Grammar Symbols: Introduction to Nouns and Verbs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PuLMFS2oPU

Age
3-6

Materials

 * Noun Pyramid
 * Verb Sphere
 * Noun Card
 * Verb Card
 * Index Cards (or other type of paper to write nouns and verbs on)

Presentation

 * 1) Directoress rolls the sphere and allows the child to roll the sphere, while discussing the connection between the rolling and the concept of an action. "Verbs have energy."
 * 2) Directoress attempts to roll the pyramid and shows that it does not. The directoress shows how the pyramid is stable due to the flat sides and presents the idea of a concept of a noun being something that is more stable.
 * 3) Directoress presents two dimensional representation of nouns and verbs with the noun and verb cards.
 * 4) Directoress allows children to define their own list of nouns and verbs.
 * 5) Directoress allows children to act out verbs and discusses that you really can't act out a noun such as a horse, but you can act out a horse running. This leads to better understanding of the connection between a noun and a verb and demonstrates the difference between the two.

Purpose
Direct Aim


 * Present the idea of a verb (action)
 * Present the idea of a noun

Indirect Aim:


 * To present the abstract concept of grammar in three dimensions so that the child can understand it better.