietly and name it: an adverb
Then leave it up for the whole lesson.
Note: Walk it one click per step — this is the slide the teacher talks through, not one to flash. Leave the BOARD copy up; the slide can move on once they start, because the same strip is printed at the top of their sheet. Come back to it if anyone stalls.
Watch it being built. It stays there to look at.
9We doToday — We do highlighted“Together. Boards out.”Boards out.Boards ready.
10We doThe silk vestments were hanging on pegs.
Answerfind the adverb
“The silk vestments were hanging on pegs.” … “How? When? Where?”Wait. Boards up on signal. Scan before you reveal.Write the answer, boards up.
11We doThe evil creature lay dormant for centuries.
Answerfind the adverb
“The evil creature lay dormant for centuries.” … “How? When? Where?”Wait. Boards up on signal. Scan before you reveal.Write the answer, boards up.
12We dosuddenly
Answeryes — How? When? Where? works
“suddenly” … “How? When? Where?”Wait. Boards up on signal. Scan before you reveal.Write the answer, boards up.
13We dolater
Answeryes — How? When? Where? works
“later” … “How? When? Where?”Wait. Boards up on signal. Scan before you reveal.Write the answer, boards up.
14You doExit directions
Before you start
· Sheet and pencil
· Ask the question on every item
· Find the adverb in each one
· Do all of them, then look up
· Wait for “go”.
procedure — given standing still, before anyone moves
Worksheet — Lesson 45
“Before you move. Sheet and pencil. Ask the question on every item. Find the adverb in each one. Do all of them, then look up. When I say go — and not before.”Exit Directions. Give ALL of it standing still, before anyone touches anything. Then release. Do not add instructions once they are working — that is what the VIP on the board is for.
Note: Given BEFORE the release, in one go. Adding a step mid-task is what produces the hands going up.
Listen with hands still. Then start.
15You doVIP slide
How we did it together
the worked example — one click per step
1. Write He ran quietly.
2. ① Write the question underneath: How? When? Where?
3. ② Try it on quietly — “__ed quietly” — it works
4. ③ Ring quietly and name it: an adverb
Worksheet — Lesson 45
“On your own. The question is the same: How? When? Where?”Their sheet carries the same strip. Come back to this if anyone stalls.Work alone.
16ClosureToday — Closure highlighted“Boards up one more time.”Point to Closure.Boards ready.
17ClosureThe devastation intensified our need for creation.
Answer— (check against the spot test, not the meaning)
“Last one. How? When? Where?”Boards up on signal. Scan. Click to reveal.
Note: Held-out item — the class has not met this one.
Answer. Hold up.
18ClosureAn adverb tells more about a verb.“An adverb tells more about a verb.”Collect boards.Repeat: “An adverb tells more about a verb.”

If it breaks — stop and repair

Do not move on. Reteach with the sheet named against the error, and let the float absorb it.

Secure looks like: Given six sentences mixing adjectives and adverbs, the child sorts them by asking what each word is telling us about, and gets at least five right.

Common errors

  • Calls an adjective an adverb because it sounds descriptive
    Both describe; only the target differs.
    → “Is it telling you about a THING or about a DOING?” Two hands: flat palm for the thing, rolling hands for the doing. Remedial sheet 11
  • Assumes every -ly word is an adverb
    Lesson 47 taught the rule, and rules over-generalise.
    → “Friendly. Is that telling you about a doing? No — a friendly PERSON.” Remedial sheet 14
  • Misses adverbs that do not end in -ly
    Same over-generalisation, the other direction.
    → “He ran fast. What does FAST tell you? How he ran.” Lesson 50 exists for this. Remedial sheet 14

Three tiers

CoreAs written.
Bridge2–3 word items only. Teacher does the first one with the student.
FoundationOne word at a time; student echoes, then one clap. No sentences yet.

Non-verbal cue

Adverb: one hand circling around the other hand while it moves
Question continuum: “How many claps?” (concrete) → “How do you know that was one word and not two?” (open)
As-Suffah Academy · Language Arts · Grade 1 · Lesson 45 Launch → I do → We do → You do → Closure