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Slide 2 Grammar Garden Stand Alone Instructional Resource Created By Jennifer Blacker **All photos from the quizzes taken by author at Denver Botanical Gardens: Denver, CO The purpose of this activity is to provide opportunities for students to practice identifying parts of speech in context. Select one of the parts of speech to begin the lesson. Follow the arrows and links as you move through the lesson. There is a quiz at the end of each lesson. Target audience fourth grade students. Correlated to Common Core State Standard for 4 th grade L.4.1 Nouns VerbsAdjectivesAdverbs Slide 3 Nouns Lesson Objective: 1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (CCSS, L.4.1) Nouns are the words in sentences that identify people, places, and things. Car, driver, and helmet are all nouns Slide 4 Nouns Examples: dog, fish, teacher, Ms. Blacker, Brad, forest, lake, or basketball Non-examples: I, she, it, flew, run, quickly, or hard Watch this School House Rock video about nouns.School House Rock video Nouns in this picture include shoes, hat, shorts, golf club, hair, grass, and hands. Slide 5 Many times more than one noun appears in a sentence. The little dog ran swiftly through the yard looking for a white bone. The nouns in the sentence are: dog, yard, and bone. Nouns Test your knowledge with a short quiz! Slide 6 Identify the nouns in the following sentence: Two lilies bloomed in the garden. A. lilies and garden B. bloomed and garden C. two and bloomed Nouns Question 1 Slide 7 Identify the noun in the following sentence: The sunflower is yellow. A. yellow B. sunflower C. the Nouns Question 2 Slide 8 Identify the nouns in the following sentence: Cacti can survive the harsh heat in the desert. A. cacti, survive, and harsh B. desert, cacti, and the C. cacti, heat and desert Nouns Question 3 Slide 9 Identify the nouns in the following sentence: The pink flowers are growing very close together. A. pink B. flowers C. together Nouns Question 4 Slide 10 CORRECT! You successfully identified the noun. Proceed to the next question!next question Slide 11 CORRECT! You successfully identified the noun. Proceed to the next question!next question Slide 12 CORRECT! You successfully identified the noun. Proceed to the next question!next question Slide 13 CORRECT! You successfully identified the noun. Choose another lesson to complete! Choose another lesson to complete Slide 14 INCORRECT! Remember nouns are people, places, and things. Re-read the sentence and look for the object the whole sentence is about. Please try againPlease try again! Slide 15 INCORRECT! Remember nouns are people, places, and things. Re-read the sentence and look for the object the whole sentence is about. Please try againPlease try again! Slide 16 INCORRECT! Remember nouns are people, places, and things. Re-read the sentence and look for the object the whole sentence is about. Please try againPlease try again! Slide 17 INCORRECT! Remember nouns are people, places, and things. Re-read the sentence and look for the object the whole sentence is about. Please try againPlease try again! Slide 18 INCORRECT! Remember nouns are people, places, and things. Re-read the sentence and look for the object the whole sentence is about. Please try againPlease try again! Slide 19 INCORRECT! Remember nouns are people, places, and things. Re-read the sentence and look for the object the whole sentence is about. Please try againPlease try again! Slide 20 INCORRECT! Remember nouns are people, places, and things. Re-read the sentence and look for the object the whole sentence is about. Please try againPlease try again! Slide 21 INCORRECT! Remember nouns are people, places, and things. Re-read the sentence and look for the object the whole sentence is about. Please try againPlease try again! Slide 22 Verbs Lesson Objective: 1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (CCSS, L.4.1) Verbs are the words in sentences that describe actions or movements. Swim, kicking, laughing, talk, cry, or jump. Slide 23 Verbs Examples: racing, drive, ski, sleeping, yell, hide, clapping, or sail. Non-examples: train, floor, softly, red, swiftly, fast, or cold Watch this School House Rock video about verbs (actions).School House Rock video Verbs to describe this picture include: speeding, racing, or driving. Slide 24 Sometimes more than one verb appears in a sentence. The little dog ran swiftly through the yard looking for a white bone. The verbs in the sentence are: ran and looking. Verbs Test your knowledge with a short quiz! Slide 25 Identify the verb in the following sentence: The giant lily pads are floating on the water. A. lily pads B. floating C. water Verbs Question 1 Slide 26 Identify the verb in the following sentence: The vine climbs carefully up the tree. A. climbs