Aspects of the Verb: Invisible Movement

Age
6-9.

Preparation
The directress writes a command which requires no visible movement, e.g. think of a story.

Presentation

 * 1) The child reads the command and executes it.
 * 2) It seems that nothing is happening.
 * 3) There is no movement.
 * 4) "What were you doing?" "I was thinking of a story".
 * 5) What did you do when I asked what you were doing? I answered you.
 * 6) You have performed two actions: thinking, which showed no movement and answering a question, which was an action we could see and hear.
 * 7) When you were thinking all of the action was going on inside, in your brain; it was an internal action. When you read silently, your mind is very active even though your body doesn't have to move.

Purpose

 * To understand the verb can indicate internal or unseen movement or activity.