Grade 1 · Lesson 62 — Interleave: Adjectives + Verbs

U1 · Level One — Parts of Speech · Adjectives + Verbs (—) · blocked practice · 10–15 min · 16 slides · no Poodle book pages yet — Square One runs on remedial sheets
Anchor to leave them with: An adjective tells more about a noun.

ObjectiveStudents will tell adjectives + verbs apart in mixed practice.

Smallest pieceBefore I answer, I work out which question I am asked.

Spot test“Which question is this?”

Why that test works—

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 62 · Deck: G1_L062_… .pptx · If it breaks: Remedial sheet 10, Remedial sheet 11, Remedial sheet 12, Remedial sheet 13

Vocabulary — pre-pointedT3: adjective = a word that tells us more about a naming word; verb = a word that tells what someone or something does
T2: sort = put into groups

Slide	Part	On screen / book	Teacher says	Teacher does — point, click, clap	Students
1	Launch	Grammar — Day 62	(nothing yet — this is on screen as they come in and settle)	Have Grammar — Day 62 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.
2	Launch	Which question am I asking?	“Assalamu alaykum.”	Greet and settle.	Return the greeting.
3	Launch	Today — Launch highlighted	“Our plan.”	Point down the steps.	Look.
—	Launch	Why — say it ten seconds, off screen, in your own words	“Careful words make careful thinking.”	Why this matters. Say it, do not read it. Ten seconds. Note: Your words. A different reason every lesson.	Listen.
4	Launch	Today the questions jump around: adjective + verb.	“Today the questions jump around — adjective + verb. Your first job, before you answer anything, is to notice which one I am asking.”	Say it slowly. This is the actual objective of the day. Note: NAME THE INTERLEAVING. Unannounced mixing feels random to a six-year-old; announced, it is a game they can win.	Listen.
5	Launch	The questions · Adjective — “Which one? What kind? How many?” · Verb — “Can I put “I” in front of it?” · I will not tell you which is coming. · Listen for the question, THEN answer.	“Adjective: “Which one? What kind? How many?” · Verb: “Can I put “I” in front of it?”. I will not tell you which is coming.”	Click per line. Write the questions on the board and leave them up.	Listen.
6	I do	Today — I do highlighted	“Watch me work out which question it is — then do one.”	Point to I do.	Watch.
7	I do	I-do example Watch me do one the exact task, modelled — sentence · question · ring it · name it	“Gradually he saw that they were adjectives—three!” … “Which one? What kind? How many?” … “that — an adjective.” … “Can I put “I” in front of it?” … “saw — a verb.” “Two questions. Two answers. One sentence. Your turn.”	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 Gradually he saw that they were adjectives—three! (p.32) · ① Write the question underneath: Which one? What kind? How many? · ② Try it on that — “that ___ ?” — it works · ③ Ring that and name it: an adjective 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.
8	We do	Today — We do highlighted	“Together. Boards out.”	Boards out.	Boards ready.
9	We do	Adjectives, Poodle recalled, modify nouns or pronouns. Which one? What kind? How many? Answerfind the adjective	“Adjectives, Poodle recalled, modify nouns or pronouns.” … “Which one? What kind? How many?”	Say the SENTENCE, then point at the question as you say it. Boards up on signal.	Decide which question, then answer.
10	We do	Eleven fish swam in the blue lagoon. Can I put “I” in front of it? Answerfind the verb	“Eleven fish swam in the blue lagoon.” … “Can I put “I” in front of it?”	Say the SENTENCE, then point at the question as you say it. Boards up on signal.	Decide which question, then answer.
11	We do	The tired frog took a long nap. Can I put “I” in front of it? Answerfind the verb	“The tired frog took a long nap.” … “Can I put “I” in front of it?”	Say the SENTENCE, then point at the question as you say it. Boards up on signal.	Decide which question, then answer.
12	You do	Exit directions Before you start · Sheet and pencil · Read the question above each one BEFORE you answer it · Find the adjective or the verb · Do all of them, then look up · Wait for “go”. procedure — given standing still, before anyone moves Worksheet — Lesson 62	“Before you move. Sheet and pencil. Read the question above each one BEFORE you answer it. Find the adjective or the verb. 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.
13	You do	VIP slide How we did it together the worked example — one click per step 1. Write Gradually he saw that they were adjectives—three! (p.32) 2. ① Write the question underneath: Which one? What kind? How many? 3. ② Try it on that — “that ___ ?” — it works 4. ③ Ring that and name it: an adjective Worksheet — Lesson 62	“On your own. Read the question first, every time.”	Watch for children answering the previous question out of habit — that is the error this day exists to surface.	Work alone.
14	Closure	Today — Closure highlighted	“Boards up one more time.”	Point to Closure.	Boards ready.
15	Closure	The tired frog took a long nap. Answerfind the verb	“Last one — and I am not telling you which question.”	Boards up on signal. Reveal.	Answer. Hold up.
16	Closure	Listen for the question first.	“Listen for the question first.”	Collect boards.	Repeat it.

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: Answers the right question for each item without prompting, and self-corrects when they realize they answered the previous one.

Common errors

Marks the noun as the adjective
They sit side by side and only one has been named so far.
→ “Which one is the THING? Then the other one is telling you about it.” Remedial sheet 10
Calls an adverb an adjective — “quickly”
Both are describing words; only the target differs.
→ “What is it telling you about — a thing, or a doing?” This is why adverbs come later, not sooner. Remedial sheet 11
Finds only one adjective when two share a noun
The search stops at the first hit, as with nouns.
→ “Is there another one in front of it?” Remedial sheet 10
Misses being-verbs — “there's no verb, nobody does anything”
We taught verbs as actions for seven lessons. This is the predictable cost, and it is why the spot test rather than 'action' is the rule.
→ “Can you say I AM? Then it is a verb. It is a quiet one.” Remedial sheet 12
Marks the noun that names a doer — “runner”, “teacher”
The word contains the action.
→ “Can you say I runner? No. Can you say THE runner? Yes — it is a naming word.” Both spot tests, back to back. Remedial sheet 12
Finds only one verb when there are two
Same first-hit search habit as nouns and adjectives.
→ “What else did he do?” Remedial sheet 13

Three tiers

Core	As written.
Bridge	2–3 word items only. Teacher does the first one with the student.
Foundation	One word at a time; student echoes, then one clap. No sentences yet.

Non-verbal cue

Adjective: fingers sprinkling down onto the flat noun hand · Verb: both hands rolling forward, moving

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 62 Launch → I do → We do → You do → Closure