B. vine C. carefully Verbs Question 2 Slide 27 Identify the verbs in the following sentence: The bee collects pollen and travels from one daisy to another. A. pollen and travels B. daisy and collects C. collects and travels Verbs Question 3 Slide 28 Identify the verb in the following sentence: Water flows quickly over the rocks in the stream. A. flows B. stream C. quickly Verbs Question 4 Slide 29 CORRECT! You successfully identified the verb. Proceed to the next question!next question Slide 30 CORRECT! You successfully identified the verb. Proceed to the next question!next question Slide 31 CORRECT! You successfully identified the verb. Proceed to the next question!next question Slide 32 CORRECT! You successfully identified the verb. Select a new lesson! Select a new lesson Slide 33 INCORRECT! Remember verbs are action or movement words. Re-read the sentence and look for the action of the object in the sentence. Please try againPlease try again! Slide 34 INCORRECT! Remember verbs are action or movement words. Re-read the sentence and look for the action of the object in the sentence. Please try againPlease try again! Slide 35 INCORRECT! Remember verbs are action or movement words. Re-read the sentence and look for the action of the object in the sentence. Please try againPlease try again! Slide 36 INCORRECT! Remember verbs are action or movement words. Re-read the sentence and look for the action of the object in the sentence. Please try againPlease try again! Slide 37 INCORRECT! Remember verbs are action or movement words. Re-read the sentence and look for the action of the object in the sentence. Please try againPlease try again! Slide 38 INCORRECT! Remember verbs are action or movement words. Re-read the sentence and look for the action of the object in the sentence. Please try againPlease try again! Slide 39 INCORRECT! Remember verbs are action or movement words. Re-read the sentence and look for the action of the object in the sentence. Please try againPlease try again! Slide 40 INCORRECT! Remember verbs are action or movement words. Re-read the sentence and look for the action of the object in the sentence. Please try againPlease try again! Slide 41 Adjectives Lesson Objective: 1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (CCSS, L.4.1) Adjectives are the words in sentences that describe the appearance, size, feelings, and shape of nouns (people, places, and things). Orange, black, round, bumpy, and spherical are all adjectives. Slide 42 Adjectives Examples: yellow, green, huge, strong, soft, shy, tiny, or frustrated Non-examples: crayons, playing, write, skip, jump, swiftly, or person. Watch this School House Rock video about Unpacking Adjectives.Unpacking Adjectives Adjectives to describe this picture include: colorful, pointy, and waxy. Slide 43 Sometimes more than one adjective appears in a sentence. The little dog ran swiftly through the yard looking for a white bone. The adjectives in the sentence are: little and white. Adjectives Test your knowledge with a short quiz! Slide 44 Identify the adjectives in the following sentence: These pink and fuzzy flowers look like a plant from a Dr. Seuss book. A. pink and fuzzy B. plant and Dr. Seuss C. pink and book Adjectives Question 1 Slide 45 Identify the adjective in the following sentence: The hydrangea flowers pictured bloom in round clusters. A. clusters B. bloom C. round Adjectives Question 2 Slide 46 Identify the adjective in the following sentence: These huge palm leaves provide shade for animals living in the rain forest. A. animals B. huge C. living Adjectives Question 3 Slide 47 Identify the adjectives in the following sentence: The spiky leaves on this plant protect it from hungry predators. A. predators and hungry B. spiky and plant C. spiky and hungry Adjectives Question 4 Slide 48 CORRECT! You successfully identified the adjective. Proceed to the next question!next question Slide 49 CORRECT! You successfully identified the adjective. Proceed to the next question!next question Slide 50 CORRECT! You successfully identified the adjective. Proceed to the next question!next question Slide 51 CORRECT! You successfully identified the adjective. Select a new lesson! Select a new lesson Slide 52 INCORRECT! Remember adjectives are words that DESCRIBE the objects in a sentence. Re-read the sentence and look for the color, size, feeling, or shape words. Please try againPlease try again! Slide 53 INCORRECT! Remember adjectives are words that DESCRIBE the objects in a sentence. Re-read the sentence and look for the color, size, feeling, or shape words. Please try againPlease try again! Slide 54 INCORRECT! Remember adjectives are words that DESCRIBE the objects in a sentence. Re-read the sentence and look for the color, size, feeling, or shape words. Please try againPlease try again! Slide 