Animal Action~Verb lessons

 We have been on the look out for animal action words !! We have been reading Denise Flemings's books The Small Small Pond and The Tall Tall Grass. The kids immediately noticed how Denise makes the words change according to the creature action. This week we read Peck, Slither and Slide and Move!!After reading and discussing what we notice about these books we illustrated some action words.

 About These Books Below

Features animals, each matched with a verb conveying something about the animal's behavior, accompanied by illustrations allowing the viewer to guess the animal. Includes section of animal facts.

Follow them as they swing, dance, float, leap, and slide from page to page, then learn why these animals move the way they do. Move! is a playful introduction to motion in the animal kingdom that invites young readers to guess some of the unusual ways that animals get around. Action is the name of the game, so Move!

Some student examples

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I think there are 15 pages I printed some of the word twice I just asked that they illustrate different animals.

We read the book In The Small Small Pond many times. We dramatized the verbs below and then illustrated them.

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We started collecting words that will help us when we start to write about a nonfiction topic. Our focus is on animal/creature action. This lesson come from Linda Hoyt.