55 INCORRECT! Remember adjectives are words that DESCRIBE the objects in a sentence. Re-read the sentence and look for the color, size, feeling, or shape words. Please try againPlease try again! Slide 56 INCORRECT! Remember adjectives are words that DESCRIBE the objects in a sentence. Re-read the sentence and look for the color, size, feeling, or shape words. Please try againPlease try again! Slide 57 INCORRECT! Remember adjectives are words that DESCRIBE the objects in a sentence. Re-read the sentence and look for the color, size, feeling, or shape words. Please try againPlease try again! Slide 58 INCORRECT! Remember adjectives are words that DESCRIBE the objects in a sentence. Re-read the sentence and look for the color, size, feeling, or shape words. Please try againPlease try again! Slide 59 INCORRECT! Remember adjectives are words that DESCRIBE the objects in a sentence. Re-read the sentence and look for the color, size, feeling, or shape words. Please try againPlease try again! Slide 60 Adverbs Lesson Objective: 1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (CCSS, L.4.1) Swiftly, during, always, and cautiously are all adverbs Adverbs are the words in sentences that describe how, when, where, why, or how often something is happening. Slide 61 Adverbs Examples: finally, quietly, since, eagerly, sometimes, or rarely. Many adverbs end in ly Non-examples: swim, blue, water, large, wet, hat, cold, or she. Watch this School House Rock video about adverbs.School House Rock video Adverbs to describe this picture include: smoothly, gracefully, and quickly. Slide 62 It is possible to use more than one adverb in a sentence, but doesnt happen always. The little dog ran swiftly through the yard looking for a white bone. The adverb in the sentence is: swiftly. Adverbs Test your knowledge with a short quiz! Slide 63 Identify the adverb in the following sentence: Colorful pods hanging from the stem, carefully protect the seeds of this plant. A. carefully B. seeds C. protect Adverbs Question 1 Slide 64 Identify the adverb in the following sentence: The hibiscus flower balances delicately on its stem. A. stem B. balances C. delicately Adverbs Question 2 Slide 65 Identify the adverb in the following sentence: This flower usually blooms in the early spring months. A. blooms and months B. early and usually C. usually and blooms Adverbs Question 3 Slide 66 Identify the adverb in the following sentence: Water crashes loudly over the tops of these waterfalls. A. tops B. waterfalls C. loudly Adverbs Question 4 Slide 67 CORRECT! You successfully identified the adverb. Proceed to the next question!next question Slide 68 CORRECT! You successfully identified the adverb. Proceed to the next question!next question Slide 69 CORRECT! You successfully identified the adverb. Proceed to the next question!next question Slide 70 CORRECT! You successfully identified the adverb. Select a new lesson! Select a new lesson Slide 71 INCORRECT! Remember adverbs are words that DESCRIBE how, when, or where the action is happening. Re-read the sentence and look for words that describe how the action is happening or end in -ly. Please try againPlease try again! Slide 72 INCORRECT! Remember adverbs are words that DESCRIBE how, when, or where the action is happening. Re-read the sentence and look for words that describe how the action is happening or end in -ly. Please try againPlease try again! Slide 73 INCORRECT! Remember adverbs are words that DESCRIBE how, when, or where the action is happening. Re-read the sentence and look for words that describe how the action is happening or end in -ly. Please try againPlease try again! Slide 74 INCORRECT! Remember adverbs are words that DESCRIBE how, when, or where the action is happening. Re-read the sentence and look for words that describe how the action is happening or end in -ly. Please try againPlease try again! Slide 75 INCORRECT! Remember adverbs are words that DESCRIBE how, when, or where the action is happening. Re-read the sentence and look for words that describe how the action is happening or end in -ly. Please try againPlease try again! Slide 76 INCORRECT! Remember adverbs are words that DESCRIBE how, when, or where the action is happening. Re-read the sentence and look for words that describe how the action is happening or end in -ly. Please try againPlease try again! Slide 77 INCORRECT! Remember adverbs are words that DESCRIBE how, when, or where the action is happening. Re-read the sentence and look for words that describe how the action is happening or end in -ly. Please try againPlease try again! Slide 78 INCORRECT! Remember adverbs are words that DESCRIBE how, when, or where the action is happening. Re-read the sentence and look for words that describe how the action is happening or end in -ly. Please try againPlease try again!